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Europa Warehouse has announced that it has further invested in its 715,000ft2 3pl facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, with a new £11 million state-of-the-art automation solution. The company is working with Germany’s psb intralogistics to implement the new systems. Europa completed its £60m facility last year, despite the challenges of Covid-19, and in doing so doubled…
Two-man delivery specialists Panther Logistics has expanded its national depot network by opening a 105,000ft2 depot in Warrington. The facility at Kingsland Grange in Woolston will support growth following increased demand driven by the pandemic. It will operate 40 routes from the depot by September expecting to complete 1,000 deliveries per day predominantly servicing North…
Real estate developer and investor Goodman has broken ground on a 117,500ft2 warehouse at its 100-acre Andover Business Park for Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd. The bespoke warehouse is set to be the largest fine wine storage facility for private clients in Europe, with the capacity to store more than…
GXO Logistics yesterday began its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange as an independent and publicly traded company. The company uses machine learning, data science, and predictive analytics to give retailers, manufacturers, and other supply chain owners a more ‘competitive advantage’. GXO launches with approximately 94,000 team members worldwide and more…
Amazon could be looking to own and occupy a warehouse in Bognor Regis. The plans for the parcel delivery hub promoted by Lysander and Hanbury Properties have been submitted to Arun Council in West Sussex. The proposals for a 122,837ft2 facility include the internet giant’s distinctive multi-storey van storage structure to accommodate up to 512…
The August 2021 issue of Logistics Manager Magazine is now available to read online! Cover Story; Supply Chain Risk Management; Risk Elements Nick Bradley speaks to eight industry experts about the latest logistics tricks for success for uninterrupted supply chains. E-commerce Packaging ; Packaged for the planet Nick Bradley and Michelle Mooney discover what suppliers are doing to…
Logistics developer Bericote is looking to demolish and redevelop the former Toys R Us mega shed in Coventry, which it acquired for £60 million earlier this year with support from JP Morgan. It is looking to replace the 666,000ft2 cross dock NDC with a scheme for three units of 484,720ft2, 251,488ft2 and 47,544ft2. The scheme…
Geodis has seen record performance in the first half of 2021, with revenues of €4.8 billion, (£4.1 billion). The amount of operating cash flow has enabled the company to finance acquisitions while reducing net financial debt, compared to June 2020 (-€123 million). The growth in profits was driven by increasing e-commerce activities across the United…
Chinese e-commerce fulfilment provider Super Smart Services has snapped up two Midlands sheds. The two warehouses totalling 280,354ft2 in the Midlands are from real estate asset manager and investor Logicor. The company has taken a long-term lease on Worcester 163, a 163,170ft2 industrial and logistics unit, which fronts Junction 6 of the M5 motorway. Over…
Global Healthcare Exchange, (GHX), has today announced the launch of it GHX Procure platform specifically for healthcare providers in the UK. The online service gives healthcare providers real-time visibility of their inventory, and allows for automated purchasing of supplies and medical equipment. GHX Procure has been designed to help free up healthcare professionals from manual…
Global 3PL Geodis has taken Trebor Development and Hillwood’s Gateway4 scheme in Doncaster. The speculative facility just off Junction 4 of the M18 motorway, totals 411,470ft2 and boasts 15m eaves, 34 dock and four level access doors with 55m yards. There is parking for 75 HGVs. Joint letting agents are CPP, CBRE and Knight Frank….
Online grocer Ocado has taken a new 52,806 ft2 warehouse at logistics real estate specialist SEGRO’s urban logistics and light industrial development Origin scheme in Park Royal, London. The new facility, taken on a 15-year lease, is rated BREEAM Excellent and will serve as an extension to Ocado’s existing site totalling 68,392 ft2, which it…
eBay has announced that it will be implementing a fulfilment service by Orange Connex which is its first end-to-end fulfilment service for UK sellers. The service has been launched in response to a significant growth in online shopping over the past year, and the rising demand from small-medium sized businesses, (SMB), sellers on eBay looking…
Eddie Stobart has pre-let a 565,000 ft2 mega shed at Mulberry Development’s 2.5 million ft2 Mulberry Logistics Park Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The build-to-suit unit equates to approximately half of the first phase of the scheme, which is located just off the A1M motorway at Junction 34 right next door to Tritax Symmetry’s Symmetry Park…
Uber Freight is set to acquire logistics technology provider Transplace for $2.25bn to support a combined freight technology operating system. Uber Freight will acquire Transplace from TPG Capital, the private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG. In the midst of global capacity constraints and increasing transport costs, shippers are adapting their operations more quickly…
Amazon has signed a 10-year lease on a 217,000 ft2 warehouse on Knowlsey Business Park in the North West. The unit known as Venus 217, was completed in 2019 by private developer Flintrock, which received a £4m loan from the council to support the project. It has 15m eaves as well as 20 dock and two…
Real estate developer and investor Goodman has achieved carbon neutrality for its global operations – four years ahead of its 2025 target. Charles Crossland, Managing Director for the UK at Goodman, said: “As an organisation, we’re proud to have achieved our global carbon neutrality goal four years ahead of target. “Increasingly, customers require efficient and…
With the deadline for the shortlisting of the 2021 Supply Chain Excellence Awards closing on 30 July 2021, the organiser, Akabo Media, has announced seven new faces to the judging line-up, which Claudia Davidson, Awards Director, believes reflects a shifting dynamic among senior executives in the UK supply chain sector. The new recruits include: Jules…
Rockwell Automation, Inc has announced a partnership with Kezzler, a cloud-based product digitisation, and traceability platform, to help manufacturers capture the journey of their products from raw material sources to point-of-sale or beyond using cloud-based supply chain solutions that focus on product traceability. Rockwell’s supply chain capabilities will combine with Kezzler’s traceability technologies to help…
UPS Healthcare’s UK operation, Polar Speed, has announced a five-year commercial agreement with Fresenius Medical Care, a leading independent provider of renal services, to provide warehouse and transport solutions for the delivery of treatments to patients and customers in the UK. Through this agreement, Polar Speed will assume operation of Fresenius Medical Care’s facility in…
Körber is working with Toolstation, one of the UK’s fastest-growing suppliers of tools, accessories and building supplies to the trade, home improvers and self-builders, to evolve its multichannel capabilities to meet consumer demands. This includes enhancing processes in its Redditch distribution centre while supporting Toolstation’s expanding network of stores. “It was really important for us…
A specialist in all-electric light commercials is marking 20 years in business with the launch of five new last-mile delivery vehicles. ePower Trucks is expanding its range of electric LCVs with the X-Cell and X-Cell micro. Both vehicles are designed for couriers, post and parcel delivery and last-mile logistics applications. They have top speeds of…
GLP, a leading Logistics and warehouse developer and investor, GLP, has this morning announced plans to speculatively develop a further 2.3 million ft2 of logistics warehousing space at strategic sites across the UK. The sites include the Mammoth 602, a 602,000ft2 logistics/warehouse unit at G-Park Doncaster, situated directly off Junction 4 of the M18. In…
Germany’s Lödige Industries is providing its first AGV as a pilot project for Swissport’s new air cargo terminal in Frankfurt. The autonomous vehicle is one of the company’s latest innovations and offers users a high level of flexibility and safety during unit load devices (ULD) transport. The project will start in November 2021 and marks…
Electric Assisted Vehicles, (EAV), a UK-based sustainable, zero emissions transport manufacturers has released an image of its LINCS mid-mile electric vehicle. The modular multipurpose lightweight vehicle has been designed to provide urban light commercial van capability which is linked to EAV’s eCargo vehicles. Adam Barmby, CEO and Founder of EAV said: “Positive disruption is needed right now. The…
Robotic technology specialist, Geek+ is opening a new research and development centre in Hong Kong. the research site will facilitate the company’s dedication to developing artificial intelligence and robotics technologies for the international logistics industry in Hong Kong. The site will host a variety of automation technologies for efficient and safe logistics processes in warehousing…
Despite the fact that the 2021 Supply Chain Excellence Awards are not announced until 8th November, the team behind the industry accolades, Akabo Media, and the +30 judges involved are already gearing up for the scrutinous shortlisting process, the deadline for which finishes on 30th July 2021. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Supply Chain Excellence…
A new Bin Picking Kit has been unveiled by RARUK Automation and is the latest example of how the company is providing manufacturers with accessible automation so workers can relinquish tedious and repetitive tasks in favour of higher-value, more strategic work. This latest addition to the company’s range provides a complete solution for picking, handling…
More than half of hauliers have benefitted from digital transformation according to research carried out by transport management software provider Mandata. The company conducted the survey with logistics and haulage operators to help identify the biggest challenges currently facing the industry. Ranging from fleet sizes of 30-200, the study found that respondents’ main priority is…
Descartes Systems Group has informed Logistics Manager that automotive products and services retailer Halfords is successfully using Descartes’ last-mile delivery solution to enable dynamic delivery pricing in its customer-facing mobile tyre replacement service and as its new international field service software solution called Avayler. First metrics show that Halford’s mobile service business has already been…
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