articleThe impact of electric vehicles on logistics in the automotive sector will be immense. The problem is that nobody is quite sure just how immense, says Thomas Cullen at consultancy Transport Intelligence.
productThe big challenge for the future is going to be labour availability and finding ways to mitigate the impact of Brexit on the labour pool.
articleDoes the ‘warehouse of the future’ imagined ten years ago look like the warehouse of today? Did you imagine goods-to-person being delivered by robots? Or hives with swarms, and drones? I’m guessing not…
articleThe Government has published its Brexit White Paper, following last week’s cabinet meeting at Chequers. The logistics industry has welcomed the Paper’s emphasis on ‘frictionless trade’, but has been underwhelmed by lack of detail on other key areas.
newsWhat does the Government mean by a ‘facilitated customs arrangement’, and what is the role and limitations of the ‘trusted trader’ proposal?
newsThe 19,000 sq ft warehouse is part of a £2.5m investment to the Hill’s Panel Products (HPP) manufacturing operation in Oldham.
productOn Tuesday 24 July, MPs in the House of Commons were heard to repeat ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’. But for the 7000+ members of the Road Haulage Association the prospect of a future without a Brexit deal looks extremely bleak.
articleB2A Technology has automated a 27,000 sq m warehouse for The Castel Group.
newsIt has made enhancements to its tracked services. These include e-mail and SMS notifications that specify the address of the neighbour where items have been left when customers are not at home.
articleThe Swindon distribution centre already has 552 rooftop solar panels but a lot of energy has been exported to the grid when on-site demand is low.
articleThe container transport industry is entering a period of notable experimentation, says Report.
newsSupermarket giant Tesco has been fined £160,000 after a member of staff at their Chadwell St Mary branch was seriously injured when a cage full of goods fell on them as they were unloading it from a lorry.
productSports Direct has acquired the business and assets of House of Fraser from administrators for £90 million.
newsThe staff fell and broke their backs at the Manchester warehouse within months of each other.
articleThese are uncertain times at House of Fraser for staff, customers, and suppliers. HSS editor Simon Duddy says it’s a setback for collaboration.
productA safety system on the lorry was not working at the time of the incident.
blogMike Vaughan is a fully qualified SEMA Approved Racking Inspector (SARI) and he says most businesses need educating on rack safety.
blogThese are uncertain times at House of Fraser for staff, customers, and suppliers. HSS editor Simon Duddy says it’s a setback for collaboration.
productRetailer, John Lewis, has completed on the pre-let of Unit 3 at South Central, Southampton, at £9 per sq ft, on a 15-year lease, from Peel Logistics and Rockspring.
newsTechnical papers on coping with a no-deal scenarios released by UK Government.
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