productEddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has launched a new rail service from the Port of Tilbury to Daventry – the only rail operation from the port for inbound traffic – with a forecast capacity of 200 containers a week.
productFabric building specialist Rubb created a new hub for vehicle loading operations for Walkers Transport in just six weeks.
productFabric building specialist Rubb created a new hub for vehicle loading operations for Walkers Transport in just six weeks.
newsOn Friday 30th November, Hermes processed 1.9 million parcels, exceeding 2017’s total of 1.6 million items handled in a single day.
productWith less than two months until the UK’s scheduled departure from the EU, the Freight Transport Association has questioned whether the government’s projected spend of £29 million to implement Operation Brock has been made available in time.
productCPL 3PL has won a major contract to provide a full logistics service for a nationwide retailer.
articleRichard Cawston, MD supply chain Europe of XPO Logistics asks: how do you build the warehouse of the future?
newsThe 3PL has launched a high impact website showcasing its logistics capabilities.
productKite Packaging has extended its in-the-box packaging offering with new dividers.
productAfter reaching agreement in principle with DB Cargo UK, Maritime Transport. has announced the launch of a new division – “Maritime Intermodal” which will initially contract four dedicated services out of Felixstowe and Southampton.
productWestgate was tasked with providing a partition that would deliver both temperature and odour control for Great Bear’s warehouse storage facility in Deeside, North Wales.
productTritax Big Box REIT has completed contracts for the forward funded development of a new logistics fulfilment centre at Integra 61, near Durham, pre-let to a financially robust world leading retailer, which is thought to be Amazon.
productWhistl’s first automated parcel sortation machine has been installed, over three months, at its depot in Bolton, located on the Logistics North site.
articleAn online retailer’s profitability will stand or fall on having time- and cost-effective returns management. Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, explains how driverless transport systems can fulfil this need in online retail intralogistics operations.
articleChemicals firm Johnson Matthey needed a canopy structure to create a covered loading area for trailers due to concerns that the wind around the trailer posts could cause whiplash and become a safety risk for employees.
productOnline grocery specialist Ocado is a key innovators in the food market, but an early challenge they faced was keeping chilled and frozen products cold and in safe conditions but, importantly out of the warehouse space, to keep the warehouse free for the new products constantly coming in.
productFour years since the original launch of its multi-trip pallet box – the Trip Box – Goplasticpallets.com has introduced a new, improved version to its range, which promises to deliver superior strength, better security and enhanced performance for large volume goods handling and distribution.
newsSK Distribution, based at Harpur Hill in Buxton, has been bought out by its former general manager, Vic Smith.
newsHermes’ self-employed couriers now have the option to take holiday pay and have guaranteed earnings following a deal between with union GMB.
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