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Platinum medal for Linde MH
“We not only received Platinum status, but were also able to significantly improve our overall score”said Ulrike Just, Head of Sales at Linde Material Handling in Germany, at the announcement of the EcoVadis results.
IT transports as a driver
“Despite blocked sea lanes and closed airspace, we are keeping supply chains running,” says DHL CEO Tobias Meyer. The company reported two percent volume growth in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue of €20.4 billion slightly below the previous year's level, solely due to currency effects. One of the drivers of this growth is specialized IT transport.
A hair's breadth away from the curve
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.
Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.
New building with a signal effect
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.
GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.
Opposite in Duisburg
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.
A new hunt for record times
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.
Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
E-cargo bike with charging bay
E-cargo bike with charging bay
Ingenuity was one of the key features at this year's congress of the German Logistics Association in Berlin. Among the exhibits was a cargo bike from e-cargo bike and last-mile specialist Rytle, featuring a forklift upgrade. It was presented by former Hyster-Yale pro Timo Antony.
The e-bike, dubbed "MovR3," boasts surprisingly compact dimensions that allow for loading a Euro pallet using pallet forks in city traffic. This fully suspended vehicle, with entry from both sides, can transport loads of up to 370 kg. The rear loading bay features an electrically powered pallet fork that conforms to European standard dimensions. In Germany, the bike requires no driver's license, registration, or insurance, and with electric assistance, it can reach speeds of up to 25 km/h.
T. Antony. Photo: klk.
One of the projects: Together with partner CITIPOST / Nordwest-Mail, the delivery of SV Werder Bremen fan merchandise will soon start in Bremen city center - sustainably and efficiently with two exchange boxes.
Since April, Timo Antony has been Managing Director of Sales, Marketing & Service at the Bremen-based e-bike provider. For over two decades, he held management, aftermarket, and sales positions at Nacco Materials Handling. At Hyster Yale, he served for a time as Marketing Sales Director EMEA, and most recently as Area Business Director Central Europe. Now he is Head of Sales for micro-mobility and city logistics at Rytle. It will be interesting to see how he performs.
