Voyatzoglou named ForwardX dealer in Greece and Romania. Carolina Handling breaks ground on new facility.

Voyatzoglou named ForwardX dealer in Greece and Romania

Athens, Greece

Greek equipment dealer Voyatzoglou is the official distributer of ForwardX Robotics in Greece and Romania, under a new partnership between the two companies.

Equipment supplier Voyatzoglou’s subsidiary EuroFit will distribute ForwardX equipment in the Romanian market.

“This collaboration not only will accelerate the logistics automation in the Greek market but also sets a new industry benchmark,” says Nicolas Chee, ForwardX’s chief executive officer.

ForwardX lineup includes case picking, piece picking and pallet movement solutions, as well as multi-floor fulfillment.

“ForwardX Robotics and the Voyatzoglou Group are poised to redefine the landscape of warehouse automation by providing reliable, robust, and innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of businesses in Greece and Romania,” says Nikos Voyatzoglou, chairman of the group.

Carolina Handling breaks ground on new facility

Pickens County, SC, United States

Raymond dealer Carolina Handling has broken ground on a new 267,000-sq.ft (24,800 sqm) facility in Pickens County, South Carolina.

Scheduled to open in the Northern Hemisphere spring of 2025, the new building will bring together the warehouse and office space from four area facilities under one roof. 

The warehouse will have technician bays for new, rental and renewed equipment, as well as parts, distribution and logistics operations.

It will also house offices, meeting and training space and a customer experience centre. 

Carolina Handling is the exclusive Raymond Solutions and Support Centre for South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida’s central time zone.

The company is continuing to evolve from a forklift-only provider to an end-to-end intralogistics solutions company.