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Investing in technology to boost staff productivity and support retention helps mitigate the impact of labour shortages

By training staff to work with autonomous robots, and deploying technology to supplement the recruitment process, Wincanton has improved productivity and filled the gaps left by reduced access to labour.

31 Mar 2022, 3 min read

Wincanton is a leading supply chain partner for UK business with supply chain solutions up and down the country, with 20,000 colleagues working at more than 160 sites. Wincanton provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution and high volume eFulfilment for many of the UK's best-known companies.

As well as recruiting new talent, firms can secure operational efficiencies by deploying robotics in partnership with the existing workforce.

Responding to the challenges of recruiting order fulfilment staff in their

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