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Sportswear giant JD Sports has snapped up specialist industrial developer Panattoni’s Derby 515 facility at its 900,000ft2 Derby Commercial Park in the East Midlands. JD Sports has signed a 20-year lease for the 514,193ft2 speculatively developed warehouse, which is one of the largest single-unit speculative developments under construction in the UK. With a BREEAM sustainability…
The KION Group is supporting relief workers in their efforts to cope with the heavy storm damage in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Bavaria, with a €1 million emergency aid donation to the German Red Cross. The national relief organisation has been actively assisting in the rescue, care, and shelter of those in need in the…
TotalEnergies is the latest H2Accelerate partner to have been welcomed to the group as a key future supplier of green hydrogen and owner of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for trucking. The participants of H2Accelerate comprise both hydrogen producers and infrastructure operators, and vehicle manufacturers and TotalEnergies is the latest member of the team to join the H2…
The increase in automation of intralogistics and production enables countless new applications for AGVs, with manufacturers challenged to adapt the software and hardware components for their devices to new tasks and increased requirements. These may be the battery capacity, implementation of the VDA5050 communication standard or compatibility with 5G networks. SAFELOG’s answer to these demands…
A number of leading European commercial vehicle manufacturers have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a public charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty, long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. The agreement lays the foundation for a future joint venture (JV) – equally owned by the the Traton Group with its brands Scania and…
Middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, DRONAMICS, is teaming up with logistics company, DHL, to jointly develop solutions and offer same-day cargo drone deliveries to customers using DRONAMICS’ drone delivery network and Black Swan drones. Both companies are discussing mutual exclusivity for middle-mile drone deliveries in selected industries and markets. In addition, DRONAMICS’ goal to…
UK based logistics provider Woodland Group is expanding its operations internationally in two US locations. The 3PL will be expanding its fulfilment and warehousing operations in New Jersey and Chicago, to provide picking, storage, warehouse distribution services, and more, for business to consumer and business to business operations. The New Jersey facility will be a…
Kinaxis has this morning announced that MorphoSys has been welcomes into its community of supply chain innovators. The fast-growing US and European biotech company joins an expanding list of businesses that have gone live with advanced planning in less than 12 weeks as a result of RapidStart, Kinaxis’s enterprise deployment methodology. Last year, MorphoSys received…
The Cold Chain Federation has urged government to ensure that any plans to set new ‘energy performance standards’ for industrial buildings must reflect the unique role of cold storage facilities and energy challenges involved in keeping products safe that are distinct from non-refrigerated warehouses. The Federation has highlighted the need to differentiate cold storage in…
Maritime’s Transport’s intermodal freight terminal in Tamworth (BIFT) has welcomed the arrival of two new ESC450 straddle carriers supplied by Kalmar, part of Cargotec. Maritime’s latest investment in plant machinery will deliver a significant boost to both service reliability and uptime at BIFT, as container volumes continue to grow. Featuring a highly efficient, diesel-electric drive,…
Ocado was forced to cancel thousands of customers’ orders following a fire at its largest fulfilment centre in Erith, south-east London, on Friday night. An Ocado ‘tweet’ at 18:04pm on 16th July read, “We’re really sorry. Due to a major incident at our Erith warehouse some of our orders have been cancelled.” Around 15 fire…
As we move deeper into 2021 and further away from the 1 January 2021 Brexit transition date, haulage return loads platform, Haulage Exchange, has produced a new survey to assess the current state of the haulage industry. What’s clear is that there is an unprecedented need for haulage – caused partly by the pandemic-fuelled rise…
Six of the UK’s leading retailers – representing more than 75% of the Northern Ireland grocery market – have written to Brexit minister, Lord Frost, and Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations, Maroš Šefčovič, calling for urgent action to address the future of GB-NI trade following the end of the Northern Ireland grace…
Delivery solutions provider, DX – which offers parcel freight, secure courier and logistics services – has announced an update on trading for the 53 weeks ended 3 July 2021. Since the last market update on 13 May 2021, the Group has continued to trade well, according to a release from the company, with strong ongoing…
Fetch Robotics has announced a new integrated case pick-to-pallet solution with Körber. The new solution dynamically orchestrates the movement of warehouse associates and robots, combining Fetch’s Freight500 and Freight1500 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with the optimisation capabilities of Körber’s warehouse management systems, supporting case picking workflows for facilities of all sizes. Warehouse needs have risen…
Cloudleaf provides a SaaS digital intelligence platform that leverages IoT and digital twin technologies to bring enhanced solutions that deliver end-to-end supply chain visibility across the globe. Adapt Ideations is a leading asset intelligence management solution, developing monitoring solutions for high-value and temperature sensitive assets within the global supply chain. The two companies have announced…
Q2 take up of UK industrial stock over 100,000ft2 has hit a new record for the sector with activity 39% up year on year and transactions totalling 16.1 million sq ft, according to the latest research from Colliers. In its latest Industrial & Logistics webinar, Colliers revealed that the sector’s total take up for the…
A new report published this week by global consultancy partnership Kearney, and the World Economic Forum, has found that only a minority (12%) of leading companies globally are sufficiently protected against future disruptions in supply chains and operations. The remaining 88% urgently require additional measures aimed at building resilience, with 52% of businesses in this…
Mid-box industrial and warehouse developer Tungsten Properties has acquired a five-acre site near Southampton Airport from Ford Motor Company, with the forward funding from insurer NFU Mutual. The Former Ford Vehicle Refurbishment Centre at Wide Lane was acquired following Ford’s decision to vacate the premises due to structural changes in the business. A planning application…
AO Logistics has opened a ‘rework’ facility to prevent electrical goods waste by fixing returned appliances to be resold. The site which opened last month is currently handling 900 appliances a week, including household goods such as washing . machines, refrigerators, and televisions. Once the goods are refurbished, they are then sold on an AO…
Cleaner air, healthier communities and tens of thousands of new green jobs are set to become reality as a result of the UK’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, announced this morning (14 July) by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. With just months to go until major climate summit COP26, the plan provides what the UK government feels is…
Logistics giant Culina Group has bought GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions which will lead to an additional £2.2 billion turnover. Culina Group, which owns companies such as Culina Logistics, Great Bear Distribution, Fowler Welch, AIM Logistics, CML, Morgan McLernon, IPS, FoodPack, MMiD, Warrens, and Unity Resourcing. GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions is owner of Eddie Stobart, Eddie Stobart Europe, iForce, The Pallet Network,…
Bunzl UK & Ireland has selected RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning systems, to optimise inventory through their forecasting and replenishment solutions. RELEX will service Bunzl’s UK & Ireland distribution businesses, which supply a range of more than 100,000 products including food packaging, disposable supplies, catering equipment, healthcare consumables, and cleaning and safety products…
Fashion and lifestyle logistics company Bleckmann has opened a new fulfilment centre in Swindon, in doing so further expanding its logistics services and footprint in the UK. With the new multi-user site, Bleckmann will serve current and new clients, by adding 80,000ft2 of UK-based storage capacity. The brand-new location will be fully operational by the…
Combilift recently marked a further milestone when its 60,000th unit came off the production lines at the company’s headquarters in Monaghan, Ireland, and was shipped to the other side of the world. Metroll, the proud recipient of the truck, has branches across Australia, and the new Combi-CB3000 will be a further addition to its fleet…
More and more transport and logistics companies are considering the purchase of an electric truck. However, it is often difficult for customers to see whether so-called ‘eTrucks’ can actually cover the usual application profile of conventional trucks in the fleet. For this reason, FUSO is now creating further transparency for potential new customers of the…
Cloud-based supply chain management software company E2open is working with Tesco to replace its legacy transport management system and utilise the E2open platform for increased visibility, transport execution, invoice processes and supply collaboration. E2open’s network and applications manage all tiers of production, inventory, logistics, global trade and channel activity from a single platform in the…
End-of-line packaging automation specialist Pearson Packaging Systems and vision software company Plus One Robotics have joined forces to offer simpler solutions for complex packaging challenges. As robots have become an integral part of manufacturing, and distribution and warehouse automation, the extent of what can be automated often hinges on how well the robot sees and…
Symbotic and Walmart have announced they are working together to ‘reimagine’ the retailer’s regional distribution network. Symbotic first implemented its system in Walmart’s Brooksville, Florida distribution centre in 2017. Since that time, the companies have worked together to optimise the system. This week, Symbotic will begin the process of outfitting 25 additional regional DCs with…
Engine manufacturer Cummins is testing a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine, the company has announced. The proof-of-concept test is building on its existing know-how in gaseous-fuel applications and powertrains to create new power solutions that help customers meet the energy and environmental needs of the future. “Cummins is thrilled about the potential of the hydrogen engine…
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