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…
The UK manufacturing downturn continued in November, as businesses were forced to respond to the delay to Brexit and a fresh injection of uncertainty from the forthcoming general election. According to IHS Markit output, new orders and employment all fell, while de-stocking activity resumed as firms depleted buffers built-up in advance of the postponed exit…
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…
Britain’s factories suffered a sixth consecutive month of slumping orders in October, as Brexit, combined with economic and political uncertainty, weighed on manufacturer supply chains. According to IHS Markit/ CIPS monthly purchasing managers index there was weak global demand for British-manufactured goods last month. It said that firms had reported that weaker inflows of new…
For more than three years, sourcing and procurement teams have had to grapple with the potential implications of the UK withdrawing from the European Union. Procurement responses have varied widely, Sam Tulip investigates. Some firms are in denial (that it will ever happen, or alternatively that there will be any major consequences); some have planned…
FedEx has called for the UK and EU to finalise a Brexit agreement and “provide clarity and continuity for businesses”. Trevor Hoyle, ground operations Europe, Brexit lead and FedEx SVP, said of the decision to extend the deadline for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union until 31 January 2020: “FedEx has advocated for a…
Retailers’ stock levels in relation to expected sales were at their highest on record in October 2019, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trends Survey, against the backdrop of a continuing decline in sales. This has been the largest stock spike in adequacy since the CBI survey began in 1983, and follows from another…
Triple M Entertainment Logistics will become a member of CargoLive Logistics, offering increased service to the European continent. Leading global provider of logistics services to live event shippers, Rock-it Cargo, has made a significant incremental investment in Antwerp, Belgium-based Triple M Entertainment Logistics. Paul J. Martins, president of Rock-it Cargo said: ”Triple M are well…
In der aktuellen Ausgabe der SCS-Studie „TOP 100 der Logistik“ präsentiert das Fraunhofer erneut eine Rangliste der umsatzstärksten Logistikunternehmen in Europa. Hier gab es einige Änderungen im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Die neue Studie „TOP 100 der Logistik“ der Fraunhofer-Arbeitsgruppe für Supply Chain Services (SCS) wurde nun veröffentlicht und gibt einen Ausblick auf den Logistikmark der…
The FTA has reported that logistics businesses are struggling to find workers, as the number of EU nationals immigrating to the UK continues to plummet. The organisation which speaks on behalf of the logistics sector, is asking the government to recognise the UK’s reliance on EU workers, and to amend its future immigration policy to…
Veranstaltungsrückblick zum Österreichischen EinkaufsForum 2019! Die BMÖ-Jahreskonferenz ist der jährliche Treffpunkt für führende Vertreter aus Wissenschaft und Praxis des Einkaufs und Supply Chain Managements. Das diesjährige EinkaufsForum stand unter dem Thema „Procurement in a Changing World“.
Chapman Freeborn and Airbridge International Agencies, (AIA), Cargo, have partnered to strengthen their offerings in Ireland and prepare for Brexit. The partnership comes after Brexit negotiations remain unresolved, and businesses across the UK and Ireland prepare for potential supply chain issues. The agreement will ensure customers have greater access to full charter, part charter, and…
Dublin-based Toga Freight Services has signed a major deal with Loxx Logistics GmbH. The collaboration between Loxx and Toga will see the Irish firm’s ”groupage” collections from across Germany, Eastern Europe, and Russia, amongst other areas, being collected by the Loxx partner network and ”trunked” to the Gelsenkirchen hub on a daily basis. Once at…
While take up of space in terms of square footage transacted is up 15 per cent compared with the same period last year, the number of deals completed fell by 17 per cent and 33 per cent on an annual and quarterly basis respectively, indicating a degree of Brexit-related nervousness among many occupiers. Despite that…
Peel Ports has said increased roll-on, roll-off (RO-RO) capacity for unaccompanied trailer at its facilities in Liverpool, Heysham, and Sheerness could limit the impact of Brexit. All three ports have increased capacity for HGV trailers and storage and now have a combined capacity for 1 million RO-RO units per year. Mark Whitworth, chief executive officer…
As Brexit looms near, the Energy Industries Council (EIC), will be holding a series of free regional events and webinars to prepare members and the public how to get their business ready for Brexit. While some companies are already planning for the challenges and opportunities ahead, the EIC believes businesses of all sizes directly or…
Diskussion drängender standortrelevanter Finanzrechtsfragen im Zeitalter von Brexit und Seidenstraße. Alle Akteure der Logistik-Lieferkette sind von Fragen der Lagerung und Verwahrung betroffen. Grund genug für den Zentralverband Spedition & Logistik und dem Forschungsinstitut für Zoll- und Außenwirtschaftsrecht an der JKU, die drängenden finanzrechtlichen Aspekte im Rahmen des vierten Außenwirtschaftsrechtstages am 17. und 18. Oktober 2019…
Gemeinsam mit allen Partnern wie den Zollbehörden, dem Hafenbetrieb Rotterdam, dem Hafenbetrieb Amsterdam, Portbase und den beteiligten Städten und Gemeinden wird wieder intensiv an der Vorbereitung auf einen möglichen No-Deal-Brexit am 31. Oktober 2019 gearbeitet. Das Ziel der konzertierten Aktion besteht darin, den Aufenthalt infolge zusätzlicher Zollformalitäten bei den Ferry-Terminals von Rotterdam und Vlaardingen auf…
Unite the union has said that that the UK government would be “reckless” to dismiss Nissan’s no-deal Brexit warnings after the car giant revealed a £100 million investment in production at its Sunderland facility. Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said: “UK government ministers would be reckless to dismiss this worrying no deal Brexit warning…
Heute Freitag, 11. Oktober findet in Vaduz das diesjährige Treffen der Wirtschaftsminister aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und Liechtenstein statt. Zum traditionellen Treffen hat in diesem Jahr Regierungschef-Stellvertreter Daniel Risch seine Amtskollegen Bundesminister Peter Altmaier, Bundesministerin Elisabeth Udolf-Strobl und Bundesrat Guy Parmelin nach Vaduz eingeladen, um sich im informellen Rahmen über ausgewählte wirtschaftspolitische Fragestellungen im…
A 10 per cent tariff on commercial vehicles in the event of a no-deal Brexit has been labelled a “tax on quality” that will “hinder the logistics industry contribution to environmental savings”. Freight Transport Association deputy chief executive James Hookham said: ”There should be no additional financial penalty on buying new vehicles. At a time…
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