productContract awarded with B2C and B2B elements
Uniserve has been awarded a long-term logistics contract with Meaco, a supplier of air treatment and humidity control products and solutions.
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productForklift driver killed during loading operation
AN OLDHAM-based haulage company has been fined more than £85,000 after a fork lift truck driver was killed while loading a heavy goods vehicle (HGV).
newsGXO completes acquisition of Wincanton
The deal expands GXO’s presence in key strategic growth sectors and materially enhances offering for UK and Ireland customers.
articlePut operations first
THG Brands chief operating officer Tom Killeen – a leader in eComm fulfilment – tells Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy how an operations first approach is paying dividends for the company.
articleHeating solution delivers cut to energy bills
Shadow Industrial, the UK’s leading shortwave infrared heating specialist, recently supported the refit of a 3,500 sq m warehouse in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire.
articleA new kid in town
Consafe Logistics is a big name on the European WMS scene and has set its sights on the UK market. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy recently caught up with CEO Kent Olsson.
articleAI ‘greatest opportunity since cloud’
SAP SE has unveiled AI advancements in its supply chain solutions that aim to transform productivity, efficiency and precision in manufacturing.
newsCash raised for warehouse rooftop solar
Eden Sustainable has secured £75 million in funding from renewable energy investment company, Thrive Renewables, to accelerate the roll out of private wire solar PPA projects, with a focus on warehouses.
newsNew CEO for DB Schenker UK & Ireland
Aaron Scott has been appointed to the role, succeeding Ray Hennessy who has held the position the last eight years.
newsBermondsey multistorey warehouse contractor secured
British Land has chosen McLaren Construction to build a four-storey last mile logistics hub in Bermondsey, Southwark to serve central London.
articleGet to grips with warehouse automation
Gain insight into warehouse automation at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event on 20 June at Coventry’s CBS Arena.
articleDon’t count on paying off ransomware criminals
In the last year, ransomware attacks on logistics firms have surged, says Ian Harragan.
newsAir conditioning leader opens Daventry warehouse
DAIKIN HAS opened the facility with logistics partner GXO in what is a £4 million joint investment.
newsIKEA opens first Irish DC
The logistics facility in Rathcoole, Co. Dublin is operated by longstanding IKEA service provider, Wincanton.
newsToys supplier secures Peak solution
VIVID GOLIATH enjoys ‘smoothest Peak season in recent memory’ at Uniserve’s 750,000 sq ft Felixstowe Mega DC.
productSmart navigation for higher density applications
AMR AND AGV firm Kivnon has integrated intelligent mapping navigation into its K05 Twister model.
newsCladding and flooring completed at warehouse
Significant progress has been made at Hemisphere Freight Services’ landmark development in Suffolk, where cladding is already up, flooring poured and racking is in full flow.
productPlethora of options from telescopic to wide-straddle
MITSUBISHI FORKLIFT Trucks has grown its range of AXiA EX stand-in and sit-on stackers and AXiA EM pedestrian stackers are gaining new wide-straddle models, where they will be joined with new AXiA XL stackers with telescopic forks.
newsMicro hub opens in Cambridge
UPS will operate the hub which has been converted from a shipping container and will serve as a central dispatch point for packages bound for the city centre.
productRFID tags for pallets
THE PALLET LOOP will fit an RFID tag to every reusable green pallet it produces, in a move that is set to generate huge amounts of data about the movement of pallets and associated building materials nationwide as they pass through the supply chain.
