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ASOS has warned that it will deactivate accounts of customers if it finds they have returned clothes after wearing them. It has changed its returns offer to give customers 45 days to return items, but has warned that it will be investigating any unusual behaviour when it comes to returns in a bid to remain…
Urban Logistics REIT has sold a 130,508 sq ft building located in Nuneaton to Cofresh Limited for £8.1 million and purchased a site in Thatcham for £3.4 million. The Nuneaton site was purchased as part of a portfolio in September 2017 for £6.7 million. The site purchased in Thatcham for a total consideration of £3.4…
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into force on Monday (8th April) with daily charges of £100 for lorries that do not meet Euro VI emission standards. The ULEZ covers the same area of central London as the existing Congestion Charging Zone and the daily charge runs from midnight to midnight. To be exempt from…
Panattoni is developing two speculative warehouses at Luton – one of 345,000 sq ft and one of 69,000 sq ft. The units, Luton 345 and Luton 69, being developed at Panattoni Park Luton, which is adjacent to the junction 11A of the M1, which provides access to the A5 north of Dunstable. James Watson, development…
An un-named online retailer has secured a 731,000 sq ft mega shed deal at Logistics specialist Verdion’s iPort scheme in Yorkshire. The facility which will be built on the 300-acre second phase of the iPort logistics hub in Doncaster is set to complete in the Spring of 2020. iPort spans 800 acres next to the M18 motorway in Doncaster,…
Bid Corporation is considering its options for the disposal of Best Food Logistics, which hit the headlines in March 2018 when it won back a large part of the KFC contract it had previously lost to DHL. Bidcorp, which is headquartered in South Africa, has been exiting low margin logistics activities globally where they do…
Online electrical retailer AO has revealed that it has stockpiled some £15 million worth of its fastest moving products as part of its Brexit planning, warning that this is having an impact on its cash position. In a trading update for the 12 months to 31st March, the Bolton-based company said that while group revenue…
Frontline Group, the magazine distributor owned by publishers Bauer, Immediate and Haymarket, has awarded a five year contract to Menzies Distribution to provide both distribution and primary trunking. Menzies will provide the group’s two key divisions, Frontline and Seymour, with wholesale distribution to more than 25,000 retailers across the UK and Ireland. It will also…
The van market grew 10.6 per cent in March driven by strong performances from the panel vans. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show registrations rising to 66,123 for the month, making it the best ever monthly performance, and accounting for almost two thirds of the total for the first three months….
Royal Mail is to offer customers notifications the day before their parcel is due with an estimated time, enabling recipients to plan around their delivery. The earlier notifications will also contain narrower delivery windows starting at two hours. If recipients are not at home, the parcel can be left with a neighbour or in the…
Learn how to gain a lasting advantage and find out how three companies leveraged technology and the connectivity of a global trade network to advance their supply chains. The world’s gigantic leap into digital global commerce has changed how goods are delivered to customers. Yet, many food and beverage companies fall somewhere closer to yesterday…
JCB has developed its Teletruk range with a new electric model, the JCB 30-19E, designed to work both indoors and outdoors. The electric truck is zero emission and produces low noise making it suitable for indoor use. It features a fully sealed, weather-proof body protecting the machine’s driveline and other key components from the elements…
Ford has targeted 2021 for the volume launch of an all-electric Transit van designed to meet the needs of urban operators. The all-electric Transit will sit alongside the plug-in hybrid version which will go on sale in late 2019. Ford unveiled a working prototype of the all-electric Transit at a “Go Further” event in Amsterdam,…
CEVA Logistics is launching regular trucking services from China to Europe this month following a trial which saw a truck arrive in Spain 16 days after setting off from southern China. This trial followed one between China and Poland at the end of last year. It involved carrying seven tonnes of garments for a retailer…
DHL Supply Chain is to construct a $100m distribution park on a 125 acre site north of Charleston in South Carolina. DHL Commerce Park will have three buildings totalling 1.7 million sq ft. The first is due to be completed in the first quarter of next year. “We have seen significant growth in this area…
Miniclipper Logistics has chosen Paragon’s routing and scheduling software to manage a fleet of 40 trucks used to handle palletised freight and hazardous cargo. It has also adopted smarter mapping tools – street level mapping, average road speed data and truck attribute data – to create accurate routes and factor in anything that can impact…
Dachser increased revenue by 5.5 per cent to €5.57 billion last year. It said shipment numbers, rose by 2.5 per cent to 83.7 million, while tonnage was up three per cent rise to 41.3 million metric tons. Dachser attributed its growth to a boost in economic conditions but was also encountered challenges by a shortage…
A dedicated 134,430 sq ft urban logistics scheme is to be developed in Reading by McKay Securities, the REIT. Known as Theale Logistics Park the scheme is expected to reach practical completion in December 2019. Readie Construction has been chosen to build the property for which marketing has already begun. Simon Perkins, chief executive of McKay, said: “Located…
Architect Fletcher Rae acting for Winsford DevCo has secured planning consent for a 125,000 sq ft speculative industrial scheme on Winsford Industrial Estate. The development will be known as ‘Artis Park’ and will comprise 13 units totalling with seven units in one terrace, three units in another one and three standalone units providing accommodation ranging from 3,000 sq ft to 27,000 sq ft. Winsford DevCo is a joint venture…
Kuehne + Nagel has been awarded a three-year logistics contract for a refurbishment project with Singapore Airlines involving 14 of its A380 aircraft. K+N will provide the customer with end-to-end digital support and manage the material from pick up at suppliers via all modes of transport into a Singapore-certified aerospace logistics hub where the material…
Sainsbury’s and Asda have vowed to continue pressing the case for their proposed merger despite a provisional finding by the Competition and Markets Authority that the merger could lead to a substantial lessening of competition. Stuart McIntosh, chair of the CMA’s inquiry group said: “We have provisionally found that, should the two merge, shoppers could…
The Port of Tilbury has got the go-ahead to build Tilbury2 – a 150 acre port terminal adjacent to the current 930 acre port site in Thurrock. Development consent from the Secretary of State for Transport covers: – A ro-ro ferry terminal for importing and exporting containers and trailers to northern Europe, in partnership with…
Tritax Big Box REIT has acquired an 87 per cent stake in db symmetry, valuing the business at £350 million. The existing management team have retained a 13 per cent shareholding. This deal gives Tritax phased access to over 3,100 acres, capable of accommodating over 9.2 million sq ft of B8 logistics space, with planning…
The European Union has reached provisional agreement on a regulation designed to cut CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles by 30 per cent by 2030. Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said: “With the first-ever EU emission standards for trucks agreed, we are completing the legal framework to reach the European target of cutting…
Goplasticpallets.com has promised to recycle every plastic pallet and plastic box it supplies to customers. Managing director Jim Hardisty said: “ Our promise is our word – we guarantee to take full responsibility for recycling each and every plastic pallet and box we supply to our customers. And, not only that, but we intend to…
ArrowXL, the two-person home delivery company, has launched a leadership and development programme named “Squad”. The ten-day course focuses on performance levels, understanding commercial decisions, personal brand, and a work-related project that helps to improve colleague engagement. Zoe Sinclair, head of resource and development, said: “Squad will give our managers the opportunity to develop their…
HMRC is to suspend the introduction of Entry Summary Declarations on EU imports for six months, saying it would give companies more time to prepare for changes to EU trade arrangements should the UK leave without a deal. Mel Stride, financial secretary to the Treasury, said: “We have been adamant that in the event of…
Prime minister Theresa May is expected to visit Brussels tomorrow in yet another attempt to win further Brexit concessions from the European Union. It’s now just 38 days to Brexit and the prospect of the UK crashing out without a deal appears to be increasing. Yesterday, the European Commission stepped up its no-deal customs preparedness….
Honda is to close its factory in Swindon in 2021, when the current model, the Civic, reaches the end of its lifecycle. Some 3,500 jobs at Honda of the UK Manufacturing will be affected along with an undisclosed number of jobs in Honda’s supply chain. The Swindon plant currently produces 150,000 cars a year, some…
Ford has formed a partnership with Gnewt by Menzies to trial a new digital delivery service that will co-ordinate multiple modes of transport. During the trial, Gnewt’s last mile delivery service will be driven by Ford’s cloud-based, multimodal routing and logistics software MoDe:Link, that manages all aspects of parcel delivery from depot to doorstep. The…
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