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Real estate and investment company Melburg has completed four national lettings across its UK logistics portfolio totalling in excess of 150,000 sq ft throughout the lockdown. The lettings were at Swan Lane Industrial Estate, Wigan, to domestic appliance producer G2S; and Edmonton Industrial Park, North London, to multiple tenants. Olam Foods, B Star Trading and…
Locus Robotics said it has passed the 250,000,000 units picked milestone with its robots now picking 10,000 units every fifteen minutes – a 263% year-on-year increase. Across the installed base, Locus said it was now regularly exceeding volume levels of one million picks per day. Rick Faulk, Chief Executive of Locus Robotics. said: “With the…
Logicor is marketing a 300,000 sq ft plus warehouse in Bristol appointing JLL, Knight Frank and Savills as joint letting agents. Known as WA316 the distribution warehouse facility comprises 316,128 sq ft (inclusive of 8,889 sq ft of office space), with 13.5m clear internal height, 7 dock levellers and 14 level access doors. The site…
Trading at Xpediator has recovered to “historic levels” despite Coronavirus pandemic, the 3PL has told investors. The 3PL said growth had been driven by a rise in demand for freight forwarding services, where it has seen additional income from new markets. As a result, it said that 2020 revenues for this division were expected to exceed…
St. Modwen has completed the first phase of a 106,000 sq ft industrial and logistics unit at St. Modwen Park Chippenham. The unit is part of the first phase of development at a 78-acre site, which is located off of Junction 17 of the M4. St. Modwen has also submitted planning for the second phase,…
Sealed Air’s new series of paper void-fill and cushioning packaging solutions now provides a comprehensive range of plastic and paper solutions. “In the rush to meet the consumer demand for sustainable packaging, we have seen some paper solutions lead to higher product damage rates, increases in overall packaging used and equipment downtime. All of these…
Logistics Manager’s Top 50 Service Providers week concludes on 3rd December as the fastest-growing 3PLs in the UK are revealed in an exclusive webinar. Editor Christopher Walton will count down the Top 20 from 10.30am, then will also be joined in conversation with Simon Hobbs, Chief Executive at Kinaxia Logistics where his approach to strategy,…
APC Overnight member Mercian Logistics has opened a 7,500 sq ft parcel depot in Gloucester following a 40% year-on-year rise in shipments. The space is in addition to Mercian’s 15,000 sq ft warehouse in Hereford and will provide iovernight parcel collection and delivery services across Herefordshire, as well as Gloucestershire postcodes GL1 to 6 and…
Dorset-based 3PL Wyvern Cargo has selected Mandata as its TMS provider as it looks to further digitalise its intralogistics infrastructure. The TMS will run operations at its 40,000 sq ft site in Poole, satellite depot in Wellingborough and its 60,000 sq ft warehouse at Bournemouth airport as well as its fleet of 65 commercial vehicles….
A desire to reduce road miles, logistics costs and warehousing overheads could see a structural shift to port-centric logistics in the UK. According to a new report by Savills, when comparing a central 500,000 sq ft distribution centre in a traditional location, with two sites of 250,000 sq ft at both London Gateway and the…
A desire to reduce road miles, logistics costs and warehousing overheads could see a structural shift to port-centric logistics in the UK. According to a new report by Savills, when comparing a central 500,000 sq ft distribution centre in a traditional location, with two sites of 250,000 sq ft at both London Gateway and the…
UK mattress manufacturer Silentnight has extended its home delivery contract with two-man, white-glove carrier Panther for three years, building on a six-year agreement. Panther will handle over 1,000 next day and nominated day deliveries per week for Silentnight, as well as providing a reverse logistics recycling service. Matthew Thomlinson, Customer Services and 3PL Manager at Silentnight…
UK mattress manufacturer Silentnight has extended its home delivery contract with two-man, white-glove carrier Panther for three years, building on a six-year agreement. Panther will handle over 1,000 next day and nominated day deliveries per week for Silentnight, as well as providing a reverse logistics recycling service. Matthew Thomlinson, Customer Services and 3PL Manager at Silentnight…
Logistics Manager Top 50 week continues its countdown of the fastest-growing logistics service providers in the UK with a free and exclusive webinar on 2nd December featuring interviews with Clipper Logistics and Logicor. Christopher Walton, Editor of Logistics Manager is joined in conversation with Clipper Logistics Chief Executive Tony Mannix, to discover how the retail…
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the anticipated acquisition by XPO Logistics of Kuehne + Nagel Drinkflow Logistics Holdings following an investigation. Further details are to be published by the CMA in due course but it said that the merger inquiry, launched on 18th September to investigate if the acquisition would result in a…
Meal kit providers have contributed to the record surge in demand for warehouse space seen in 2020 according to BNP Paribas Real Estate. This year such providers have more than doubled their warehouse capacity, taking close to 735,000 sq ft by the end of September. Prior to 2020, these businesses occupied less than half of…
Geek+ said its delivered 13.19 million orders within 36 hours during this year’s Singles’ Day in China – a figure it said was a new record for the shopping holiday. The robotics and automation vendor said tha through the deployment of nearly 5,500 AMRs on more than 3.2 million sq ft of warehouse space, it…
Revenue from parcels has topped revenue from letters at Royal Mail for the first time in its history, as the e-commerce boom during the pandemic transformed its operations. In a statement to investors Royal Mail said that 60% of its revenues were derived from parcels in the six months ending 27th September – compared to…
DB Schenker has selected Webfleet Solutions to be its preferred telematics partner for fleet and data management, as it looks to increase visibility across supply chains. The German logistics giant said the deal would enable greater transparency in its global movement of goods. Florian Kemmerling, Head of Internet of Things, Global Digital Solutions at DB…
Xpediator subsidiary Delamode signed a partnership with Speedy Freight for a hanging garment delivery service in the UK. The service specialises in delivering garments such as wedding dresses and suits to luxury boutiques and independent retail shops throughout the UK – with Delamode providing fashion garment care and Speedy Freight providing final mile delivery. Garments…
Work has begun on a 482,000 sq ft warehouse for DHL Supply Chain at DP World London Gateway. DHL will construct the brand-new bespoke facility at Plot 3040 on London Gateway’s Logistics Park with the main facility build due to commence in early 2021. On completion, DHL will lease the facility from DP World London…
Plastic injection moulding products manufacturer WHS Plastics has moved into its new state-of-the-art 75,000 sq ft national distribution centre in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. The £3.5 million facility will provide logistics for customers including Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, Bentley and Aston Martin. It replaces three warehouses currently on the site. WHS Plastics said it had also…
The first Logistics Manager Top 50 Service Providers webinar, in association with Westcoast, takes place on Tuesday 1st December at 10.30am – and will tell the growth story of the most successful logistics businesses in the UK. By registering for this webinar you’ll be able to Join Logistics Manager Editor Christopher Walton in conversation with…
Amazon is opening a new concept distribution hub in Glasgow after securing a 15-year lease on a 150,000 sq ft pre-let at Glasgow Business Park in Baillieston. The news regarding Amazon’s plans was confirmed through a Tweet from Glasgow Councillor Elaine Ballantyne. She tweeted: “Exciting new development within the Glasgow Business Park in Baillieston to…
Aramex UK has taken up occupation at a new warehouse facility at London’s Heathrow. The 80,000 sq ft “technology-driven” facility is located in Poyle, close to Heathrow International Airport. Aramex said the facility would support the e-commerce market. Umar Butt, Country Manager for Aramex UK, said: “Located at the heart of London Heathrow Airport, the…
GLS Group, the international B2C parcels division of Royal Mail, said it is anticipating record volume increases across Europe in the run-up to Christmas. It said its Christmas peak could see volumes rise by 30% to 40%. The group said it had invested some €150 million (£134.5 million) in its European network during 2020, opening some…
The IATA has said that the air cargo sector ‘must be prepared’ for when quarantined borders re-open in order to effectively distribute a Covid-19 vaccine internationally. The international trade body has issued guidance that it says will ensure that the air cargo industry is ready to support the large-scale handling, transport and distribution of a…
The scramble to distribute viable and approved Covid-19 vaccines has begun in earnest… not in terms of physical distribution but jockeying for position to secure contracts and secure space. As Keith Winters, Chief Executive at Crane Worldwide Logistics, pointed out this week there are still a lot of variable to take account of: the exact…
Plans for a one million sq ft plus logistics warehouse scheme opposite the Mountpark Bardon 2 site in Leicestershire, have been rejected despite the promise of some 1,500 jobs. The application was rejected by councillors on the grounds that it would ‘[create]industrial incursion into the countryside, which is also part of the National Forest and…
Rhenus Home Delivery UK has opened a 55,000 sq ft purpose-built distribution centre in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Vinny Riley, Managing Director of Rhenus Home Delivery UK, said “We analyse highly complex logistics operations and optimise them using individual solutions that cover sourcing, production and distribution. We also look ahead at what is happening in the…
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