Food testing company FDL has taken a 77,000ft² prime logistics facility in Stafford, West Midlands. The company has agreed to a 15-year lease of Unit 1 of the site, located 1 mile from Junction 14 of the M6 motorway which provides connections to Manchester, the north, as well as Birmingham, and the M6 Toll to…
Cidev Group Ltd., einer der führenden Distributoren für elektronische Komponenten in Israel, implementiert ZetesMedea, um die Logistikprozesse im Verteilzentrum zu optimieren. Die Lösung umfasst die ImageID-Technologie von Zetes und ermöglicht eine sofortige, gleichzeitige Identifizierung mehrerer Barcodes von verschiedenen Komponentenherstellern. Die Daten werden umgehend in die Konfiguration des Katalogsystems von Cidev übertragen. Der Prozess wird dadurch…
Logistics company GEODIS has implemented mobile computers and Bluetooth scanners from Zebra Technologies to ‘digitally transform’ its loading and unloading operations at all 110 of its Distribution & Express branches. More than 2,900 Zebra TC21 mobile computers and RS5100 Bluetooth scanners have been deployed by GEODIS since 2022, the company says. These will replace its…
XPO has joined its long-term partner, Mazda UK, to work towards cutting CO₂ emissions from Mazda’s parts distribution network. David Wilson Green, Customer Service Director, Mazda UK said: “At Mazda, we are working to reduce CO₂ emissions across our business, and it’s great to see the work XPO Logistics is doing to help reduce emissions…
Mars UK and DHL have opened the second of two planned warehouses in the UK at London Thames Gateway in East London. The facility will be used to serve the distribution of goods across all sectors of Mars UK’s business: Mars Food, Mars Wrigley, and Mars Pet Nutrition. This was part of a project announced…
Labour MP Rachael Maskell has said that the decision to award Clipper Logistics with a £130 million PPE transportation deal must be investigated. The calls come amidst the fact that Clipper boss Steve Parkin gave £700,000 to the Conservative Party between 2016 and 2019, before the company was given a distribution sub-contract in 2020. A…
Der weltweit operierende Nähfadenhersteller A&E Gütermann digitalisiert die Arbeitsschritte in seinem Fertigwarenlager am Firmensitz in Gutach im Breisgau mit dem Warehouse Execution System (WES) ZetesMedea. Im ersten Schritt konnte der Personalaufwand für das Durchführen der permanenten Inventur halbiert werden, während Qualität und Tempo gestiegen sind. Es ist geplant, auch die übrigen Arbeitsschritte im Fertigwarenlager mit…
Falcon Timber has secured a 30,000ft² warehouse in Bristol in an off market deal. This is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Falcon Timber over the last five or six years which sees its expansion countrywide as Managing Director – Distribution and Product Group Steve Whysall explained: “Falcon Timber has been servicing customers…
Plans for a second warehouse at Gateway14 Ltd and Mid Suffolk Council’s 2.36 million ft² Gateway 14 industrial and logistics scheme in Stowmarket, Suffolk have been submitted for approval. The new 164,500ft² manufacturing and warehouse facility is being brought forward speculatively through developer partner Jaynic. Ben Oughton, Jaynic Development Director, explained: “We’re submitting the planning application…
Parkside Regeneration, a joint venture between St Helens Borough Council and developer Langtree has submitted planning proposals for a 1 million ft² warehouse scheme on the former Parkside colliery in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens in the Northwest. A reserved matters planning application has been submitted for the first phase of development that will include two speculatively…
Mit einer neuen CO2-Löschanlage erweitert die In-Time Transport GmbH ihr Angebot für Gefahrstofflogistik im Hamburger Süden. Auf 10.000 m2 Logistikfläche stehen 12.000 Palettenplätze für die Lagerung von verschiedenen Gefahrstoffen bereit. Zwei Lagerabschnitte à 1.500 m2 wurden jetzt mit der neuen Löschtechnik ausgestattet. Dank der neuen CO2-Löschanlage kann In-Time nun auch Gefahrstoffe der Lagerklassen LGK 3 und LGK 10 einlagern, außerdem…
Tesco subsidiary Booker has submitted plans to transform its Makro sister company wholesale cash and carry warehouse in Fareham into a distribution centre and delivery hub. The 8.62-acre site sits in the Segensworth Business Park and Industrial Estate and is home to a 131,000ft² warehouse with 372 car parking spaces. The new scheme envisages 11…
Mountpark Logistics is bringing forward a hybrid planning application for a 1.5 million ft² logistics and manufacturing development at land to the south of the A5, Hinckley in the East Midlands. The outline application also includes a detailed application for a 600,000ft² distribution centre for Hinckley-based technology and automotive supply chain business Syncreon. The plans…
A landmark manufacturing and distribution warehouse in Cinderford, Gloucestershire is up for sale with a guide price thought to be around £5 million. Located on the Forest Vale Industrial Estate, the property comprises a modern, high-quality facility of 84,900ft² on a 5.5-acre site and includes a high bay warehouse, offices, and production areas. Originally developed…
Geodis hat die ITS – International Transport & Shipping Ltd. übernommen. Die Neuerwerbung ist ein unabhängiges Speditionsunternehmen, das 1992 gegründet wurde und seinen Hauptsitz in Reinach im Kanton Basel-Landschaft hat. Kerngeschäft von ITS sind High-Tech-Spezialdienste, sprich der Transport und die Logistik für spezielle Projekte und überdimensionale Ausrüstungen für die Industrie, den Automobil- und Verteidigungssektor. Darüber…
Unter dem Motto „SEHEN, LERNEN, NETZWERKEN“ startet die 4. Logistikreise des IDIH – Institut des Interaktiven Handels am 20. bis 22. Juni 2023. Für die 3-tägige Reise wurden wieder 9 spannende Besichtigungen in den Rucksack gepackt: Die Range reicht von Unternehmen mit klassischer manueller Abwicklung bis zum Einsatz hoher Automatisierungstechnik, von kleinen bis zu sehr…
Im Panattoni Park Rzeszów Airport III wurde kürzlich ein neuer Standort von Boeing Distribution Services eröffnet. Die Anlage bietet mehr als doppelt so viel Platz für die Lagerung von Flugzeugteilen als der vorherige Standort und erweitert die Präsenz des Unternehmens im polnischen Industriezentrum Aviation Valley. Der neue Standort ermöglicht fortschrittliche, maßgeschneiderte Versand- und Verpackungsprozesse für…
Dublin-based pharmaceutical distribution firm United Drug has invested in automation at its distribution centre in Baldonnel, County Dublin with the deployment of 21 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Locus Robotics. The LocusBots will be primarily focused on ‘improving customer order fulfilment productivity’ and United Drug is also expecting the AMRs to enhance pick accuracy and…
Peel Ports is to deliver a 240,000ft² ‘state of the art’ multi-user facility at Alexandra Docks within Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool development located in Bootle. It has appointed Glencar, to construct the £28 million facility which used for the handling and storage of cargo at the port. It will be able to store a…
Würth vertraut beim Ausbau seines Headquarters in Deutschland und seiner größten Auslandsniederlassungen auf KNAPP. Würth-Frankreich und -Italien führen dabei erstmalig auch SAP® EWM mit KNAPP ein. Ausschlaggebend für diese gewonnenen Projekte und ein weiteres in Ungarn ist das speziell für Würth eingerichtete, strategische Key Account Management von KNAPP. Dadurch können die beiden langjährigen Partner ihr…
Logistics and freight company Simarco has introduced a warehouse management system (WMS) from SnapFulfil in its new 108,000ft² warehouse in Stoke-on-Trent. Simarco operates in the UK, across Europe, and along international trade routes. Its services include air, ocean, and road transportation as well as warehousing solutions. The system was implemented over 50 days, with the…
A first-of-its-kind exhibition dedicated to sustainable practices and processes in the supply chain and logistics industry is coming to Halls 6 & 7 of the NEC Birmingham in 2024! As environmental issues become increasingly important to consumer and business owners across all sectors, there is growing demand for supply chains to adopt more sustainable approaches,…
Im vergangenen Jahr wurden im DPD Österreich-Netzwerk mehr als 66 Mio. Pakete bewegt. Dass diese Pakete schnell und sicher bei den Empfängern ankommen, dafür sorgen die rund 1.600 Zustelller des Unternehmens. Gemeinsam mit Arno Ritter, DPD-Depotleiter in Sulz, (links im Bild) freut sich Alexis Laurean-Deac über die Auszeichnung zum Lieferchampion, die er durch mehr als…
Logistics Manager welcomes Lucas Systems to learn about how to improve picking times and drive efficiency. Learn a faster way to reduce picking hours by 50% with AI-based travel optimisation software. The investment of money and time to deploy conventional automation solutions can be prohibitive and complicated. Adopting smart software solutions can be a more…
UAE-based retailer Brands for Less, in collaboration with SSI Schaefer, has implemented its first roaming shuttle in a distribution centre in Dubai. The two companies worked together to create a solution that caters to the wide range of goods stocked by the retailer. For small to medium-sized goods, an automated bin storage system is in place…
IntraLogisteX exhibitor Ferag has partnered with one of Spains’s leading kid’s clothing brands, Mayoral to boost operations with its automated Skyfall system. Partnering with Ferag in 2017, Mayoral Group commissioned an automated warehouse system at a new site in Malaga using Ferag’s Skyfall overhead pouch sorter. The investment would provide Mayoral with a single system…
Jaguar Land Rover has renewed its lease at its 440,000ft² Phoenix Distribution Centre in Ellesmere Port for a further five years at a rent of £2.6 million a year with landlord Clearbell Property Partners III LP and Barwood Regional Property Growth Fund IV LP. JLR originally took the former Synchreon Logistics space on a 10-year…
Cheshire-based Asap Cargo has become the latest delivery company to join the Palletways network. Asap Cargo boasts a fleet of 16 collection and delivery vehicles, employs 40 office staff and 18 drivers. They are specialists in the GB to NI/ROI market with an inhouse customs team. Chris Gilbert, Commercial Manager at Asap Cargo said: “Joining the Palletways…
Die Fercam Gruppe aus Bozen hat 2022 erstmals in der Unternehmensgeschichte einen Jahresumsatz von über einer Milliarde Euro erwirtschaftet. Mit 1,128 Mrd. Euro wurde ein Zuwachs von 19,6 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr erzielt. Damit konnte das Unternehmen seine Rolle als globaler Logistikanbieter mit den Geschäftsbereichen Transport, Logistik, Distribution, Air & Ocean und Special Services (Kunst-…
Lidl has confirmed that it is developing a 580,000ft² regional distribution centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire as reported by Logistics Manager in March this year. The retailer submitted plans to Leeds Council for the facility on the 34.6-acre site known as Plot E at 62 Leeds. It will incorporate a warehouse for chilled, frozen and…
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