Balloon One partners with robotics leader Zebra. We are pleased to announce a new partnership with industrial automation leader, Zebra Technologies. Balloon will supply the Zebra range of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and we will continue to develop integrations that allow the robotic systems to integrate seamlessly with your entire supply chain software. About Zebra. […]
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The importance of optimising processes in the FMCG supply chain. Over the past few years, FMCG companies have faced many disruptions to the supply chain. Both Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic have been high-profile issues. But there have also been weather-related disruptions, skyrocketing shipping costs and critical incidents like the Ever Given container ship blocking
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Should you manage your own warehouse or outsource to a 3PL? With ever greater pressure on distributors to provide competitive prices, rapid delivery and easy returns, success in the supply chain comes down to maximising efficiency across all aspects of warehousing. One important decision is whether to manage your own operations or outsource them to
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Balloon offers three new degree apprenticeships. This week is National Apprenticeship Week so it’s a perfect opportunity for us to announce our new degree apprenticeship scheme, beginning in September 2023. Marketing Manager Sitara Duggal has initiated the new scheme for the company as part of her participation in this year’s Balloon Challenge. Staff on this
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Inventory management with SAP Business One. Inventory management is vital to business success. Stock often represents a significant and valuable proportion of a company’s current assets, so it’s important that it is managed efficiently. SAP Business One has a number of features that help you manage inventory effectively, delivering better inventory forecasting and planning, greater
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Round-up of 2022. As the year comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on 2022 and some of the notable events and developments for Balloon, our staff and our customers. Events. Our events schedule was full once again this year. Ben Nevis climb in aid of Helen & Douglas House. After some
Highlights from the Balloon E2E Conference 2022 On 13th and 14th September, we welcomed representatives from more than 20 of our customers to our annual E2E Conference. Held in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, E2E Conference 2022 was attended by customers from a range of diverse industries. The sectors represented included distributors in food and drink, gifts,
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Automation crucial to increase UK productivity levels. Blog Post by John Burgess The UK is lagging behind other countries in its use of industrial robots, and its national productivity is suffering as a result, according to analysis by Balloon One. Compared to nations with a similar manufacturing output, we are using fewer robots in industry
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Balloon MD Mentors Brunel Entrepreneurship Students. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Balloon Managing Director Craig Powell has been taking part in a mentoring scheme that has seen him become involved with his old university. It comes as part of a strategy at Balloon where staff reach out to their previous educational establishments, with the primary
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Workshop: promoting wellbeing at Balloon. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Wellbeing has been brought sharply to the fore during the past eight months. Anxiety about COVID, a national lockdown and new arrangements like working from home have all heaped pressure onto our already stressful lives. And this has impacted our general wellbeing. As a result,
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