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News Release from: Centaur Media PLC | Subject: Logistics Link South
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 December 2006
Logistics Show Highlights Packaging's
Key Function
The Logistics Link South exhibition will take place on February 6-7 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey (UK) with an exhibitor list that reads like the 'Who's Who' of the logistics world.
The Logistics Link South exhibition will take place on February 6-7 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey (UK) with an exhibitor list that reads like the 'Who's Who' of the logistics world The show's organiser, Centaur Media, believes the roster of companies at the show will make Logistics Link South the most impressive yet of any of the Logistics Link exhibitions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The exhibition covers all facets of the supply chain with over 100 market leaders exhibiting every product, system or service available, according to Centaur.
The company added that visitor convenience was also parnmount and visitors will be able to park their cars at Sandown Park and be in the exhibition hall within three minutes without any of the problems and costs associated with other venues.
New for 2007 will be a series of free seminars presented by experts in logistics to ensure visitors leave with plenty of insight, ideas and information.
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The seminars will cover topics ranging from RFID logistics applications, to using technology to drive down dispatch costs to recruitment.
The up-to-date seminar schedule can be seen at the Logistics Link website.
Centaur added that visitors will be able meet, face-to-face, with the diverse exhibitor base ranging from supply chain execution to contract warehousing and distribution along with companies exhibiting a host of systems and products covering areas, such as materials handling, wireless technology, packaging, printing, waste and recycling.
Packaging and labelling are key functions in helping to ensure that the right goods, get to the right place, at the right time, in the right condition and at the best possible price.
Such technology will be represented at Logistics Link South by Avery Weigh-Tronix, Easypack, Lighthouse and Shrinkfast.
In addition, supply chain professionals have an increasingly important role in waste management and recycling decisions and companies such as Mil-tek, ICE Renewables and Futur will be exhibiting a number of systems and services to save waste and costs in the warehouse.
In terms of materials handling, those exhibiting will be showing systems and equipment including conveyors, pickers and other materials handling equipment, with Yale Europe, Gardner Industrial Supplies and Herts Mechanical making their debut alongside long-standing exhibitors.
They include Knapp, Linde Material Handling, MacDonald Humfrey.
In the realm of supply chain software, new exhibitors to Sandown Park will include 2Clix Software, Consafe Logistics, Radio Beacon and Sybase, which will join other software suppliers to demonstrate how they can ensure that logisticians have greater control over and visibility of their supply chains.
The latest developments that will be featured cover a range of tasks, such as warehouse management, inventory and fulfilment from companies such as 3M Supply Chain Software, Aquitec, ATMS, Cat Logic, Central Systems and Automation, Chess Logistics Technology, Clandestine Software, Delta Software, EXDS, Four Soft, Kewill, Manhattan Associates, Minster Computer Systems, Proteus Software, Redprairie and VSc Solutions.
Several leading suppliers of storage systems, including Allibert Buckhorn, Goplasticpallets.com, Linpac Storage Systems, Schoeller Arca Systems, Stow and Welconstruct will be demonstrating the full complement of design, consultancy, supply and installation services from basic racking, storage and shelving systems, through to fully integrated automated high bay warehousing and high speed order picking systems.
The exhibition also has companies like ASG Services, Inotec, Lighthouse and Gray Campling that specialise in the marking and identification of these storage, racking and floors in the warehouse.
Centaur said that wireless data collection suppliers continue to be important exhibitors at Logistics Link South with Belgravium, Datalogic, LXE and Psion Teklogix.
In addition, there have been a growing number of companies specialising in communications, hardware and software solutions, such as DloG, i2 Mobile Solutions and Mercom.
There are a number of vehicle fleet management and telematic systems suppliers who are established fixtures at Logistics Link exhibitions including 121 Routing and Scheduling, Fargo Systems, Logistics Showcase, Mandata, Mapmechanics, Paragon Software Systems, Road Tech Computer Systems, Scania, SIA and Tecsys.
They have been joined by new exhibitors, such as Fleetfinder, which supplies fleet management software and Online Technology International, which supplies telematics and software.
Centaur commented that the strength of Logistics Link has always been its diversity of products and services on show.
The 2007 exhibition will be no exception with everything from workwear clothing being exhibited by Ansom Moore, fire protection systems from Promat, doors from Ro Dor, temporary buildings from Aganto Building Solutions, Mar-Key Marquees and Spaciotempo.
There will also be electronic seals from Unisto, fuel charge cards from Kuwait Petroleum and cleaning machines from Hako.
Logistics Link South is also offering a range of visitor incentives to attend the exhibition.
Visitors who pre-register will receive free admission, free on-site parking, a digital camera that includes three-in-one webcam and video capturing, free show catalogue and free copies of Logistics Manager and Logistics Europe.
Visitors can pre-register to receive a fast track entry badge to avoid queuing on the day they visit the exhibition, which is available via the Logistics Link website.
Badges will be mailed to visitors in January.
Additional tickets can be obtained by telephoning the complimentary tickets hotline.
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