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Owner, manager, and developer of logistics real estate Logicor has announced that it plans to redevelop one of its existing sites – a 38.5-acre plot of land in Daventry, Northamptonshire. The site, acquired in November 2021, was bought from a joint venture company managed and co-owned by Oxenwood Real Estate. The planned redevelopment will see…
One person has died and several others have been injured when a fire broke out on a cargo ship moving cars off the northern tip of the Netherlands. Several crew members jumped overboard in an attempt to escape. Boats and helicopters were deployed to rescue 23 crew members according to the Dutch coast guard. The…
DANX Carousel Group has chosen to invest in ELECTRON aerospace to launch ‘Electron 5’, which is a battery-powered electric aeroplane which will make freight deliveries across Europe. ELECTRON is currently developing the aeroplane which is designed to carry 500kg over 500km on a single charge. The aeroplane will only require short runways, and will have…
According to research from Aldermore’s SME Growth Index, 60% (3.3 million) small and medium-sized business have experienced delays in their supply chains in the last year. Losses on average reached £625,000 in income as a result of these delays. The bank has said that more than half of SMEs, (65%), of companies are vulnerable to…
Homeware retailer Dunelm has bought 10 delivery vehicles in an attempt to ‘significantly’ reduce its carbon emissions. The company has said that more than 50% of its Scope 1 emissions are attributable to its home delivery fleet. And to combat this issue, the company has introduced nine new tractor units, which are powered by compressed…
Wincanton has signed a five-year contract with IKEA Ireland to manage the retailer’s first customer distribution centre (CDC). The 280,000ft² facility which will be based in Dublin will allow for faster customer fulfilment by reducing customer lead times. Products have previously been delivered to customers in Ireland through distribution centres in the UK. By locating…
Amazon will hire up to 2,000 employees to staff its new fulfilment centre in the UK, which is located in Stockton-on-Tees. The facility is due to open in October 2023, the company said on Tuesday. The news comes just a few months after the company announced it would be firing 9,000 of its employees, as…
Brewing company Heineken has today [20 July] announced its renewed partnership with pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics. The multi-year contract will see GXO continue to operate Heineken’s warehouse and distribution network. GXO will also operate its secondary transport network to UK retailers and wholesalers, as well as to its 2,400 pubs around the UK….
Global logistics services provider Rhenus Logistics has deployed autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its warehouse in Switzerland as part of its automation of goods-to-person picking operations. The self-driving shelf system was designed to allow the AMR to select the shelf holding the product that needs to be picked, then take the goods to workstations where…
Winvic has been awarded a contract to deliver the first phase of the West Midlands Interchange project, with 8 million ft² of commercial space planned across the 734 acre site. The WMI will be the largest intermodal logistics site and is projected to be completed by 2034. The initial development of phase 1 of the…
Dachser is significantly expanding its emission-free delivery of non-chilled groupage shipments to defined downtown areas across the continent. The logistics provider plans to launch its ’emission free’ delivery service in twelve more European cities; Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Hamburg, Cologne, London, Malaga, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Toulouse, Warsaw, and Vienna. Alexander Tonn, COO Road Logistics at Dachser said:…
Menzies Aviation has expanded its presence in the Balkans by agreeing a majority stake in Cargo Handling Services Limited (CHS) at Sofia International Airport (SOF) in Bulgaria. The partnership increases Menzies Aviation’s footprint in Europe to 50 airports in 17 countries. Cargo Handing Services was formed in 2016 and offers a range of services including…
Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch has signed a treaty formally confirming the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). As covered in the May issue of Logistics Manager Magazine, the UK began negotiations to join the CPTPP in June 2021, with membership agreed in April 2023….
Global food and beverage conglomerate Pepsico has announced that transport of all potatoes to its Walkers Crisps factory in Leicester is now entirely powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). This follows the introduction of HVO as a replacement for diesel in HGVs transporting produce for two of PepsiCo’s brands – Walkers Crisps and Quaker Oats…
According to real estate consultancy Knight Frank, around 404 million ft² of warehouse space in the UK could become unlettable by 2030 if not brought up to new sustainability standards. From 2027, renting out property with an EPC rating lower than ‘C’ will risk serious fines and in 2030, this minimum requirement will be raised…
There’s two weeks left to get your entries in for the 27th Supply Chain Excellence Awards! With more categories than ever before, this year’s event promises to be the biggest yet. Taking place at the London Hilton on Park Lane, the 2023 ceremony will see coveted awards presented to deserving winners in over 25 categories…
GXO Logistics says that it has successfully deployed Global Robotics Services (GRS) robots in a 3D sortation system. Alessandro Renzo, Managing Director, Italy and Switzerland, GXO said: “GXO invested in a pilot program using robotic sortation technology to increase productivity, accuracy and operational efficiency for one of our major fashion industry customers. “We are constantly…
Logistics company DHL, alongside retailers like Greggs and Iceland, ran ‘Unlocking Retail and Logistics’ events held in over 30 prisons across England and Wales to encourage ‘qualified prison leavers’ to fill vacancies in the retail and logistics sector. This forms part of the government’s wider push to increase the number of prison leavers in employment,…
CEVA Logistics is expanding its warehouse automation operations in two of its warehouses in Venray, Netherlands using the Exotec Skypod System. Exotec recently exhibited at Logistics Manger’s IntraLogisteX exhibition this year, and will be exhibiting once again next year on the 19th & 20th March 2024. The flexible goods-to-person order picking solution will enhance facility…
Privately owned businesses, A.F Blakemore & Sons, which operates across retail, foodservice, and the largest SPAR wholesaler in the UK, has chosen REFLEX Solutions, which is a provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, to automate and optimise its supply chain processes. The integrated system uses artificial intelligence as well as machine learning-based analytics,…
For the first time in 26 years, UPS workers in the US could be going on strike after the Teamsters trade union, which represents the couriers ‘walks away from negotiations’. UPS has since denied that this was the case as a current contract which covers 340,000 of its employees comes to a close at the…
The Supply Chain Excellence Awards have added a new category for 2024 – The Event Logistics Award. This award is open to any event organiser – in sport, entertainment, business, government or anything else – and the logistics providers working with them. It will look to recognise the vital contribution made to the success of…
Carter Towler, and GV & Co, which acted on behalf of Mileway, have successfully let three units at newly completed Norquest Industrial Estate in Birstall. Refrigerated logistics company, Igloo Thermo Logistics, has expanded its operations, moving from Morley, to a larger 36,383ft² unit at Norquest Industrial Estate. The second unit comprising 33,020ft² has been let…
Tritax Symmetry has announced plans to speculatively develop a new 500,000ft² facility at its Symmetry Park, Kettering in Northamptonshire. The new building, named Kettering 500, will be a cross dock logistics facility. It is set to be built to net zero carbon in construction and will target a minimum of BREEAM ‘Excellent’ certification and an…
Suttons Tankers has begun an eight-week long trial using hydrotreated vegetable oil in an attempt to cut carbon emissions across its operations. HVO fuel is compatible with existing diesel engines without the need for modifications, and the trial phase aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 91,000kgs on 5 routes. Full implementation of HVO throughout the…
DB Schenker has expanded its capabilities in Scotland with the opening of a new facility at Glasgow. The new site is the result of a ‘significant’ investment in the Central belt area and will provide the company’s regional customers with a wider scope of services than its previous site. Debbie McBride, Airfreight Regional Manager for…
Wellbeing brand NEOM Organics has selected Wincanton for a three-year contract to provide delivery services using the 3PL’s fleet of autonomous mobile robots. Operating from Wincanton’s 211,000ft² e-fulfilment facility in Northampton, Wincanton will fulfil NEOM’s direct-to-consumer e-commerce orders. Craig Rubbathan, Operations Director at NEOM Organics said: “We are thrilled to embark on this partnership with…
Courier company DPD has confirmed plans to expand its autonomous robot fleet across 10 UK towns and cities over the next year. The news extends DPD’s relationship with AI-powered robotics and last mile delivery provider, Cartken. In addition, DPD has identified nearly 30 UK depot locations which could potentially deploy robots. DPD first introduced the…
Real estate investment fund manager Clarion has snapped up three distribution warehouses at Gorsey Point. Clarion Partners Europe has purchased a total of 708,000ft² of industrial space from Mirastar, KKR Real Estate Partners’ industrial and logistics platform. it is estimated that the company acquired the portfolio for circa £90 million. Gorsey Point, which is located…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced £300,000 of government funding to support Generation Logistics, a campaign aimed at encouraging more young people to take up a career in the logistics industry. Generation Logistics was launched in August 2022 so the announcement of this funding comes as it prepares to enter its second year. When…
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