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Planning approval for two warehouses on the former Carlsberg brewery depot in Wigan has been granted has been granted to a new partnership between developer Stoford and UK and European real estate investment management firm Oxenwood Real Estate. The partners are refurbishing and extending of an existing building at Stone Cross Depot, Yew Tree Way, Golborne to create Stone…
The number of vans on UK roads has grown by 59 per cent since 2000 and vans now contribute £56 billion a year in wages to the UK economy, according to research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and Bearing Point. And new Ford-commissioned report suggests that massive growth in van use helped…
Nestlé has revealed that 77 per cent of its agricultural commodities are verified as deforestation-free. In 2010, Nestlé made a no deforestation commitment to ensure that none of its products globally would be associated with deforestation by 2020. It has worked with partners like Airbus and Earthworm Foundation, and its suppliers to identify areas at…
Facilities management company Mitie plans to electrify 20 per cent of its fleet of smaller vehicles by 2020, and has selecting Pod Point as its charge point supplier. Mitie operates a fleet of more than 3,500 compact vans and cars. The new vehicles will be deployed both into Mitie and client depot locations and allocated…
Kinaxia Logistics has acquired Bristol-based David Hathaway Transport Limited – its 12th major acquisition. Hathaway operates 190,000 sq ft of warehouse at sites in North Bristol and Swindon and has a fleet of 65 artics. Sales in the year to 31st May 2018 were some £14 million. All the management and staff will remain with…
Ericsson and ABB have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance connected services, Industrial IoT and artificial intelligence technologies in the future. Borje Ekholm, president and CEO, Ericsson an Ulrich Spiesshofer, cheif executive, ABB. Under the agreement both companies continue their strong research collaboration, explore improvements in manufacturing processes and automation, and discover new…
Investment in the Argos delivery network means the retailer can now deliver to over 90 per cent of UK postcodes within four hours as well as offering immediate in-store collection, parent company Sainsbury’s said in its annual results. Sainsbury’s, which has just had its bid for Asda rejected by the regulator, said about 60 per…
ArrowXL, the two-person delivery firm, has started implementing the first phase of a £3 million digital transformation programme including implementation of Paragon’s transport optimisation solution that will automate planning processes for its collection and two-man home delivery operation. It is also introducing a new warehouse management system, JDA Dispatcher, which will integrate its solutions across…
Narrow Aisle is now offering the same factory warranty terms for its remanufactured Flexi ECO AC trucks as for new-built units. Managing director John Maguire said: “Our Flexi ECO AC trucks come with an identical warranty to an equivalent all-new model but cost some 30 per cent less. ‘Second life’ Flexis are proving a particularly…
The latest grocery market share figures show a 2 per cent increase during the 12 weeks to 21 April 2019 including £2.5 billion spent during the Easter week, according to Kantar. Lidl saw a growth of 8.6 per cent, pushing its market share to 5.7 per cent. “Half of Lidl’s sales now come from the…
Nicolas Sartini has been appointed as CEVA chief executive officer as of June 1, taking over from Xavier Urbain who will become executive advisor to Rodolphe Saadé who has been elected as chairman of the CEVA Board of Directors. Sartini currently holds the position of group chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. Rolf Watter…
Capacity index growth of 31.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 has caused an 8.4 per cent drop in transport prices on the spot market compared to 2018 fourth quarter results, according to the Transport Market Monitor from Transporeon and TIM CONSULT. The price index is 1.3 per cent higher than in Q1…
Logistics software group WiseTech Global has acquired Swedish messaging solutions provider Xware Global as part of its strategy to accelerate adoption and encourage wider digitisation within the logistics industry. Xware will remain under the leadership of Jonas Ericsson and founder Anders Lyckosköld. Xware’s interoperable messaging solution xTrade links organisations to their suppliers and partners to…
Drivers who hold category B licences will be able to operate alternatively fuelled vans up to 4.25 tonnes gross, but they will need to complete a minimum of five hours of extra training, under plans from the Department for Transport. The move is intended to open the way for greater use of alternative fuels, which…
Electric vehicles are the stars of the show at the National Exhibition Centre today – the opening day of the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Show. Both DAF and MAN have all electric trucks on show while there are a host of electric vans with Peugeot unveiling its new Boxer electric. DAF CF electric tractor unit Hybrid…
E-commerce might be the growth area for retail, but for traditional retailers in particular it is far from painless. If your logistics system is geared to delivering products in bulk to stores, a home delivery sale will generally have additional costs, reducing profitability. Malory Davies, FCILT, Editor. For example, research by Kurt Salmon (now part…
The fire at Ocado’s Andover fulfilment centre was caused by an electrical fault in a battery charging unit that caused the plastic lid on the top of a grocery carrying robot to catch alight, the company has revealed. Ocado has taken steps to eliminate the risk of such an event occurring again including additional localised…
Operating profit doubled at Xpediator last year to £6.2 million driven by a series of acquisitions combined with organic growth. Revenue for the year to 31st December was £179.2 million, up from £116.3m the year before. Last year the group acquired Anglia Forwarding and Import Services. This year, said chief executive Stephen Blyth, it was…
Amazon is to open a new fulfilment centre in Kegworth, East Midlands to help meet customer demand, expand selection and enable SMBs selling on Amazon to scale their businesses. The fulfilment centre will provide over 500 new permanent jobs, with the capacity to expand to 1,000. Amazon is recruiting for operations managers, engineers, HR and…
Maersk has launched a customs clearance online shipping management platform to cater to the different rules, regulations and laws cargo is put through in various countries when it comes to importing and exporting ocean cargo. The number of intermediaries customers deal with is reduced from three or four to one, including paperwork, reducing the time…
Lidl’s new £70 million 58,500 sq ft EuroCentral distribution centre near Motherwell, Scotland is set to be fully operational by November 2019 and will support the retailer’s growing presence in Scotland. The DC is in its final phase of construction and will be the base for 600 employees working in roles ranging from operations and logistics…
Volumes of forklift trucks sold across the UK increased 2.5 per cent during 2018 to just over 35,000 units according to the British Industrial Truck Association’s market analysis. The powered pallet truck market experienced double-digit percentage growth, emphasising the UK’s surge in courier and express delivery service usage. Diesel engine counterbalance trucks sales were up…
St. Modwen has won planning consent for a 310,000 sq ft industrial and logistics park located in Stanton Cross, Wellingborough in Northamptonshire as part of its UK growth strategy. This first phase of the development will be called Stanton Industrial Park and will comprises three separate buildings of between 44,000 sq ft and 172,000 sq…
Shop Direct, operator of digital retail brands Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, was awarded a five-year contract to Clipper Logistics to provide returns management and pre-retail services, starting in July. Under the initial contract, operations will continue to be housed at Shop Direct’s 215,000 sq ft facility at Raven Mill near Oldham, which will be leased to…
PLP is to acquire four logistics development sites in Leeds, Sheffield, Crewe and Knowsley, totalling 130 acres. PLP plans to develop over 2.6 million square feet of logistics space across the sites with a gross development value of over £300 million. It aims to start speculative development on three of the sites during 2019. “All…
Panalpina is to acquire CargoMaster in Colombia and its subsidiary Laseair, in Ecuador which specialise in the air freight export of perishables such as flowers and fruits. “The acquisition will make us the undisputed perishables market leader in Colombia and Latin America, and strengthen our position in Ecuador,” said Panalpina CEO Stefan Karlen. “We are…
UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are to support the expansion of a medical drone network in Ghana with California-based automated logistics company Zipline to provide on-demand emergency deliveries of medical supplies. Zipline will use drones to deliver 148 high priority products, including emergency and routine…
St Francis Group has sold 3.6 acres of land at its 74-acre Silverwood’s Business Park in Kidderminster to filtration products manufacturer Barton Firtop. Barton Firtop is to build new warehouse, manufacturing, testing and office facilities, merging three existing sites. (L to R) John Dillon, GJS Dillon Commercial Property Consultants; Kevin Troughton, Managing Director Barton Firtop;…
The Competition and Markets Authority has blocked the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda saying it would increase prices and reduce the quality and range of products available. Stuart McIntosh, chair of the inquiry group, said: “Following our in-depth investigation, we have found this deal would lead to increased prices, reduced quality and choice of…
Free delivery is predicted to increase as retailers compete for online sales – while spending on logistics will increase by a third over the next five years, according to a survey of retailers by law firm TLT. The survey found that 73 per cent of retailers expect more companies to offer free delivery. Spending on…
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