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St. Modwen has signed four new tenants to its Camberhall Business Park in Bury, Greater Manchester. Carpet wholesaler Capper Sharrock will be occupying 26,000 sq ft on a 10-year lease, while Motion Industries, which specialises in bearings and power transmission products, has purchased a long leasehold interest in a 7,500 sq ft unit at the…
Otto Group, parent company to Hermes UK, has sold a 75% stake in the parcel carrier to US private equity firm Advent International. Under the terms of the deal Otto will retain a 25% stake in the UK activities of Hermes Group. Advent will also acquire a 25% stake in Hermes Germany, including its BorderGuru…
Two-person delivery specialists Panther Warehousing has opened its ninth warehouse, a 35,000 sq ft facility in Bracknell. Panther said the expansion in its footprint was necessary because of increases in volumes in e-commerce and the need to extend its reach into London and the Home Counties. Gary McKelvey, commercial director at Panther Warehousing said: “Both direct…
Eddie Stobart Logistics parent company GreenWhitestar Acquisitions (GWSA) said that net debt had widened during the first half of the year. For the six-months ending 31 May 2020 net debt at GWSA – which owns a 49% stake in Eddie Stobart Logistics – stood at £236 million, compared to £14.5 million on 30 November 2019….
Forth Ports and DP World are to submit a joint bid for a freeport on the River Thames. Back in April the government announced its aim to create up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK following the UK’s departure from the European Union. Freeports will have different customs rules than the rest of…
XPO Logistics has added new last mile capabilities to its XPO Connect. There has been a growing trend in the purchasing of heavy products such as exercise equipment, furniture, and other heavy goods. The trend has caused an increased demand for XPO’s home delivery services. The new XPO Connect functionality for the company’s last mile hubs…
GB Railfreight and Drax have agreed to extend their contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass from UK ports to the Drax power station in North Yorkshire until 2025. Under the terms of the contract, GBRf will run all of Drax tonnage from the Ports of Tyne and Liverpool to Drax Power Station. John Smith,…
Following a campaign by Logistics UK, (formally FTA), the UK government has today, (7th August 2020), announced a £200m support package which will help Northern Ireland adjust to post-Brexit trading procedures. Logistics UK has said that new systems must be trialled and implemented “urgently” to provide the industry with confidence. Seamus Leheny, policy manager for…
Developer GLP, formerly known as Gazeley, has revised its plans for its innovative multi-storey warehouse scheme in Silvertown, Newham in London. The Greater London Authroity had raised concerns over clean air and climate change issues for the redevelopment of a six-acre plot in Peruvian Wharf, Silvertown. The three-storey 426,000 sq ft inner city last-mile logistics…
Amazon’s appetite for space in the UK goes on unabated with reports that the internet giant has taken IM Properties’ Hinckley 532 warehouse in Leicestershire. Logistics Manager has recorded leases and acquisitions totalling more than 12 million sq ft for 2020 alone, more than double the amount of space it acquired in 2018 which was a…
Winvic has started on site with the construction of Prologis’ new state-of-the-art Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal at Prologis RFI DIRFT in Northamptonshire. The £29 million contract comprises significant earthworks, 79,000 sq m concrete terminal slab, 9km rail track networked to the existing terminal and the West Coast Mainline, and three bridges. When completed in summer…
Social Chain has appointed 3PL to provide e-commerce order fulfilment and storage. Social Chain has recently acquired a number of brands and 3PL will be providing order fulfilment, incorporating storage, handling, and delivery for the companies. 3PL will store products, pack and ship orders and handle returns for all UK and European orders from its…
he public consultation for the development of a one million sq ft industrial and logistics scheme being proposed for the former Cronton Colliery in Knowsley, Merseyside, has been opened by developer Tritax. Last month The Land Trust entered an agreement with Tritax Symmetry to transfer an area of their land, which will form part of…
French owned packaging company RAJA has moved into its new 270,000 sq ft warehouse at Prologis’ Marston Gate scheme in Bedfordshire. Rajapack currently operates out of a 100,000 sq. ft facility on Prologis Park Marston Gate; however, due to a growing requirement for space, the company needed a larger building. Moving away from the area…
Deutsche Post DHL Group has said that it has experienced a “significant increase in revenue and operating profit” in its second quarter, despite the Coronavirus pandemic. The company has said that it has seen an increased revenue of 3.1% to EUR 16 billion, (£14 billion), compared with the same quarter last year. Organic revenue growth…
Global air cargo volumes have continued to show a gradual and consistent month-on-month recovery in July, increasing by 8% over June, according to the latest air cargo market analysis by CLIVE Data Services. July 2020’S performance was -20% versus the same month a year ago, however, it still reflected an improving monthly trend in the…
Davies Turner is adding UK locations to its direct service to China following an increase in bookings. Tony Cole, head of supply chain services at Davies Turner said: “Having reviewed the pattern of shipments we are carrying, we have decided to offer a direct service to our regional freight hubs in Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester,…
Cotswold motorsport engineering & fabrication company Venture Engineering has signed a multi million pound deal to buy a warehouse in Witney, Oxfordshire, in order to expand its global F1 business. The 15,000 sq ft facility at Tungsten Properties’ 24-acre Tungsten Park Witney scheme is currently under construction with completion due in March 2021. Venture Engineering…
Such is the strength of logistics and distribution warehousing in the UK and Europe despite Covid-19, that American industrial developer Scannell Properties has launched a new European industrial real estate development company this week. Lead by two ex-Amazon real estate directors, Scannell International, as the new company is called, will look to develop and invest…
SF Express, China’s second largest courier, is taking its first steps in the UK with the announcement that it is taking a 90,000 sq ft warehouse at GLP’s G-Park Northampton site in the East Midlands. The leasing of Unit 2 marks SF Express’ first UK Distribution Centre and will form part of its expanding Supply…
3PL Neovia, has signed an agreement with Element Logic to install an AutoStore system in Desford, Leicestershire This is the first UK project for Element Logic, and will improve the way small items are handled in Neovia’s warehouses. Neovia is initially investing in an AutoStore system with 43,000 bins, and 36 robots. The system is designed…
Aldi has secured planning approval for its 1.3 million sq ft national distribution centre in South Bardon Leicestershire just as it is reported that the budget supermarket could be launching a full blown ecommerce offering in the UK. According to The Grocer, Armstrong Logistics, Aldi’s long-term logistics partner, has built and launched a dedicated home…
Hermes has increased its returns capacity by 50% in its national distribution hub with the L.A.C. automated conveyor system. The L.A.C. system can process more than 7,000 parcels per hour, 76,000 parcels a day, and more than 500,000 parcels a week, while lowering the cost per parcel. Steve Stanbridge, Engineering Manager at Hermes said: “No…
Commercial refrigeration specialists Capital Cooling is restructuring its business and relocating from its current base in Edinburgh to a warehouse near Kettering in Northamptonshire. All its warehouse and logistical capabilities will move from Scotland to Northamptonshire over the coming months. Capital Cooling CEO Steve Steadman, said: “While Capital Cooling will always have roots in Scotland it…
Associated British Ports is bringing 250,000 sq ft of space to the market in three units across key Yorkshire and the Humber ports. A 93,500 sq ft detached shed at the Port of Immingham, west of Grimsby, will be available for occupation from August 2020. A detached industrial warehouse totalling 87,500 sq ft with a…
The pace at which port container capacity expands, is set to contract by 40% due to Covid-19. According to the Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast, by global shipping consultancy Drewry, port capacity expansion is set to contract by 40% over the next five years due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Global container terminal…
GMI Construction Group is to start the construction of a 125,000 sq ft speculative warehouse in Barnsley, South Yorkshire after securing a £5.7 million mandate from Rula Developments. The development will be finished to a high specification and include 12m eaves, a 50m yard, 12 dock level loading doors, two ground level loading doors, 23…
CM Downton, part of EV Cargo, will be offering chilled and ambient logistics under the new name of EV Cargo Logistics. The rebrand is part of a business move that will allow the company to expand its customer offering by streamlining its operations across the UK. The Downton brand will not disappear entirely, as trailers…
A planning application has been submitted by St Francis Group for the redevelopment of a former BAE site at Radway Green, Crewe. Plans have been submitted for 803,000 sq ft of new industrial warehouse space on a 1,742,400 sq ft site. Tilstone Industrial Limited and St Francis Group have submitted the proposal which will see…
How to handle rising peak demand in e-fulfillment? Online fulfilment is facing a new reality; one of frequent and dramatic spikes in demand and this is causing retailers significant challenges in the packing area. How can e-commerce businesses successfully hit these extreme peaks when labour resources are becoming increasingly scarce? Peaks are more difficult to…
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