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Staffing needs almost halved
The US cooperative Associated Wholesale Grocers keeps 54,600 dry goods, fresh produce, and frozen food items in stock for its 1,100 members using a highly automated, full-range logistics center . The facility is designed for a daily picking capacity of more than 460,000 retail units.
Knowledge transfer in the Seychelles
Natural hazards are increasingly occurring worldwide in the form of floods, landslides, forest fires, storms, earthquakes, and rockfalls. Acute crisis management is required, but so are long-term strategies for transportation routes, where Gasser Felstechnik provides assistance in the Seychelles.
German Design Award for Traigo-i
Following the Red Dot Design Award 2025, Toyota Material Handling's new 48-volt counterbalance forklift, Traigo_i, has now also received the German Design Award 2026 in the Excellent Product Design – Industry category. The focus: the complete integration of lithium-ion technology.
Long-term contracts at SBB Cargo
Numerous SBB Cargo Switzerland transport customers, such as Migros, have signed new single wagonload (EWLV) contracts with terms of up to ten years. New contracts have also reportedly been concluded with fenaco, Stahl Gerlafingen, and the Swiss saltworks.
Cooperation with Capra Robotics
Frei Fördertechnik announces its future collaboration with the Danish robotics specialist Capra. "This expands our portfolio to include mobile robot platforms that bring even greater flexibility and efficiency to production and logistics," says Michael Schüpbach, Head of Automation & Robotics. The AMRs are versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications.
SSI subsidiary continues to consistently rely on SAP
Since 2021, the software specialists at SWAN have been part of the SSI Schäfer Group, responsible for the SAP projects of the globally active intralogistics experts and supporting companies in implementing future-proof solutions – from highly automated distribution centers to integrated production logistics. The course is right.
Arne Sturm will be the new CEO in Hirschthal
Jungheinrich Switzerland will have a new managing director as of January 1, 2026. Arne Sturm will succeed Martin Weber, who is leaving the company after 18 years – eleven of them as managing director – at his own request to pursue new topics and challenges.
Another 50 million for new TGW headquarters
TGW Logistics is currently investing €100 million in expanding its production capacity at its headquarters in Austria. Now, with an expansion of the existing office building at the site, a five-story office building with 14,000 m² of usable space is being constructed for around €50 million, with completion expected by the second half of 2028.
AutoStore for Belgian hospitals
AutoStore system for Maria Middelares, a non-profit medical organization in Belgium, and Aalter in East Flanders, about 60 km west of Brussels.
Reliable data instead of empty phrases.
The Basel Logistics Cluster of the Basel Chamber of Commerce (HKBB), together with the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, industry associations, and infrastructure operators, has published a guide to sustainable logistics in the Basel region. Supply chain expert Daniel Bubendorf explains why such a guide is needed.
A million thanks to the staff
A million thanks to the staff
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The "billionaires" continue to do well. Given the forecasts for the global economy, which predict growth of 5.5 percent for 2021, Jungheinrich expects the global market for industrial trucks to grow again this year in the mid to high single-digit percentage range .
As previously announced, the forklift and intralogistics systems provider was able to close its fiscal year better than initially expected at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic -related decline margins were even exceeded . "Given the challenging framework and market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are satisfied with the business performance. (...) It is thanks to the outstanding commitment of our employees that we were able to achieve such a result together in the year of the greatest medical and economic crisis since the Second World War," said CEO Lars Brzoska.
Revenue reached €3.81 billion (previous year: €4.07 billion). Order intake, encompassing new business, rental and used equipment, and customer service, reached €3.78 billion in 2020 (previous year: €3.92 billion) due to a strong final quarter. Both figures were slightly above the forecast range from October. EBIT, at €218 million (previous year: €263 million), reached the upper half of the projected range. At the very beginning of the coronavirus crisis, Jungheinrich immediately established a central crisis management team and also set up local crisis management teams in the organizational units and plants to identify emerging risks early on and minimize their impact on the company through timely, appropriate, and coordinated measures. In 2020 alone, Jungheinrich procured more than 215,000 masks and over 20,000 liters of disinfectant . At the same time, comprehensive measures were taken to minimize the impact of the pandemic on supply chains and production. As a thank you for their exceptional commitment and in recognition of the additional strain caused by the crisis, the forklift manufacturer paid its workforce a special COVID-19 bonus totaling €13.5 million at the end of the year.
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