productMajestic Wine selects 3PL for eComm orders
GXO LOGISTICS will handle logistics for all retail and eCommerce orders from UK and Ireland for Majestic Wine, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer.
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productCaljan buys PHS for auto-unloading
CONTINUING ITS growth, Caljan has acquired 100% of PHS Logistiktechnik, a company specialising in the automated unloading of parcels.
productBCMPA at pharma show
THE BCMPA – The Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics – is showcasing the increasingly crucial relationship between third party CMOs and their clients at this year’s Making Pharmaceuticals Exhibition, which takes place at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry on the 26th and 27th April.
productRoSPA Gold award for logistics firm
HOWARD TENENS Logistics has received a RoSPA Gold award, an internationally recognised achievement, for demonstrating high health and safety standards.
productLightweight container for pharma transport
TOWER COLD Chain has released the robust and lightweight solution, which ash thermal protection allows the transportation of pharmaceuticals, life-science, and biotech products that require an internal temperature of -70 deg c, -20 deg c, +5 deg c, +20 deg C.
newsWarehousing association disappointed by Government response in face of alarming inflation
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle says warehousing has been ‘ignored yet again’ in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement.
articleAttracting talent
DELEGATES AT this year’s UKWA National Conference, held on March 8, heard from a series of high profile speakers offering advice, insights and inspiration on the theme of Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today.
newsEddie Stobart gets the cladding up at DIRFT
WORK IS underway on the construction of Eddie Stobart’s new, two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (Prologis RFI DIRFT), with cladding now being installed on the buildings.
articleDelivering on circularity
The logistics process has a crucial role to play in driving sustainability, says DHL in its Delivering on circularity, Pathways for fashion and consumer electronics white paper.
newsSCALA expands international service offering
SUPPLY CHAIN and logistics consultancy SCALA has announced ambitious plans to assist businesses looking to increase growth in China.
article3PL partners with integrator for new multi-user DC
BS Handling Systems has designed and installed a complete materials handling and storage solution at 3PL Noatum Logistics’ latest 378,000 sq ft UK distribution centre in Kent, which caters for eComm, retail and wholesale customers.
newsRichard Wilding among winners at CILT Awards
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK honoured the winners of its 2021 Awards for Excellence at a special ceremony in London on 17 March.
newsP&O chaos is disrupting freight
P&O’s crass mass-firing of 800 staff is inevitably leading to supply chain and cross-Channel freight disruptions, says the international delivery specialist ParcelHero.
productYusen reflects on vaccine rollout experience
BY THE end of 2021 Yusen Logistics delivered over 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine across the globe.
articleConsistent dramatic growth for eCommerce logistics market
THE LATEST report from Ti – Global e-commerce logistics 2022 – shows growth of 19.9% in 2021 to reach a value of €441.47bn, though growth has slowed from 2020’s Covid-19 induced peak.
productDelivery firm revamps operations
HERMES UK has announced it is to rebrand as ‘Evri’ with a new logo and brand identity.
newsElectric truck for urban logistics
RENAULT TRUCKS and GEODIS are collaborating to design an electric heavy truck dedicated to urban logistics, meeting the requirements of city-centre freight transport.
productPurpose-designed lithium-ion pallet truck
TOYOTA HAS introduced the materials handling industry’s first purpose-designed lithium-ion powered pallet truck (PPT) – the 1600kg capacity BT Levio LWI160.
productWorld first: automated cold chain port warehouse
GEEK+ AND 3PL Engero have deployed a fleet of Geek+ moving robots to create a smart, unmanned cold chain port warehouse in the port of Tianjin, China.
newsGXO and Clipper boards agree on takeover
THE BOARDS of GXO and Clipper Logistics have reached an agreement on GXO’s acquisition of Clipper.
