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Whistl has acquired Clientbase Fulfilment and Contact Centre for an undisclosed amount. The 250 employees at Clientbase will continue to be located at its two sites in Devon and will continue to trade under the Clientbase brand. Clientbase was founded by Managing Director David Fanous; Sales & Marketing Director Rob Smeddle, and Financial Director Angus Dick. Fanous…
A gift box company, which started in lockdown, has snapped up a second warehouse to aid expansion at the Northedge Business Park in Derby. Colleague Box started with one gift box to keep colleagues connected during lockdown and has grown rapidly – turning over one million pounds in just six months. The online company uses…
Taking place at 10.30am on 9th December, Logistics Manager and Descartes will countdown to Brexit, and tell you what you need to know, and what you need to do. This free-to-attend webinar will look at the current Brexit situation, who is affected and what the implications are for trade with the EU and moving goods…
DHL is increasing the footprint of its parcel network by expanding five new sites across the UK, at least doubling its handling capacity in each location. In November a new facility opened in Eastleigh following an investment of over £7.5m. Furthermore, parcel handling operations from Fareham are being migrated over to a new building which…
XPO Logistics has deployed 370 touchless barcode scanners with “machine vision” across its operations in the UK, Spain, France, and the Netherlands. The fixed-mount, computerised scanners speed the reading of inventory data, while replacing existing handheld scanners. XPO selected the Cognex Series 370 scanners following pilot programs for major retail customers, including H&M. The scanners…
Pall-Ex founding member A.D.D. Express is expanding its operation with a new 120,000 sq ft facility in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. A.D.D said the site – which features a 16-door drive-through facility that can accommodate up to 4,000 pallets per night at full capacity – would create 10 new jobs . Dave Fairbrother, Managing Director at A.D.D….
OMG How Cheap has pre-let a three-unit industrial development at Eastways Industrial Estate, Witham, Essex. Tungsten Properties will build three high specification logistics units totalling 45,000 sq ft. Construction will commence in January 2021 with completion due in July 2021. David Field, Managing Director of OMG How Cheap, said: “The move to Witham forms part of…
Birmingham-based 3PL and e-fulfilment specialist LTS Global Solutions has been acquired in a management buy-out (MBO). The MBO was led by Managing Director Dave Hands and Director of International Services Mirza Baig. LTS – a TPN member – currently employs 60 people at its Birmingham hub and has an annual turnover of approximately £8 million. Hands…
Councillors have rejected a 1.8 million sq ft logistics scheme in St Helens in the warehouse space starved North West going against planning officer advice to the contrary. The Haydock Point scheme being put forward by Peel L&P had been on course for approval citing Very Special Circumstances despite being in the greenbelt. When the…
Steelwork has been completed on a new speculatively built 125,000 sq ft distribution unit on the M1 corridor at Barnsley in South Yorkshire. Maple 125 is the latest scheme to be brought forward by Bramall Properties at Junction 36 of the M1 at Tankersley. The high-specification distribution unit is due to be completed in Q1…
Food and drink e-commerce firm Boroughbox has selected Yodel to handle its home deliveries.. Yodel will use its two-hour delivery window software Xpect, as well as its online tracking software, Xpress, to monitor deliveries. The new partnership comes as Yodel said it was recruiting 2,950 roles to fulfil the Christmas peak and ensure its operations run…
Mail and parcel delivery firm Whistl has taken a letting ati Follingsby Park in the North East, bringing its warehouse space taken this month to 550,000 sq ft. The e-commerce fulfilment company has taken a third unit totalling 21,300 sq ft at Legal & General’s 110-acre estate leaving it at full occupancy. Only this week…
EV Cargo Global Forwarding has expanded the scope of its work with John Pye Auctions to provide a national home delivery distribution for its half million bidders in the UK. The division of EV Cargo now manages national distribution, palletised deliveries and optional two-man deliveries, with 8,600 pallets having been delivered since June. After disruption…
Same-day distribution specialist CitySprint has entered an agreement to acquire the same day division of Leeds-based Sterling Services. The Yorkshire firm provides same day delivery courier services, haulage and retail installation services to companies throughout the UK and Europe. With CitySprint acquiring the same day division of the business, 11 employees will move from Sterling Services…
Parcel freight provider DX has said that it has not yet experienced any “adverse reactions” when it came to trading during the second national lockdown, and said that trading had been encouraging. In a statement the group told investors: “Net new business across both divisions [DX Freight and DX Express] to date is encouraging and…
High-Wycombe-based Synergix Logistics Solutions has joined the Pall-Ex network . Synergix Logistics will handle freight deliveries within the Twickenham area,. Synergix is also a member of the Fortec Distribution Network, which was acquired by Pall-Ex Group in November 2019, and provides additional logistics services including importing/exporting, storage and fulfilment. Anthony Champness, Director at Synergix Logistics…
Software vendor Descartes is to sponsor Logistics Manager’s Top 50 Service Providers – which takes place next week with a series of webinars showcasing the fastest growing 3PLs in the UK. Descartes will join the third and final webinar of the week, which reveals the top ten fastest-growing logistics service service providers, which takes place…
Home furnishings provider Julian Charles has awarded Expect Distribution a five-year warehousing contract. The partnership began in August 2020 and sees Expect Distribution take over the retailer’s pick and pack operation. Neil Rushworth, Managing Director for Expect Distribution said: “We plan to continue growing our warehousing facilities in the future, to accommodate client growth and…
Clipper Logistics is tipped to be taking the largest immediately available warehouse in the country to service its ever expanding contract with the NHS. The 3PL is in negotiation to take Goliath the 666,044 sq ft former ToysRUs distribution warehouse on Crossways Business Park in Coventry for the storage and distribution of PPE. Clipper has…
Real estate investor and developer Firethorn Trust has bought a 42.5 acre multi-modal site in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, from Peel Ports. The site can provide up to 750,000 sq ft of logistics and warehousing space in one or multiple buildings. Adjacent to Junction 7 of the M53, the site has a direct rail link, a…
Whistl is developing a new 78,000 sq ft depot at Bristol Patchway, and will transfer to the new facility in 2021. The move to the larger site will see the mail and express carrier launch a recruitment drive in the New Year for jobs in the office, depot and transport areas. Nick Wells, Chief Executive…
A 250,000 sq ft plus industrial and logistics scheme could be on the cards for a plot of land outside Brighton in the near future. Development land and property at Shoreham, just outside of Brighton has been sold to global real estate investment company, Kennedy Wilson which has indicated that it will look at developing…
Panther Logistics has been acquired by US based AIT Worldwide Logistics. The acquisition will see AIT supporting Panther’s growth, while also extending AIT’s presence in the UK market. Colin McCarthy, Executive Director at Panther Logistics will be assisting Gary McKelvey who will take over as Managing Director. McCarthy said: “Becoming part of AIT’s expansive global…
St Francis Group has secured planning permission for a 113,000 sq ft warehouse development at a 7-acre site in Darlaston, near Wednesbury in the West Midlands. Known as Parallel 113, the facility is situated off the A4038 Darlaston Road near junctions 9 and 10 of the M6 motorway. The development will be built speculatively with…
Logistics company Pallet-Track has seen its operating turnover increase to more than £100m despite an ‘uncertain’ economic climate. The pallet network has reported a turnover of £105.4m for the 12 months to 31 January 2020, up from £94.5m, although its pre-tax profits were down from £5.1m to £3.5m, over the same period. A spokesperson for…
The British International Freight Association has said that freight forwarders and shippers are reeling from demurrage fees linked to congestion around the world. Robert keen, Director General at British International Freight Association said that shippers and freight forwarders “Should not be penalised by demurrage and detention practices when circumstances are such that they cannot retrieve…
Sterling Capitol and PLP, have entered into an agreement to deliver a 100-acre industrial and logistics development in south Leeds. The development, which will be an extension of Sterling Capitol’s Capitol Park Leeds, by Junction 28 of the M62, has the capacity to create 2,000 jobs. An outline planning application for the site is scheduled…
Rapid adaptation isn’t just a survival tactic: it’s a competitive advantage. Discover how to get your business ahead for 2021. After one of the most turbulent and trying years the industry has ever seen, we’ve ALL had to adapt to survive. But some companies have mastered adaptation to a huge competitive advantage: showing innovative, business-changing…
Brexit was always going to test supply chain resilience. And it is coming down to the wire… Let’s not get into the nuances of the ‘negotiations’ – for what they are worth – because they are for other columnists in other publications. What I’m concerned with is how Brexit will change the nature of logistics…
The Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers is set to be revealed in a series of three webinars taking place across the 1st, 2nd and 3rd December featuring exclusive interviews and contributions from Westcoast; Clipper Logistics; Logicor and Kinaxia Logistics. On Day One, join Logistics Manager Editor Christopher Walton as he begins the countdown on…
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