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Logicor has had outline planning permission granted for a 360,000ft2 of warehouse scheme at its Liberty Park Widnes on Newstead Road, Widnes in the North West. The 18-acre site can accommodate purpose-built high-specification industrial and distribution units up to 360,000ft2 and lies adjacent to a new 108,091ft2 warehouse which is available for immediate occupation. Logicor…
Location technology specialist TomTom and logistics software company GreenMile have announced a new multi-year agreement. TomTom Maps APIs will be integrated into GreenMile’s solutions, enhancing customers’ vehicle monitoring and real-time route planning. TomTom’s Routing API will enable GreenMile’s customers to find optimal routes for their fleets based on real-time traffic conditions, tolls, vehicle restrictions and…
Privately owned haulier, Fergusons Transport in the North East of England, has expanded its partnership with design and manufacturing specialist Universal Wolf. The expansion follows a joint effort between the two companies to build and deliver 750 hospital beds to support the NHS throughout the pandemic. Universal Wolf now uses Fergusons trailers and trucks to…
Developer Tritax Symmetry has secured planning permission for a new 1 million ft2 employment and logistics park in Knowsley, Merseyside. The hybrid application for Symmetry Park Merseyside included detailed planning consent for a new 160,000ft2 logistics facility together with outline planning for up to 835,600ft2 of storage and distribution space and offices. It is predicted…
“I have seen some great presentations and some not so good ones, but generally the standard is high – and has noticeably improved over the years,” remarks Nicholas Fox, commenting on the Supply Chain Excellence Awards – which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. As well as participating in next week’s Supply Chain Conference, Link…
News has finally filtered through that the USA’s Kroger Co and Drone Express, a division of TELEGRID Technologies, have piloted grocery delivery via autonomous drones, expanding the retailer’s seamless ecosystem and providing customers with anything, anytime, anywhere. “Kroger’s new drone delivery pilot is part of the evolution of our rapidly growing and innovative e-commerce business…
Lineage Logistics has reached an agreement to acquire Kloosterboer Group, a leading independent integrated platform for temperature-controlled storage, logistics and value-added services in Europe. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearance and completion of the employee consultation process. Kloosterboer consists of eleven facilities across the Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada and South Africa, totaling 6.4 million…
Rohan Holdings has announced the launch of phase 1 and phase 2 at its South West Business Park providing over 300,000ft2 of prime, high-bay logistics buildings. This development is located at Cheeverstown, Citywest and will be Dublin’s only new logistics park with LUAS access directly opposite the park, while also being only a one-minute drive…
Over the past decades, the need for carbon-free energy has driven increasing interest in hydrogen as an environmentally clean fuel. But shifting the economy away from fossils fuels to clean-burning hydrogen will require significant adjustments in current supply chains. To facilitate this transition, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led team of researchers has developed a new…
Unipart Logistics has secured a five-year contract to run the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover Global Parts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, which will open in 2022. Unipart will provide aftermarket parts logistics for both the Jaguar and Land Rover luxury automotive brands. The operation will be housed at Jaguar Land Rover’s new…
Ocado has lost its High Court bid to open a micro-fulfilment hub in Islington. The online retailer had taken the council to court after Islington Council blocked the development, which is adjacent to Yerbury primary School. Ocado had applied to open a delivery hub on the Bush Industrial Estate site in 2019 after the site’s…
Parcel delivery company Delivered UK, part of the APC network, has increased its parcel facility in Fareham in the South East to cope with delivery demand. It has taken a 14,000ft2 warehouse at Kingsbridge Estates’ Concorde Park, which is 5,000ft2 larger than its previous depot. This additional space will allow the company to expand its…
P&O Ferrymasters is set to build a 107,639ft2 state-of-the-art warehouse near the Port of Genk to enhance its pan-European rail, road and warehousing network at a critical time for international trade and the economic recovery. It has entered into an agreement with Genk Green Logistics to build the facility, which is ideally positioned to accommodate…
3PL Eddie Stobart has taken a lease on a large multi-unit warehouse and distribution development in Foston, Derbyshire. The development at Merlin Business Park consists of five warehouses and storage units totalling 134,651ft2 with eaves heights ranging from 7.5-8.5m. The site benefits from a concrete surfaced yard offering extensive loading, parking and outside storage options…
Amazon is widely thought to be the mystery occupier behind the letting of Harworth and joint venture partner LPPI Real Estate Fund’s 149,300ft2 unit at Multiply Logistics North near Bolton in the North West. “The pandemic and structural changes in the retail market have driven robust demand for the units at Multiply Logistics North, which…
Amazon’s 1.3 million ft2 warehouse in Bardon, Leicestershire, has been sold for more than £160m in one of the UK’s largest single asset warehouse sales ever. South Korean investor Vestas Investment Management has sold Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Bardon, Leicestershire, to Savills Investment Management for £161m – more than £40m more than it acquired the…
Menzies Distribution has acquired independent logistics and supply chain services specialist JBT Distribution. The acquisition represents the fourth announcement of strategic importance made by Menzies in the last six months and accelerates the momentum already seen in the company’s recent progress. In December 2020, Menzies sealed a deal combining two of the UK’s major logistics businesses. In…
Qualcomm Technologies has extended its support for the IoT ecosystem by introducing seven new solutions to help enable the proliferation of next-generation IoT devices. These solutions range from entry-level to premium tier to expand access to a variety of industrial and commercial applications. These latest IoT solutions from Qualcomm Technologies are purpose-built to help meet…
Ensuring the right inventory is available to meet customer demands became even more important during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result of its recent digital transformation with Blue Yonder’s cloud-based Luminate Planning, HEMA, a department store retailer, was able to improve its demand forecasting and fulfilment capabilities to meet those customer demands. Seeking an end-to-end…
Roambee, the supply chain visibility provider, has acquired Modum, a European pharma last mile-focused cold chain monitoring player based in Zurich, Switzerland. “Joining forces with Roambee was natural for Modum due to our shared mission to ensure the timely availability of effective, original products in the medical supply chain,” said Simon Dössegger, Modum’s CEO. “Modum…
With the growth of online shopping over the past year, it’s never been more important for retail, e-commerce and third-partly logistics companies (3PLs) to solve the reverse logistics puzzle. G2 Reverse Logistics has arrived with a technology-driven solution that unlocks revenue and value for customers. “We started G2 to reinvent reverse logistics,” said Herb Shear,…
Whitebox, an e-commerce management platform for brands, has launched its new business intelligence technology, Omnifi. The proprietary technology solves the problem of having fragmented data across selling channels, uniting marketing, sales and logistics. According to a press release from the company, this is the first technology of its kind to provide brands and retailers a…
Online order fulfilment is complex and brings inherent customer service challenges. Charlie Walker, Marketing Director of Walker Logistics, asks if that means it is easier to make the case for greater automation within fulfilment centres? For third party logistics (3PL) services companies, investment in automation has traditionally been hard to justify: the technology required a…
This year’s Supply Chain Conference is addressing some of the big topics affecting the supply chain and logistics sector in 2021 and beyond. It is therefore no surprise to see some of the biggest companies taking part as well as some the industry’s leading practitioners speaking. Dan Withers, Logistics Director at Sainsbury’s, will be one…
Pόl Sweeney, Vice President Sales EMENA Fleet at Descartes, will be one of many speakers delivering a thought-provoking presentation at this year’s Supply Chain Conference, taking place virtually online on 16th and 17th June 2021. His topic will surely be of interest, focusing on how retailers and delivery companies can meet the challenges of the…
Credit hire and fleet management firm AX has taken Logicor’s unit L49 at Liberty Park, Lichfield, on a new 10-year lease. “We have been working harder than ever throughout the global pandemic to make sure our customers have access to vehicles when they need them to safely continue their operations – mobility has never been…
Foulger Transport, part of Kinaxia Logistics, has partnered with French baby product retailer Babymoov, to provide distribution services across the UK. Babymoov previously stored all of its goods for the UK, in France and distributed them directly. The French company has signed up for a 68,000 ft2 warehouse in Snetterton, Norfolk, at the headquarters of…
Rapidly expanding online floristry company, Bloom & Wild, has signed up to a five-year SaaS (Software as a Service) contract with warehouse management system provider SnapFulfil. The pioneer of letterbox flowers (carefully hand-packed and sent in bud, so they last longer) has moved to optimise its warehousing and distribution efficiencies – and chose cloud-based SnapFulfil…
Investor and developer GLP has secured planning permission for the development of up to 736,487ft2 of warehouse space at its 66-acre G-Park Ashby site in North West Leicestershire. The planning consent allows for the development of either one or two units depending on customer requirements, which will be built to BREEAM ‘Excellent’ level and have…
Manhattan Associates Inc has announced that Lands’ End, a uni-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories and home products, has chosen the Manhattan Active Supply Chain solution to support the company’s Uni-Channel initiative to deliver a seamless, high-quality customer experience across its growing footprint. In just a few years, Lands’ End has expanded its market presence…
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