articleCommercial real estate services firm DTZ says speculative development of industrial space above 50,000 sq ft expanded outside of the M1/M6/M25 corridors in Q1 for the first time since development recommenced in late 2013.
articleLiverpool firm, Waste Away Skip Hire (Liverpool) and its Director, Leanne Koo, pleaded guilty to safety failings at South Sefton Magistrates Court on Tuesday 5 May 2015.
articleThe KION Group has signed an agreement with the Belgian automation specialist Egemin Group to purchase its Handling Automation division for an enterprise value of approximately € 72 million.
articleFood supply chain specialists Culina and NFT show how they are using portcentric logistics to drive cost savings and increase supply chain agility. HSS Editor Simon Duddy reports from Multimodal.
productTechnology distribution business, Exertis, has signed a contract for a 543,620 sq ft national distribution centre at Burnley Bridge Business Park, Lancashire.
articleA study from ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) reveals that among callers to the ACAS helpline, agency workers were often unaware of their employment rights and afraid of raising workplace concerns due to fears over job security.
articleRoyal Mail has announced it will roll out automated parcel sorting to around 20 of its busiest mail centres in a bid to drive efficiency amid falling prices.
newsAgidens is the new company name of the former Egemin divisions that will continue together after the sale of the Handling Automation division to the KION Group on 6 May.
newsBlaze starts in a lorry parked outside the Charlton DC loading bay but doesn’t spread far into the warehouse.
newsUnion GMB is taking legal action on behalf of members against retailer Marks & Spencer over alleged rule breaking over agency workers.
newsNorwegian social delivery service Nimber has launched in the UK, becoming the first delivery business to enter the UK’s sharing economy and the country’s only online peer to peer delivery service.
newsA team of research students from the University of Northampton is working on a project which could revolutionise the way freight is transported in towns and cities across the UK.
newsWomen in Logistics has unveiled the details of the biggest day in its calendar, including a conference with ten guest speakers and a charity ball incorporating its annual awards ceremony.
articleRobots and automated processes are taking a greater role in logistics, so what is do-able now and what is waiting in the future, asks HSS Editor Simon Duddy?
articleLess than a year after launch, the founders of the logistics board game – Business on the Move – are urging businesses in the sector to support their local school.
articleOnline retailer Ocado is working on a robotic gripper that will attempt to gently grasp soft food.
articleAtlas Logistics Group was ordered to pay $2.2 million to two employees it forced to take DNA tests.
articleThose operating warehouses should be aware of new sentencing guidelines likely to come into force later this year for Health and Safety offences, which could result in higher fines.
newsThe longstanding CEO of Hermes Carole Woodhead was crowned Leader of the Year.
productFluctuations in fuel prices are making it increasingly difficult for transport businesses to operate, with public sector contracts most at risk, an industry veteran has warned.
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