Flexible, efficient logistics with automated solutions
Today’s warehouses and production sites are under pressure to cut waste and maximise efficiency, more than ever before. Guided by lean thinking and our Zero Muda (Zero Waste) approach, our automation solutions help you to meet that challenge. Through our industry expertise and consultative approach, we support you throughout your automation journey, combining proven material-handling technology with scalable automation to make it simple to reduce costs, improve safety, maximise efficiency and future-proof your operations.
Which process are you looking to automate?
Where would you like to start your journey?
A. Put-away
In the put-away area pallets are transported from the inbound area, typically floor buffers, to a storage area, which is often a floor buffer or racking.
B. Replenishment
In production sites or warehouses there is always a need for replenishment of material such as pallets with parts that are taken to the production lines or picking areas that are restocked.
C. Point-to-point transport
Where pallets are moved, there are often simple transportations from one specific station to another specific station. In distribution centres where pallets are directly transported from inbound to outbound this is called cross-docking.
D. Empty pallet handling
In a warehouse or manufacturing site, there are always a lot of empty pallets as goods have been used or picked. Empty pallets are also needed to place picked items or finished goods from the production on.
E. Finished goods to outbound
Pallets with finished goods are picked up at a temporary storage or the wrappers close to production or picking areas, and dropped off at the outbound area, typically floor buffers or deep stacks, waiting to be loaded into lorries.
How it works – supporting your automation journey
Discover what’s possible
We begin by analysing your current operations—identifying repetitive flows (like put-away, replenishment, outbound) and mapping where automation adds most value.
Modular & lean design
Using our lean thinking expertise, we isolate repetitive vs unique tasks, standardise processes to eliminate waste, and develop the solutions that fit your application.
Try it first
If suitable, you can try it out with Swarm Automation Go—short-term, flexible rental from 6 months. It’s ideal to validate ROI before a major investment.
Implement and evolve
We manage the full implementation, from project delivery and system integration to ongoing UK-based support helping you monitor performance, refine flows, and ensure uptime as your operations evolve.
Automation benefits
Combat labour shortages
Flexible & scalable
Boost efficiency & throughput
Maximise space & storage
Sustainability
Improved safety
Reduced errors & damage
Cost savings
Automated Guided Vehicles & systems to fit your needs
Automated pallet carrier
- Fork-free automated single pallet handling
- Perfect for A-to-B and loop transport
- Seemless pallet handover to the automated warehouse trucks
Automated warehouse trucks
- Designed to automate repetitive pallet handling
- Allows for pallet transport, block stacking, mixed pallet handling and high-level storage
- Manual operation possible
Automated tow trains
- Fork-free automated pallet and item handling
- Perfect for just-in-time delivery and milkruns
- Manual operation possible
Semi-automated shuttles
- High-density, deep storage solution with 80% space utilisation
- Increased throughput
- Ideal for coldstore operations
- Also fully automated solution available with Swarm automation storage
Swarm Automation
Automation as a service, with payback from day one
Many companies tend to carefully evaluate automation adoption before committing, seeking reassurance that their investment will deliver effective results and align seamlessly with their logistics operations. With Swarm automation Go we offer a simple, low-risk way to explore automation before making a larger investment.
Our Swarm Automation Go solution designed for simple point-to-point transport, ideal for multi-shift operations, eliminating repetitive tasks for your drivers. With all-inclusive, fully flexible rental terms starting from just six months, it allows you to explore benefits of automation, without upfront investment.
Maximise use of valuable space with Swarm Automation Storage
The Swarm Automation Storage solution from Toyota is an automated pallet storage and retrieval system (ASRS) with AGVs and shuttles. It provides round-the-clock reliability – without dependence on manual operators – flexibility, scalability, optimisation of warehouse storage space and often higher throughput.
We support all aspects of logistics, by offering complete warehouse solutions. With a full range of automated logistic solutions – from receiving to shipping – we complement our high-quality products, such as forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. For every challenge, we provide a reliable solution, together with our partners from the Toyota Automated Logistics Group.
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Toyota automated trucks support 24/7 operations
To cover the long-distance transport through the tunnel, 4 RAE160s, automated reach trucks were implemented at Jaylo and 2 SAE160s, automated stackers at SKF.
Pallets are now moved via a fully automated tunnel with the help of the AGVs continuously in both directions. This has helped to establish just-in-time deliveries with minimal waiting times, reducing the costs of the deliveries and gaining productivity and efficiency.
AGVs at Jaylo and SKF