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It sounds counter-intuitive, even to convinced petrolheads, but the situation could arise, according to a new report for the government entitled “Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce: Final Report to the Minister for Rail”. Malory Davies, FCILT, Editor. The taskforce has been looking at how to make the rail industry zero carbon by 2050. For passenger, the…
Sales at CML, the e-commerce logistics specialist, rose 23 per cent last year to £33.2 million while operating profit rose from £1.4m to £3.4m. The company was taken over by Rhenus Logistics earlier this year. Andreas Plikat, managing director of Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Europe, said at the time: “We view the acquisition of Core Management…
Councils are to get £348 million over the next four years to improve local roads – notably to fix potholes, the Department of Transport has revealed. The first pot of investment, the Challenge Fund, will be available for this year and the next, with just under £200 million on offer. Councils will be able to…
Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power is to relocate and built 134,000 sq ft unit at PLP at Bessemer Park, Sheffield, relocating its global manufacturing headquarters. The unit is due to be completed in November 2019. It is part Phase 1 at PLP Bessemer Park which is currently under construction and includes a…
Amazon Business is to hold a customer conference in Europe, Amazon Business Exchange, on the 9th October in London. The conference is aimed at procurement, finance and supply chain leaders from all industries and will include 12 sessions on procurement, innovations and emerging technologies. The event will feature sessions from Amazon and its customers: TUI…
Operating profit at DHL Supply Chain fell to £906,000 for the year to 31st December 2018 – down from £75.7 million the year before. The company put the decline down to “a number of one-off items in 2018, including issues with the start-up of a new service to a restaurant chain, that had a significant…
Self storage company Big Yellow has acquired a 6.4-acre site in Harrow, North West London for £20 million advised by Colliers International. The site will be developed with a new self-storage and business centre together with a 112,000 sq ft multi-unit industrial estate. Big Yellow said: “The land has the benefit of being within a…
Royal Mail is rolling out 190 electric vans in London and the South East to add to the 100 that it already operates in the UK. The new vans have a green livery rather than the traditional red. The mix of Mercedes-Benz eVito and Peugeot Partner vans are charged via wall or floor mounted charging…
Tuffnells is expanding its international parcel delivery service with a simplified IT-enabled international tariff covering 167 countries. Through the new service, it will be able to deliver items up to a maximum length of 2.7m, maximum girth of 3.3m and maximum weight of 68 kg per item or total of 299kg per consignment. Chief executive…
Hermes is to increase its ability to collect and deliver large items (over 18 kilos), in response to demand from retailers. As a result, the company is actively seeking independent van operators to join the firm as service partners in a push to increase the volume of larger items by 20 per cent. The company…
The Diversity Study Group is to take a barometer of all aspects of diversity across the shipping sector and establish centre of excellence to improve diversity via a survey to be available in November. The study is being supported by a number of leading companies. It will be conducted through the autumn and the results…
European retailer HEMA has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning technology from JDA and Blue Yonder to transform its retail supply chain. It will use JDA Luminate Demand Edge, a cognitive SaaS solution that uses machine-learning algorithms to develop accurate demand forecasts, and JDA Fulfilment which position the right inventory in the right distribution…
ASOS has warned that higher warehouse transition costs combined with lower sales will impact pre-tax profit, which is now expected to be in the range £30-35 million for the year. In a trading statement for the four months to 30th June, the online retailer said growth in the US and EU was lower than anticipated,…
Yodel, has appointed Mike Hancox to replace Andrew Peeler as chief executive. Hancox, who takes over on 19th September, has for the past two years, has acted as non-executive director of delivery software company Sorted as well as non-executive chairman at retail services company Sigma. He was chief executive of Otto Group in the UK…
Panalpina’s operating profit (EBIT) slipped from CHF 54.7 million to CHF 52.1m in the first half of 2019, despite an a small increase in revenue to CHF 2.96 billion. The company, which is in the process of being taken over by DSV. Chief executive Stefan Karlen, said: “After it was announced that Panalpina and DSV…
CEVA has unveiled a new logo, which it says marks “our new exciting journey within CMA CGM Group to become a formidable global player in end-to-end logistics”. The new logo uses the dark blue and red colours of CMA CGM but uses the typeface of the previous CEVA logo. The company said: “The new brand…
A digital distribution centre solution that uses the internet of things to improve optimisation and increase utilisation of distribution centres for retail, manufacturing, and logistics operations, has been previewed by a partnership between Microsoft, Lenovo and NVIDIA. The solution uses multi-video stream analytics with artificial intelligence and machine learning inferencing to self-learn, optimise, and scale….
Greater Manchester is to introduce a Clean Air Zone to tackle city pollution levels in 2021. The council was originally planning to introduce the Clean Air Zone two phases from 2021 and 2023 but government has ordered that this be pushed forward. Pushing the scheme forward by two years will puts a strain on the…
Warehouse REIT has purchased a 47,500 sq ft unit, Unit One, at Eaton Point in Chorley, Lancashire from Chancerygate for £3.6 million. Unit One is refurbished and is part of the wider Eaton Point development which was completed last October. It is currently occupied by manufacturer Tilemaster Adhesives on a five-year lease. Chancerygate completes four…
AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical giant, has committed to switching its 16,000 strong vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. Currently 808 of AstraZeneca’s vehicles are electric. In the next step, the company will focus on the roll-out in Europe. By end of 2019, it will operate 120 EVs in the UK (23 per cent of UK fleet);…
Gist has retrofitted 120 reefers with TrailerConnect, the Schmitz Cargobull telematics system that allows trailer performance to be monitored on the road. The system remotely monitors the internal temperature, tyre condition and door security of all its refrigerated trailers from a single dashboard – using the information to make planning decisions that reduce running costs…
Turnover increased by 25 per cent to £180 million at Europa Worldwide Group last year. The company said the growth was down to a mix of organic growth and the acquisition of Continental Cargo Carriers in June last year. Net profit rose from £3.2m in 2017 to £5.2m last year. The Works extends Europa contract
Trade union Usdaw has given notice that its members at Sainsbury’s Waltham Point distribution centre will take part in a 24 hour strike on 25 July in a dispute over changes to the attendance policy. Usdaw divisional officer Nigel Scully said: “Individuals do get ill and/or injured and need to be in a position where…
DHL Supply Chain has implemented an integrated supply chain solution for Tetra Pak’s warehouse in Singapore which features digital twin technology that involves using digital models to better understand and manage physical assets. It created a smart warehouse solution by combining the Internet of Things with data analytics to bridge the physical warehouse with a…
Takeaway delivery company Deliveroo has introduced vehicles priority to its booking system to prioritise car drivers and motorbike riders over bicycle delivery in a bid to improve business efficiencies. It said that cyclists aren’t keen on accepting longer distance orders in certain parts of the UK and therefore the introduction of more vehicles to the…
If it weren’t for the customers, e-commerce would be easy. Who can forget how some of ASOS’s customers responded to a warehouse fire in June 2014? Someone actually tweeted: “Can’t believe I probably won’t receive my prom dress. Thanks a lot ASOS” And then there was: “Thanks ASOS. I really wanted to order today as…
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe is taking over leadership of the Clothing and Home division to deal with supply chain issues including availability and flow of product. Rowe said: “The business now needs to move on at pace to address long-standing issues in our Clothing and Home supply chain around availability and flow…
Ford and Volkswagen are to expand their global alliance to include electric vehicles and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe to better serve customers and improve competitiveness, cost and capital efficiencies. Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett, Argo AI co-founder Bryan Salesky and VW CEO Dr….
Stoford Developments has started work on 11.6-acre site ICON for online beauty and wellbeing business The Hut Group at Icon Manchester Airport. The ICON development will provide 168,000 sq ft of logistics and content creation facilities as well as an additional 104,000 sq ft of office space over four floors. This will bring in up…
Opus Land and Palmer Capital are to speculatively develop a 121,175 sq ft Grade A industrial unit named XPANSE 120 at Seven Stars Road in Oldbury, near West Bromwich. The unit will benefit from 10 per cent office content at first and second floors, 125 car parking spaces, lorry parking and an oversized and secure…
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