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The RHA and logistics industry leaders have called for an urgent government meeting over Brexit. Logistics industry leaders and the RHA, have sent a letter to Michael Gove warning that supply chains face severe disruption on January 1st, amid concerns of the government’s “slow progress” on key infrastructure to keep goods moving across borders. Richard…
A new 400,000 sq ft warehouse scheme is being planned for 29-acre site in Kings Norton, Birmingham. The former Pilkington Automotive and GKN Aerospace site is being brought forward by St Francis Group and funded by the Richardson family. This is the third collaboration between the two parties following the successful development and sale of…
The shortlist for the 24th Supply Chain Excellence Awards has been announced, with some 70 businesses recognised for excellence. All shortlisted entries will make presentations to the Awards judges later this month, in a bid to be a winner at the glittering ceremony at London’s Park Lane Hilton on 12th November. Leading the way with nominations are…
Uncover how route planning software can help drive cost savings and ensure a seamless delivery operation. Do you know what your delivery fleet is costing your business? Most fleet operators would say “yes.” Most would probably be wrong. You may feel you have a handle on the hard costs: drivers, equipment, fuel, maintenance and insurance…
Logistics provider Balmain has snapped up a 41,000 sq ft warehouse on the Knowsley Industrial Estate in the North West. The company has taken Unit 1 Charleywood Road at a rent in the region of £2.50 per sq ft. The property was previously occupied by AJ Long Transport Services. Mark Coulthurst of letting agent Mason…
Packaging by Quadient, will be showcasing its automated packaging machines at IntraLogisteX on October 1st and 2nd. CVP Everest and CVP Impack Packaging Systems have the ability to make up to 1,100 packages per hour, and offer automation technology for e-commerce operations challenged by increasing packaging volumes, labour shortages and Covid-19 social distancing requirements. With…
Portakabin is the UK’s best known manufacturer and supplier of modular buildings. In addition to providing stunning permanent buildings for every part of society, Portakabin also has a long history of supporting the transport and logistics industry, especially in times of crisis. Crucially, some of the benefits of the modular approach, namely the speed of…
Geodis is now offering consumers with an intercontinental delivery from the United States to 27 European countries. The company launched the ‘Geodis MyParcel’ service, which is a direct-to-customer intercontinental delivery service, in order to overcome the high costs and wait times associated with international shipping. Manoj Pankaj, vice president cross-border e-commerce of Geodis said: “With…
Planning permission for 107,00 sq ft mid box scheme has been given the go ahead in Cambridge. LGIM Real Assets and development partner Wrenbridge secured planning permission for the scheme at Gateway Cambridge in Bar Hill. Once complete, Gateway Cambridge will comprise of eight Grade A units, ranging in size from 3,046 sq ft to…
Did you know that Procell batteries last longer and can save your business money? That’s because we’ve engineered device-specific batteries to meet the different power requirements of different devices. Procell Intense power for high-drain devices like electric faucets and Procell General Purpose for devices like laser level sensors. To find out how much Procell device-specific batteries…
Tesco has created 16,000 permanent roles after a successful online boom in sales. The new jobs are in addition to the 4,000 permanent jobs which have already been created since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The positions will include 10,000 pickers to assemble customer orders and 3,000 drivers to deliver them, plus a variety…
Pall-Ex has appointed a new operations director at its central hub. Pal Pegg has been promoted to the position of operations director, after previously serving as head of operations for the company. Pegg brings 27 years of experience in the field, and has had previous roles at DHL and TNT. Barry Byers, Managing Director UK,…
Marks & Spencer has finally joined the online grocery market and its entire food range will be available to order through Ocado.com. The retail giant partnership began just over a year ago when M&S bought a 50% stake in Ocado Retail, and from today, customers will be able to order their Marks & Spencer groceries…
The Packaging Compliance module by EV Cargo Technology will cut wastage for Marks & Spencer. The EV Cargo software will cut wastage for M&S, by minimising damage to goods, increasing the amount of product that can be shipped, and improving transit packaging compliance. Since implementing the system a year ago, M&S have streamlined 3,800 carton…
As operational safety concerns intensify and e-commerce accelerates, DC managers are implementing new protocols to improve worker well-being. PROTECTING PEOPLE AND PLACES Personal protective equipment encourages individual use of masks, gloves, etc. No-touch technologies detect febrile workers and provide touchless building access. Body-worn mobility devices enable device tracking and cleaning procedure reminders. Honeywell Forge software…
Ecommerce companies that use Automated Packaging create efficiencies and save money. Our goals are the same as yours – enhance the value of your company by creating efficiencies and saving money. The CVP Automated Packaging Solutions will help you operate lean, use less materials and void fill, ship parcels more efficiently and reduce shipping volume….
Amazon is to take delivery of 1,800 electric vans from Mercedes-Benz to its home delivery fleets across Europe – the largest single order for electric vehicles ever placed with the German automotive giant.. The order comprises of 1,200 eSprinters and 600 eVito’s – its mid-size van – for delivery service partners. Mercedes-Benz also revealed it…
Working with the likes of Amazon, XPO Logistics and Ocado, Zeelo is helping businesses cope with the peak demand leading up to Christmas and……. Zeelo, the smart bus company, has launched a flexible peak service to help distribution centres, warehouses and logistics parks deal with the upcoming peak period. The service will include flexible contract…
Scandinavian Cosmetics is to automate its operations at a new warehouse in Malmö, Sweden, with Element Logic deploying AutoStore automated storage and picking. The new warehouse is 64,583 sq ft and will contain an AutoStore system with a capacity of 30.000 bins. Some 35 robots will provide the AutoStore workstations with bins for picking and…
Online electrical retailer AO has expanded its supply chain network with the opening of a new depot in Gravesend, Kent. The retailer has taken a 1.2 acre site in Lower Road which it will operate as an ‘outbase’ to be supplied by the main distribution centres allowing AO to operate its next day delivery service….
Developer Goodman has won planning permission for the largest warehouse available within the M25 and is targeting the e-commerce grocery sector as it markets the development as a chill store. The property will have a cladding system designed to meet chill-store requirements as well as being able to draw on 4MVA of power. Planning was…
Goplasticpallets.com will be exhibiting at IntraLogisteX for the first time this year with a variety of its long lasting, recyclable plastic pallets and pallet boxes. On stand 214 at the exhibition, which takes place on 1st and 2nd October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, will also have selection of its versatile Euro and stack and nest crates…
There’s still time to get your success recognised and shortlisted at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards before it heads to the judging stage in September. Awards organiser and Logistics Manager publisher Akabo Media is still accepting award entries right up until 1 September as it looks to give teams that have been challenged by the…
Autonomous vehicle specialists StreetDrone has been confirmed as consortium member for 5G CAL – a project that will develop 5G connected and autonomous logistics capability at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland. StreetDrone won funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to be part of a consortium tasked with delivering an autonomous logistics capability to…
Travis Perkins subsidiary Toolstation is planning to roll out a series of click and collect only stores nationally. It is set to open the first store in a former Carphone Warehouse shop in Malvern Shopping Park, off Roman Way, Malvern, Worcestershire, which closed in April this year. It has put the proposal for change of…
Knowles Transport has urged logistics operations to focus on reducing carbon emissions post Covid-19. Managing director Alex Knowles said that after a “sizeable reduction of pollution and greenhouse emissions in recent months due to the pandemic, transport operators will be put under even greater pressure to help reduce emissions and improve their carbon footprint.” However,…
Renovotec is to launch a range of flexible mobile scanners at IntraLogisteX in October. The specialist in rugged hardware will be showcasing its range of warehouse power products on stand 306 at the exhibition, which takes place on 1st and 2nd October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Included in the range is the mobile, flexible-scanning…
This year sees the launch of the Automation and Innovation Conference at IntralogisteX – looking at how businesses are modernising and adapting to change, be it from a technology, policy or process point of view. The two-day conference programme runs across both days of IntralogisteX, which takes place at the Rich Arena, Coventry, on 1st…
Greeting card publisher UK Greetings has become Kuehne+Nagel’s first customer in the UK to sign up to its Net Zero Carbon initiative. Through Net Zero carbon K+N will offer CO2 neutralisation services to UK Greetings including ‘climate-friendly transport’ and offsetting the remaining emissions with CO2 certificates. Richard Wilkinson, operations director, UK Greetings Ltd, said: “Businesses…
Lieven Hendrickx has joined Europa Road as head of customs, as the 3PL prepares for operations after the Brexit transition period. Hendrickx joins from the Belgian postal group bpost, where he was cross-border project manager, and previously he spent five years at Deloitte. He will initially be based in Oostende, Belgium, managing a team of…
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