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XPO Logistics has renewed its its UK partnership with pooled pallets provider, La Palette Rouge (LPR). The new contract extends XPO’s relationship with LPR, which is a division of Euro Pool Group, to twenty years. XPO will continue to manage pallet depots for LPR in Mossend, North Lanarkshire; Sywell , Northamptonshire and Avonmouth, as well…
Take home grocery sales have risen by 11.3% during the 12 weeks to 29th November 2020, the fastest rate of growth since August, according to Kantar. Take-home sales during the past four weeks increased by 13.9%, as eating and drinking out of home was restricted by the English national lockdown. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail…
So, unless there is a last-minute breakthrough, the current line on the last-ditch Brexit talks is that a trade deal is “looking very, very difficult at the moment”. Indeed, the prime minister is still warning that come 1st January 2021 “there’s going to be change and people need to get ready for that change” –…
Asda has taking delivery of 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units as it looks to transition its core logistics fleet of 1,000 trucks from diesel to gas by 2024. The fleet purchase follows an in-house trial at Asda which showed running on reduced CO2 emissions by more than 80%. Volvo said it believed the fleet acquisition…
SEGRO has completed three new speculative warehouse developments, totalling some 50,000 sq ft, on the Slough Trading Estate. One unit of 8,901 sq ft is situated on 445 Malton Avenue and two further units are on Bedford Avenue, totalling 17,824 sq ft and 24,076 sq ft respectively. The three units have been developed to high…
Golf equipment brand Srixon has extended its 12 year relationship with supply chain management firm Import Services for a further three years. The extension will see Import Services continue to provide Srixon with port-centric retail logistics from its Southampton base, handling all European warehousing, order processing, and distribution of clubs, bags, balls, and accessories. Mike…
BMW has renewed DHL Supply Chain’s contract to provide used vehicle refurbishment services for a further three-years. DHL will continue to support BMW’s used vehicle operation through its refurbishment facility in Thorne, South Yorkshire. At the DHL operated facility in Thorne, cars will be prepped by BMW-qualified technicians and repaired using genuine parts, before…
Construction materials distributor Brickability Group has completed the acquisition of McCann Limited, a building materials specialist haulage and logistics provider, in a move that gives it an in-house transport function that it says will reduce the risks associated with Brexit. The acquisition of McCann, which had a turnover of £9.7 million and EBITDA of £430,000…
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has warned that a no-deal Brexit will result in a £16.1 million drop in profit in 2021, should a deal fail to be reached in the coming weeks. In a statement to investors David Wolffe, Chief Financial Officer at Ted Baker, said that as preparations for Brexit progressed it was planning mitigation strategies to…
Amazon is understood to have has secured a new style delivery depot on the Peterborough Gateway in the East Midlands. The distribution centre is 146,700 sq ft and will be situated on an overall area of 41.44 acres, which translates into a low site coverage of 16%. The facility boasts a bespoke three-storey van deck…
Primark said that it took a £430 million hit on trading as stores were forced to close during the second lockdown. However the retailer said that despite the loss, all orders placed with its suppliers would be honoured. Chairman Michael McLintock, told investors today: “Stores in our major markets of the Republic of Ireland, England, France…
A third of pallet network volumes in the UK were residential during the second quarter of 2020, as the traditionally B2B sector transitioned into e-commerce. According to the Association of Pallet Networks the first quarter of 2020 saw just 14% of all deliveries made by pallet networks delivered to residential addresses, this increased to 36%…
DP World, and its subsidiary P&O Ferries have offered to import coronavirus vaccines into the UK for free. A coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech has been approved for use in the UK. The vaccine will be made available from next week. A spokesperson for DP World, which owns P&O Ferries, said: “We stand ready to support…
The December 2020 issue of Logistics Manager Magazine is now available to read online! Cover Story; Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2020! ‘Zooming to Victory’ A virtual ceremony saw the supply chain industry mark its incredible achievements in 2020… all from a socially safe distance. Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners; ‘It feels amazing.’ Discover who the winners…
The Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers week concluded in style with the count down of the top 10 and the reveal of who was the fastest-growing logistics service provider in the UK. Logistics Manager Editor Christopher Walton profiled and analysed the Top 10 as part of a week celebrating the success stories behind third-party…
Take-up of industrial warehouse space (units of 100,000 sq ft +) is set to exceed 50 million sq ft by the end of 2020, a record year for the sector due to the growth of online sales. According to Savills, data shows that online retail accounted for 37% of the 46.8 million sq ft of…
Trebor Developments and Hillwood have submitted a detailed planning application for a two-unit industrial development in Peterborough. The planning application provides for two units of 231,000 sq ft and 307,500 sq ft to meet either distribution or manufacturing uses. The development will be marketed as “Delta Park, Peterborough”. Trebor and Hillwood agreed terms to acquire…
Ted Baker has automating order processing across all three floors of mezzanine at its 1 million sq ft warehouse in Derby. The omnichannel site handles complete fulfilment for the fashion retailer including e-commerce orders, Ted Baker stores, concession partner stores and outlet stores as well as wholesale retail products. The facility services the UK and…
Clipper Logistics was a major beneficiary of the shift to e-commerce during lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic, as its first half revenues increased 20% year-on-year. In the six months to 31 October turnover rose 19.8% to £305.2 million year-on-year (compared to £254.8 million in the same period in 2019) with growth of 37.7% in e-fulfilment…
XPO Logistics is to split its business and spin-off 100% of its logistics segment as a separate publicly traded company. In January XPO had warned that it would look at “strategic alternatives” which include the possible sale or spin-off of one or more of its business units and it is now set to pursue a…
Retailer SPAR has outlined plans to tackle food waste in its supply chain with social impact company Too Good To Go. SPAR said it was adopting a multi-solution approach to supply chain waste reduction, addressing food waste in several ways, including adopting improved processes for forecasting requirements and ordering. It said that within the stores, unsold fresh food…
Global air cargo demand fell one percentage point year-on-year in November, the first decline in six months, and still remains 13% below the level in November 2019. According to CLIVE Data Services demand fell 37% year-on-year in April as the pandemic hit, but had spent the subsequent six months rising to 12% below 2019 levels…
Day Two of the Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers was roaring success, as the 3PLs and service providers that made positions 30 to 11 were revealed – and Clipper Logistics and Logicor revealed the secrets behind their success. You can watch the exclusive reveal of the this portion of the research on demand as…
Online baby product and nursery retailer Kiddies Kingdom is opening a new distribution warehouse in Dewsbury. The 47,864 sq ft building is the company’s biggest warehouse and will consolidate seven other warehouses into one space. The building is equipped with a modern racking system and intelligent stock movement technology, and will support the company’s efforts…
Clipper Logistics has taken Logicor’s Sherburn 667 warehouse near Leeds in Yorkshire – in the largest letting of an existing UK warehouse in 2020. The letting also represents Logicor’s largest UK letting to date. The 666,898 sq ft warehouse has been taken on a long-term lease by Clipper. Leeds distribution unit to Clipper Logistics, to…
Volkswagen plans to use vegetable oil residue from the food industry to power car freighters, in a bid to help limit some of the environmental damage caused by shipping. The first car freighter was re-fuelled for the first time with vegetable oil residue in November and a second ship is due to follow at the…
The countdown of Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers can be viewed only on this exclusive webinar, starting with the 3PLs that make up positions 50 to 31 of the fastest-growing 3PLs, 4PLs and supply chain services specialists in the UK. You can watch the reveal of this exclusive research on demand, as well as…
Parcel delivery giant Hermes has secured an £85 million funding for its 339,827 sq ft parcel hub in Barnsley, South Yorkshire through South African property investor Equites Property Fund. The agreement provides that Equites Newlands Group Limited, a company in which Equites International owns 60% of the shares with Newlands Property Development owning the remaining…
I’ve just spent the last hour having a very pleasurable conversation with the UK’s largest privately-owned IT company – Westcoast. I wasn’t alone. It was broadcast live to our readers, as the Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers week kicked off in style. I’d like to offer my thanks to Managing Director, Alex Tatham, and Logistics…
Online fulfilment is facing a new reality; one of frequent and dramatic spikes in demand and this is causing retailers significant challenges in the packing area. How can ecommerce businesses successfully hit these extreme peaks when labour resources are becoming increasingly scarce? Peaks are more difficult to predict than before. Peaks are measured by the…
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