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Banbury-based producer of bakery products Fine Lady Bakeries has invested in eight moving double deck trailers to add to its existing vehicle fleet. Part of the Heygate Group, Fine Lady Bakeries originally produced its goods from a 10-acre site in Banbury, Oxfordshire. However, due to continued growth, it opened a second site in Manchester in…
Home deliveries have been suspended on retailer Wilko’s website as the company risks collapsing into administration if it cannot secure new funding by Monday 14 August. The delivery option on Wilko.com is currently showing as ‘unavailable’ on all items, although ‘click & collect’ is still an option for many products. Wilko previously offered a range…
US-based less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corporation has filed for bankruptcy as the company prepares for its “planned operational wind-down”. Transporting shipments for major US brands including Walmart and Home Depot, Yellow has been operating for almost a century. The firm’s Chief Executive, Darren Hawkins, said: “It is with profound disappointment that Yellow announces that it is…
ogicor’s Kennetside Industrial Estate in Newbury, Berkshire has now reached 100% occupancy, following the finalisation of deals with two different companies for the remaining units on the site. Atkins & Potts, a food manufacturer specialising in sauces and condiments, has taken Unit C on a 10-year lease. This is a recently refurbished 40,481ft² warehouse which…
Delivery company DX has opened a new depot in Newport, Wales. The site was formerly operated by Tuffnells, which went into administration in June 2023. Later that month, DX signed an agreement with Interpath Advisory, the administrators appointed by Tuffnells, to take over operation of 15 former Tuffnells depots across the UK. The 15,800ft² Newport facility is…
The supply chain industry’s most prestigious night is taking place on the 9th November 2023 and there is still time to book your table! The Supply Chain Excellence Awards has officially announced its host; Zoe, Lyons the renowned comedian who has starred in several television and radio shows, including appearances on Mock the Week, Room…
The Taiwan-based shipping company Evergreen plans to invest in a ship expansion which will involve ordering 24 16,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ships. The order of the new ships will be split across eight and 16 units between South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries and Japan’s Nihon Shipyard. To date, Evergreen operates across 214 vessels and…
Car manufacturer Fisker’s shares fell by nearly 9% on Friday after ‘supply chain issues’ forced it to cut its annual production target. The company is planning to produce between 20,000 to 30,000 vehicles, which is down from 32,000 to 36,000 projected in May 2023. It has since blamed the reduction on a key supplier which…
Global conglomerate Amazon has announced its financial results for Q2 2023 as the first half of the year has come to a close, and staff in the UK continue to strike over pay. The company’s net sales increased by 11% from US$121.2 billion in Q2 2022 to $134.4 billion in Q2 2023. Its operating income…
Jaycar Electronics Group, an electronics retailer based in Australia and New Zealand, has officially opened its new automated distribution centre in Eastern Creek, Sydney. The 232,000ft² facility features a range of automated solutions which, according to the company, have allowed for a significant increase in storage and output, despite the new warehouse being a similar…
Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce has warned that he expects supply malaise to continue for a while. In order to deal with the uncertainty, the company has built up its inventory to meet demand in the civil aerospace sector to counter further supply chain disruption. Speaking during the Rolls-Royce half-year briefing on 3rd August, Erginbilgic…
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced the sale of a warehouse in Raunds, Northamptonshire to an undisclosed buyer described as “a leading UK institutional investor in real estate”, for £84.3 million. The building is one of three at the site “developed for and let to” Howdens Joinery Group. Tritax Big Box has confirmed that it…
Under a new five-year contract, renewables distributor Segen will partner with Wincanton to upgrade its warehousing and transport operations. Segen offers products ranging from solar panels to electric vehicle (EV) charging ports. It has committed to helping the UK solar industry hit its 2023 target of 70GW of deployment and believes that improving its logistics…
Advanced Supply Chain has invested £60 million in establishing a new European facility in Nettetal, Germany. The company chose Nettetal to support its existing sites and its ongoing expansion, with the new 233,006ft² European facility which opened in July 2023. This is part of ASC’s plans to open a new site in Poland by the…
Shipments importing goods to Russia have drastically dropped since the war with Ukraine began, while Ukrainian imports have massively fluctuated, according to data from Fourkites. Russian imports saw a rise for a few months after the invasion of Ukraine but as of July 2023, import shipment volumes are less than 10% of what they were…
Real estate company Savills has predicted that the growth of semiconductor production in the EU could generate over 116 million ft² of demand for warehouses across Europe. The semiconductor industry has faced significant supply chain issues in recent years, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions. In response, the European Union, along with countries…
SEGRO has secured a BREEAM rating of ‘Outstanding’ after refurbishing a 25 year old warehouse in Ealing, West London. The company has said that it turned the 25-year-old, 33,000ft² industrial unit at Greenford Park, into a ‘sustainable’ facility, and it will be the first industrial refurbishment of this type in the world that is completed…
Kier Property has secured planning permission for a new warehouse to be developed on its site in Bracknell, Berkshire. The new 104,000ft² facility will take the place of a building that was demolished earlier this year on Kier Property’s 5.15-acre Bracknell site – acquired from Reliance Worldwide Corporation in July 2022. It will target BREEAM…
Royal Mail and its partners have launched “a daily inter-island mail distribution service between three islands on Orkney” using fully-electric drones. The I-Port project, which will initially operate for three months before being assessed for renewal, is the result of a partnership between Royal Mail, Skyports Drone Services, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority, and Loganair….
The Climate Change Committee’s latest report expressed concern that freight emissions are higher than 2019 and that risks to decarbonising the sector have only grown. Currently, only 0.4% of HGVs are ‘zero emission’, which is compared to 12.3% of new buses, according to Transport Environment. Environmental groups, Green Alliance, Transport Action Network, Possible, and Transport…
Gasrec, which supplies gas to the road transport sector, has reported that demand for biomethane reached an all-time high for the company in June 2023. It attributes this to the shift towards biogas and away from diesel as fleet operators attempt to decarbonise their fleets. Gasrec expects this trend to continue as orders of biogas-powered…
The online giant is using AI to help employees spot damaged goods before they get sent to customers. The company has been developing its use of artificial intelligence in its fulfilment centres over the years. The company uses a six-point visual check process which can be time consuming task that is often difficult to keep…
Commercial real estate firm Colliers has predicted that UK rental values ‘across the market’ will rise by 5% this year. This is in spite of a ‘slow-down’ of occupier take-up, highlighted this week by the news that Q2 2023 was the weakest quarter for logistics property take-up since 2017. Colliers says that, according to data from…
The last mile delivery company which promises to deliver items ‘in minutes’ is facing a ‘cash crisis’ and failed to close a funding round which was reported to be as high as $500 million. Because of this, the company is now withdrawing its services from Spain, Italy, and Portugal and gave the following statement: “The…
The deadline for the Supply Chain Excellence Awards has been officially extended which gives you an extra week to submit your entry! This extension gives you an extra week to finish existing entries, not create new ones You need to have created your entry (named it, completed the contact details, and chosen the category) by 5pm this Friday…
Data from supply chain solutions provider FourKites shows a significant increase in shipment volume over the past 12 months at the ports of Felixstowe and Southampton. At Felixstowe, the 14-day average shipment volume increased by 15% from April to May 2023, and again by 14% from May to June. Additionally, Southampton has seen a 60%…
The International Accord, an organisation that works to uphold safety standards for factory employees, has announced that clothing giant Gap has signed the Pakistan wing of the Accord. In a LinkedIn post, the International Accord said that the retailer had signed the agreement which aims to protect worker’s rights to safety within the supply chain….
Die TX Logistik AG, ein Unternehmen der Mercitalia Group in der die Logistikaktivitäten der FS Italiane gebündelt sind, wird zum zweitgrößten Bahntransportunternehmen in Deutschland. Umgesetzt wird das durch die Übernahme der Exploris Deutschland Holding, vorbehaltlich der Genehmigung durch die Aufsichtsbehörden. Zu den Unternehmen der Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH gehören auch Via Cargo, HSL Logistik und…
Gerald Eve’s ‘Prime Logistics’ report for Q2 2023 has revealed that the quarter has seen the lowest level of UK logistics property take-up since Q4 2017. Take-up levels dropped by 16% from the previous quarter to 9.8 million ft². The volume traded was 27% below the 10-year quarterly average, with levels having steadily declined on…
The Pallet Network, part of Culina Group, has announced SK Distribution as a new member. Under the partnership, SK Distribution will provide delivery services as well as palletised freight collection on behalf of The Pallet Network. TPN now has more than 125 haulier members and operates across more than 140 locations in the UK. Vic…
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