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In this article Nik Pamplin and Tom McClinton, consultants at Hatmill, explore how to optimise your warehouse operations with an Operations Development Plan. You can download the full report here. The most important warehouse projects this year are enabling the future, not immediately delivering it. A structured approach to improving your warehouse operations starts with…
The London Light Freight Walking Trial, a trial of walking freight for last mile logistics, has been launched by UPS and the Cross River Partnership. Taking place in Fitzrovia in the London borough of Camden, the trial aims to replace light goods vehicles (LGVs) with porters who transport freight on foot using an electric-assisted trolley…
GLi has been granted planning permission for a second logistics site in Park Royal, West London. A joint venture between asset management companies PATRIZIA and KSP, GLi is building a portfolio of urban logistics warehouses. In addition to the Park Royal sites, it is developing warehouses in Croydon, Mitcham, and Enfield. PR2 will be a…
Real estate developer Panattoni has started work on a new industrial scheme next to Brighton City Airport. It will be comprised of seven industrial and logistics units, which it says will range from 19,834 to 55,632ft². Panattoni acquired the 12-acre site upon which the scheme will be built in November 2022, announcing plans at the…
Food testing company FDL has taken a 77,000ft² prime logistics facility in Stafford, West Midlands. The company has agreed to a 15-year lease of Unit 1 of the site, located 1 mile from Junction 14 of the M6 motorway which provides connections to Manchester, the north, as well as Birmingham, and the M6 Toll to…
Robotic technology company Dexory has raised $19 million in funding to give companies visibility within their warehouses. The money is in Series A funding, led by venture capital firm Atomico, with participation from Lakestar, Kindred, Maersk Growth, as well as Capnamic. Addressing the need for improved more efficiency in warehouses around the world, Dexory combines…
Over 40 companies have signed a letter, addressed to members the European Parliament and representatives of EU member states, calling for action to be taken to ‘increase the ambition level’ of truck CO₂ standards in order to increase the availability of zero-emission trucks. As well as logistics service providers like APL Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel,…
Jaguar Land Rover has announced its collaboration with Everstream Analytics that will see artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) used to predict disruptive events and how they might impact the supply chain. Founded in California, Everstream Analytics is a technology company that specialises in supply chain risk management and predictive analysis. The technology is…
Logistics technology company Shift has swooped in on buying Tuffnells which has recently fired more than 2000 employees. As reported by Sky News, the owner of Shift, Jacob Corlett made a deal with administrators at Interpath Advisory to buy Tuffnells’ brand as well as its intellectual property assets. Along with a number of other parties…
Delivery company Yodel has announced a £14.5 million investment in its fleet of HGVs through the purchase of 45 new tractor units and 120 double-decker trailers. It is hoped that this investment will improve efficiency, allowing Yodel to better cope with growing demand and meet its sustainability commitments. Carl Moore, Chief Operating Officer at Yodel,…
An industry survey conducted by The Retail Hive, in partnership with DHL Supply Chain, has revealed that 72% of retail supply chain leaders consider supply chain sustainability a priority for their business. Worryingly, though, 70% also admitted to being unaware of how much their organisation is actually investing in low-carbon or zero-carbon products and services…
Manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) Geek+ has partnered with Melbourne-based Conveyor Logistics to offer supply chain solutions for the Australian warehousing and logistics market. Conveyor Logistics describes itself as a specialist in systems integration for materials handling, order fulfilment, packaging automation, and conveyor solutions. Rohan Vocale, Managing Director of Conveyor Logistics, said: “As a…
Logistics company GEODIS has implemented mobile computers and Bluetooth scanners from Zebra Technologies to ‘digitally transform’ its loading and unloading operations at all 110 of its Distribution & Express branches. More than 2,900 Zebra TC21 mobile computers and RS5100 Bluetooth scanners have been deployed by GEODIS since 2022, the company says. These will replace its…
Logistics Manager recently hosted its first ESG Industrial & Logistics Conference, and at the conference, we announced our new Contributing Editor for Property and Features! Award-winning journalist Johanna Parsons has officially joined the Logistics Manager team after having previously written for the magazine. A larger team means more interviews with leading figures from the developer…
XPO has joined its long-term partner, Mazda UK, to work towards cutting CO₂ emissions from Mazda’s parts distribution network. David Wilson Green, Customer Service Director, Mazda UK said: “At Mazda, we are working to reduce CO₂ emissions across our business, and it’s great to see the work XPO Logistics is doing to help reduce emissions…
Logistics Manager recently hosted its first ESG Industrial & Logistics Conference, and at the conference, we announced our new Contributing Editor for Property and Features! Award-winning journalist Johanna Parsons has officially joined the Logistics Manager team after previously written for the magazine. A larger team means more interviews with leading figures from the developer and…
Mars UK and DHL have opened the second of two planned warehouses in the UK at London Thames Gateway in East London. The facility will be used to serve the distribution of goods across all sectors of Mars UK’s business: Mars Food, Mars Wrigley, and Mars Pet Nutrition. This was part of a project announced…
Logistics Manager’s ESG Industrial & Logistics Conference kicked off this morning [15 June] at 30 Euston Square, London. The conference allows industrial and logistics property users to learn how they can leverage their properties to help with their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies. After some opening remarks from Editor of Logistics Manager Michelle Mooney,…
Active Ants has opened its first e-fulfilment centre in the UK – a 252,000ft² facility in Northampton which relies on human and robot collaboration for efficient fulfilment of e-commerce orders. The company operates robotised warehouses across Europe, including in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands – where it was founded. Khalil Ashong, Active Ants’ Country Director for the UK,…
Delivery company DX has announced its plans to develop a new £12 million regional hub and depot in the East Midlands to support its operations in the area. The company says that the new depot will replace an existing freight depot in Nottingham. The facility will be on a 4.5-acre redevelopment scheme at New Stanton Park…
Facilities management and professional services company Mitie has transitioned half of its fleet to electric vehicles (EVs). After celebrating the addition of its milestone 3,000th EV in December, the company continued to add to its fleet and now operates over 3,500 EVs. This is a step towards the company’s ambitious target of a fully electrified…
Labour MP Rachael Maskell has said that the decision to award Clipper Logistics with a £130 million PPE transportation deal must be investigated. The calls come amidst the fact that Clipper boss Steve Parkin gave £700,000 to the Conservative Party between 2016 and 2019, before the company was given a distribution sub-contract in 2020. A…
Freight distributor Tuffnells Parcels Express Limited has announced that it has been forced to appoint administrators and “make the majority of staff redundant” as a result of the financial position of the business. Rick Harrison and Howard Smith from Interpath Advisory were appointed joint administrators. Cost inflation, market competition, and the impact of the pandemic…
The world is facing a technology crisis fuelled by geopolitical tensions, and it continues to impact the global chip shortage. The United Kingdom is the latest country to come up with a plan to secure semiconductors with a £1 billion budget. This comes after plans announced by the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and the…
DPD has partnered with innovation specialist L Marks to launch an EcoLab with the aim of using technology and innovation to reduce its carbon emissions within its transport, delivery, and warehousing processes. According to DPD, the EcoLab will be a “ten-week immersive programme where participants will have the opportunity to validate their solutions, access to DPD’s…
Following the ‘successful’ deployment of Dexory’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and integrated data platform in its Kettering warehouse in January, Maersk UK&I is expanding its use of this technology across all its warehouses in the UK and Ireland. The combined solution consists of Dexory AMRs and the DexoryView platform, which work together to “help Maersk measure,…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded £1.96 million in funding to 67 projects centring around transport technology as part of the UK government’s Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) programme. Aiming to support the development of ‘transport technologies of the future’, the TRIG programme was announced in December 2022, as reported by Logistics Manager….
GXO Logistics has today [8 June] announced plans for a ‘multi-year expansion’ of its logistics operations in Germany, including the acquisition of a new warehouse. As part of the expansion, the company is investing in a new 387,000ft² warehouse in the German town of Dormagen, between Dusseldorf and Cologne. The warehouse will include a range of…
Simi Gandhi-Whitaker, Strategic Technology Director at facilities management company Mitie, will be speaking at Logistics Manager’s ESG Industrial and Logistics Conference in London on 15 June 2023. She will discuss the value of technology and the conundrum of implementing smart building solutions. Her presentation will cover smart technology and the value of a people-first approach. She is responsible for the…
Blackstone portfolio company St. Modwen Logistics, has delivered three new mid-box warehouse units totalling 157,000ft² at St. Modwen Park Access 18 Avonmouth. The three units comprise c. 44,000, 50,000 and 63,000ft² respectively and make up the only mid-box size scheme to be built in the region this year. Each unit is built to St. Modwen…
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