newsYorkshire-based YardOps secures funding
The firm provides yard operations software aimed at the FMCG market in the UK.
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articleAs risky as alcohol? TT Club urges logistics operators to treat dehydration as a serious operational risk
TT Club is calling on ports, terminals and warehouse operators to adopt the same level of risk management focus to worker dehydration as they do to alcohol consumption, warning that some effects on cognitive performance are comparable.
newsSSI Schaefer to host ‘Intralogistics in Action’ event
SSI SCHAEFER, one of the world’s leading providers of warehouse automation, software and intralogistics solutions, will bring together supply chain professionals from across the UK and Ireland for its upcoming customer event, Intralogistics in Action, on 8 September 2026.
newsFamily food business opens landmark DC
Family-owned fine foods manufacturer and distributor, Bramble Foods has opened a new 67,000 ft2 distribution centre in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, East Midlands.
newsCEOs put a price on major supply chain shocks
The majority (58%) of UK CEOs surveyed said that if their top three suppliers were disrupted for two weeks, 5-20% of their revenue would be at risk.
newsIndustrial and logistics development proposed for Nottingham site
Rula Developments is proposing circa. 600,000 ft2 industrial and logistics development off the A46 dual carriageway near Bingham in Nottinghamshire East Midlands.
newsOccupier secures warehouse freehold
Timber processing and distribution business BSW Timber has bought the freehold of its 437,374 ft2 mission critical facility in Melton, East Yorkshire after the investment was put up for sale by landlord Kennedy Wilson with a £9.84 million price tag this year.
productSmartPocket helps retailer reliably handle a 70% uplift in order volume
TGW Logistics is implementing a SmartPocket system for the mail-order retailer Personalshop in Polling, Austria.
newsFPCR puts 80 ecologists through field training as biodiversity rules reshape warehouse development
Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is moving from planning-committee footnote to a key action item that can decide the cost and timing of a warehouse scheme — and the ecologists advising the logistics sector are investing in their fieldcraft accordingly.
articleNot all refurbished trucks are equal
A refurbished forklift truck can offer exceptional value for money, but choosing the right one is essential to ensure you’re making a sound investment. Toyota Material Handling offers five top tips.
newsEXCLUSIVE: 400,000 ft2 + warehouse proposed for M69/M6 motorway Interchange
Privately owned and family-run French developer BARJANE is promoting a 420,000 ft2 warehouse development on land next to the M69/M6 Interchange in Warwickshire, West Midlands.
newsYale updates flagship electric counterbalance
Yale Lift Truck Technologies announces the ERC2.2-3.5VG2, a 2,200- to 3,500 kg capacity electric cushion tyre lift truck designed for high-intensity warehousing applications.
newsDeveloper brings forward two Northwest industrial and logistics schemes
Developer investors Indurent is bringing forward two industrial and logistics scheme in the Northwest totalling more than 400,000 ft2.
articleWhat every warehouse manager should know about their racking
Picture the scene… your annual racking inspection is complete, the report issued, and you file it away – another compliance task ticked off. That’s until a damaged upright gives way and your stock crashes into an aisle injuring an employee.
newsProCook awards contract to DHL Supply Chain
The agreement marks the first time in kitchenware retailer’s 30-year history that it has partnered with a top-tier third-party logistics provider.
articleBuilding on a strong base
Best known as a Japan logistics specialist, NX has been making strides well beyond this remit, as Steve Williams, managing director UK & Ireland at NX explained to Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy at Multimodal.
newsarvato to reveal how a reborn brownfield site anchors its 2030 strategy
The 3PL’s project management and procurement leads will walk through the Corby transformation at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester – from vision to execution.
newsDeveloper plans million ft2 brownfield scheme in Derby
Brackley Property Developments is aiming to submit outline plans for up to 1 million ft2 of R&D, Advanced Manufacturing and industrial and logistics space on a brownfield site in Derby following an Environmental Impact Assessment application.
newsSEGRO minded to approve Prologis last minute £14 billion take-over offer
The battle of the industrial and logistics developer giants looks to be coming to a head with the SEGRO board saying that US rival Prologis’s last minute £14 billion offer is in essence: ‘much more like it’.
newsWarning sounded as vaping duty deadline looms
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging vaping-related businesses and supply chains to register for Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme.
