newsBIFA adds further customs modules to eLearning library
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added new modules to the Bitesize eLearning programme that it launched earlier this year as part of the corporate membership fee.
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newsCarriers getting ‘creative’ with pricing says report
The report from Reveel looks into growing complexity in the US parcel market.
newsEXCLUSIVE: JD.com set to fulfil plans for urban logistics network in London
Busy Chinese e-tailer and logistics conglomerate JD.com is set to its fulfil plans for a London wide urban logistics network with a reported 13 units, acquired, under offer or in solicitors hands.
newsEurosonic leases Greater Manchester warehouse
Homeware and electrical appliances supplier and distributor Eurosonic Group has leased investor Mileway’s 184,422 ft2 warehouse on Dumers Lane in Bury, Greater Manchester.
articleA hub for the future
With Pall-Ex due to open a massive new build-to-suit hub, Logistics Matters Editor Simon Duddy caught up with Group CEO Kevin Buchanan to get the lowdown.
newsMassive new logistics park planned for Basingstoke
A three million ft2 logistics park is being planned for a site north of Basingstoke – the town which refused a similar sized scheme to the south three times a few years ago citing that it was not required.
newsMarket gap in wake of GXO acquisition of Wincanton
‘Rare’ opportunity for grocery 3PL sector in the UK, says expert.
productBrightpick launches Autopicker 2.0 with RaaS model
The system features the company’s next-generation Intuition software, including ‘picking-in-motion’.
newsConsumer survey suggests tightening discretionary spending
Blue Yonder survey highlights how inflation and other trends are impacting shopping habits.
newsThames Freeport awards 5G contract
Verizon Business, in collaboration with Nokia, will deliver multiple Verizon Private 5G Networks to industrial campuses across the freeport.
productLAPP technology keeps intralogistics in motion
LAPP supports warehouse automation with innovative products for seamless energy flow and data exchange—robust, flexible, and reliable.
productFast picking for online retailer
Robot-driven automation from TGW for online retailer of vehicle parts as part of a brownfield project.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Indurent snaps up Graftongate and Bridges Southampton spec shed
Indurent has been identified as the private investor that has snapped up Graftongate and Bridges Fund Management’s newly completed 135,000 ft2 + speculative warehouse in Nursling, Southampton.
newsSEGRO secures planning for Clapham urban warehouse scheme
SEGRO has received planning permission for a new urban logistics scheme on Timber Mill Way in Clapham North, South London.
productShelf-to-person robots for huge new Yusen Logistics DC
Geek+, a global leader in mobile robotics and intelligent automation, has been awarded the contract by UK-based warehouse automation integrator Logistex, to deploy 165 Shelf-to-Person robots at Yusen Logistics’ 1.2 million square foot distribution centre in Northampton (UK).
productGimme shelter, says Boughey Distribution
Rite-Hite has installed 28 of its Eclipse Dock Shelters following a successful trial with 3PL Boughey Distribution, to keep its loading docks safe and energy efficient at its new, state-of-the-art warehousing site in Lymedale, Staffordshire.
articlePouch System: The sweet spot in between inventory and sortation processes
Warehouse and Distribution (WD) services will only truly perform when their inventory, sortation and distribution systems meet their precise requirements – not only now, but also in the future.
newsDPD announces £300 million plus UK distribution centre investment
Parcel delivery company DPD is has announced that it will invest £330 million to build seven 60,000 ft2 state-of-the-art parcel delivery centres in the next two years.
productUnmanned vehicle launched for last mile delivery
Cainiao has released the GT-Lite, a budget model tailored for courier hubs.
newsPoundland to close distribution centres
Following its acquisition by US investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1 from Poland-based Pepco Group, troubled discount retailer Poundland is closing its Bilston Distribution Centre in early 2026.
