SCALA has run Supply Chain Best Practice Forums in the Grocery and Home Appliance sectors for many years where we bring together senior delegates on a quarterly basis to share their knowledge and experience with others in the industry. The first meeting of SCALA’s new Best Practice Forum for small- and medium-sized 3PLs on 12th […]
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SCALA’s Rob Wright and Dave Howorth were delighted to attend the CILT (UK) Awards for Excellence on 28th September and proud to present the award for Environmental Improvement to the winners, Menzies Distribution. A fantastic evening celebrating an amazing industry and a huge well done to all the winners and nominees !
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Research with manufacturers, retailers, and 3PLs across a range of sectors has highlighted that many have already invested significantly in warehouse automation, including over a third (35%) currently having between £1m and £5m invested, while a significant 28% have over £5m invested. Our latest report on the rise of robotics and automation in the supply
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This year’s 20th Anniversary Supply Chain Debate on “The Next Ten Years in Supply Chain” provided a huge wealth of valuable information and opinion from our six expert speakers. We’ve put together a video of the highlights from all our speakers that day which you can watch here:
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Global supply chain and logistics consultancy, SCALA, has announced its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The strategic move is set to support long-term business sustainability, enhance collaboration with clients and empower employees to become more involved in the development of the business. Following the transition, which took place on 1 August 2023, 87.5%
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Staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to 81% of businesses within the manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries. According to our new ‘Robotics and Automation report’, over half of businesses are planning to invest in warehouse innovations to overcome labour shortages and rising e-commerce demands. Individual case or item picking systems top the list
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SCALA has facilitated two supply chain best practice forums for Grocery and Home Appliance suppliers for over a decade, bringing together director-level delegates to share industry best practice and enable learning and collaboration in a perpetually changing marketplace. Through this outlet, members have been able to enhance their understanding of trends, developments and regulations, with
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SCALA has recently expanded into new global territories including Australia, Turkey and France after undertaking a raft of new international projects in the last two years. Global projects now account for 30% of our business activity, with a total of 21 new international projects having been secured during this period alone. This was largely driven
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SCALA are passionate about sustainability in the supply chain and we are proud to be once again sponsoring the Environmental Improvement Category at the CILT Awards for Excellence taking place in September this year. SCALA’s Rob Wright and Dave Howorth will be joining a host of industry colleagues in London for the event and we
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Two fifths (42%) of businesses across manufacturing, retail and 3PLs are planning to invest equal to or more than their annual warehousing costs on automation over the next five years, according to new research. In SCALA’s new report looking at the rise of robotics and automation in the supply chain, significantly, 6% of respondents said
