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Bridging the skills gap W
elcome to the February issue of Factory & Handling Solutions. Manufacturing companies are facing more challenges than ever before.
Factors including rising energy prices, the impact of global supply chain issues, and an increasing labour shortage, are combining to produce some real headaches for manufacturers. The labour shortage is particularly worrisome, as more people leave the workforce than can be replaced. For UK businesses especially, it has been tough over the last few years to retain and attract new employees, especially with the impact of Brexit and other factors which have seen reductions in the pool of available workers. On page
10 of this issue, the experts at ABB look at robotic automation as a solution to bridging the skills gap. This issue also includes: Automation & Robotics; Barcoding, Labelling & Packaing; Warehousing, Handling &
Storage; Skills & Training; Health & Safety; Order Picking; and Fleet Managmenet. If you have a comment, opinion or story that you would like to share, please contact me by emailing
vwhite@datateam.co.uk. And if you would like to share your product news or case studies, please contact Claire,
crixon@datateam.co.uk.
Victoria White (Editor)
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CLARK EUROPE INTRODUCES NEW MANAGEMENT C
lark Europe has expanded its management team. With this step, the industrial truck manufacturer wants to set the course for the
upcoming generational change in good time. In addition to his role as director of Sales and
Marketing, Stefan Budweit will assume responsibility for operations management as COO (chief operating officer) with immediate effect. Budweit has been with Clark Europe since 2012 and can look back on more than 30 years of national and international experience in the field of material handling. Before joining Clark Europe, he worked as
a key account manager for Toyota and Jungheinrich, among others. Budweit started his career at Clark Europe as business development manager. Here he was responsible for the strategic orientation and further development of Clark Europe. As regional sales Mmanager in Scandinavia and parts of Germany, he was also instrumental in expanding the sales activities of the forklift specialist. Thomas Bach has also joined the management
team as director of R&D and Purchasing with immediate effect. Bach started his career at Clark Europe as a development engineer in 2015 after
completing a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Here he demonstrated his skills in the design and development of industrial trucks and warehouse technology. In 2020, he took over as team leader of the design and development department, where he coordinates development and design projects, among other things. He also manages the collaboration with international suppliers and develops the product strategy and planning in coordination with Clark's global plants in the USA, Korea, Vietnam and China.
www.clarkmheu.com
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