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April 2020
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Axiom GB responds to NHS appeal for face shields
Tamworth based, Axiom GB, has responded to the NHS appeal to UK manufacturers for increased production of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to help combat the coronavirus crisis. Axiom, a materials handling specialist, has dedicated two of its 3D printers to printing plastic parts for face shields. Production of the parts, which are given freely […]
March 2020
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Axiom GB automates Kuehne + Nagel’s distribution facility
Materials handling specialist, Axiom GB, has installed two automated solutions into Kuehne + Nagel’s facility for the company’s BT contract with the mobile network operator, EE. The two automated lines, a B2B weigh on the way tote system and a B2C packing line, have enabled Kuehne + Nagel to significantly increase the productivity of both […]
January 2020
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Axiom GB automates Lynas food hub in Ireland
The Lynas Foodservice Group chose Axiom GB to design, manufacture and install an automated sortation system in its new distribution hub located in Lusk, County Dublin. The innovative sortation system is capable of sorting 45 diverse food products a minute to 11 destination lanes enabling the Lusk facility to process up to 20,000 products in […]
August 2017
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Axiom delivers grade A destination sorter to Cambridge Assessment
Axiom GB has designed, manufactured and installed a goods-in sortation system for the onwards dispatch of examination materials at Cambridge Assessment. The new sorter has doubled the speed of sortation for highly sensitive materials, allowing the department to sort up to 10,000 packets a day by their onwards destination. Cambridge Assessment operates and manages the […]
August 2016
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Axiom automates B2C Europe with 100 destination packet mail sorter
Axiom GB has designed, manufactured and installed a packet mail sortation system into Aylesbury based B2C Europe. The new sorter has automated B2C Europe’s parcel and pack sortation, enabling the company to sort up to 8,000 packets an hour. This has given the company the futureproof ability to handle three times its current volume without […]
July 2016
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JD Williams install an automated inline packing system
Axiom GB has completed an automated packing line solution for JD Williams, the UK’s largest independent home shopping retailer, at its Lilac & Briar Mill facility in Shaw, Lancashire. The new system has allowed JD Williams to increase its throughput of single item orders by 20 percent over its original manual packing operation. The fully […]
November 2015
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Axiom’s automated packing solution doubles productivity for Asda
Axiom GB has designed and completed an automated packing and dispatch solution for Asda Stores Ltd at Clipper Logistics’ Boughton facility in Nottinghamshire. The new system has enabled Asda to double its order throughput of its online George.com homeware merchandise without increasing the footprint of the original manual operation. Picking a proactive partner It was […]
August 2013
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Axiom’s recipe for success for Tamar Foods
West Country bakery, Tamar Foods bake own label savoury pies, slices and snack foods for leading supermarket chains. Tamar is part of the Samworth Brothers group which, amongst others, owns Ginsters and it is Ginsters that distributes the Tamar product to retailers throughout the UK. In 2012 Tamar won a prestigious contract with Marks and […]
June 2013
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Axiom’s sorter increases throughput capacity eightfold at Superdrug’s DC
Superdrug’s Northern Distribution Centre at Pontefract is home to the company’s growing e-commerce operation. Due to the volume of sales and predicted expansion an automated sorting solution has been installed as part of an integrated solution from independent integrator Logistex. Designed and manufactured by Axiom GB, a ten destination series PR (pop-up roller) sorter has […]
April 2013
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Axiom’s automated line increases throughput by tenfold for Unipart Technology Logistics
Axiom GB has designed and installed an automated processing, bagging and sortation line for mobile phones and tablets at Unipart Technology Logistics (UTL). The automated line has resulted in a tenfold increase in throughput for these products, to just over one thousand orders an hour. The ambitious plan, driven jointly by UTL and Vodafone, was […]
June 2012
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Axiom wins contract for 100 destination sorter
Axiom GB has recently been awarded a prestigious contract with a UK based mail sorting company. The contract, which is worth £275,000, is to supply a 100 chute sortation system to speed up the company’s mail despatch operation. The system, which will be designed and manufactured by Axiom, will consist of a Series PR (popup […]
April 2012
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Axiom’s automated solution increases productivity for Lakeland
Tamworth based, Axiom GB, has manufactured and installed an automated packing solution at Lakeland’s mail order distribution centre in Kendal. The new system has been designed to nearly double the productivity of Lakeland’s operation whilst reducing costs and presenting a better finished parcel for the customer. Lakeland is a family owned business which will celebrate […]
November 2011
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Axiom sortation system doubles capacity at Game Group distribution centre
Axiom, the family owned UK manufacturer specialising in the creation of innovative mechanical handling systems, has designed and installed a unique sortation solution into Europe’s leading video games retailer, GAME Group plc. The 216 destination pop-up roller sorter has a throughput rated at 20,000 products an hour. The GAME Group distribution centre in Basingstoke already […]
July 2011
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Healthspan selects Axiom’s Series PR Sorter to speed up despatch operation
When Healthspan urgently needed a cost effective packet despatch system they turned to Tamworth based sortation system specialists, Axiom. Their task was to design, manufacture and install a powerful system capable of sorting up to 10,000 packets an hour. They had to achieve this in a ten week delivery window and within a tight budget […]
July 2011
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Axiom expands UK operation with new mechanical design centre
Axiom GB has recently strengthened its UK presence by opening a new mechanical design facility to support continued business expansion. Located in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, the design centre is headed by John Nickson, Axiom’s managing director, who has already begun to employ local staff. With its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Tamworth, Axiom is a family […]
June 2011
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Axiom launches British manufactured sliding shoe sorter
Axiom, the sole UK company to manufacture sliding shoe sortation systems, has launched a pioneering new machine, the Axiom SS4. The company claims that the innovative design of the SS4 will make the machine extremely cost effective, offering a saving of at least 70% on a cross belt equivalent. Designed and constructed at Axiom’s headquarters […]
