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Suppliers in the Morrisons supply chain will be paid early to support them as they deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The grocery store will move payments to help its suppliers’ cashflow whilst the industry struggles through the impact of the coronavirus. Morrisons will also temporarily re-classify smaller suppliers from those with £100,000…
IntraLogisteX, the only materials handling and intralogistics exhibition to take place in the UK in 2020, is moving to 28 and 29 July in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. The show was originally scheduled to take place at the Ricoh Arena on 31 March and 1 April, but in the light of UK government…
Major supermarkets have said they are working with government to “keep food moving through the system” and are urging customers not to panic buy during the coronavirus outbreak. A letter co-ordinated by the British Retail Consortium and co-signed by Sainsbury’s; Co-op; Lidl; Tesco; Aldi; Waitrose; Marks & Spencer; Asda; Iceland; Morrisons; Ocado and Costcutter said…
What do WMS users have to do to future-proof their operations? In a logistics market where the only constant is change, adapting to the needs of customers requires a robust infrastructure. Christopher Walton explores the options. Demand for warehouse processing from e-commerce can no longer be sustainably met by larger workforces. Costs are too high,…
Sainsbury’s has sold the 400,000 sq ft former Argos distribution centre at Wakefield Europort, West Yorkshire. Broadland Properties, represented by Carter Towler, has acquired the unit. It will now carry out a full refurbishment of the warehouse and bring to market space between 100,000 sq ft to 400,000 sq ft, available to let from the…
Tesco chairman John Allan has said the supermarket is re-filling its supply chain as rapidly as it can, in the light of coronavirus induced panic-buying in the UK. Allan told BBC radio yesterday: “There’s plenty of product in the supply chain, there’s plenty of food at Tesco and other supermarkets, and I don’t think anybody…
The world’s largest 3PL, DHL, has warned investors that it will not be able to avoid the impact of coronavirus on the worldwide economy, as it revealed record profit levels. For 2019 Deutsche Post DHL Group achieved 2.9% revenue growth to €63.3 billion (£56 billion), while operating profit increased 30.6% to €4.1 billion. Frank Appel,…
Global smartphone production has been predicted to decrease by 13.3% year-on-year, with supply chains not returning to normal until late this month. According to US analysts TrendForce the first quarter of 2020 will see 270 million smartphones produced worldwide, compare to pre-coronavirus forecasts of 307 million and a decrease of 13.3% year-on-year. It said that…
It happens so seamlessly, but RFID and barcoding technology plays a seamless part in our lives. But how do we use a mature technology to reduce the environmental impact of logistics and make life easier for businesses throughout the world? The answer is not as easy as you think, reports Jennifer Ubah. Dr Tony Kington…
From optimising labour, to delivering RoI and reducing environmental impact, automation has a lot to offer retailers, even if the sands are shifting to make the same arguments. Michelle Mooney investigates. Automation has always been a simple argument: optimising of repetitive and strenuous tasks which would otherwise require hours of manual labour from several employees….
Interroll has launched the MX 025H crossbelt sorter, which can handle up to 20,000 conveyed goods per hour. The MX 025H has a conveying speed of up to 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s), compared to 1.8 m/s (5.9 ft/s) for the Interroll crossbelt sorter ST 6160, while the width of the carriers has been increased by…
DP World has said that its work with Formula 1 team Renault Sport Racing as its global logistics partner will explore ways to make global automotive supply chains more efficient. Under the partnership, teams from DP World, Renault Sport Racing and Groupe Renault will work together to explore opportunities to increase the efficiency of their…
Urban regeneration specialist Muse Developments has completed work on a huge new distribution facility at the Logic Leeds development. Muse developed the 361,000 sq ft distribution unit, which was purchased last year by Aberdeen Standard Investments for £60 million and subsequently built by contractor, Bowmer and Kirkland. The logistics unit was pre-let to Amazon, although…
Southampton-based port centric logistics company Import Services and Xpediator subsidiary, has signed a 20-year lease with Associated British Ports for a new 200,000 sq ft distribution centre at Southampton’s Container Port. Development of the new distribution centre has started and is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2021. The new warehouse site is…
The government has opened a ten-week consultation on a Plastic Packaging Tax which, from April 2022, will apply to plastic packaging manufactured in or imported into the UK containing less than 30% recycled plastic. As part of chancellor’s Budget, revealed today, Rishi Sunak said the Plastic Packaging Tax will be charged at a rate of…
Plans for a 755,820 sq ft mega shed at Gazeley’s Magna Park South scheme in Lutterworth have been given the go-ahead by Harborough Council. Harborough Council’s planning committee met to vote through the plans for the speculative warehouse last week. A council document released ahead of the decision said: “It is acknowledged that the proposed…
Speed and efficiency are essential to meet the demands place on the warehouse, and in a decade when data and digitisation will transform operations the transport management system can no longer exist in isolation. Christopher Walton investigates… In order to have a fully optimised warehouse you need to maximise the flow of materials throughout the…
Supermarket giant Aldi has secured land at Interlink South in Bardon for the development of a 1.3 million sq ft distribution centre. Plans have been submitted to Hinckley & Bosworth Council for the 72 acre site and are expected to be brought to planning committee in April. The facility, which will comprise 1,301,658 sq ft…
The Freight Transport Association has called on the government to consider making a temporary lifting of the curbs on overnight deliveries permanent. The government today said it would work with local authorities to relax night-time delivery laws, to ensure that supermarkets remain stocked with essential items and as part of measures to ensure supply chains continue…
Yusen Logistics has commenced operations from its shared user warehousing and distribution facility in Wolverton, Milton Keynes. The 218,000 sq ft Wolverton operation will initially service one core customer at Yusen. The Wolverton site is owned by one of Yusen Logistics existing customers, which approached Yusen to generate new customers within the building. Yusen Logistics…
Wincanton has secured a three-year contract with Sofa Club to provide supply chain and e-fulfilment services for the retailer, including a bespoke two-person home delivery service. As the sole supplier of logistics services for Sofa Club, Wincanton will manage the transportation of goods to and from its shared-user warehouse in Worksop, all storage processes on-site,…
The government has agreed to work with local authorities to extend delivery night-time delivery hours for food retailers to help the industry respond to coronavirus. The new measures will mean that food retailers will be able to increase the frequency at which they receive deliveries from their suppliers. The new measures are the result of…
When it comes to the latest packaging technology, optimisation requires synchronisation to deliver sustainability and success, writes Logistics Manager Editor Christopher Walton. The world is consuming more packaging thanks to the rise of e-commerce and the increasing complexity of supply chains. Furthermore, as processes become automated, the way goods are packed are just as crucial…
Hands up if you can remember the name of the new chancellor? He replaced Sajid Javid…. He likes drinking Yorkshire tea…. Congratulations to those who said Rishi Sunak! Amid all the falling share prices following the coronavirus crash yesterday I bet you’d forgotten there is a budget tomorrow… and quite a crucial one of the…
Property developer Stoford Developments and its development partner, real estate investment management firm Oxenwood Real Estate, have completed the speculative development of a mid-box warehouse in Warrington. Stone Cross 72 is a 72,740 sq ft warehouse unit of Grade A specification, located on the site of the former Carlsberg brewery depot at Yew Tree Way,…
A massive fully-let logistics warehouse at Magna Park Lutterworth has been sold to specialist property investor Ergo Real Estate for just shy of £40 million. Magna Park Lutterworth The 464,824 sq ft cross-docked facility, is let jointly to Renault UK and Nissan until June 2028 at a rent of £5.75/sq ft with a tenant break…
Jaguar Land Rover has said it has managed to avoid any potential parts shortages in its supply chain despite the closure of suppliers in China as a result of the coronavirus. JLR said that given that its supply chain is primarily based in Europe and the UK, there were a relatively small percentage of direct…
CM Downton, part of EV Cargo, has won a three-year logistics contract with Smurfit Kappa, transporting packaging products from two manufacturing sites in the south-west. Downton said the contract has ‘excellent synergies’ with its current contracts in the region and would help enhance efficiency and further reduce empty mileage. CM Downton MD Zac Brown said:…
Kuehne + Nagel is to sell a major part of its UK contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics. As a result of the sale XPO will acquire the former drinks logistics, food services and retail and technology businesses of K+N. These operations generated a turnover of approximately CHF 750 million (£615.2 million) in 2019 and…
Kuehne + Nagel has deployed Microlise journey management and ePOD (Proof of Delivery) on its Whitbread and Costa Coffee contract. The technology will allow K+N to understand in real time the location of the fleet vs the plan, and to maximise the utilisation of the fleet over time. The Microlise Schedule Execution Board will provide…
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