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DHL adds ‘sustainable’ marine fuel for full-container load shipments

DHL Global Forwarding is seeking to decarbonise part of its supply chain by investing in more sustainable marine fuels for its long haul cargo ships. After previously launching a similar service for Less-than-Container Load, (LDL), shipments, the company is now extending the option to Full-Container Load, (FCL) shipments. DHL’s customers can choose the use of…

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What Today’s LSPs Need

Want to find out what today’s LSPs need? don’t miss this exclusive webinar…. Need to manage complex logistics and provide an unforgettable experience for your customers? Are you struggling to efficiently manage and optimally direct trailers in the yard? Feel like you’re falling behind in a dynamic trade environment? If you have answered yes to…

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Stanley set to launch ‘revolutionary’ manual handling machine at IntraLogisteX

Materials handling specialist Stanley, is set to unveil its Sprinter Hybrid 190 at the IntraLogisteX Exhibition 2021 on July 1st & 2nd. The company’s new manual materials handling machine combines hand stacker technology from the company’s Sprinter powered stair climber, with the functionality of the ‘Sprinter Lifter’. The result of which is an integrated lifter…

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Swisslog partners with Toyota to install its order picking and storage automation system

IntraLogisteX exhibitor Swisslog has partnered with Toyota North America to install a goods-to-person automation system that features Swisslog’s ‘CarryPick’ storage and order picking system. The storage and order picking system is designed to increase flexibility and enable growth to keep up with a demand in the automotive spare parts market. Designed by Swisslog’s automation experts,…

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Aztek Logistics joins forces with NHS

Aztek Logistics has partnered with the NHS to provide supply chain services.  The company previously provided free storage space to the NHS during the peak of the pandemic and has since transformed that partnership into a longer-term commercial consignment. Now, the two companies have formalised the agreement to manage the stock and distribution of all…

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Panattoni plans mega shed for Yorkshire

Panattoni is planning to develop its biggest-ever speculative logistics building in the UK, a 630,000 ft2 facility in Yorkshire. The 630,000 ft2 facility will be built along with a smaller 85,000 ft2 facility by Junction 1 of the M18 motorway at Rotherham on a 40-acre site, which Panattoni has recently acquired from Stretton Denman. Panattoni…

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Construction starts on Eastern M25 big shed

Goodman has broken ground on a 338,267 sq ft speculative big shed at its Purfleet Commercial Park in Essex.  The building will consist of 308,710 ft2 of warehouse space, 16,000 ft2 of two storey offices and have 18m clear internal height, a 55m yard depth, 32 dock and four level access doors as well as…

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Glenny to market DP World London Gateway’s Logistics Park

DP World London Gateway has appointed property agency Glenny alongside incumbent agent Savills to market up to six million ft2 of warehousing space at its Logistics Park in Thurrock, Essex.  Now a government designated freeport, DP World London Gateway also guarantees a range of occupier benefits and ESG savings, including no business rates for the…

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Loadhog is unveiling its new automation range exclusively at IntraLogisteX

Returnable packaging manufacturer Loadhog is adding two new products to its automation range, and unveiling them exclusively at IntraLogisteX in the 1st & 2nd July. The company will be showcasing its ‘Auto Tote’ features a ‘double skin base’ which is designed to run along automation systems, with diagonal ribbing that strengthens the base. The company…

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Suppeco helps BAE Systems unlock hidden value from supply chain relationships

Suppeco has fully launched its AI-driven collaborative relationship platform to help organisations optimise their customer-supplier engagements, to drive automation, innovation and growth. Piloted in 2020 by BAE Systems’ Applied Intelligence – and since fully licenced by the company – Suppeco is a disruptive SaaS platform that quantifies hidden value within customer supplier relationships, by creating…

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Final plot at G.Park Stoke let

Investor and developer GLP has pre-let the final plot at its G.Park Stoke scheme in the West Midlands. The developer will build a 136,000 ft2 warehouse for UK composite door manufacturer Solidor at the development in Stoke-on-Trent. Solidor, part of the Masonite group, have signed a 15-year lease and expect to be in occupation by…

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Unilever announces that it will be scaling up use of refillable packaging

The company is scaling up its refillable packaging trials to try and cut down on the amount of waste in its supply chain. The trials will test different refill models, different store formats and in-store locations as well as testing the different shopper experiences that could enable long-term use of refillable products. The expanded trials…

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Renovotec launches mobile computing initiative at IntraLogisteX 2021

Supply chain hardware, software and services specialist Renovotec will be showcasing its latest warehouse technologies exclusively at IntraLogisteX 2021. Renovotec will be launching its mobile computing initiative for supply chains, and introducing its ‘Operational Intelligence’ asset management system. The cloud-based system’s analytics provide actionable insights in real-time to avoid unnecessary spending on additional equipment and…

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Held up logistics schemes get go ahead from Secretary of State

Two logistics schemes totalling over 2 million ft of space have finally been given the go ahead by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick after nearly 18 months delay. The planning applications for the two schemes were called in at the beginning of 2020 despite approval from the respective planning…

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Verdion to spec 700,000 ft2 in Doncaster

Developer Verdion is set to speculatively develop 680,000 ft2 of new warehouse space at its 6 million ft2 iPort multimodal logistics hub in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. In partnership with investor Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, the pan-European logistics real estate specialist will deliver four buildings ranging from 116,000 ft2 to 260,000 ft2 by Q3 2022….

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New logistics scheme for Wolverhampton

Trebor Developments and Schroder Real Estate Investment Management are bringing forward a new logistics scheme in the West Midlands. They have agreed terms to bring forward the redevelopment of the former TATA Steel site at Steelpark Way, Wolverhampton. The new scheme will be known as Revolution Park and will accommodate warehouse units from 25,000 ft2…

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PLP announces leasing of PLP Smithywood to Advanced Supply Chain Group

UK logistics developer and investment manager, has leased PLP Smithywood to third party logistics provider of end-to-end operations, Advanced Supply chain Group. The site is located at Junction 35 of the M1 in Sheffield, PLP Smithywood is a 17 acre gateway logistics site accommodating 346,300 ft2 of warehousing / logistics space. PLP Smithywood is one…

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Urban logistics site for Aylesbury

Pembury Real Estate has bought a 10-acre site in Aylesbury, which it intends to develop as a new 185,000 ft2 urban logistics hub. It is currently working up a speculative scheme consisting of buildings between 20,000 ft2 and 60,000 ft2 with its joint venture partners Marchmont IM and Peveril Securities. The former Moeller Complex is…

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NHS trust and CEVA Logistics set to pilot riverboat delivery service

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with CEVA Logistics and Livett’s Group will be trialling a riverboat delivery service, as part of the Trust’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions.  If the pilot is successful, the service will operate on a larger scale, to remove trucks from the capital’s roads, while providing…

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Ma6nitude scheme wins additional planning permission

Outline planning has been granted for 867,000 ft2 of additional warehouse space at Ma6nitude in Middlewich Cheshire. The scheme is being promoted by Tritax Symmetry and NPL’s joint venture Magnitude Land. Speaking about the decision, David Nuttall, development director at Tritax Symmetry, said: “This is the next in a series of announcements we will be…

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Carry on Exhibiting

“Although the pandemic sadly took its toll on a lot of business, some organisations truly thrived,” believes a pragmatic Tim Smith, Sage Enterprise Management Pre-Sales & Solution Consultant at IntraLogisteX exhibitor CPiO (Sage). “We have seen a huge uplift in the number of companies looking to update and improve their technical infrastructure and business management…

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Cleaning up at IntraLogisteX 2021

Warehouse automation has gained huge traction in recent years, notably in the past 12 months as a result of Covid-19 and the spike in e-commerce. More often than not, though, it’s the fulfilment innovations that grab all of the headlines, which is understandable as they’re the systems at the fore when it comes to alleviating…

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Clipper snaps up Sheffield shed for boohoo.com contract

3PL Clipper has snapped up a 336,00 ft2 warehouse in Sheffield to service a contract believed to be with Boohoo The logistics company has taken Exeter Property Group’s Sheffield 336 building on Europa Way, Tinsley, on a five-year lease at a rent in excess of £6 per ft2. The property had formerly housed Royal Mail…

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Nothing changes, so nothing changes: IntraLogisteX going ahead as planned on 1st and 2nd July

Following the announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday 14th June, the organiser of IntraLogisteX, Akabo Media, is pleased to confirm that the exhibition will take place as planned on 1st and 2nd July, at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The UK government’s widely anticipated delay in lifting all restrictions ultimately has no adverse impact…

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Be ready for 2022 and join your colleagues for the industry event of the year!

Logistics UK’s industry leading conferences, sponsored by Bridgestone, are back face-to-face for 2021. With over 1,500 delegates attending our previous events, hearing from key industry speakers and experts. Additional Text: Our industry-leading Transport Manager conferences, sponsored by Bridgestone, are back face-to-face for 2021, providing you with the latest information and guidance on relevant legislation to…

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Amazon warehouse proposal gets political

Controversial proposals for an Amazon warehouse in Yorkshire are set to become one of the battle lines in the forthcoming Bately & Spen by-election in July. Labour candidate Kim Leadbeater, spoke out against the development calling it “totally inappropriate” and intimated that it would not provide well paid quality jobs. The proposals are for a…

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Amazon’s robotics set to ‘innovate’ warehouses

Amazon employees are “rigorously testing” and developing new robotic and automation technologies to help move totes, carts, and packages to improve efficiency and make jobs “safer”.   Some of the innovations that are currently being tested at the research and innovation lab merge advanced technologies with simple solutions for potential safety benefits. One project, which is…

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IDS empowers customers and reduces CO2 footprint with Shippeo’s RTTV platform

Real-time transportation visibility (RTTV) solutions provider Shippeo announced this week a strategic partnership with IDS, a 4PL logistics control tower specialist. With active involvement from its customer, DSM, a global player in nutrition, health and sustainable living, IDS has started to onboard Shippeo’s RTTV platform to further future proof its transportation management solutions for the…

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Circulor raises US$14m Series A to lead the future of sustainable supply chain traceability

Supply chain traceability provider Circulor has announced it has closed US$14m in Series A funding to accelerate the company’s rapid growth. Circulor will use the investment to drive ongoing innovation and extend its presence in North America and Asia. The investment highlights Circulor’s success in enabling global businesses, including Volvo Cars, Polestar, BHP, and LG…

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Plastic pallet boxes provide perfect storage solution for GA’s £80m automated facility

By early June, IntraLogisteX exhibitor Goplasticpallets.com will have delivered a massive 24,750 plastic pallet boxes to GA Pet Food Partners for use in its £80m Ingredients Kitchen – a new, fully automated dark store warehouse operated solely by robots. GA Pet Food Partners first approached Goplasticpallets.com four years ago looking for a large container suitable…

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