Logistics firm makes ‘significant’ tech investment

Leicestershire logistics giant Pall-Ex Group is collaborating with technology companies The Barcode Warehouse and Honeywell to deliver the next phase of its growth plan.

The Leicester-based business will be buying more than 500 scanners, mobile and vehicle-mounted computers from Honeywell via The Barcode Warehouse to support its NexusScan project, as part of the continued rollout of Pall-Ex Group’s Nexus Core Operational System. Pall-Ex will also receive Honeywell’s Edge services, helping assist with device deployment, spare pool of devices, rentals and supporting applications through a 24/7 help desk.

Nexus is a bespoke system, built by the in-house team of developers at Pall-Ex Group and has been rolled out to the entire Pall-Ex UK membership with further rollouts planned for Fortec and international partners.

Pall-Ex Group’s pallet networks in the UK are comprised of over 170 independent member business across both the Pall-Ex and Fortec networks.

The “significant” investment supports the NexusScan project which will deliver a new hub scanning application to the business.

Pall-Ex Group’s chief technology officer, Dave Dunhill, said: “In conjunction with The Barcode Warehouse, Pall-Ex Group has been through an extremely thorough and robust process.

“This involved equipment being assessed and having to meet with critical success criteria.

“Key stakeholders were fundamental to the process which took in excess of six months. The result of this has seen Honeywell selected to supply hardware for the NexusScan hub scanning project which will aid the delivery of the next module of the Nexus project.”

Annette Dankowski, client relationship manager at The Barcode Warehouse, said: “We are really pleased to be part of this exciting technology refresh for Pall-Ex and being able to lean on our expert knowledge throughout the process.

“The success of our partnership with Pall-Ex has been based on trust and openness which has empowered us to provide a best-in-class solution to meet their operational requirements right now and into the future.”

Horst Mollik, general manager of Honeywell’s European Productivity Solutions and Services business said: “We’ve designed our mobile computers to be ready for the toughest warehouses and distribution centers while helping mobile workers boost productivity in this time of ever shrinking delivery timeframes. What’s great for enterprises like Pall-Ex – other than being easy to learn and use for mobile workers – is our computers offer a long-life span, helping to reduce the cost to support and help minimize the total cost to own.”

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