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Ingencia Solutions is working with Scandit to deliver a new inventory management system for the NHS that uses enterprise-grade barcode scanning and augmented reality (AR) for mobile devices. By integrating Scandit’s AR capabilities into Ingenica Solutions’ 360 IM product, NHS workers can scan hospital supplies with any smart device or handheld scanner and view real-time…
The day before my first day on the job at Logistics Manager saw supply chain issues hit the headlines. Michael Gove, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, you may recall was doing the rounds on a Sunday talk show reassuring the public that a No-Deal Brexit would indeed not result in food shortages. Putting aside…
Uber Freight is to invest $200 million (£162.1 million) annually in its operations in Chicago. It said it would be hiring ‘thousands of new team members’ and the downtown site would become its first engineering hub outside of its operations in San Francisco. Lior Ron, head of Uber Freight, said: “Globally, freight is a 3.8…
Property developer dbSymmetry, which was bought by big sheds investor Tritax Big Box REIT in February, has rebranded as Tritax Symmetry. Tritax Big Box acquired an 87% economic interest’ in the DBS held assets (the “Symmetry Portfolio”), combining its 30.9 million sq ft logistics investment portfolio with one of the UK’s largest and most geographically…
Southgate has acquired packaging equipment business Packaging Aids, better known as Packer, in an undisclosed deal. Southgate commercial director Charles McIntyre said: “Southgate’s acquisition of Packer supports our vision of becoming the UK’s most comprehensive value partner to packaging distributors, for industrial packaging equipment and associated consumables.” The King’s Lynn, Norfolk-based firm has 650 distributors…
There is a “dangerous oversight” in the development of a new computer system that will replace an existing system used for processing Customs declarations, according to the British International Freight Association. BIFA director general Robert Keen said that with the freight and logistics sector facing numerous challenges including the increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit,…
Menzies Aviation has appointed Robert Fordree into a new role of executive vice-president, cargo, while Chris Beale re-joins Menzies as vice-president, cargo Europe. Fordree (pictured left) was previously senior vice-president, commercial, and is currently a member of IATA’s Cargo Handling Consultative Council. He re-joined the business in 2017 having previously served at Etihad Airways. He…
A new 50,000 sq ft speculative warehouse is set to be built in Warrington as soon as plans get the go ahead this week. The plans for the facility designed by architect AEW, are for a 4.4 acre vacant plot within the Warrington South Distribution Park. It is being put forward by Luxembourg-based Powerhouse Propco…
AIM-listed Eddie Stobart Logistics has “received a preliminary expression of interest” in a buy-out from international asset management firm DBAY Advisors. DBAY Advisors owns a 10.11 per cent state in Eddie Stobart Logistics and is its third-largest share holder. In a statement to investors Eddie Stobart confirmed it had received “a preliminary expression of interest…
The DHL UK Foundation is to invest £1.8 million in the education and employability of young people in the UK, delivering over 275 activities and reaching over 10,000 secondary school students in the 2018/19 academic year. The independent charitable foundation, spearheaded by Perry Watts (former chief executive of DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland), works…
Commercial property developers have been urged to consider the need for natural gas refuelling facilities in both new-build and existing logistics parks situated close to arterial roads. Natural gas and biogas supplier Gasrec is predicting that there will be 39,000 gas-powered HGVs on UK roads within eight years and developers needed to consider the infrastructure…
New van registrations in the UK rose 41 per cent in August, with 23,120 units registered, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT). It was the strongest month of growth for light commercials between 3.5t and 6t GVW since April 2013. Registrations for the first eight months of 2019 are up 11.3 per cent…
Plastic piping systems manufacturer Aliaxis has deployed a voice-based electronic point of delivery (ePOD) for order picking, consolidation and fulfilment at its depot in Lenham, Kent. Previously it used a paper-based system which included manual paper pick lists and dispatch notes and labels both inside and outside of the warehouse. The bespoke system was developed…
Global demand for air freight, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), fell 3.2 per cent year-on-year in July, the ninth consecutive month of declines in freight volumes according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Freight capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), rose by 2.6 per cent year-on-year in July 2019. Capacity growth…
Coffee machine manufacturer Evoca has agreed a 15-year lease on a 40,000 sq ft unit at Prime Point, a £1.5 million speculative development in the West Midlands. It will be the first move in the 85-year history of the UK operation at Evoca, which has been based in nearby Bilston since 1934. UK managing director…
Pallet network UPN has signed membership agreements with three UK road hauliers: Nottingham-based D&D Transport, Suffolk-based Cross Country Carriers and Dorset-based Three Legged Transport. D&D Transport will be handling some LE postcodes, Cross Country Carriers will handle some CB and IP postcodes while Three Legged Transport will be handling BH Postcodes. The three road hauliers…
Detailed planning consent has been granted for Trebor Developments and partner, Hillwood to speculatively develop a two-unit warehouse scheme at the Doncaster Sheffield airport site in South Yorkshire. The units are 45,876 and 59,159 sq ft and works will start on site in November for delivery in in the second quarter of 2020. The partnership…
Menzies Aviation has been awarded a new ground handling contract by Loganair at Manchester Airport. Menzies will deliver ground handling services to the Scottish regional airline’s fleet up until July 2022, which will see the Menzies’ team handle six flights a day, adding to a total of 1,728 flights per annum. Giles Wilson, chief executive…
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed Chancellor Sajid Javid’s commitment to £2 billion of funding for government departments to help the UK to establish a new relationship with the EU. As part of the Spending Review yesterday (4 September) it was confirmed that £2 billion of core funding would be provided to departments for Brexit…
The British International Freight Association has voiced concerns over the government’s plans for £16 million in funding to help businesses train staff to make customs declarations, and to help businesses who support others to trade goods to invest in IT. HM Revenue & Customs announced the funding yesterday (3 September), effectively a doubling of the…
Hyundai Motor Group has developed a wearable robot – the Vest EXoskeleton – designed to assist workers who spend a long time working in overhead environments. The vest weighs 2.5kgs and is worn like a backpack. It is targeted at production-line workers whose job is primarily overhead, such as those bolting the underside of vehicles,…
Europa Worldwide managing director Andrew Baxter (pictured) has said that the freight forwarder and European road freight operator is “ready to handle a no-deal Brexit”. Europa has spent £2 million to ensure what it describes as the smoothest possible transition for its customers should there be a no-deal Brexit. The £2 million investment includes a…
Rhenus Logistics has acquired warehousing, fulfilment and European express specialists PSL Group as it looks to strengthen its market position ahead of the UK’s uncertain departure from the EU. The acquisition adds a Scandinavian service, by way of the SkanTrans PSL brand; high volumes of continental European distribution and a 24/7 customs clearance operation in…
Property and logistics specialist Onward Holdings has constructed a new speculative warehouse in Featherstone, near Wakefield, by Junction 31 of the M62 motorway. The property known as Phoenix 66 was built speculatively and totals 66,812 sq ft. It has an office area of 3,104 sq ft as well as 13m eaves, dock and level access…
db Symmetry is working up plans for a 1.9 million sq ft distribution and logistics warehouse scheme near Ardley in Oxfordshire. The developer has secured a 110-acre site subject to planning. It will be known as Symmetry Park, Ardley, and is located directly alongside the M40 motorway at Junction 10. The site is being promoted…
Kitchen retailer Wren Kitchens has bought a 3.5 acre plot at Delta Properties’ newly released extension of Central Park, Bristol. The site has full planning consent already granted for open storage or new build warehouse and distribution, meaning no further planning permission is required prior to commencing development. Wren Kitchens has purchased the plot for…
E-commerce sector has been driving warehouse take-up in the first half of 2019 according to the latest research from Avison Young. There has been a stronger level of take-up for big sheds during the second quarter of 2019 as requirements have increased following a slow start to the year. Andrew Jackson, principal and managing director,…
2019 has been a record year for thefts of products from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region with thefts averaging €305,000 (£277,558) a day in the first six months of 2019. According to new incident data reported to the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) thefts exceeded €55 million (£50 million)…
Regular readers of Logistics Manager may notice a change this week. I am not Malory Davies. Many of you I am sure will know that Malory has retired… and we wish him all the best as he adjusts to life beyond logistics. So allow me to introduce myself as the latest editor of Logistics Manager:…
British Airways has awarded a contract to Menzies Distribution involving the delivery of more than 530,000 publications a week to BA flight gates as well as First and Club lounges. The operation will be handled by Menzies subsidiary Media On The Move. On a weekly basis, the Media On The Move team will manage distribution of…
