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Grocery giant Nisa is launching a new digital means of operating which will end the use of paper delivery notes for all of its partners. The EPOD (electronic proof of delivery) system will be rolled-out from the end of February with deliveries from all depots moving to the paperless system by early April. The digital…
Clipper Logistics and GXO Logistics have announced that they have reached agreement on the key terms of a possible cash and share offer for Clipper by GXO. GXO has said that it is committed to protect and build on Clipper’s entrepreneurial approach for the benefit of both companies and their employees. The pure-play logistics company…
AMR provider and IntraLogisteX exhibitor Geek+ has partnered with logistics provider PANGQI Technology to work on a large scale project with LED manufacturing provider Unilumin, in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China. The three companies will jointly create the LED industry’s first fully automated smart factory where the entire logistics process, from raw material receiving, quality inspection,…
ABB has partnered with transport solutions provider Scania to deploy multiple robots at its Södertälje facility in Sweden. The new facility is a key aspect of the company’s goal towards the electrification of heavy vehicles. Scania will invest more than SEK 1 billion (US$108 million) in the facility and is set to be fully operational…
Online furniture retailer House of Isabella has appointed two-person delivery company Panther Logistics as its delivery partner. By using Panther’s services, the furniture retailer will now be able to provide their customers with a nominated day of delivery as well as delivery to a room of their choosing. Customers will also benefit from having all…
Software developer and integrator of advanced warehouse automation, Invar Group will be showcasing its intelligent WMS software, robotic order picking solutions, and its latest technology in warehouse automation at IntraLogisteX 2022. Invar will be showcasing a range of its technology at the exclusive IntraLogisteX exhibition where visitors will be able to Visitors to the company’s…
IntraLogisteX exhibitor Randex has launched a new version of its ‘Compact’ system using its industry-benchmark automated vertical storage technology. The new system will be launched publicly on 29th & 30th March 2022 IntraLogisteX on stand 514. The Compact Vertical Storage Lifts are suitable for various types of organisation and can support a wide variety of…
Wise Robotics, supplier of flexible warehouse automation solutions and IntraLogisteX exhibitor has announced an extension of its range of autonomous warehouse robots. Wise Robotics has launched VisionNav’s counterbalanced VNP15 automated forklift into its portfolio. The VNP15 uses vision-based intelligence to automate material handling, storage and retrieval. The technology enables it to learn and then navigate existing…
Warehouse employees and LGV drivers have said they are ready to take “industrial action” due to a dispute over pay from the retail grocery giant. Almost 70% of the 8,000 GMB members polled turned down the “below inflation pay offer”, and nearly 80% of the warehouse and clerical workers and LGV drivers said they were ready to take industrial…
Parcel delivery company DPD has today announced its partnership with addressing technology company, what3words, to enable deliveries to precise locations. Customers will be able to add their what3words address in the ‘delivery preferences’ section of the DPD app. With precise what3words addresses, drivers will be able to arrive at the exact building entrance, doorstep, or…
Wincanton has opened 370,000ft2 distribution for Screwfix as part of its business growth plan. The site which is located in Daresbury, Cheshire, will add to Screwfix’s network of five distribution centres and will create an additional 400 jobs in the north-west. The distribution centre will support the retailer’s growth, having surpassed sales of £2 billion…
FourKites has today published its global Premier Carrier List (PCL) for Q4 2021 which showcases the growing community of brokers, carriers, and 3PLs globally that achieve the ‘highest standards’ of visibility-related operational excellence across all modes of transport in the supply chain. The total number of good transported by PCL carriers grew by 10% from Q3…
Property developer GLP has today announced that it has leased multiple warehouses at Magna Park Lutterworth to ‘top-tier customers’, along with commencing speculative development on four units at Magna Park South Lutterworth. Magna Park Lutterworth is the UK and Europe’s largest dedicated logistics and distribution park, situated within the Midlands’ ‘Golden Triangle’ of logistics, and…
After regulations from the UK Government came into force this week, more environmentally conscious heavy duty goods vehicles will be allowed onto roads. The new rules will allow haulage companies to choose vehicles with elongated cabs and aerodynamic features fitted on the back, which help reduce fuel consumption. The design of elongated cabs also improves…
INEX Partners, a subsidiary of the retail company SOK, has for the past ten years been picking all general merchandise items at the Sipoo site in Finland using automated and semi-automated logistics systems from the general contractor WITRON Logistik + Informatik. The 731,945ft2 facility near Helsinki used to exclusively supply the company’s 1,000 stores yearly with…
Following a successful trial, logistics specialist Whistl has announced that it will offer its Parcels and Parcelhub customers Yodel’s new ‘Xpect Mini and Medium’ 2-hour delivery window services. The service designed for small parcels will cover weights up to 3kg and the medium sized goods service will cover goods weighing up to 17kg. The two…
Clothing retailer Hobbs has partnered with supply chain transparency provider Segura to further strengthen its commitment to ethical trade. Segura’s technology will enable Hobbs to ‘modernise’ and improve the quality of its supply chain management, supporting its aim to embed full transparency throughout all tiers in its supply chain. As part of TFG London, Hobbs…
Waitrose is expanding its partnership with Deliveroo and will be trialling Deliveroo Hop, the rapid delivery service that brings groceries to customers’ doors in as little as ten minutes. The delivery company launched the initiative last year and the first ‘Hop’ delivery-only store will open later this month in Bermondsey. The store will give rapid…
Urban Logistics REIT and developer Wilson Bowden are speculatively building a 44,604ft2 mid box warehouse on the final plot at Willow Farm Business Park, Castle Donington. The unit will have 10 metre eaves, dock and level access loading doors, a self-contained car park and yard. It is expected to reach practical completion in May 2022….
Online electrical retailer AO has secured a new 20,000ft2 delivery depot in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The move to the facility on Strutherhill Industrial Estate, which is much larger than its previous depot at Canderside Toll Distribution Centre, follows the structural shift in shopping habits with more customers buying their appliances online. Over the last two years, the…
Automatic loading and unloading goods into standard trailers or containers without modifications is becoming the new standard within logistics, as it greatly improves dock utilisation. There are two types of Non-Modified ATLS solutions that the company provides; the Skateloader & LoadRunner Plus. The Skateloader system was developed and engineered for the automated loading of non-modified…
AEW has acquired Frontier Park, in Milton Keynes to develop out a nine unit 760,000ft2 speculative logistics scheme for its develop-to-core logistics venture with Allianz Real Estate The proposed new-build project to be developed for AEW by Frontier Estates, is going in for full planning permission and will comprise nine units with the largest unit…
A project management company has submitted detailed plans for build-to-suit warehouse with multi-storey van storage deck adjacent on the Seafire Park site in Yeovil, Somerset. The configuration of the warehouse and multi storey van storage deck on the 11.8 acre site, has only been used by Amazon in the UK so far. Bristol-based project management…
The freeports will have net-zero targets to obtain as prospective bidders will have to make a pledge to reach net zero by 2045. The bidding process will open in spring 2022, closing in summer 2022, after which the bids will be assessed, and successful locations announced. It is understood that the new sites will be…
Maersk is going to acquire Pilot Freight Services, adding big, bulk first, middle, and last mile logistics services to its offering. With the intended acquisition of Pilot, Maersk will extend its integrated logistics offering deeper into the supply chain of its customers. Pilot will add specific new services within the fast-growing big and bulky e-commerce…
City Plumbing, part of the recently formed Highbourne Group, has announced a new multi-year contract to outsource operations at its national distribution hub to GXO. The partnership will see GXO lead all warehousing and logistics operations at City Plumbing’s Warrington Omega site, from June 2022. The deal will further boost the value proposition of City…
Final Destination logistics exhibitor DP World has announced today that Transmec UK has become the third company in four months to locate at London Gateway. The new 150,000ft2 distribution hub will provide Transmec UK access to supply chain solutions, warehousing, and road and rail links. As part of Thames Freeport, London Gateway also offers an…
During the One Ocean Summit organised by French President Emmanuel Macron, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, announced in a speech that the company would no longer be transporting any plastic waste aboard its ships. From the 1st June 2022 will no longer carry plastic waste aboard its ships, as part…
Amazon’s 2 million ft2 plus warehouse in Wakefield, West Yorkshire has sold for a record breaking £233 million – believed to be the largest logistics warehouse investment sale in the UK so far. International real estate investor Arrow Capital Partners, secured the multi-storey logistics warehouse at the Wakefield Hub from Mountpark Logistics. Once the development…
Bleckmann has opened a new fulfilment centre in Lutterworth, the ‘Golden Triangle’, in the UK. This is Bleckmann’s fourth site in the United Kingdom. The brand new building in Magna Park has a floor area of 205,000ft2 and a clear hight of fifteen meters, resulting in a floor capacity of 550,000ft2. “With the opening of this…
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