newsFormer Amazon site boss to lead Clydeport
Peel Ports Group has appointed Jamie Strain, who ran one of Amazon’s largest UK distribution centres, as port director for its Scottish business, Peel Ports Clydeport.
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newsP&G films showcase Thurrock supply chain operation
P&G UK has released a film series showing how its Thurrock site runs manufacturing and distribution as a single operation, as it looks to attract new talent into supply chain careers ahead of National Manufacturing Day on 24 September.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Health & Beauty company secures Northampton distribution centre in just two months
Discount heath and beauty retailer Savers has secured a new distribution centre in Northampton known as the Big Swan in a deal that took only eight weeks from heads of terms to completion.
newsLogistics UK updates drinks load-security guidance
Drinks producers and their logistics partners have new best-practice guidance on securing loads, after Logistics UK published a major update to its sector guide in response to the 2,000 prohibitions the DVSA issues each year for insecure loads.
news£6 million+ rent for former Amazon warehouse at Marston Gate
Prologis is marketing the former Amazon warehouse at Marston Gate with £6 million + a year quoting rent according to news reports from property analyst CoStar.
articleKatherine Parker joins Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester
Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester has secured Katherine Parker, vice president of professional services at supply chain execution specialist Infios, who will bring her hands-on transformation expertise at a major grocer to the panel closing the event’s opening session.
newsToday’s webinar: Get aligned for supply chain transformation
Join us today at 10:30am with Westernacher for a webinar on How to make your supply chain transformation successful.
newsGuess speeds up fashion fulfilment with 127-robot Exotec system at GXO Venlo
Fashion brand Guess is now being served by a 127-robot Exotec Skypod system at GXO’s facility in Venlo, the Netherlands, which can process up to 70,000 pieces a day for distribution across EMEA and Asia.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Million ft2 industrial and logistics site proposed for Huntingdon
Land promoter Markham & George has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion request to Huntingdon Council for a 1 million ft2 plus logistics scheme near St Ives in East Anglia.
newsXPO doubles French automotive warehouse space
XPO Logistics has more than doubled its dedicated warehouse capacity for a major French car manufacturer in under a year, now operating 92,000 sq m across three sites in France to handle growing electric vehicle battery logistics and tightening EU parts regulations.
newsSJH Fulfilment invests £3.5m in Belfast site
The investment in a new 46,000 sq ft facility in Greater Belfast, more than doubles its Northern Ireland warehousing footprint and is expected to create 25 permanent jobs over the next three years.
articleMuting in practice: The Leuze path to a safe solution
Muting allows the safety function on machines or systems to be temporarily bypassed so that material can be fed in or out through protective devices such as light curtains or laser scanners without interrupting the production process.
newsPanattoni bring forward further 1.16 million ft2 of speculative industrial and logistics space in Swindon
Privately owned developer Panattoni has announced that is bringing forward another 1.16 million ft2 of industrial and logistics space at its 7.2 million ft2 Panattoni Park Swindon scheme in the Southwest on a speculative basis.
newsSanctuary Bathrooms doubles warehouse footprint after record online sales year
SANCTUARY BATHROOMS secured the lease on the new site in August 2026, adding to its existing 12,000 sq ft warehouse and taking its total footprint to more than 28,000 sq ft. The expansion follows double-digit growth in both online revenue and transactions between 2024 and 2025, with website sessions and page views also up more … Sanctuary Bathrooms doubles warehouse footprint after record online sales year
newsDHL and Alibaba.com partner to bring AI-powered logistics to SMEs worldwide
DHL Group and Alibaba.com have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to use artificial intelligence to improve international trade logistics for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the companies announced at Alibaba.com’s CoCreate 2026 conference in Los Angeles.
newsMulti let logistics scheme for Waltham Cross
Specialist logistics developer Padrock has submitted plans to Broxbourne Council for a 205,000 ft2 speculatively-built multi-let urban logistics scheme in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
articleThe machine already knows
Baumann Sideloaders has been developing its connected Baumann Online system to capture and interpret information directly from the truck, giving customers and service teams a much clearer picture of what is happening during everyday operation.
productAR Racking updates its carbon footprint verification
AR Racking has updated the verification of its Organisational Carbon Footprint for the 2025 calendar year, reinforcing its commitment to rigorous and transparent environmental management.
newsPrimark secures Sheffield warehouse for home delivery launch
Primark has secured Debenhams 615,000 ft2 warehouse off Shepcote Lane in Sheffield in a £90 million deal which will see Primark launch its new home delivery service.
newsOperators take the stage in Manchester
Forget theory, Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester puts the people actually running the sharp end of UK logistics front and centre. Hear how Ocado sites and designs facilities, how DHL Supply Chain implements WMS, how arvato revamps brownfield sites and how Utopia Brands scaled from 300 to over 20,000 shipments a day.
