newsWarehouse Transformation Awards – deadline extended
Logistics Matters has extended the deadline for entering the Warehouse Transformation Awards until March 27.
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newsDeveloper secures Golden Triangle site for speculative warehousing
Real estate investor, developer and asset manager, Firethorn, has acquired an 80.2-acre logistics site in Bardon, Leicestershire which it says it will progress speculatively.
newsBoots signs logistics partnership with XPO Logistics
The 3PL will be Boots’ new long-term logistics partner, supporting the integration of its supply chain, leveraging new technologies to improve customer visibility, and driving sustainable efficiencies.
newsUKWA lauds explicit recognition of logistics in planning reform
The Government’s proposed changes to the planning system have been welcomed by the UKWA.
newsConstruction start at Ferrybridge industrial and logistics scheme
Developer Mountpark has started construction on its 110-acre industrial and logistics hub at the former Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire.
productDaifuku to unveil its new trio of Sorting Transfer Robots at LogiMAT 2026
Daifuku has confirmed that LogiMAT 2026* will be the first European outing of its new Sorting Transfer Robot series, the SOTR-S, SOTR-L and SOTR-M.
newsPepsi to implement £3.6 million warehouse solar panel project
The solar panels will be installed across 30,000 square metres of roof space at Pepsi’s Southern Region distribution centre in Leicester.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Tritax scores greenlight for Hounslow midbox scheme
Tritax London Logistics Fund (TLLF) has secured a resolution to grant planning consent for a 188,000 ft2 midbox development on land at AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust)’s 20-acre Central Park scheme in Hounslow which it manages for AIPUT.
newsGeorge at Asda to consolidate eComm clothing activity in one 3PL site
DHL Supply Chain is taking on the major logistics facility in Derby, investing to create a shared-user eComm fulfilment centre, with George at Asda confirmed as the anchor customer.
articleAre ‘dark’ times ahead for warehousing?
What is a ‘dark’ warehouse? Many people think this refers to a ‘lights out’ facility which is saving energy, but the truth is a little more ‘dark’ than that – the term is referring to the lack of human labor involved due to the full automation of all material handling and associated processes.
newsIndurent planning extension of its Indurent Park Tamworth scheme in Staffordshire
Developer Indurent has submitted planning proposals for the extension of its 32-acre Indurent Park Tamworth scheme in Staffordshire.
newsArvato accelerates robotics implementation
The tech-led 3PL is taking the step to bring automation and robotics into operational use faster and more effectively.
articleCrown to exhibit at LogiMAT 2026
The company showcases the new WJ 50 Series compact electric pallet truck and other key product and service highlights.
newsGlobal leadership for Toyota Automated Logistics announced
Toyota Industries Corporation has announced the appointment of three industry leaders as CEOs of Toyota Automated Logistics, its new warehouse automation business.
productGalvanised AR LS enhances durability for picking operations
AR Racking has launched a new galvanised version of its AR LS system, its medium-duty shelving solution for picking and manual storage.
articleOne swallow does not a summer make
Recent news that a site in Park Royal, London was sold for roughly half what it was worth in 2021 does not mean occupiers will see land prices dropping nor rents slowing, explains Property Editor Liza Helps.
newsFree-roaming pallet shuttle system launched
Global automation player SSI Schaefer has started a partnership with Moffett Automation to incorporate its free-roaming shuttle technology into solutions.
news‘Powered by Better’ – the new identity for Europa Worldwide Group
Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, Europa Worldwide Group (EWG) lays out a new strategy to build on its position as the UK’s leading logistics company moving goods between the UK and the EU.
newsJingdong Property to lease Milton Keynes warehouse
Jingdong Property the real estate arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, is looking to lease its 360,000 ft2 plus warehouse in Milton Keynes on the departure of short-term tenant John Lewis.
newsSwisslog to highlight SynQ software at LogiMAT
Swisslog will showcase a range of solutions from optimised warehouse management software to advanced pallet automation and cube goods-to-person systems.
