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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 .
A firework of ideas
A firework of ideas
Around 3,000 three-wheeled electric delivery vehicles, similar to those used by the Swiss Post, are now in operation, even in Australia, manufactured by Kyburz. The business has long since expanded globally. The latest model is a DXC V2X, capable of handling gradients of up to 30 percent.
For three years now, the predecessor models, the DXP, have formed the backbone of Australia's electric delivery fleet. Each DXP, with its one cubic meter capacity, is equipped to transport over 100 small parcels and up to 1,200 letters. Australia Post expects continued growth in small parcel deliveries from online retailers. In Queensland alone, several hundred electric three-wheeled vehicles are already in operation, says Cyril Kyburz at the exhibitor's stand at the Transport CH trade fair. The switch from the postal service's motorcycles to the DXP vehicles, "made in Switzerland," not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also significantly increases the safety of delivery personnel thanks to their high stability.
Photo: klk.
Now, the prototype of the DXC V2X has arrived, capable of speeds up to 45 km/h and a range of up to 230 km, depending on driving style. Kyburz is presenting it at the trade fair in Bern, complete with a miniature coffee bar and a 170-watt solar panel mounted on the cargo box, which can recharge the vehicle's battery while in operation. The battery is a 540 Ah LiFePO4 (lithium iron phosphate) type, which, according to the manufacturer, takes 5 to 7 hours to fully recharge.
Photo: Kyburz
Kyburz delivery vehicles are now in use throughout Europe, as well as in Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Finland. Kyburz Switzerland manufactures the vehicles in Embrach.
Last year, the company won the Prix SVC of the Zurich economic region. The circular economy also receives considerable attention in a Circular Economy Challenge. Retired delivery vehicles have been converted into stylish or imaginative food and drink trucks. Sophisticated improvements and high-tech solutions are impressive. In 2022, a "Party Express" with a self-developed "Cocktailomat" took first place.
Another team from Münchenbuchsee designed a "follower bar" for slow food, featuring a cozy wooden counter and a protective roof. Third place went to a team of students from the Mechatronics School Winterthur (MSW) with an articulated snowplow.
