XPO Logistics is fulfilling a ‘peak every day’ for its retail customers, as the 3PL reacts to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gavin Williams, managing director, supply chain – UK & Ireland, XPO Logistics, told Logistics Manager: “Due to COVID-19, we have seen consumers shopping for food and other vital essentials locally and…
JCB is ready produce of ventilators at a production line that was previously closed due to COVID-19. JCB received a direct appeal from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to manufacture ventilators for coronavirus patients. Following the call, JCB Chairman Bamford agreed to help “in any way the company could”. JCB is now in a position to…
SEGRO is optimistic to “weather the storm” until the COVID-19 crisis subsides, after it said that occupiers are still looking to expand to larger spaces once the pandemic is over. The warehousing giant said that rent roll growth tracking was ahead of expectations due to new letting and pre-lets, prior to the onset of the…
Großteil der Kosten läuft weiter – Ostergeschäft fehlt – Betriebe brauchen rasch Liquidität. Österreichweit sind im Einzelhandel seit 16. März insgesamt 23.000 Geschäfte (Outlets) mit einer Verkaufsfläche von fast 10 Millionen Quadratmetern geschlossen. Das sind 61 Prozent der österreichischen Einzelhandelsgeschäfte mit 69 Prozent der Verkaufsfläche. Folglich ist der Großteil der Einzelhandelsbranchen von starken Umsatzrückgängen betroffen,…
Mit einem gemeinsamen Brief haben sich wichtige Interessensvertretungen im Eisenbahnsektor auf europäischer Ebene CER, ERFA, ALLRAIL, UIP und UIRRdaher an die Vizepräsidentin der Europäischen Kommission, Margrethe Vestager, die Kommissarin für Transport, Adina Valean, und die Kommissarin für Kohäsion und Reformen, Elisa Ferreira, gewandt. In dem Schreiben heben die Verbände die bedrohlichen wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der nationalen…
Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson has called for innovative thinking from the logistics sector in the face of regional trade restrictions and freight capacity pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month the 3PL re-commence its fixed-day, weekly direct rail import service from China to the UK in March, after it was suspended due to…
A lack of technology adoption is holding procurement functions back from overcoming supply chain challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey has found. Spend management software supplier Ivalua and Forrester Consulting conduced a worldwide study of procurement, supply chain, and finance business leaders which found that procurement teams were suffering from a lack of…
In less than a week since its call to arms to find desperately needed short term storage space for the NHS, property consultant CBRE has managed to secure some 14.25 million sq ft of storage space. The search has also resulted in 195,000 car parking spaces and 145,000 beds for staff near their hospitals, many…
CEVA Logistics is to use 3D printing to supply protection visors to frontline NHS staff as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the demand for PPE supplies for frontline healthcare workers it was working in conjunction with iMakrstudio and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust in building a server farm…
UPS has said it is a a “privilege and a responsibility” to be classified as an essential sector by government and it is modifying its procedures worldwide to safeguard employee, subcontractor and customer health. A UPS UK spokesperson told Logistics Manager: “Designated by the governments of countries around the world as a “Critical Infrastructure Business,”…
In normal business conditions, delivering your best-ever month of trading activity with the fastest growth rate in over a decade would be cause for celebration. Yet this is exactly what just happened, as the shock of a global pandemic shook the UK grocery sector and its logistics infrastructure. Some £10.8bn was spent in grocers in…
Scandit has released a point of delivery app for parcel deliveries designed to improve compliance with social distancing measures, with DB Schenker among the first to roll it out across operations. Concerns over the spread of coronavirus have led customers to be fearful of touching the hand-held devices used by delivery drivers to sign off…
The unprecedented demand on supermarkets as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to £10.8 billion in sales over the past four weeks in a record month for the sector According to Kantar WorldPanel grocery store sales grew 7.6% over the last 12 weeks, and the rate of growth in the last three weeks was…
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an uptick in flexible requirements for industrial and logistics assets according to the latest research from property consultant Colliers. Food production is currently up by 50%, due to panic buying and subsequently, occupiers who manufacture or distribute essential items are in urgent need of flexible space to keep up with…
The four main air cargo companies in the UK – Swissport, dnata, WFS and Menzies – have warned of the imminent collapse of their sector as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The stark warning, written directly to chancellor Rishi Sunak, said that such a collapse would severely impact the UK’s supply chain. In the…
The Department for Transport has confirmed to the Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association that the work of the logistics sector is “essential” and should continue to the greatest extent possible through the Covid-19 crisis. The confirmation to the two trade associations came in the form of a letter from Ben Rimmington, co-director, Road…
Four in five (83%) of European-based businesses in the global automotive supply chain are either ‘concerned’ or ‘very concerned’ about the the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on supplier operations and business outlook. According to research conducted by IHS Markit suppliers to automotive manufacturers said the COVID-19 pandemic was increasingly reducing supply chain visibility, particularly as to…
Grant Thornton Austria: Videocall-Erstanalyse und Bewertung zu Entschädigungsansprüchen nach dem Epidemiegesetz. Bereits vor Inkrafttreten des COVID-19-Maßnahmengesetzes am 16. März 2020 wurden zahlreiche Betriebe auf Grundlage des Epidemiegesetzes geschlossen bzw. in ihrem Betrieb beschränkt. Auch jetzt kann dies noch in besonderen Fällen vorkommen. Im Gegensatz zu Beschränkungen nach dem COVID-19-Gesetz können für Maßnahmen nach dem Epidemiegesetz…
Wann wird sich die Welt vom Coronavirus wieder erholen und welche langfristigen Folgen wird die aktuelle Ausnahmesituation für den Transportsektor haben? Der folgende Gastbeitrag versucht sich in einer Antwort. Nichts scheint das Coronavirus aufhalten zu können. Das ursprünglich aus China stammende Virus hat nicht nur fatale Folgen für das Leben der Menschen, sondern bedroht angesichts…
Gefahr der Verschlechterung der Bilanzen, da bankbasierte Vorfinanzierung für Gehälter & Co bereits über Fremdkapital erfolgen muss. Zukunftsplan für schrittweise Öffnung im Non Food Handel erforderlich. Das Corona-Virus stellt die ganze Welt vor völlig neue Herausforderungen. Die weitreichenden Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung der Ausbreitung der COVID-19-Pandemie in Österreich, u.a. die angeordneten Betriebsbeschränkungen im Non-Food Handel, haben…
Technology has become evermore important in aiding the communication between retailers and suppliers in the fashion supply chain, following the outbreak of COVID-19, according to one expert. Michelle Russell, apparel correspondent for GlobalData, said: “buyers are now having to rethink how they work with manufacturers on orders and product design.” Russell said that UK clothing…
Linde Material Handling UK has said it is pulling on resources across its network to deliver high volumes of forklift trucks to customers across the country, as it copes with the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. It said that in the last two weeks, its supermarket customers had seen a peak in demand that you…
Packaging manufacturer Storopack has said it continues to supply essential businesses with packaging materials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Storopack said its protective packaging materials were a necessity for the distribution of essential products – including pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, food and drink, cleaning and hygiene materials and veterinary supplies – and it would continue to play…
Tesco is temporarily re-occupying warehouse space across the country to mitigate short term demands put upon its supply chain due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tesco is re-occupying its 617,393 sq ft warehouse in Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes. The property known as Tectonic 620 is being marketed by JLL and despite Tesco re-occupying it, the property…
Specialist building materials giant SIG has temporarily closed its distribution operations as it looks to trade within government guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said that since 26 March, large parts of its market in the UK had seen sales fall away rapidly, in line with the broader construction industry. As a result it…
WKÖ-Bundessparte bündelt Online-Plattformen, um sie heimischen Händlern leichter zugänglich zu machen. Die Corona-Krise stellt den österreichischen Handel – insbesondere kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen – vor immense Herausforderungen. Geschäfte vieler Branchen müssen geschlossen bleiben, der Verkauf stoppt und es werden keine Umsätze mehr lukriert. „Die Folgen für viele Händler sind fatal. Daher sollte, wer kann, zumindest…
In Folge von COVID-19 sind die Raten für Luft- und Seefracht von Europa nach China drastisch gestiegen. Als eine Alternativlösung bietet cargo-partner seinen Kunden nun einen neuen wöchentlichen Schienen-Sammeltransport von Duisburg nach Hefei mit Vorholung in ganz Westeuropa über das dichte Lkw-Netz des Unternehmens. Der erste Sammelcontainer hat Duisburg am 21. März per Bahn verlassen….
Lenzing AG und Palmers Textil AG gründen die Hygiene Austria LP GmbH mit Sitz in Wiener Neudorf, an der die Lenzing AG 50,1 Prozent und die Palmers Textil AG 49,9 Prozent hält. Das Unternehmen wird ab Mai 2020 mit der Produktion und dem Verkauf von Schutzmasken für den heimischen und europäischen Markt beginnen. Die beiden…
Tenants could sub-let their premises to other businesses that need the space during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gus Haslam, head of London and south-east, logistics and industrial at Knight Frank said: “While there are businesses looking to secure short term emergency space there are others firefighting to stay afloat. Some business are considering allowing other businesses…
Property consultant Knight Frank’s national head of business rates has called on the government to scrap its proposed business rates revaluation amid the coronavirus crisis. Currently businesses face paying rates in 2021 based on the re-evaluation from 1 April 2019 , just when business will be recovering from the pandemic. Keith Cooney, national head of…
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