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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 .
Logistics expert: "Masters at balancing uncertainties"
The days of unlimited supply chains are over. Global just-in-time supply chains are now on new leadershipThe 20th Logistics Day of the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg focused
New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. "Grey Orange" be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose "GreyMatter"software Dematic now wants to profit from.
80 forklifts in use at the European Championship
80 forklifts in use at the European Championship
Eighty Still electric forklifts with lifting capacities of 2 and 3.5 tons are in operation at the ten venues of the European Football Championship. By the time the tournament finally kicks off, the forklift manufacturer has already invested weeks in preparations for the major event, which is expected to draw 2.7 million visitors.
Events of this kind are definitely a logistical challenge. The organizer is responsible for all the stadium equipment for the duration of the tournament. From lighting technology and stage structures to catering – enormous amounts of material have to be delivered and set up. VPT GmbH, which is responsible for the equipment at all ten European Championship stadiums, relies on the support of Still.
The vehicles come from a rental fleet of approximately 8,000 units operating in Germany. According to VPT, the company responsible for event technology, around 20,000 kg of steel scaffolding is delivered to each stadium – across all locations, this equates to roughly 40 truck deliveries that need to be unloaded and transported to the arenas.
“Our forklifts really have to handle a lot,” says Key Account Manager Frederik Daniel. In addition to the heavy loads, another requirement is the lifting height, which needs to be at least four and often over five meters, the expert explains. At the same time, it's not just “big” and “powerful” that's needed in a football stadium, but also small and maneuverable equipment. “For some jobs, the forklifts also operate in the catacombs or underground parking garages – where the overall height can't exceed two meters,” Daniel explains. “But we have the right equipment for that, too.”
From the last Bundesliga match to the first European Championship game, the tradespeople only had about four weeks to set up. Not much time for an event of this scale. "Availability and fast deliveries are important to every customer, but in the event sector, the time factor is absolutely crucial, as the deadlines are fixed and cannot be changed," says Daniel.
