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Whistl has launched an in-house developed parcel carrier management system (CMS). The new CMS enables Whistl parcel customers to access fully tracked and part-tracked domestic and international delivery services. It acts as an interface between Whistl, its customers and the carriers providing the ability to print labels, despatch goods and track and report on parcel…
Glasgow-based 3PL Bullet Express is to deploy a Microlistics Warehouse Management System (WMS) as it plans for growth driven by demand from the pharmaceutical and e-commerce sectors. David McCutcheon, MD at Bullet Express, said: “Implementing a top-tier warehouse management system is the logical next step for Bullet Express as we continue to grow and form…
Yesterday, the people at IMHX issued a headline grabbing press release just the very day before the triennial materials handling trade show at Birmingham’s NEC. It detailed the top-line findings of a survey it had conducted of logistics and supply chain managers (where, when and how many I couldn’t tell you) but still, the findings…
The London boroughs of Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Lambeth, Merton, Wandsworth and Enfield are among the top ten last mile logistics hotspots in the UK. The reason according to the Future Gazing: Logistics – The Last Mile Report by property adviser Knight Frank is that the optimum locations for ‘last mile’ logistics space is now being…
GB Railfreight has been sold to Infracapital – the unlisted infrastructure equity arm of M&GPrudential – for an undisclosed sum. The the UK’s third-largest rail freight operator was previously owned by private equity fund EQT’s infrastructure portfolio subsidiary Hector Rail Group. GB Railfreight MD John Smith said: “We have grown at an incredible rate under…
Six in ten (61 per cent) of logistics and supply chain managers believe that a No-Deal Brexit will have a detrimental effect on British businesses and the wider economy. The survey, conducted on behalf of intralogistics exhibition IMHX, also found that 63 per cent of logistics and supply chain managers believe British shoppers will panic…
Kuehne + Nagel has outlined plans to be CO2 neutral for shipments in its network of transport suppliers by 2030. Its first step will see all less-than-container-load (LCL) shipments CO2 neutral from 2020 onwards. K+N chief executive Dr. Detlef Trefzger said: “As one of the leading logistics companies worldwide, we acknowledge the responsibility we have…
Urban Logistics, the specialist UK industrial and logistics REIT (real estate investment trust), has acquired six parcel distribution depots from Connect Group for £9.9 million. The portfolio has been leased back to a subsidiary of Connect Group, Tuffnells Parcels Express, for 20 years on a fixed rental uplift. Post-acquisition, Tuffnells – which specialises in B2B…
SEGRO has made two off-market acquisitions in Greater London by way of two units in Croydon and one in Dagenham – via a sale and leaseback with Kuehne + Nagel. K+N has signed a 10-year lease on the 64,000 sq ft warehouse unit in Dagenham. It is located on Orion Park which adjoins the A13….
The next phase of the redevelopment of the Port of Liverpool will begin in November after Peel Ports appointed civil engineering firm McLaughlin & Harvey to deliver the expansion. The multi-million project will significantly increase the footprint of the site and see the addition of ten cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes (CRMGs) and three ship-to-shore…
Amazon signed the Climate Pledge, a commitment to net zero carbon across its businesses by 2040. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and chief executive, said: “If a company with as much physical infrastructure as Amazon—which delivers more than 10 billion items a year—can meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early, then any company can. I’ve been…
UK supply chain businesses are operating in a challenging environment. Rising fuel prices are set to squeeze margins further and, in our increasingly digital, connected world, more companies will be expected to meet consumer expectations for faster deliveries while maintaining quality. With factors like these, it’s unsurprising that our own research recently found 85 per…
DHL Supply Chain has taken delivery of the first of 700 new Volvo trucks, including 550 FH tractor units, as part of a £90million investment in its UK fleet. José Nava, chief executive of DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland, said that the deliver was the next step in its commitment to “reduce all logistics-related…
The fire that destroyed Ocado’s warehouse in Andover in February 2019 cost Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) £132,107 to fight. The figure was released following a Freedom of Information Act request by the BBC into the four day fire which burned from the 5th to 8th February 2019 and was declared a major incident…
Speedy Freight, the Eddie Stobart subsidiary that provides urgent transport, has opened a franchise branch in St Austell to serve Devon and Cornwall. Kevin Girdler, business development manager for Cornwall and Plymouth at Speedy Freight, said: “South Devon and Cornwall are manufacturing hot spots and Speedy Freight’s services come into their own when unexpected issues…
The Delivery Group has opening of a new 52,500 sq ft processing hub in Bristol – an £8 million investment by the mail and pallet specialist. In March it opened a £2 million, 25,000 sq ft, mail processing hub in Aylesford, Kent. The Bristol site adds 30 per cent capacity to its network. Chief executive…
Palletways has created Palletways Colchester following its acquisition of Systematic Logistics International (SLi) last year. SLi entered administration on 29 November 2018, with a sale of the business assets to Palletways UK completed the next day. It had been part of the network for 24 years. All staff continued their roles and duties after transferring…
3PL Kammac has taken Threadneedle’s Knowsley 200 warehouse in Knowsley Business Park, in Merseyside. The firm has agreed a new five-year lease at a rent of around £3.25 per sq ft just shy of £650,000 a year. The building, which was refurbished in 2017, provides a self-contained industrial unit with ground floor office and amenity…
A survey of UK and EU supply chain managers by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has found that almost half (48 per cent) of UK businesses have not had their Christmas preparations affected at all by Brexit. However, more than a fifth (21 per cent) said that moving the deadline from March…
Wincanton has renewed its contract with Müller for the collection and delivery of milk products for a further three years. The deal will see Wincanton continue to collect more than 700 million litres of milk each year – equal to one-fifth of all milk produced in Great Britain – from over 450 farms across the…
Bibby Distribution property asset manager Chris Earle has joined property consultant Savills’ industrial and logistics occupier advisory team. At Bibby Distribution Earle was responsible for reshaping the firm’s property portfolio, fulfilling its real estate strategy by transacting approximately 1 million sq ft of warehousing space. He also reduced overhead costs through initiatives such as installing…
Yorkshire logistics company, Integrated Third Party Logistics (ITPL) has doubled its space and agreed a new lease at Wakefield 41 Business Park, West Yorkshire. AEW UK Core Property Fund has funded the project, which sees ITPL expand its premises from 100,000 sq ft to 200,000 sq ft following a period of considerable growth. The FMCG…
Andrew Tinkler, the former chief executive at Stobart Group, is seeking to – via his company TVFC 3 – acquire the entire share capital of Eddie Stobart Logistics. Eddie Stobart Logistics confirmed the preliminary expression of interest and said that there could be no certainty either that an offer will be made nor as to…
US toy retailer Funko has snapped up the last unit at M&G Real Estate’s Imperial Park in Coventry. The retailer has taken Unit 1, which totals 349,355 sq ft, on a new 10 year lease. The speculatively built property has 15m eaves as well as 34 dock and four level access doors. It boasts 17,530…
Pall-Ex has selected Microlise to provide a telematics and vehicle cameras across its entire fleet of over 100 vehicles. The palletised freight network will use the technology to monitor fuel efficiency and operating costs. It will also monitor the fleet in real-time, understand and maximise fleet utilisation and improve driver performance. Pall-Ex group MD Kevin…
Property developer St. Modwen has broken ground on three industrial and logistics units totalling 94,545 sq ft, at its Nunnery Park development in Worcester. Units of 48,000 sq ft, 19,010 sq ft and 27,525 sq ft will expand Nunnery Park with the largest warehouse boasting five dock level doors, a 10m haunch height and 40…
DHL Express will deliver 67 tonnes of rugby gear to all 20 participating nations during the seven weeks of the Rugby Wold Cup 2019, which takes place in Japan from Friday 20 September. As well as delivering team equipment, training and technical gear to all participating unions DHL Express will also have delivered 432,000 tickets…
Private equity firm Moorfield has acquired two logistics sites: a 129,076 sq ft warehouse in Milton Keynes and a 111,000 sq ft distribution warehouse in Felixstowe. The Milton Keynes site is let off a reversionary rent to Bong UK, one of Europe’s largest producers of speciality packaging and envelopes, on a 12 year lease with…
UK and Ireland multi temperature supply chain operator Oakland International has appointed former Morrisons senior operations manager Mark Cartlidge as general manager of its Corby chilled and freezer operations. Cartlidge will be responsible for all aspects of Corby’s health and safety, training, legal compliance and the negotiation of new business contracts. In the newly created…
Anyone who listens to the Radio 4 programme ‘More or Less’ (presented by FT journalist Tim Harford) will know they have some key questions when it comes to interrogating the numbers in the headlines we ready every day. One of my favourites is ‘Is it a big number?” which is something I ask of the…
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