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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 .
"Flagship" with dream figures
"Flagship" with dream figures
With a cooling capacity of up to 4.5 kW – and thus not much more than twice that of a normal domestic fan heater – Thermo King offers the new all-electric E-500e for delivery journeys in low and zero emission zones as well as diesel ban zones.
The manufacturer of cooling and temperature-controlled units announces the model as a new "flagship" for inner-city deliveries and a sustainable solution for reducing CO2 emissions in its all-electric E-Series for electric light commercial vehicles (e-LCVs).
The company has thus commenced production of the new E-500e single and multi-temperature models for fleet operators in urban logistics. Product Manager Davide Fusciani: "The E-Series is not only 100% electric, but also inherently energy-efficient, with unsurpassed cooling performance, making it ideally suited for urban areas.".
“In developing this model, we are meeting the European Union’s requirement to reduce CO₂ emissions from new trucks by 90% by 2040 and are offering the right solutions to make operations future-proof. Further models will follow,” said Fusciani.
Image: Trane Technologies
The E-500e is designed to utilize the full potential of electric cooling while minimizing its impact on the electric vehicle's battery and range. Inverter technology, patented energy management, and real-time communication between the unit and the vehicle ensure maximum cooling performance, energy efficiency, and power supply with minimal impact on the vehicle's performance.
The E-500e is powered directly by the vehicle's battery, eliminating the need for an additional battery pack or mains connection module. Drivers can run the refrigeration unit while the electric vehicle is parked for charging or unloading.
The brand-new, high-speed compressor, independent of the vehicle's engine speed, offers cooling and optionally a heating mode. Thanks to its compact design, which delivers high performance at half the weight of its predecessor, the unit can be relatively easily mounted on vans, chassis cab trucks, and other types of vehicle conversions.
