item has already won the iF Design Award more than ten times. This year, the company received the award for its overhead conveyor system, which makes it easy to optimize transport processes.

The demand for a flexibly expandable material flow is very pressing in the energy industry. Concerns about supply bottlenecks have caused demand for energy, particularly in the form of gases and alternative energy sources, to skyrocket within a short space of time.

The Geis Group grew significantly in 2023 and generated a turnover of 1.89 billion euros. Due to the difficult market environment, the volume of the internationally active logistics company fell by six percent.

1st place in the materialfluss Product of the Year 2024 in the industrial trucks category: The new Linde X35 - X50 electric forklift models move loads of up to 5 tons in demanding outdoor areas with quiet, low-emission battery operation.

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Dematic, has equipped the transport and logistics service provider Geodis with an AutoStore system. The logistics company, headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, had entrusted Dematic with the installation of a stand-alone system for its customer Nexter, which is now part of the Knds Group.

UTA Edenred, mobility service provider and part of the Edenred Group, has appointed manager Pierre Jalady as its new Managing Director as of April 1, 2024. At the same time, Jalady will act as General Manager of Edenred Mobility EMEA.

In keeping with the trade fair motto "Energizing a sustainable industry", the Schmersal Group presented new products and systems for the safe, efficient and sustainable design of machines and systems at the Hannover Messe.

Takeoff and Knapp have expanded their partnership to offer a modular product portfolio that provides grocery retailers with right-sized automation solutions and unique features on the fly.

A particularly user-friendly cobot application for small and medium-sized companies - usable without programming: a team of researchers from Belgium has won the Kuka robotics competition with this innovative concept.

Fressnapf expands its network with an automated warehouse for e-commerce fulfillment. The company saw an urgent need to further expand its booming e-commerce business and decided to build a new fulfillment center in Nörvenich in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Jungheinrich AG recorded a stable business trend in the first quarter of 2024: incoming orders, which comprise the new truck business, short-term hire and used equipment as well as after-sales services, amounted to EUR 1,363 million in the reporting period, slightly up on the previous year (EUR 1,350 million). Group sales amounted to 1,274 million euros (previous year: 1,291 million euros).

Wagon Automotive Bremen has commissioned Würfel Industrie Logistik to provide extensive logistics services at the Bremen site. Around 24 jobs will be created for the implementation.

A digital and secure solution - that was the simple wish and vision behind the joint step and cooperation between Eurogate and Conroo.

Since May 2024, ratioform has been operating on the market under the kaiserkraft brand umbrella. This is the logical consequence of the past few months, during which ratioform and kaiserkraft have intensified their cooperation and explored synergies.

With the BVS Ident-Sensor USB, Balluff is expanding its portfolio with a small and cost-effective variant. The code reader transfers content to the IT system quickly and easily, tracks goods in the logistics system - and is an intelligent alternative to a handheld reader for manual processes.

The "GAS 95", another innovative ship design from the HGK Shipping Design Center, has been sailing on the Rhine since 8 February: low-emission thanks to diesel-electric propulsion, future-oriented thanks to its "future-fuel-ready" design and reliable even in dry periods thanks to consistent draught optimization.

At this year's Logimat, K.Hartwall presented its new multi-connective gateway "A-Gate" for its automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs) for the first time.

The Board of Management of the BLG Logistics Group presented the results for the 2023 financial year at the annual press conference on April 29, 2024. Despite all the challenges, all three divisions - Automobile, Contract and Container - closed the year with a positive result. While Group sales increased compared to the previous year, the result was slightly worse than in 2022.

Prologis is developing a sustainable logistics property with 19,391 square meters of logistics and office space on an old industrial site in the district of Lichtenberg in north-east Berlin. Prologis has already concluded a long-term ten-year lease agreement with a company from the wholesale sector for two units with a total of 13,674 square meters.

The challenges in last-mile logistics have been steadily increasing for years. One of the consequences: the market for transport service providers in this segment is shrinking continuously, and those that are still active can only operate selectively and not comprehensively.