UPS UK is to hire 1,300 temporary full and part-time staff over the November to January 2017 period to help handle the expected growth in package volume.
The package delivery company has around 8,000 permanent employees in the UK, where it operates 60 facilities and a delivery fleet of more than 3,400 vehicles.
ShipIn Systems, a startup describing itself as ‘the world’s first Visual Fleet Management Platform’, today announced that investment from several sources has totalled US$24 million in Series A funding. ShipIn’s ‘FleetVision’ technology uses AI-powered cameras to provide real-time feedback, allowing onboard crew and onshore teams to track events and respond to issues that may arise…
OW Robotics has opened a demonstration centre designed to showcase the application of robotics and automation in warehousing and logistics operations. The facility, based in OWR’s Lincoln headquarters, has a fully functioning goods-to-person robotics grid which includes pick stations and multiple rack combinations. It also demonstrates OWR’s WMS and RCS systems, which guide the robots. Joe…
XPO, a leading global provider of freight transportation services, today [21 February] announced that its Finance Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be a featured speaker at the IntraLogisteX 2023 exhibition in Birmingham. Simon Evans will share insights into achieving sustainable efficiencies on the opening day of IntraLogisteX. He will discuss “Reducing costs and…
A 345,000 sq ft warehouse near Tamworth has been granted planning permission. Hodgetts Estates, advised by Indigo Planning, won approval for Core 1, a large-scale logistics facility at its £70 million Core 42 distribution hub. The facility will comprise a warehouse with associated office space, totalling 345,400 sq ft as well as extensive trailer parking and…
Four new industrial units totalling 205,000 sq ft have come onto the market at the Kingsway Business Park beside Junction 21 of the M62 in Manchester. The buildings now ready for immediate occupation range in size from 35,000 sq ft to 75,000 sq ft. The four units and the recently completed Plot H consisting of…
SH Pratt Group is starting fit-out at its new warehouse at DP World London Gateway following the handover of the building. The 108,555 sq ft temperature-controlled warehouse will be home to its new business, Halo. The intention is to have the building operational and handling a large variety of temperature controlled, chilled and frozen products…
