Supply chain strategies for the construction sector
If you’re running a business in the construction sector, then getting your supply chain right is absolutely critical.
Get insight on AI
In a recent webinar, Linde Material Handling hosted a broad variety of experts to shed light on the burgeoning use of AI in the warehouse. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy reports.
Terraforming the warehouse
Bilstein Group UK head of operations Adrian Ancliff is obsessed with continuous improvement. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy visited Adrian at the company’s highly automated Markham Vale distribution centre to hear how an advanced warehouse can keep moving forward.
Once upon a time in the Midlands
Yusen Logistics speaks to Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy about an exciting new warehouse the company has planned for the Midlands.
Abundantly clear…
With supply rising by 12% why is it so difficult to find the right space in the right place in the Northwest? So, why are rents set to rise 5% per annum for the next five years?
Roof top solar is the answer so what’s the hold up?
The new Labour Government is prioritising the decarbonisation of the UK’s electric grid bringing deadlines forward five years to 2030. Roof top solar on warehouses could be the answer and supply half the predicted demand – so what’s the hold up?
Automating the trailer loading process to improve employee wellbeing
Automation can significantly enhance working practices and mitigate risks while unlocking much-needed efficiencies.
Short Term Hire with confidence from Briggs Equipment
When hiring your industrial equipment, it’s crucial that you’re working with a supplier that you can trust. At Briggs Equipment, we have the experience and expertise to ensure we deliver the short term hire solutions you need to keep business moving.
Aprolis innovates for heavy truck users
Aprolis Equipment Distribution, the specialist distribution division of Aprolis Handling Solutions, has brought some good news to heavy material handling equipment users in the UK, via the launch of its new Heavy Truck Superstore.
Linde MH launches new electric counterbalanced trucks
The logistics specialist is replacing its existing range of electric forklifts with a total of 26 new three- and four-wheel truck models with load capacities ranging from 1.0 to 2.0 tons.
Pushing the fulfilment process is an end-to-end endeavour
THG co-founder and COO John Gallemore explores the operational considerations necessary to deliver a 1am Next Day cut off and why it matters.
Coles commissions Witron to fit out logistics centre
The Australian grocer is investing $880 million to develop a new ambient automated distribution centre in Truganina, Victoria in partnership with Witron Australia.
These are not just crinkle tin sheds… these are the employment and community hubs of the future
It’s been 10 years since Savills hosted its first Big Shed Breakfast. It was 2014 and Apple had just launched its Apple Watch, faux fur and crop tops were all the rage and everyone that was anyone was doing the ALS ice bucket challenge.
Beware ‘box tick’ exercises when considering online training
Simon Tingle, partner and head of regulatory at law firm Gordons, outlines some key points on the role of online training and safety in the logistics setting.
New Awards puts the focus firmly on warehouse transformation
LOGISTICS MATTERS is excited to announce the launch of the new Warehouse Transformation Awards.
Maximising your mobility
Warehouses have grown in number, size and importance since the boom in ecommerce and omnichannel fulfilment.
Do people still buy from people?
UK Warehousing Association chief executive Clare Bottle asks this key question and explores the commodification of third party logistics, as part of a white paper on the future of warehousing.
Hit the North!
Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester went off with a bang, with more than 450 attendees for the debut event.
Health and Safety posters: essential templates for workplace safety in logistics
In logistics, where people work fast, and environments can be hazardous, the significance of robust health and safety measures cannot be overstated. Health and safety awareness poster templates serve as crucial visual cues that keep safety protocols front and centre in employees’ minds.
Dettol highlights germ protection for winter
186 million workdays are lost annually due to sickness, and Dettol is highlighting the need for germ protection for employees and customers this winter.
