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Cargotec and SSAB have partnered to work on the introduction of fossil-free steel to the cargo industry. The partnership represents a step towards more sustainable logistics practices in the steel handling supply chain, and a ‘fossil-free’ product offering. Mika Vehviläinen, CEO of Cargotec said:“ I am proud that we are paving the way in the…
Luxury leather goods brand OSPREY LONDON has taken a 13,066ft2 warehouse at Prologis’ Prologis Park Eastman in Hemel Hempstead, North London to support its online presence. The retailer, which has a growing chain of stores across the UK, has taken a 10-year lease, with a five-year break option on the EPC ‘A’ rated building. OSPREY…
Internet giant Amazon is thought to have snagged a second unit at Harworth’s Multiply development at Logistics North in the North West. It is believed to have secured the final 131,300ft2 unit as a pre-let on Phase 3 of the scheme after taking a 149,300ft2 Grade A warehouse as part of Phase 2 in June…
UPS has officially opened its expanded East Midlands air hub, increasing its global market reach, in particular for small businesses looking for cross-border customers. The hub is fitted with the latest package sorting technology such as automated scanning and sortation systems that make operations more efficient and more sustainable by reducing the company’s carbon footprint. EMA…
Drone-powered logistics provider Swoop Aero has partnered with Iris Automation to enhance critical deliveries with air safety technology. The two companies will offer Beyond Visual Line of Sight, (BVLOS), drone solutions to global clients seeking to implement flying technology above cities, and solve logistics challenges in remote and rural areas. Swoop Aero deploys its drone…
The September 2021 issue of Logistics Manager Magazine is now available to read online! Cover Story: Cyber Security – Dark Matter The supply chain faces increasing cyber security risks. Learn why being prepared for even the most unexpected threats will ensure operators are ready to take on any problems. Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2021 –…
International parcel company UPS has taken the last remaining warehouse at industrial real estate developer Panattoni’s Panattoni Park Bolton in the North West. UPS has signed a 10-year lease for on a 280,700ft2 warehouse, the largest of the two facilities at the 360,700ft2 scheme, which has a BREEAM sustainability rating of ‘Very Good’ and an…
Online retailer The Garden Trading Company has secured £2.4 million on a sale and leaseback basis to a local authority. The retailer will retain occupation of the circa 50,000ft2 facility made up in three units on a 2.3acre site in Carterton in Oxfordshire and will pay an annual rent of £280,000. Jan Losch, associate director…
Melburg Capital has acquired off-market industrial asset Sirdar Business Park located at a 16.5 acre site in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The deal was agreed with a Yorkshire based private family office, Melburg’s seventh within the last 12 months, taking their total spend to more than £775m as the discreet privately owned real estate investment and…
Temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, Lineage Logistics has today announced the completion of its Heywood Northern Superhub, in Manchester. The upgraded warehouse will play a role in UK food distribution and consume 75% less energy than the European average as it features the latest technologies that maximise warehouse space utilisation. The site is set…
General haulage company Bentons Haulage has improved fleet efficiency and compliance across all areas of its operation using multiple TruTac software products. Bentons has used TruTac’s compliance products for more than 10 years but only recently added TruFleet maintenance software to manage workshop and vehicle inspection procedures. “The impact was instant,” commented Shane Benton, Director….
BITO Storage Systems has taken on additional staff and developed new services to support the storage and order picking projects required by sectors emerging from the pandemic. The Nuneaton-based company has doubled the number of staff in its warehouse that serves its online web store and the online page-turn catalogue. The company is executing in…
Velodyne Lidar, Inc and MOV.AI are collaborating to provide robot manufacturers with enterprise-grade automation solutions, including mapping, navigation, obstacle avoidance and risk avoidance. The MOV.AI Robotics Engine Platform – combined with Velodyne’s lidar sensors – addresses a growing demand for automation in dynamic collaborative environments such as e-commerce, logistics, manufacturing and hospitals. The MOV.AI Robotics…
DeliveryApp, a Manchester-based tech start-up, has experienced a period of substantial growth over the past eight months following significant investment in January 2021. The technology-based logistics platform connects independent couriers with end users for fast deliveries through its Apps (available on Google and Apple stores) and website. It has formed a network of more than…
Spanish family-owned supermarket chain, Mercadona, has purchased multiple automated intralogistics systems from Cimcorp, the company has confirmed. The solutions are for four of its distribution centers – Zaragoza, San Isidro, Huévar and Sagunto – and now the first one, in Zaragoza, is up and running. Installation and commissioning at the Zaragoza DC was finalised just…
Global developer and investor Trammell Crow Company has paid a record land price for 19.4-acre site in Milton Keynes where it intends to develop a 340,000ft2 speculative warehouse scheme. The company is thought to have paid around £38 million – equivalent to £2 million per acre – for the former Arcadia distribution centre on Merton…
The Finnish technology company, Unikie, and automotive service provider, Valmet Automotive, are developing an innovative logistics solution at the automotive plant site in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Testing and validating the ‘Automated Factory Parking’ technology, developed by Unikie, at a business-critical factory environment is an important step in taking the new technology to the production stage. In Uusikaupunki, Unikie…
The Pallet Network (TPN) has signed air-freight specialist and established general haulier Hounslow-based JGM Transport. JGM is the brainchild of two brothers and has become a leading logistics provider in south west London within four years. It runs a modern fleet, mostly equipped with tail-lifts, and has 10,000ft2 of warehousing space. “We approached TPN because…
Resilient international demand for air cargo capacity in August versus a shortfall in supply pushed average global air cargo rates up 112% to their pre-Covid level, as a local lockdown in Vietnam and the closure of cargo handling terminals at Shanghai Pudong International Airport after a handful of new Covid cases demonstrated the fragility of…
Family-owned diversified business, J. & J. Denholm Limited (the Denholm Group), has announced the acquisition of freight forwarding and logistics company, John Good Logistics Limited. The acquisition will bring the stakeholders of both businesses the benefits of the enhanced size and scale while retaining the core values of delivering solutions and great service for their…
With the publication of guidance for operators on the responsibilities of operating a freeport customs site by HMRC, the British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed the development of the UK freeport model. However, this is held in stark contrast to developments in the devolved administrations and has raised new calls for parity of the freeports…
Property developer HBD is set to deliver 426,000ft2 at its New Horizon scheme in Nottingham, following a £53.8m funding deal with Oxenwood Real Estate. New Horizon is a 28-acre site in Nottingham, which will now see the creation of seven urban logistics buildings ranging from 30,000ft2 to 145,000ft2. Since acquiring the site, HBD has completed…
Real estate developer Firethorn Trust has completed its acquisition of a 21 acre site in Peterborough, Hampton. The speculative logistics scheme based in Peterborough South, at Kingston Park in Hampton. Firethorn plans to develop three modern industrial units, offering 94,225ft2, 139,915ft2, and 240,830ft2 space on the site, which sits adjacent to existing occupiers including Amazon,…
Global online food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway, (JET) is looking to acquire a series of inner-city hubs across the UK and Europe. JLL has been appointed by the company to acquire leaseholds of between 500ft2 – 20,000ft2 for inner-city ‘Scoober’ hubs. Scoober is Just Eat’s delivery model in Europe with employed couriers. Scoober hubs…
Nelly, Scandinavia’s leading online retailer of fashion and beauty products, relied on Rudells and AR Racking to equip part of its new e-commerce warehouse in Borås, Sweden. AR Racking and its strategic distributor Rudells installed a narrow aisle racking system adapted to the storage of boxes. A storage capacity of 36,960 positions were achieved. Nelly,…
A leading company in industrial storage solutions, stow Group, has announced the creation of stow Robotics, a brand-new unit dedicated to warehouse automation. “The launch of stow Robotics is a strategic milestone for our business and will create substantial synergies across our warehouse automation portfolio,” commented Jos De Vuyst, CEO of stow Group. stow Robotics…
Stephen Sanderson Transport has partnered with omnichannel order software specialist Utordo to implement its multi-channel order management technology. Stephen Sanderson was looking for a system it could integrate with its existing Microlistics warehouse management system at its 100,000ft2 distribution centre in the Midlands. Its aim was to improve its fulfilment capability. Without reconfiguring Stephen Sanderson’s…
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on the UK government to work with industry to develop a plan that facilitates the transition to zero-emission HGVs, before it commits an end-of-sale date for conventionally fuelled trucks. All of Europe’s major truck manufacturers have agreed that new HGVs will be fossil fuel-free by…
Two-thirds (77%) of the UK’s transportation and logistics (T&L) leaders (71% globally) believe that mobile-first technology will be critical to deliveries in just five years’ time, new global research from mobile and IoT management solutions provider, SOTI, has found. As the pace of technological change picks up, half (50%) of T&L leaders globally believe mobile-first technology…
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with Dublin Ferryport Terminals (DFT) to extend the Kalmar AutoRTG system at the terminal with five new AutoRTG cranes over the next two years, with the delivery of the first machines scheduled to be completed during Q1 of 2022. Part of the container and terminal division of…
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