articleBeing decisive in tough times
Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy sat down with Dan Myers, senior vice president, dedicated supply chain – Europe, XPO Logistics, to discuss how to thrive in a challenging market.
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newsRenault Group revamps warehouse
WAREHOUSE ROBOTICS provider Exotec is equipping Renault Deutschland AG with its space-efficient Skypod system to modernise its logistics capabilities at its Brühl site.
newsArla Foods and XPO confirm new facility at Prologis’ Prologis RFI DIRFT scheme in the East Midlands
Arla Foods and 3PL XPO have confirmed that they are delivering a new facility at Prologis’ Prologis RFI DIRFT scheme as part of a major overhaul of Arla’s UK chilled distribution network.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Stoford plans Amazon-like warehouse facility for Swansea site
Developer Stoford properties is planning to develop a build-to-suit facility with an Amazon-like multi-storey van storage on a 27.75 acre brownfield site at Penllergaer Business Park in Swansea, South Wales.
articleFrom minimum wage to maximum automation
Government policies are accelerating the use of robotics and AI in the supply chain, says Professor John Manners-Bell.
articleLet’s make a decision about making decisions
How comfortable are you with AI making independent decisions in the warehouse? Are you comfortable with AI looking at the data and deciding how many people to bring in for the evening shift? Or are you more comfortable with AI advising and people sense-checking the guidance?
newsEXCLUSIVE: Secretary of State allows Prologis’ 5.5 million ft2 DIRFT IV scheme to progress as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP)
On December 17th last year the UK Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government issued a Section 35 Direction regarding developer Prologis’ 5.5 million ft2 Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal IV (DIRFT IV) project recognising it as an NSIP meaning it would require a Development Consent Order rather than having to go through the standard local council planning permission.
newsUnipart to play role in Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor nuclear programme
OPERATING AS a supply chain partner to Amentum, the Programme Delivery Partner to Rolls-Royce SMR, Unipart joins a team including Mace, Turner & Townsend, and HOCHTIEF.
newsWeetabix Transport awards three year deal to Great Bear
THE CONTRACT extends a deal that began in January 2023.
newsLithium-ion trucks in 4-7 tonne range
YALE LIFT Truck Technologies has unveiled the new ERP4.0-7.0MXLG series – simple and robust 4- to 7-tonne capacity electric lift trucks, engineered for flexible and efficient use both inside and outside.
newsOccupier demand for mid box warehouse space drops
According to the latest UK logistics and industrial space research from CBRE, the demand for mid box space fell to its lowest level since 2018 last year.
newsMillion ft2 plus industrial and logistics scheme for Luton
Developer Goodman has submitted an outline planning application to Luton Council for the regeneration of the former Vauxhall van factory.
newsPlans for a 1.1 million ft2 warehouse scheme in Worcestershire submitted
Merton College Oxford and Brighton STM Developments formerly the residential arm of St Modwen properties, have submitted outline plans for the development of 1.1 million ft2 of industrial and logistics space on the employment zone of their overarching Woodhall Neighbourhood scheme in Worcestershire.
newsFirms partner for automated fulfillment system that integrates with cold storage solution
AUTOMATiON PLAYER OPEX has agreed a strategic technology partnership with Peltier, an innovator in cold chain commerce, to offer a multi-temperature zone, multi-deep cold storage solution for automated fulfillment systems.
newsKuehne+Nagel opens UK’s first megawatt-scale eHGV charging hub
The installation has opened at Kuehne+Nagel’s East Midlands Gateway as part of eFREIGHT 2030.
newsPLP to build logistics scheme on M1 corridor site in Nottinghamshire
Developer and investment manager PLP has bought a 65-acre site fronting the M1 motorway immediately adjacent to Junction 27 at Sherwood Business Park, Nottingham to develop a circa.700,000 ft2 industrial and logistics scheme.
newsSEMA reaffirms the importance of safer warehouse racking in 2026
Every warehouse owner knows workplace safety matters. But as warehouse environments become busier than ever, with higher output, tight compliance, and new technologies, one critical area is often overlooked – your racking.
newsConsafe launches Astrid
CONSAFE LOGISTICS has launched Astrid, a new Generative AI-powered Assistant designed to enhance Astro WMS.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Developers set to appeal refusal of 6 million ft2 plus logistics scheme on M40 motorway junction
Developers Albion Land and Tritax Big Box are said to be seeking to appeal a decision made by Cherwell Council to refuse planning across four co-joined submissions which would have seen the development of a 6 million ft2 plus strategic industrial and logistics scheme near Junction 10 of the M40 motorway.
newsProjected growth for secondary packaging market
The global secondary packaging market set to hit $300 billion by 2030, says new report.
