Logistics and fulfilment solutions specialist Southgate Global has invested more than £250,000 in Staffordshire with the opening its first UK-based innovation lab.
The new facility in Hixon was chosen following a six-month search and is designed to help logistics, fulfilment and manufacturing businesses tackle day-to-day operational challenges, test new ideas and the development of practical workplace solutions.
The lab is Southgate’s first dedicated in-house centre for prototype development and small-batch manufacturing bringing product design, fabrication and testing under one roof.
The Norfolk-headquartered company said it will help it to accelerate innovation while supporting customers with tailored operational solutions.
Businesses using the site will be able to work directly with Southgate’s engineering and operational teams to explore challenges, evaluate potential solutions and develop equipment tailored to their specific requirements.
Southgate also plans to use the facility as a collaboration hub for customers and industry partners, with plans for demonstrations, workshops and collaborative innovation projects exploring the future of logistics and fulfilment.
Gavin Rawson, head of logistics at Southgate, said: “The Innovation Lab gives us the strategic location, space, tools and expertise to work even more closely with our customers to solve real operational challenges.
“Whether that’s improving productivity, enhancing ergonomics, reducing waste or supporting sustainability goals, the facility allows us to rapidly develop, test and refine solutions before they’re implemented in live operations.
“Our customers don’t just need products; they need practical solutions that deliver measurable results. The Innovation Lab strengthens our ability to bring those solutions to life more quickly.”
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I would like to introduce our two projects which have progressed to the stage where they both produce efficiencies which have been verified by independent laboratories.
Project 1 is an Electrostatic Precipitation Process which captures Particulate Matter as effectively as any other and, in many cases, better than any on the market due to a patented addition.
Project 2 was designed, built and tested as a full scale prototype during the Covid Crisis to inactivate viruses and kill bacteria. It underwent efficacy trials by an independent laboratory which proved its performance was outstanding and more than adequate considering the simplicity of the equipment at hand at the time.
We are engineers but realise that we need help to take these projects to market.