productGeek+, 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).
productRite-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.
articleWarehouse 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.
newsParcel 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.
productCainiao has released the GT-Lite, a budget model tailored for courier hubs.
newsFollowing 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.
newsWaitrose has secured Mountpark’s Bristol 360 cross dock logistics facility in the southwest as its first distribution centre in the region.
newsThe NEC based exhibition showcased cutting-edge solutions spanning AI-powered tools, autonomous vehicle fleets, sustainable transport innovations and more as the show opened yesterday.
productThe new Yale Series N electric forklift is built to deliver the reliability that warehouses will recognise from Yale Lift Truck Technologies, reimagined for the challenges of today’s dynamic warehouse and intralogistics operations.
articleThere is no doubt that GLP’s latest speculative offering is both big, and dare it be said: beautiful. It typifies what a nationally significant logistics facility right in the heart of the Golden Triangle should be and is unapologetic about it.
newsThe research, based on interviews with 117 senior retail executives, says one in four retailers (25%) feel “highly prepared” to detect, respond to, and recover from a major cyber incident.
newsInsulating glazing unit manufacturer Regency Glass has leased two units at developer Indurent’s Indurent Park Trident in Warrington in the Northwest for its new manufacturing hub.
newsPlans have been approved for the development of two warehouses on the former Darwen brickworks site in Lancashire.
newsNewlands Developments has started a three week planning consultation for its 2.2 million ft2 net-zero Hinchingbrooke Logistics Park near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
newsNorth Northamptonshire Council ‘s planning committee voted down proposals for a 2.2 million ft2 logistics scheme even though the scheme is already going to the Planning Inspectorate.
productTHG Fulfil has inked a partnership with robotics provider Libiao.
newsIn May 2025, US container import volumes dropped after several months of growth, falling 9.7% from April and 7.2% year-over-year.
newsThe Spending Review is a ‘missed opportunity’ to support logistics industry, according to the UK Warehousing Association.
articlePort infrastructure across Britain urgently requires enhanced connectivity to support the full automation of complex, end-to-end operations. These processes are time-critical, demanding real-time precision from stakeholders.
newsProfessor John Manners-Bell, founder of the Foundation for Future Supply Chain and author of The Death of Globalization, contended that globalisation has reached its peak.
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