October 14th – Warehouse Design Workshop
The art of automated material handling system design – Get It Right!
Presented by AMHSA member company Logistex’s, Ben Rose, this event offered delegates a guide to planning the automation of supply chains ensuring functionality, resilience, accuracy and futureproofing, ensuring many years profitability and cost saving.
Logistex
Established over 70 years ago Logistex are one of the UK’s leading automation solution providers boasting clients such as Superdrug, Coca Cola, Britvic, John Lewis, DHL and B&Q, to name but a few, operating in the food & beverage, retail fashion, healthcare and cosmetic and retail & wholesale sectors.
Success
The event examined the requirements to consider when beginning an automation journey and how to adapt supply chains. The impacts of these decisions can impact businesses and can mean the difference between market share growth or put simply “stagnation” and possibly decline.
When considering automation options the best business partnerships will perform critical analyses and identify effective and efficient solutions and programmes to aid development and future growth whilst protecting the solution with resilient futureproofing. Alternatively, honest professional solutions providers and consultants may advise against major turn key solutions for the sake of it, and suggest more cost effective automation elements better suited to the business requirements.
Ben took the delegates on a journey covering topics to help the understanding of the design process to delivering successful solutions, including
· Warehouses – purpose, function, practicalities
· Order structures –
· Picking Methodologies – technology types
· Solution Designs
before performing a thought provoking exercise using what had been shared to provide a solution for the design of an automated warehouse system. Ben was more then pleased with the answers he received. Proof that his learning was credible and that the delegates were keen to provide solutions using the information provided in the exercise and demonstrate their shared knowledge from their own fields and experiences.
October 13th – Building Safety Act 2022 – Online Presentation, Round Table and Discussion.
Following the Grenfell Tower Fire disaster in June 2017 The Building Safety Act was introduced in 2022. The act brought about, as a direct response to the findings reported in the Hackitt Review, exposed severe systemic failings, ignorance, and a lack of accountability in the construction industry, leading directly to the creation of the Act.
The Act implements vital lessons and recommendations stemming from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, addressing gaps in how high-risk buildings are designed, constructed, and managed.
On the 13th October we organised an online presentation and discussion, in association with our partners, The British Materials Handling Federation, to highlight the safety considerations for businesses and individuals responsible for large buildings in our industry. The event raised awareness, further, of the changes that have been made to ensure safety is of paramount concern for individuals in roles with design and operational responsibilities and is an overriding priority for all.
The session proved useful and was attended by 30 + representatives from across the BHMF family of associations.
AMHSA at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Exhibition – Manchester 30th September
AMHSA were in attendance at this key industry exhibition conference in force. Supported by 30 of our members there really was something available for every visitor. From consultants to totes, or conveyors to full turnkey solutions AMHSA members were able to offer expert advice and suggested solutions solving common and bespoke automation problems experienced in supply chains the length and breadth of the UK.
The team attracted members and visitors old and new to the AMHSA stand were they were able to play a tombola all for the price of their business cards. Many prizes, including the top one, were unclaimed. Be sure to attend the AMHSA Members’ Meeting & Conference were you might just be lucky enough to walk off with one of the major prizes being offered at this member only meeting.
