Cooper Specialised Handling is launching the 16 tonne capacity Sany SCP160G forklift in the UK.
Cooper SH general manager Chris Barnes said: “This really is a heavy duty machine. Much of the additional weight is located where it’s needed, around the front-end and mast, making it very durable and capable in the most arduous applications.”
Hellmann Contract Logistics is officially opening its new facility at Apex Park, Daventry on 20th July. The new warehouse has 35,000 sq ft of racked space providing 4,000 UK size pallet spaces; 47,000 sq. ft. of marshalling/processing/bulk storage area; 11 dock and level access doors; and double deck loading/unloading. Operations at the site have already…
For container imports from the Far East: Retail chain Tchibo runs first test shipments via Wilhelmshaven deep-water port Retail chain Tchibo is examining a possibie routing of its import containers from the Fas East via Wilhelmshaven deep-water port. First test shipments are currently being made. At the intermodal railway station adjacent to the Eurogate Container…
British Airways has awarded a contract to Menzies Distribution involving the delivery of more than 530,000 publications a week to BA flight gates as well as First and Club lounges. The operation will be handled by Menzies subsidiary Media On The Move. On a weekly basis, the Media On The Move team will manage distribution of…
Ocado is to build a second customer fulfilment centre for Sobeys at Pointe-Claire, Montreal. The new site will be Sobeys’ second, adding to the centre already under construction in Vaughan, Ontario to serve the Greater Toronto Area. Sobeys has created a new brand for its e-commerce business. Voilà by Sobeys will launch in Toronto beginning…
Retail returns specialist, ZigZag Global – which works with brands including Selfridges, Boohoo, Karen Millen and Superdry – has revealed some analysis of Black Friday weekend (26th November) data from 2021 to understand how shoppers are ‘returning’ to Black Friday and Cyber Monday post-pandemic. The headline stat is a whopping 129% year-on-year increase in return…
Crane Worldwide has named Nancy Matthews as vice president aerospace and life sciences. She said: “I feel that even though we are addressing two very different industry sectors, what is critical here is the team’s diverse logistics experience and how it is applied to produce an innovative solution resolving our client’s challenges.” “We do see…
