DSV Panalpina has warned that it will be “difficult to predict the market situation in 2020” as DSV felt the benefits of the acquisition of Panalpina in the second half of 2019. For 2019 DSV Panalpina reported an 19.8% increase in turnover from DKK79bn to DKK94.7bn (£10.7bn). DSV completed the takeover of Panalpina in August…
Over 130 exhibitors are now confirmed for IntraLogisteX, the only intralogistics exhibition to take place in the UK this year. Among the exhibitors are BS Handling Sytems; Exporta; Element Logic; Geek +; Honeywell Intelligrated; Interroll; Knapp; Linde; OrderWise; 6 River Systems; SnapFulfil and VoxWare among many, many others. There will be live demonstrations of the…
Apparently, at some point today, the prime minister will give a speech where he will bring forward the ban for selling new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars in the UK from 2040 to 2035. I’ve got three issues with this… I really hate the trend in politics where the ‘news’ that a speech will happen…
Das IV-NÖ Konjunkturbarometer ist seit dem dritten Quartal 2019 von -4,0 auf +10,5 Punkte gestiegen. Unter den 36 befragten niederösterreichischen Unternehmen mit insgesamt 18.597 Beschäftigten überwiegt der Optimismus bei der aktuellen und zukünftigen Geschäftsentwicklung. „Die Unsicherheit bezüglich der wirtschaftspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen haben abgenommen. Es wird heuer zu keiner Rezession kommen. Trotzdem gehen wir eher nur von…
With the logistics sector requiring new skills for a new decade where digitisation and automation will change the way it works, can the sector plug its current skills gap, let alone bring in the new skills required to drive the change? Michelle Mooney investigates… Recruiting new talent into logistics has always been a major concern….
If there is one buzz-word for 2020 already it is sustainability. You can’t avoid yet another multinational making one claim or another about making its supply chain sustainable. All, I am sure, are well-meant and heartfelt by those at the very top. You just hope it isn’t lip-service to a more eco-conscious consumer. I was…
For SMEs, an investment in materials handling equipment means an investment in the future of the business. So, how does and SME benefit from increased operational efficiency? Christopher Walton investigates… When it comes to buying and operating materials handling equipment SMEs require one thing above anything else: flexibility. This flexibility manifests itself in the ways…
Die Hilti Gruppe (Schaan, Liechtenstein) hat im Geschäftsjahr 2019 den Umsatz um 4,3 Prozent auf 5,9 Mrd. CHF oder umgerechnet rund 5,55 Mrd. Euro gesteigert. In Lokalwährungen lag das Wachstum 6,3 Prozent über dem Vorjahr. „2019 war ein weiteres erfolgreiches Jahr für uns mit ausschließlich organischem Wachstum. Die Währungen zeigten mehrheitlich Abwertungstendenzen gegenüber dem Schweizer…
A supply chain can make or break an SME. Either it trades on its efficiencies or is dragged down by its inefficiencies, and the 2020’s promise more challenges – and opportunities – than ever before. Christopher Walton investigates. Being an SME isn’t easy, but it doesn’t stop the number in the UK from growing. According…
Sie exportieren in die USA? Sie importieren Teile oder technisches Know-how aus den USA? Dann sollten sich Ihre Mitarbeitenden gut im US-Außenhandelsrecht auskennen. Verstöße können teuer werden. Regelmäßige Schulungen sind unumgänglich. Beitrag: Redaktion. Trump ist Ihr Albtraum oder Sie sind ein Trump-Fan? Wie auch immer. Falls Sie Handel mit den USA treiben, müssen Sie sich…
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the re-opening of the Northern Ireland Assembly, saying it will provide “long-overdue reassurance” that logistics sector concerns can be prioritised by government in the region. Seamus Leheny, Northern Ireland policy manager at the FTA, said the Assembly needed to prioritise infrastructure spending after “three years of stagnation” to “protect…
British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson has described 2019 as the “worst year on record” as it was the first to show an overall decline in retail sales. The BRC said that total retail sales in November and December – incorporating Christmas and Black Friday – were down 0.9% compared to 2018. Dickinson said…
Rolls-Royce Aerospace with CEVA Logistics were Highly Commended, no mean feat in an award where the quality of entries was exceptionally high, and seven entries were shortlisted. But Jaguar Land Rover took home the award. In being Highly Commended CEVA and Rolls-Royce demonstrated its global supply chain visibility tool, Matrix, which allows it to provide…
In our series of profiles on speakers at the Supply Chain Conference 2020 we meet Caroline Curtis, head of supply chain at Tails.com. The Supply Chain Conference 2020 takes place on 17 and 18 March 2020 at ETC. Venues Monument, 8 Eastcheap, London. This two-day conference brings together the most influential and inspiring supply chain leaders…
It seems that warehousing in the region can only go from strength to strength, reports Liza Helps, with take up in the East Midlands up to the end of September 2019 above its five-year average according to research by Cushman & Wakefield. Indeed, Robert Taylor, associate partner at DTRE, says: “In terms of numbers the…
As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back on all we have learned in the past 12 months. Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword As Logistics Manager reporter Michelle Mooney reports in the January 2020 issue, there are huge strides being made in retail and manufacturing supply chains to make business more…
The personalisation of e-commerce is putting even more pressure on the warehouse and supply chain, meaning that warehouse management systems will have to react. Is artificial intelligence the answer? Christopher Walton investigates… If racking, shelving and forklifts are the muscles and bones of intralogistics then a good Warehouse Management System (WMS) is the nervous system….
2019 may well be remembered by many in the distribution sector as the year political procrastination played havoc with the supply pipeline – from product sourcing to warehouse management, from demand forecasting to actual sales… writes Penelope Ody. Way back in spring 2018 – writing about Brexit planning – I was variously told of supermarkets…
The logistics and supply chain sectors have called on the newly elected Conservative government to face up to the challenges the industry faces – including Brexit, skills and the environment. Richard Burnett, Road Haulage Association chief executive, said: “Over the past three years we have highlighted the risks and impacts of whatever Brexit approach is…
„Brexit, EU-Gesetzgebung, potenzielle Verlangsamung der EU-Wirtschaft und noch mehr Herausforderungen werden unsere Branche hart treffen. Dank unserer Größe und internen Prozessreife finden wir Wege, uns an solche Veränderungen anzupassen, unsere Arbeit gut zu machen und weiterhin umweltfreundlich zu sein“, so Kristian Kaas Mortensen, Head of Strategic Partnerships bei Girteka Logistics. Der litauische Transport- und Logistikdienstleister…
In the second of a series of profiles on speakers at the Supply Chain Conference 2020 we meet Dr Jonathan Gorst, principal lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. The Supply Chain Conference 2020 takes place on 17 and 18 March 2020 at ETC. Venues Monument, 8 Eastcheap, London. This two-day conference brings together the most influential and…
E-commerce fulfilment and a click and collect service into Waitrose for third-parties helped drive double-digit turnover and profit growth at Clipper Logistics in the first half of its financial year. Turnover rose 11.7% to £254.6 million for the six-months ending 31 October (H1 2018: £227.9 million) while EBIT grew 13.5% to £12.1 million. Clipper said…
3PLs bought and leased 8.3 million sq ft of warehouse space by the third quarter of 2019, the highest level of take-up since records began. Property consultant Savills said that there has been “little empirical evidence” of Brexit stockpiling, but did say that 3PLs could be seen to be capitalising on the continued uncertainty, taking…
E-commerce and Brexit stockpiling is driving the Christmas peak at NX Group above its 15% average for this time of year. Richard Mallard, senior operations manager at NX Group, said: “We always expect an increase in orders at this time of year, usually around 15% but it’s busier than ever this year as more and…
It’s that time of year again… when the John Lewis ad hits out TV screens. Queue weeping. John Lewis will be hoping its dragon themed heart-wrencher hits home with shoppers. They’re using the now annual festive fixture to promote Waitrose for the first time. And Waitrose needs it, after its market share slipped by a…
A 37-acre site at Milton Ham in Northamptonshire has been sold to private investment and development manager FirethornTrust for a rumoured £14 million. The site, just off Junction 15a of the M1 motorway and adjacent to Prologis’ Pineham Park was formerly owned by Travis Perkins, and has detailed planning permission for a three-unit scheme totalling…
E-commerce dominates the retail sector like no other materials handling market. More customers want a greater diversity of choice delivered directly to their homes in the quickest and most convenient time possible. For those supplying goods under such constraints the demands on existing warehousing infrastructure are enormous… Christopher Walton investigates. Compound this with the potential…
Global demand for air freight decreased by 4.5 per cent in September 2019 compared to the same period last year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The drop represents the eleventh consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes – the longest decline since the global financial crisis in 2008/09. Although freight capacity,…
The amount of design and build warehouse space over 100,000 sq ft taken up has dropped back seven per cent so far this year based on provisional data as at the end of August 2019, according to Colliers’ Andrea Ferranti. “But it is up considerably from this time five years ago when D&B take up…
Während sich Wettbewerber nach der Brexit-Entscheidung vom britischen Markt teilweise zurückzogen, investierte das deutsche Unternehmen Ferdinand Bilstein in die Region und in die Versorgungsprozesse zu den Kunden. Unter dem Dach der bilstein group entstand in der geografischen Mitte Englands ein neues Logistikzentrum. Mehr als 50.000 verschiedene Artikel werden dort gelagert. Wer bis um 17:30 Uhr…
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