This time of year is a period of reflection as well as forward planning. Industry experts are predicting not only more economic and geopolitical instability for 2026 but also increased cybersecurity threats, continued labour and skills shortages, and new regulatory burdens.
Communication is more than just important in logistics. It is mission critical, essential to safeguarding workers and meeting targets.
Rising to unprecedented challenges with robust WMS.
Reply’s focus is on accelerating autonomy in the warehouse, starting with the rollout of its autonomous inventory-counting drones.
CMC Packaging Automation is transforming fulfilment by delivering fully automated, right-sized packaging solutions that reduce labour dependency, minimise material usage, optimise transport efficiency, and significantly lower carbon emissions. Francesco Ponti, CEO, CMC Packaging explains.
If you ask any UK logistics manager what keeps them up at night, the answer usually isn’t fuel prices or fleet maintenance. Those are predictable. Manageable. Budgeted.
Innovation is in Combilift’s DNA, with 6% of annual revenue invested in R&D, resulting in numerous product advancements, patents, and industry awards.
Electrification is reshaping the intralogistics landscape. In 2024, electrically powered industrial trucks captured 70% of the market — a figure that highlights how sustainability goals, evolving regulations and advances in battery technology are driving change. Yet for many demanding operations, diesel remains indispensable. This feature explores how logistics professionals can identify the most efficient, cost-effective and future-ready drive concept for their fleet.
UKMHA Industry Leader award winner says don’t take risks with your forklift supplier.
Fulfilment requirements are ever-evolving, with pressure on logistics leaders unrelenting. AutoStore can help.
Electrification and safety are key themes for Baumann Sideloaders.
Salvo is preparing to launch two new loading bay safety products developed in close collaboration with customers.
What a year for Women in Logistics, and what a year to look forward to in 2026, says Kirsten Tisdale on behalf of Women in Logistics UK CIC.
Warehousing has become one of the UK’s fastest-growing industries, yet now it faces its toughest tests: skills shortages, spiralling costs, and the race to decarbonise.
Few years in the history of the UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) will stand out quite like 2025.
Reduce the cost of doing business to allow logistics to thrive, says Kevin Green, Acting Chief Executive, Logistics UK.
Ross Moloney, CEO of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), explains how the Association is playing a central role in providing solutions to the Lifting Industry’s key issues of recruitment, training and promoting itself.
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) argues why logistics must go back to basics on MEWP safety.
Global trade stands at the precipice of a new digital era, says Ilona Kawka, imports advisory practice lead at the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade.
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