newsJofson hires Crown veteran as managing director
Simon Emery is the new managing director of Jofson, adding more than 30 years of materials handling experience to its senior leadership team.
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newsToyota streamlines ops for distributor at brownfield site
ALF Aquatic Distributors partnered with Toyota Material Handling UK to replace drive-in racking with Radioshuttle technology, improving stock rotation, picking efficiency, and space use. This reduced disruption and created extra capacity for growth, without relocating the Bedford warehouse.
newsColumbia Sportswear moves distribution operations for UK&I from France to West Midlands
US sportswear retailer Columbia Sportswear Company has moved its UK & Ireland Pick & Pack business from its current distribution setup serving the market from Cambrai, France, to a facility the West Midlands enabling a more localised and responsive supply chain for the UK&I region.
articleAre humanoid robotics the future of warehouse automation?
Will we soon see humanoid robots operating in UK and European warehouses? Russell Hutchinson, business development manager at Daifuku is not totally convinced.
newsLogistics experts tackle resilience and technology at Tomorrow’s Warehouse
Warehouse professionals will gain candid, practical insight into the realities of modern logistics operations at this year’s Tomorrow’s Warehouse conference, where Danielle Taylor, Logistics Manager at Speedy Hire, will deliver a presentation titled Don’t Fear the Warehouse: Challenges, Resilience and Optimisation.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Tech led last mile delivery company secures West Midlands warehouse base
Technology-led last mile delivery company Relay taken a circa 250,000 ft2 warehouse at HBD’s 44 acre SPARK Walsall scheme between Junction 9 and 10 on the M6 motorway in the West Midlands
newsSEMA to launch UK’s first Racking Duty Holders course in September
The course will be the first dedicated training programme aimed directly at warehouse owners and leadership.
newsVehicle manufacturer looks to 3PL for aftermarket supply
DHL Supply Chain has been appointed to provide aftermarket parts logistics for electric vehicle brand AION.
newsOcado to talk site strategy at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester
Every warehouse site decision is complex with multiple factors coming into play This session at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event in Manchester tackles three of the biggest factors head-on.
newsAutoStore signs strategic supply agreement with Amazon
The Agreement establishes a framework for the supply of AutoStore’s products and solutions to Amazon on a global basis.
productUS forklift supplier celebrates Euro milestone
Crown Lift Trucks, known for its high level of vertical integration, is celebrating 40 years of manufacturing in Germany.
news3PL takes Northwest warehouse
Cube Distribution has taken developer investor Indurent’s 100,000 ft2 plus warehouse on Heywood Distribution Park, Manchester.
newsFrozen food logistics centre planned for Avonmouth
Following a deal earlier this year to Amazon for a 209,000 ft2 last mile delivery station earlier this year, Canadian real estate development and investment firm EPTA Development Corporation (EDC) and development partner Stoford have submitted planning proposals for a Frozen Food Logistics Centre at its 2 million ft2 Axis Works scheme in Avonmouth to South Gloucester Council.
newsIs automation replacing warehouse jobs? Join the conversation at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester
Rising minimum wages, pension auto-enrolment and expanding workers’ rights were designed to protect employees. Instead, they may be accelerating the very automation that reduces headcount.
articlePeak: No secret sauce, just hard work and communication
As retailers and 3PLs begin to ramp up preparations for Peak 2026, Simon Duddy, editor, Logistics Matters, took the chance to pick the brains of Adie Taylor, head of solution design and logistics engineering at contract logistics provider Arvato UK.
newsGXO transfers six grocery sites to DP World
The sites, five in England and one in Northern Ireland, serve Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op and will transfer to DP World in September.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Prologis plans 700,000 ft2 plus Warwickshire warehouse scheme
US Industrial real estate developer and investor Prologis has submitted outline plans for a midbox warehouse scheme on land off Stonebridge Road in Coleshill, Warwickshire, West Midlands.
newsFashion retailer turns to warehouse robots for eComm ramp up
LPP faced increasing pressure to expand fulfillment capacity while maintaining operational efficiency.
newsBreaking down silo thinking at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester
The hidden cost isn’t always in your warehouse or your fleet, it can lurk in the gap between them…
newsEXCLUSIVE: J&T Express secures warehouse space in London
Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed international delivery and logistics company J&T Express has secured at least two warehouses in London as it rapidly rolls out its services following its soft launch in the UK in June.
