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Logistex
Warehouse automation champions , Logistex , provide automated materials handling and its renowned in-house designed and developed Reflex warehouse execution system ( WES ) solutions for warehousing operations . As an independent , employee-owned company with no manufacturing ties , Logistex integrates products from across the industry without bias .
With specific expertise in storage and retrieval , order forwarding , robotics , picking , and sortation systems , the business covers companies across a variety of sectors , including materials handling design and implementation , warehouse management , equipment refurbishment or maintenance , and facilities management .
“ Logistex is an independent systems integrator that aims to provide a complete end-to-end service for the entire lifecycle of an integrated automated warehousing solution , from initial consultancy to 24 / 7 on-site support ,” opens Tony Gruber , Managing Director . “ The business was established in 1937 as the Coventry and Leicester Electrical Company ( CLECO ). Around the turn of the century , it was acquired by the global engineering conglomerate , FKI , and became FKI Logistex . FKI was subsequently acquired by Melrose , who allowed the management team to perform a management buyout ( MBO ) in 2011 , and it later become an employee-owned trust in 2018 .
“ As we no longer manufacture our own hardware , we ’ re able to create bespoke solutions by selecting the most appropriate materials handling equipment ( MHE ) based on the customer ’ s stock characteristics , order profiles , required throughputs , forecast growth models , available space and budget .
“ The process begins at the concept stage with the customer ’ s data to create an appropriate design and operational description for the solution . Once approved , we move into the detailed design phase and write the
From a productivity perspective , automation provides greater storage density , increased performance , better visibility , and enhanced reliability
is purchased , installed , and
functional design specific ( FDS ) for the Reflex software . At this stage , software design and development begin and in parallel , the automation
commissioned by our team . We then integrate the automation , which could be robots , pallet or tote shuttles , conveyors , or autonomous guided vehicles ( AGVs ).
“ Our projects are managed via our stage gate process , which is overseen by the in-house project management team to ensure that the next stage cannot start until the previous stage has been completed to a high standard ,” Tony explains . “ However , the project doesn ’ t simply end there ; we provide engineering support services once the project is live , either as a residential site contract where Logistex employees are based on the customers ’ site or through field support for maintenance and breakdowns .”
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