Giant Eagle, a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based retailer, looked to eliminate manual travel of pallet trucks at its Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Ohio, distribution centers.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, Towlift will serve as the only authorized distributor of MCFA's CAT, Mitsubishi and Jungheinrich brands in this territory.
September 27, 2016
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, appointed Towlift, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, to represent its Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks and Jungheinrich forklift and warehouse product lines in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area.
NextGen is positioned to provide an assortment of services beyond order fulfillment.
July 7, 2016
FastFetch North America (FFNA), a provider of order fulfillment solutions headquartered in Simpsonville, S.C., officially changed its name to NextGen DC Systems.
Automation Plus, a Stoughton, Wis.-based division of CSF Inc., introduced the Pallet Return Device (PRD) product line to be used in distribution centers, general warehousing facilities, manufacturing facilities, food and beverage plants and retail stores.
Bluff Manufacturing provides material handling and warehouse safety equipment.
May 23, 2016
Wincove Private Holdings LP, Boston, acquired Bluff Manufacturing, a provider of material handling and warehouse safety equipment based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dematic, Grand Rapids, Mich., introduced a new version of RapidStore UL1400, a storage and retrieval system that automates conventional pallet storage.
Dematic, Grand Rapids, Mich., introduced Multishuttle 2, an automated inventory staging buffer system designed to accommodate totes, trays and cases weighing up to 110 pounds.