Melanie Stark

Catch deploys more than 100 autonomous robots at its DC in Victoria

Catch Group, part of the Wesfarmers Group and one of Australia’s largest online retailers, has partnered with Körber to deploy more than 100 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its distribution centre in Truganina, Victoria, creating the largest AMR deployment of its kind for an e-commerce marketplace in Australia and New Zealand. Read More

ADQ acquires 22 per cent stake in Aramex

ADQ, one of Abu Dhabi’s largest holding companies,  has acquired approximately 22 per cent of the issued share capital of Aramex, a global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions. Read More

Toyota upgrades its service van fleet

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) is progressively upgrading its 300 plus-strong fleet of service vans to Toyota’s newest-generation HiAce, providing multiple benefits for its service technicians, the business’ footprint and the same high degree of service and support for its customers, nationally. Read More

Looking ahead

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there is now more clarity around the outlook for the Australian industrial and logistics sector. Luke Crawford, Associate Director | Research at Colliers International provides an update on what this means for the industrial property market. Read More

Seven actions businesses need to take now

As economies across the region start reopening, every business needs to reassess its strategy and operations to properly position for the recovery. Fortune favours the bold, and in order to get through
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Wrapped up in cotton wool

MHD sits down for a yarn with Australia’s largest wool handing company to find out more about the machinery that’s managing the movement of the nation’s wool and cotton industry. Read More