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IntraLogisteX exhibitor SnapFulfil is to launch SnapBuddy, which offers step-by-step guidance on how to perform key processes within the SnapFulfil WMS. Through the use of smart tips, system tours and walkthroughs, SnapBuddy users can learn and enhance their understanding of a range of WMS processes on a live system without any significant downtime or loss of productivity….
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the anticipated acquisition of Kuehne + Nagel Drinkflow Logistics by XPO Logistics. In March Kuehne + Nagel revealed it was 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…
There’s just a fortnight to go until IntraLogisteX 2020 and there are over 120 exhibitors and two packed conference programmes taking place over two days, to help logistics and supply chain professionals discover the latest market and technology developments. H is for… all the help you need: IntraLogisteX is the only intralogistics and materials handling…
St. Modwen has launched its latest industrial and logistics development phases as part of plans to deliver around 1.5m sq ft of high-quality space in 2021. Construction has started on the developments that will continue across 11 schemes nationwide to deliver over 25 new units as businesses continue to bolster supply chains. This latest build…
Co-op felt the benefit of consumers staying at home and shopping for groceries locally during lockdown, with significant gains in its food and wholesale distribution businesses. For the 26 weeks ending 4 July, turnover in the Co-op’s Food division rose 5.2% to £3.9 billion (compared to £3.7 billion in the same period in 2019) as…
Lidl GB has set itself new targets to tackle plastic waste across its own-label product lines. The targets include a 40% reduction in own-label plastic packaging by 2025 and a commitment to reduce the total amount of own-label packaging by 25% by 2025. Lidl said it had already reduced own-label plastic use by 18% since…
Express courier DX (Group) saw its turnover rise 2% year-on-year as post lockdown volumes recovered to higher than predicted levels. For the year-ending 30 June turnover rose to £329.3 million from £322.5 million, while it turned a pre-tax loss of £200,000 in financial year 2019 to a pre-tax profit of £1.8 million. DX said it…
There are just two weeks to go until IntraLogisteX 2020 opens its doors to visitors and the latest cutting-edge intralogistics and materials handling technology is on show to the UK logistics sector. G is for…. Great to be back!!! Let’s make no bones about it, 2020 has thrown up its challenges, but it is gratifying…
Berlin-based freight forwarder Sennder has acquired Uber’s European freight business. The deal was an all-stock transaction with Uber acquiring a minority stake in Sennder as part of this deal. Its European freight business will continue operating under the Sennder brand. Uber Freight’s European general manager Tom Christenson will join Sennder as chief operating officer while…
Ocado Retail saw sales surge during its third quarter, as the final 13 weeks of it carrying groceries for Waitrose saw turnover and order numbers rise. Turnover at Ocado Retail grew 52% year-on-year in the 13 weeks ending 30 August to £587.3m, compared to £386.4 million in the 13 weeks ending 1 September 2019. The…
Hines and Chancerygate, with funding from Credit Suisse Asset Management, have submitted plans to speculatively build a 350,000 sq ft business park in Bracknell, Berkshire. Called Network West, the 18.75-acre site is currently home to Hewlett Packard Enterprise UK’s headquarters. The current planning application will see 24 units ranging from 3,500 sq ft to 43,000…
Supply chains thrive on effective relationships but achieving them is a challenge. But how do you effectively manage IT supplier relationships, from the point of tender through to legacy systems? Implementing a new supply chain technology solution can feel like an overwhelming process. There are many considerations to be made, from internal requirements through to…
How supply chain leaders can minimise risk and maximise opportunities… Supply chain leaders must be able to deliver high-quality products at warp speed whilst meeting sustainability targets, building relationships with suppliers and sub-suppliers, predicting demand for products and resources, mitigating risk, and rapidly adopting new technologies without disrupting business as usual. Supply chain functions are…
With just 15 days to go until IntraLogisteX – the only intralogistics and materials handling show to take place in the UK in 2020 – takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 1st and 2nd October we find out why visitors describe the show as a fantastic, focused and full of future suppliers. F…
Amazon has secured two new delivery stations: one in Exeter and one in Horley near Gatwick Airport. The internet giant has take 41,524 sq ft at Hillwoood and Goya Devlopment’s 170,000 sq ft North Gatwick Gateway scheme in Horley, Surrey, three miles north of the airport. The speculative mid-box warehouse development consists of five units…
I’m old enough and long enough in the tooth to be quite linear in my demarcation of what makes a third-party logistics provider. As the third party you’re moving goods for one company and delivering them to another. Be it cheese from the producer to the supermarket, or the washing machine from the manufacturer to…
Geek+ has launched the S100C, a large-size parcel sorting robot, as it expands its range of sortation AMRs. The S100C can support unit sortation, parcel sortation and bins transportation making it applicable to many industry scenarios, from 3PLs and distribution centres to cross-docking facilities and airports. Geek +, which can be found at IntraLogisteX 2020…
XPO Logistics has revealed details of new UK distribution services it deployed in just 12 days for Samsung SDS on behalf of Samsung Climate Solutions. The multi-service offering for the manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) technologies integrates XPO’s last mile transport, warehousing and customs clearance services. Samsung’s entire UK stock of air…
The global economy was pretty choppy even before Covid-19 caused its chaos. But what are the prospects for international logistics, when supply chains are increasingly looking at resilience and reshoring? Michelle Mooney investigates. Before Covid-19 hit, tensions around international trade had been high. With an ongoing trade war between the US and China, supply chains…
Second-wave, third-wave, localised outbreaks, regional outbreaks… Covid-19 has supply chains on edge. Can traditional models of risk management keep pace with the new world, or does it require something more radical? Christopher Walton investigates. If Covid-19 hit any supply chain discipline hard it was risk management. Within weeks exponential risk was everywhere, from procurement to…
With just 16 days to go until the doors open at IntraLogisteX 2020 we explore E in the Logistics Manager A to Z of the only intralogistics and materials handling exhibition to take place in the UK in 2020. E is for Exhibition Hall: There’s over 6,000 m2 of space at the Ericsson Exhibition Hall at…
Southampton-based Meachers Global Logistics is to switch its forklift and materials handling fleet to 100% electric after acquiring 25 forklifts from Linde. The counterbalance trucks range from two to five tonnes in capacity as Meachers switched to Linde for reach trucks. Gary Whittle, commercial director at Meachers Global Logistics, said: “It was a big decision to…
Plans for a 1 million sq ft sustainable logistics park have been submitted to Knowsley Council by Tritax Symmetry. The scheme is being brought forward by the developer in conjunction with The Land Trust at the former Cronton Colliery in Knowsley, Merseyside. According to the developer the scheme, if approved, could be capable of creating…
Freight forwarder Xpediator felt the impact of Covid-19 on the first half of its financial year, as turnover dipped, but said that trading was ‘getting close to normal’ as economies emerged from lockdown. Turnover in the six months to 30 June at Xpediator fell to £99.6 million (2019: £102.4 million) while pre-tax profit rose to £2.1million (2019:…
Royal Mail has agreed two fully automated hubs in the North West and East Midlands totalling more than 1.1 million sq ft. It has signed an agreement with Beumer Group to design and build the automated parcel sorting system for its new fully automated North West parcel hub in Warrington and is believed to have…
Delegates can get stuck into demonstrations from a whole host of different exhibitors at IntraLogisteX 2020! D is for Demonstrations. From Quadient (stand 500) showcasing its CVP Everest and CVP Impack packaging systems to RARUK (stand 210) demonstrating a MiR250 AMR operating with a ROEQ S-300 Cart; or Renovotec (stand 306) launching a range of flexible…
Commercial property developer, Stoford Developments has completed construction of a new 90,000 sq ft distribution centre in Exeter Logistics Park. The development at Clyst Honiton, Exeter, has been built on behalf of an undisclosed international retailer, and is expected to provide around 350 jobs. Dan Gallagher, joint Managing director, Stoford Developments, said: “There is huge…
Yodel is planning on making a long-term strategic investment on a Northern super-hub. The investment aims at protecting existing jobs and also creating new opportunities for the wider region, and will see a five-year transition from the company’s existing Shaw hub. Yodel decided to expand due to growing e-commerce demands, and therefore rising parcel numbers,…
Global software and mobile robotics provider, GreyOrange has patented technology which allows companies to achieve high-yield omnichannel fulfilment, as well as maximising facility space. Artificial intelligence within GreyOrange’s GreyMatter software assesses demand characteristics of each inventory item. GreyMatter understands inventory placement in stores and optimises the packing and routing of store replenishment orders according to…
The International Air Transport Association has said that if potential vaccine for the coronavirus becomes available it would require some 8,000 747 cargo aircrafts will be needed to transport it globally. The IATA has urged governments to begin careful planning to ensure full preparedness for when for Covid-19 vaccines are available for distribution. The association…
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