Active Ants named most innovative partner

Active Ants has been voted most innovative partner by ChannelEngine. According to the Dutch software company, Active Ants deserves this award due to its fully automated fulfilment process and a strong commitment to becoming Co2 neutral, such as through our airless packaging.

The title 'most innovative partner' is one of the special awards by ChannelEngine. The company enables retailers to fully integrate with major marketplaces such as Bol.com, Zalando and Amazon. The award ceremony took place a few weeks ago at the F1 Circuit in Zandvoort.

Smart robots

Active Ants was named most innovative partner, partly due to our fully automated fulfilment solution. For example, our company is known for its AutoStore warehouse systems, where smart robots move across a grid of plastic bins. Through intelligent software, the robots know exactly which stock bin to take to which order picker. The picker can then use pick-to-light technology to prepare a parcel at lightning speed.

Air-free packaging

ChannelEngine also praises the steps Active Ants is taking in terms of sustainability. For example, packages from Active Ants contain 40 % less excess air thanks to automated packing machines. In fact, these can cut boxes perfectly to size.

This not only saves a lot of packaging material, but also space in the delivery van. Our cardboard is also FSC-certified, which means it comes from sustainably and socially managed forests.

Currently, 30 per cent of our fleet is electric and our warehouse in Roosendaal runs on green energy from solar panels. Partly because of this, we were awarded a BREAAM sustainability certificate a few months ago. A certificate we may also carry on our newest e-fulfilment center in Northampton, England. We also want to move to digital instead of paper packing slips. Active Ants therefore has the ambition to eventually be able to call itself Co2 neutral.

Easy international upscaling

Active Ants has been a certified partner of ChannelEngine since 2021. Through ChannelEngine, customers can easily sell crossborder on the largest marketplaces. Active Ants can support this growth with an optimised warehouse and large international transport network. This makes it even easier for retailers to expand their reach.