productLogistics partnership win
HOWARD TENENS Logistics and Toolstation have scooped partnership of the year at the prestigious Logistics UK awards.
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newsHealthcare 3PL leases spec built warehouse in Derby
The 370,942 sq ft speculative warehouse and distribution centre in Derby Commercial Park has been leased to the 3PL by developer Panattoni.
articleHigh Street’s online ‘ghosts’ put pressure on final mile
Courier comparison site ParcelHero says many of Britain’s favourite High Street stores are doomed to an online-only existence. Their future success depends a lot on the final mile, says ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David Jinks MILT.
articleRail traverser to keep operations smooth at DIRFT III
Mechan is supplying a multidisciplinary main contractor, Winvic Construction, with a bespoke rail traverser for a new £29 million Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal that is being constructed for Prologis at its DIRFT intermodal logistics park in Northamptonshire.
newsOnline retailers to snap up struggling High Street brands
Boohoo has announced a deal to buy Debenhams for £55m.
articlePandemic has brought investment forward
Wincanton MD of Digital & eFulfilment, Paul Durkin says the pandemic has pulled online fulfilment investment forward or many firms.
productNew parcel hub for Gloucester
Mercian Logistics, member of The APC network, has opened a new operational parcel depot at Barnwood Point, Corinium Avenue, Gloucester.
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newsWincanton creates warehouse transformation director role
THE 3PL has appointed Ian Hunt to the post which will focus on driving forward automation, robotics and warehouse initiatives at Wincanton.
newsPlan for Tottenham last mile scheme
PALOMA CAPITAL and leading real estate developer, Graftongate, have joined forces to acquire a 2.31-acre site in North London from Lifestory.
newsPhase two of Icon Harlow is go
ICON INDUSTRIAL, a strategic joint venture by leading commercial property developer, Stoford Developments and private global investment firm, TPG Real Estate, has received approval for a second phase of development at Icon Harlow in Essex.
newsHermes plan to build Bolton depot
THE NEW purpose-built depot In Bolton is planned in Autumn 2021.
newsPort congestion still with us but should diminish in 2021
Chris Evans, international supply chain specialist at Colliers International, takes stock of the current situation in ports across the UK and considers what’s next for supply chain logistics in 2021.
newsTwo new warehouses for Mars
MARS HAS today announced a multi-year partnership with logistics leader DHL. The landmark project will see the construction of two warehousing facilities.
newsProblem solving on demand: check out virtual conference
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
productMumbai omnichannel retailer awards logistics contract
Furniture and home products marketplace Pepperfry has awarded the contract to FM Logistic to provide omnichannel logistics and fulfilment services in the India’s western region.
newsLast minute deal prompts border delays
Responding to border delay problems, hauliers were warned by UK Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove early in January that there was likely to be ‘significant disruption’ at borders in January.
newsKuehne+Nagel deal to distribute Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
The two companies have agreed an international supply chain arrangement to provide distribution and storage of the Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna.
newsUKWA calls for confirmation that logistics employees are ‘essential workers’
As the country enters 2021 under the challenges of Lockdown 3, UKWA CEO Peter Ward has called for the government to confirm ‘essential worker’ status for all those operating in the logistics sector.
newsXPO finalises deal for Kuehne + Nagel division
XPO Logistics has completed its previously announced acquisition of the majority of Kuehne + Nagel’s contract logistics operations in the UK and Ireland.
