newsLoading bay driveway leads to leg amputation
A Norfolk-based food wholesaler has been fined £66,000 after an employee’s leg had to be amputated after he was injured while loading a lorry.
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newsEXCLUSIVE: Japanese real estate company Mitsui Fudosan and Panattoni secure Falcon Estate near Heathrow for logistics redevelopment
In what is believed to be only its second joint venture with logistics developer Panattoni, Japanese global real estate company Mitsui Fudosan has secured the 10-acre Falcon Estate within the North Feltham Trading Estate near Heathrow, West London, which it intends to redevelop to provide up to 250,000 ft2 of logistics space in an off market deal sealed this week.
productNext-level automation
AT IMHX, TGW Logistics will demonstrate how its cutting-edge technologies are shaping the future of intralogistics.
newsGB Railfreight makes locomotive investment
The rail freight operator has unveiled its new Class 99 locomotives at its Peterborough headquarters.
newsUrban logistics JV secures two London industrial estates for refurbishment
Investor Crosstree Real Estate Partners, and urban warehouse investor and developer, Bloom, have acquired two multi-let industrial estates in London for their £200 million last-mile, industrial and logistics joint venture.
newsOnline retailers most active occupier sector so far this year
According to Savills latest Big Shed Briefing online retailers are the most active sector taking industrial and logistics space so far this year but are hiding their light behind third party contracts with 3PLs.
productForklift truck support from Ecobat Battery
Although the subject of warehousing and storage is wide ranging, central to inhouse logistics are forklift trucks and their efficient maintenance.
productMinistry of Defence orders 360 heavy-duty pallet trucks
Midland Pallet Trucks will supply the models tailored to stringent MoD specifications to defence sites across the UK.
newsIMC Logistics snaps up ex-DHL warehouse
Midlands logistics firm IMC Logistics has snapped up a former DHL parcel hub in Birmingham to help facilitate its expansion plans.
newsDHL outlines extent of its robotic investment
DHL is to deploy 1,000+ additional robots across its UK Operations to support business growth in eCommerce and life sciences healthcare.
newsGovernment looks to ban upward only rent review clauses
The Government has shocked the landlords and investors by seeking to ban upward only rent review clauses as part of its Devolution Bill announced in Parliament yesterday.
newsIM Properties Thrapston scheme gets greenlight
North Northamptonshire Council planning committee have approved IM Properties proposals for a 1.9 million ft2 industrial and logistics scheme in Thrapston weeks after refusing a similar scheme close by.
newsMenzies Distribution Solutions secures DIRFT warehouse
Supply chain specialist Menzies Distribution Solutions has taken Logicor’s Unit B warehouse on Danes Way, Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), in Northampton.
newsIPO for Geekplus
The warehouse robotics company has listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX).
newsDavid McCutcheon scoops Chairman’s Award at UKWA Awards
Announcing the eleven winners of the UKWA Awards for Excellence 2025 at the Royal Lancaster London before an audience of around 400 guests, Rob Rinder highlighted the importance of recognising organisations across the sector that too often don’t ask for credit but simply get on with the job of keeping shelves stocked and communities connected.
newsIMHX to move to biennial format
The International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) has announced its transition to a biennial format beginning with its 2027 event.
newsTesco announces multi-million pound logistics centre at London Gateway
Tesco has announced a major investment in a new state-of-the-art distribution centre at DP World London Gateway, which it expects to open in 2029.
newsTesla gearing up distribution sites in UK
Electric car manufacturer Tesla is looking to take a circa 150,000 ft2 warehouse facility in Trafford Park Manchester to act a a delivery hub in the North.
productAI-powered robotic sorting arm
FEDEX HAS introduced an AI-powered sorting robot at its air network location in Cologne.
newsMP urges councillors to ‘closely consider resident’s voices’ on a warehouse proposal that he is against
Lee Barron, MP for Corby & East Northamptonshire, has sent an open letter to North Northamptonshire councillors regarding the development of a 1.9 million ft2 warehouse scheme in Thrapston, where council planning officers have already recommended approval.
