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CEVA Logistics has been awarded a three-year contract to continue handling warehousing and inventory management for Michelin at its Valladolid facility in north-western Spain. CEVA handles the tyre manufacturer’s logistics operations, including the picking, loading and transport of goods bound for Michelin customers in a 592,015 sq ft facility in Valladolid. Jesús Alonso, Valladolid warehouse…
CitySprint is looking to recruit an additional 500 couriers to add to its existing network of 5,000 couriers, ahead of the Christmas peak. The firm will focus primarily on van couriers to keep up with the additional workload, and a specific focus will be placed on London, Manchester and Reading, amongst other major cities. Paul…
Walker Logistics has added three clients to its cosmetics and skin care division. Luxie, New Flag, and Grahams Naturals join the Berkshire-based logistics provider and will now have their UK supply chains managed by Walker. The three beauty companies join Walker after their previous 3PL went into administration. William Walker, sales director of Walker Logistics,…
Holland & Barrett is to use Paragon routing and scheduling software as part of a restructure its store replenishment operation. The retailer supplies its 900 store locations across the UK from its warehousing and international distribution centre in Burton-on-Trent. Previously Holland & Barrett operated fixed daily routes with each store receiving a single weekly delivery….
Smurfit Kappa has launched a recyclable and biodegradable range of packaging bundles for canned and bottled beverages. The packaging firm also says it is “currently working with several large automation suppliers to develop a full turnkey solution for interested customers” in relation to the GreenClip. Arco Berkenbosch, VP of innovation & development at Smurfit Kappa…
Menzies Aviation has secured three five-year contracts with Qatar Airways in Sweden and Denmark. The company will provide ground handling, de-icing, and lounge services at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Copenhagen Airport and Gottenburg Landvetter Airport. The five-year contracts covers over 2,000 flights a year and will begin in January 2020. Giles Wilson, chief executive at Menzies…
Articulated forklift vendor Narrow Aisle has appointed Ken Jackson as business development manager. Jackson has previous experience in the materials handling sector, having worked as regional sales manager at Endeavour Forklifts, a Mitsubishi dealer in South Yorkshire. He joins Narrow Aisle as part of an expansion programme. John Maguire, MD of Narrow Aisle, said: “The…
XPO Logistics is to roll-out of LED lighting systems across some 53,819,552 sq ft of its warehousing space throughout Europe. As a result XPO will install LED lighting across 75 per cent of its total space in Europe by the end of 2020. The company had previously installed 10,763,910 sq ft of lighting before launching…
The high cost of final mile logistics will increase rents for urban warehousing as demand is driven by a need to cut transport spend, according to research conducted by Cushman & Wakefield. Its ‘Last Link’ report found that E-commerce final mile accounts for half (50.3%) of all logistics costs, with property accounting for just 4.3%…
Kuehne + Nagel has acquired the overland and logistics activities of Dutch multimodal logistics supplier Rotra. As part of the acquisition the seafreight, airfreight and container terminal activities will remain with Rotra, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, employs approximately 800 people and has an annual net turnover of €100 million (£85 million). “Rotra is a…
Private equity firm Sun European Partners is looking to acquire multichannel retail specialist Clipper Logistics. LSE listed Clipper Logistics confirmed to shareholders it had received a preliminary approach from Sun European Partners, which has until 18 December to either announce a firm intention to make an offer or withdraw its interest. Sun’s portfolio includes brands…
Bidfood has been appointed by NHS Supply Chain: Food as its new distribution partner for a multi-temperature framework. The contract will run for two years, with the option to extend for a further two years. The contract incorporates fresh, chilled, frozen and ambient products. Rona Miranda, account director, at NHS Supply Chain: Food, said: “The…
GEFCO is to replace disposable packaging at Airbus with reusable, foldable boxes and containers. GEFCO has managed Airbus reusable packaging since January 2019. The packaging is designed to transport components from Airbus suppliers in Europe to 10 assembly plants in France, Germany, Spain and the UK. There are more than 30,000 assets involved in the…
XPO Logistics is to use robots supplied by 6 River Systems to help manage inventory distribution during the Christmas peak. The robots will guide employees to the correct inventory areas and use machine learning to double productivity and improve accuracy by almost 40 per cent. XPO says that employee safety is improved by preventing excessive…
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is to use Sixfold’s live shipment sharing platform for automated monitoring of its inbound and outbound transport. The high-grade flat steel manufacturer will use Sixfold to monitor movements across all its European sites in real-time and said it would also use the data to better utilise resources in warehouses and operational sites….
It’s that time of year again… when the John Lewis ad hits out TV screens. Queue weeping. John Lewis will be hoping its dragon themed heart-wrencher hits home with shoppers. They’re using the now annual festive fixture to promote Waitrose for the first time. And Waitrose needs it, after its market share slipped by a…
Year-on-year supermarket sales grew by 1.0 per cent over the 12 weeks ending 3 November, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar. Co-op increased its market share to 6.5 per cent, having grown continuously since May 2018 with year-on-year growth of 4.4 per cent. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight…
The sale of the former Crystal Martin site on Kirkby Road in Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottingham could see its new owner redeveloping the site to provide a brand new logistics warehouse scheme of 200,000 sq ft plus. The freehold is being marketed by Savills at a guide price of £4.5 million. Set across 11.54 acres, the manufacturing…
Trebor Developments and partner, Hillwood, have secured developer status in relation to the first phase of a new major industrial site located in Peterborough. The site, which is allocated for employment use and about to receive Outline consent, will be capable of providing a range of industrial units from 25,000 sq ft up to much…
St. Modwen has begun the construction of its speculative development at St. Modwen Park, Chippenham. The developer has a speculative 106,ooo sq ft unit which is to be completed and delivered in a further phase in 2020. Located in Wiltshire, the site is located off junction 17 of the M4, and once completed, the whole…
Rhenus Home Delivery has been appointed sole carrier for all two-man home delivery operations at furniture retailer Swoon. Rhenus runs its home delivery operation out of four regional depots: Northwich, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh and Antrim. It also provides a track and trace system for its customers, so they can log on and see the live progress…
French 3PL FM Logistic has developed and patented an ergoskeleton – the Ergoskel – designed to prevent neck and back strain during materials handling in the warehouse. The wearable device has been developed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders by reducing the physical strain workers have on their bodies while lifting and putting down packages. The Ergoskel…
Gnewt, part of Menzies Distribution, is to work with Metapack as it looks to expand its delivery services across London. All retailers with access to the Metapack platform will now be able to use Gnewt’s electric vehicles for delivery requirements, including click and collect. Adam Smith, commercial and marketing director at Menzies Distribution, said: “We…
Wincanton has urged shareholders in Eddie Stobart Logistics to “take no immediate action” on a proposal from DouglasBay Capital (DBAY) – after Eddie Stobart said it had entered a conditional sale and purchase agreement for a 51 per cent stake in the company. The 3PL also said that Eddie Stobart owed it to all stakeholders…
Indigo Software has won a contract to implement a warehouse management system for Puma at its new 261,000 sq ft distribution centre in West Yorkshire. Puma’s warehouse will include partial automation features, which will be integrated with the Indigo WMS, including an automated scanning system that records all inbound items once they arrive, before…
A.P. Moller – Maersk increased EBITDA by 14 per cent in its third quarter, driven by growth in its logistics and services division. Turnover at the global shipping giant fell 0.9 per cent to US$10.1 billion (£7.8 billion), while EBITDA increased to US$1.7 billion. EBITDA in logistics and services was up 34 per cent to…
The SMMT has called for the “right conditions” to give operators confidence to invest in HGV fleets, and particularly in low emission vehicles, after demand fell in the third quarter. Registrations of heavy goods vehicles declined 13.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2019, compared to Q3 2018 – according to the SMMT –…
Slip-resistant shoe company Shoes For Crews Europe (SFCE) has renewed its contract with Geodis to manage its entire supply chain. Geodis will manage incoming orders and the delivery of products across Europe on behalf of SFCE. The contract is the third multi-year contract awarded by SFCE to Geodis since 2012, with volumes increasing by 50…
Pladis, which includes brands such as McVitie’s and Godiva, has appointed Mario Reis as its chief supply chain officer, who will be responsible for leading its global supply chain agenda. Salman Amin, chief executive of Pladis, said: “[Mario’s] vast experience leading the end-to-end supply chain in large, global businesses means he will be a great…
A 37-acre site at Milton Ham in Northamptonshire has been sold to private investment and development manager FirethornTrust for a rumoured £14 million. The site, just off Junction 15a of the M1 motorway and adjacent to Prologis’ Pineham Park was formerly owned by Travis Perkins, and has detailed planning permission for a three-unit scheme totalling…
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