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Supermarket giant Aldi’s plans for a 1.3 million sq ft distribution centre at Interlink South in Bardon, Leicestershire look set to be given the go ahead by Hinckley & Bosworth Council after a neighbouring consulting council confirmed it had no objections. North West Leicestershire Council’s planning department was consulted on the plans and confirmed in…
A DHL Express warehouse in Leeds has secured forward funding to the tune of £12 million. Total Developments, which is developing the 16-acre scheme known Total Park in Leeds secured the deal with a private investor following the pre-letting of the 57,350 sq ft earlier this year. A DHL Express depot in Avonmouth DHL agreed…
The economic impact of measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic has “shone a light” on fragile supply chains, and will lead to greater supply chain diversity, closer controls and increased adoption of robotics. Dr. Kerstin Braun, president of supply chain finance company Stenn Group, said that global trade had been hit by a demand shock….
Davies Turner has said that its direct, fixed-day, weekly rail import service from China to the UK has achieved a record transit time. Tony Cole, head of supply chain services at Davies Turner, said: “While air freight and ocean freight shipments face significant capacity and schedule issues, the first consol container that left China after…
Xpediator is tackling sudden spikes in demand for key products, created by measures to curb the spread of CVOID-19, “head-on” and is working in close collaboration with customers and suppliers to ensure it operates efficiently. Dave Gladen, group marketing manager at international freight and logistics management specialist Xpediator, told Logistics Manager: “The wellbeing and safety…
Delivery times in manufacturing supply chains are at their lowest level since records began, as output in the sector slumped in March – impeded by measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Robot machines in industrial building According to the IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index for March vendor delivery times to UK manufacturers lengthened to…
Customer requirements for e-commerce logistics may seem to be endless, but personalisation is one item on the list that may deliver value for supply chains, writes Johanna Parsons. Everyone knows shoppers are a pain for logisticians. The demands for personalised shopping experiences, later order cut-offs and slicker delivery options are just a few more items on the list of supply chain pressures. Keeping up with customer…
Clipper Logistics has established a new supply chain to help deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the NHS. Clipper said it mobilised its warehousing and fulfilment operations within five days of engaging with the NHS, and deliveries have already begun. As part of the mobilisation process, Clipper established a new warehouse management system (WMS) for…
Culina Group ambient division, Great Bear, has submitted plans to extend its warehouse base at Magna Park Lutterworth by more than 80,000 sq ft. The company is seeking planning permission from Harborough Council to extend its 197,743 sq ft distribution facility by a further 81,267 sq ft in a side and rear extension. If approved…
Ferguson Marine Shipyard has taken a 77,000 sq ft warehouse in Greenock, in one of the biggest warehouse deals in Scotland this year. The company has taken a four year lease on the building at 2 Cartsdyke Avenue which will be used to consolidate inventory held in several warehouses near Glasgow Airport and to implement…
DPD and Morrisons have teamed up to help deliver essential packages for the NHS, with additional deliveries to hospitals and other healthcare services. The contract follows the announcement by the Department for Transport that the logistics sector is an essential industry. DPD is now delivering Morrisons food boxes in addition to handling increases in deliveries…
Online grocery retail will be a long-term beneficiary of a change in shopping habits induced by the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have predicted, with major consequences for the UK logistics property market. Kevin Mofid, head of logistics and industrial research, at Savills: “In the UK we have already seen consumers flock to purchase…
Waberer’s, the giant Hungarian logistics operator, has said it has introduced special measures – with immediate effect – to counter the adverse impact of COVID-19 on its business. Earlier this month Waberer’s was forced to admit that the serious decline in economic activity the subsequent supply chain disruptions across Europe, resulting from measures to curb…
Appliances supplier AO is thought to have taken a 113,000 sq ft speculative warehouse in Crewe for expansion purposes. It is believed to have signed a five year lease on the property from joint venture partners, Cheshire-based property company Quorum and Cabot Properties, a private equity real estate investment firm at a rent thought to…
XPO Logistics is fulfilling a ‘peak every day’ for its retail customers, as the 3PL reacts to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gavin Williams, managing director, supply chain – UK & Ireland, XPO Logistics, told Logistics Manager: “Due to COVID-19, we have seen consumers shopping for food and other vital essentials locally and…
JCB is ready produce of ventilators at a production line that was previously closed due to COVID-19. JCB received a direct appeal from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to manufacture ventilators for coronavirus patients. Following the call, JCB Chairman Bamford agreed to help “in any way the company could”. JCB is now in a position to…
SEGRO is optimistic to “weather the storm” until the COVID-19 crisis subsides, after it said that occupiers are still looking to expand to larger spaces once the pandemic is over. The warehousing giant said that rent roll growth tracking was ahead of expectations due to new letting and pre-lets, prior to the onset of the…
Machinery relocation specialists D Turner & Son has taken a warehouse on the Stakehill Industrial Estates in Manchester. Stakehill Industrial Estate The company has taken Canmoor’s’ Unit 63 totalling 37,000 sq ft. The property has 6m eaves as well as four level access loading doors. Stakehill comprises 45 industrial/distribution units that range in size between…
Property pundits believe speculative warehouse development will stall in 2020. According to latest research from Colliers International investors and developers are expected to slowdown, if not pause, their development pipeline programme to de-risk their financial exposure during the corona virus outbreak. Kevin Mofid, head of logistics and industrial research, commercial research, Savills Kevin Mofid, head…
BMW is to increase use of blockchain across its supply chain, following its PartChain pilot for the purchasing of front lights last year. The German automotive giant is to use the tamper-proof data sharing technology to improve component traceability. Andreas Wendt, member of the board of management of BMW AG purchasing and supplier network, said: “In…
Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson has called for innovative thinking from the logistics sector in the face of regional trade restrictions and freight capacity pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month the 3PL re-commence its fixed-day, weekly direct rail import service from China to the UK in March, after it was suspended due to…
A lack of technology adoption is holding procurement functions back from overcoming supply chain challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey has found. Spend management software supplier Ivalua and Forrester Consulting conduced a worldwide study of procurement, supply chain, and finance business leaders which found that procurement teams were suffering from a lack of…
A 618-acre regeneration project in Doncaster, South Yorkshire will provide up to 2 million sq ft of logistics and employment space. Gerald Eve’s planning team, led by partner and joint head of the Manchester office Harry Spawton, will advise on all aspects of planning for the employment part of the project known as Unity which…
In less than a week since its call to arms to find desperately needed short term storage space for the NHS, property consultant CBRE has managed to secure some 14.25 million sq ft of storage space. The search has also resulted in 195,000 car parking spaces and 145,000 beds for staff near their hospitals, many…
CEVA Logistics is to use 3D printing to supply protection visors to frontline NHS staff as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the demand for PPE supplies for frontline healthcare workers it was working in conjunction with iMakrstudio and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust in building a server farm…
Infrared Capital Partners is proposing a 147,000 sq ft industrial development at its Triumph Business Park in Speke, which if approved would bring the total business park to almost 1 million sq ft. The proposals are in line with the company’s plans which it revealed last October when it bought the scheme for £30 million…
Many an occupier has had to make do with the design and layout of a warehouse that just isn’t quite right but when you ask why – the answer you get is because its ‘institutional’ and without it being ‘institutional’ it can’t be built. But that is all changing according to James Kelway, head of…
UPS has said it is a a “privilege and a responsibility” to be classified as an essential sector by government and it is modifying its procedures worldwide to safeguard employee, subcontractor and customer health. A UPS UK spokesperson told Logistics Manager: “Designated by the governments of countries around the world as a “Critical Infrastructure Business,”…
In normal business conditions, delivering your best-ever month of trading activity with the fastest growth rate in over a decade would be cause for celebration. Yet this is exactly what just happened, as the shock of a global pandemic shook the UK grocery sector and its logistics infrastructure. Some £10.8bn was spent in grocers in…
Scandit has released a point of delivery app for parcel deliveries designed to improve compliance with social distancing measures, with DB Schenker among the first to roll it out across operations. Concerns over the spread of coronavirus have led customers to be fearful of touching the hand-held devices used by delivery drivers to sign off…
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