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FOCUS ON AUTOMATION INCREASES
TOP 10 – PREDICTIONS FOR 2025

FOCUS ON AUTOMATION INCREASES

KEY COMPANY : VANDERLANDE REVENUE : US $ 2.3BN EMPLOYEES : 9,000 CEO : ANDREW MANSHIP FOUNDED : 1949
According to Vanderlande , “ mid-market retailers leapfrogged from manual to fully-automated greenfield warehouses ” in 2024 .
Looking ahead to 2025 , Andy Lockhart , Director of Strategic Engagement for North American Warehouse Solutions at Vanderlande , describes a “ notable and ironic ” shift .
He predicts : “ Leasing options – something which makes today ’ s automated mobile robots ( AMRs ) particularly attractive to warehouse operations that need to quickly adapt with greater throughput while keeping CapEx costs in check – will only accelerate this trend extending the payout period for suppliers .”

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Vanderlande | Warehouse automation
Andy Lockhart ,
Director of Strategic Engagement , Vanderlande
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