productCheck compliance risk
Alcumus SafeContractor, has extended its offering beyond health and safety with the launch of SafePQQ. The new product provides organisations greater visibility of the compliance risks within supply chains.
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productWarehouse expansion to handle steel imports
PD Ports and importer and stockholder All Steels Trading have made a multi-million-pound investment at Groveport, near Scunthorpe, to expand warehousing facilities for handling and shipping steel.
productSealed Air to acquire Automated Packaging Systems for $510m
Automated Packaging Systems is best known for its Autobag products and has a facility in Malvern in the UK.
productUnion suspects ‘vicious cost-cutting agenda’ as contract handed over
Warehouse workers at DHL Services in West Thurrock, Essex have voted to strike on 5 June over the prospect of a ‘serious deterioration in employment conditions’ when they are transferred to a new company next month, claims Unite, the union.
news3PL invests in trucks to comply with Euro-6 regs
A London-based logistics firm has completed a near-£3 million upgrade to its fleet in the wake of the capital’s earlier-than-planned introduction of its Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
productBrexit uncertainty highlights need for flexible logistics strategy
As the deadline on Brexit moves back to Halloween, corporate attention turns to reassessing the balance of risk to supply chains – the levels of inventory needed to secure supply, the costs of extending contracts, and the potential horrors of trying to find well-located warehouse space.
productRecyclable chilled packaging range launches
The temperature controlled range from Kite Packaging comprises five products.
productThe case for a closed loop of plastic pallets
Paying constantly increasing prices, buying or renting wooden pallets makes little financial sense; particularly when there is a more attractive alternative.
newsYodel unveils greener fleet offerings
The parcel carrier has taken delivery of an all-electric 7.5 tonne light-duty truck, the first in its fleet.
productSustainability focus for refrigerated transport suppliers at TCS&D
Exhibitors at the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution Show (TCS&D) are gearing up to showcase their latest solutions for cold storage and transport, with many companies putting the spotlight firmly on sustainability in the latest innovations for the cold chain sector.
productAmazon DC to feature multi-storey car park for delivery vans
The Property group Goodman is building the logistics centre in Bremen for the online retail behemoth.
productTravis Perkins Properties puts M1 corridor property up for sale
The 37-acre logistics development site is within the Golden Triangle, at Milton Ham, Northampton.
productRecord-breaking logistics property deal worth close to $20bn
US financial firm Blackstone has agreed to buy $18.7 billion worth of logistics property from GLP.
articlePacksize has released the X7 packaging machine
The system is designed to deliver right-sized automated packaging for eComm applications.
articleeComm pack solutions knocks out 15 boxes per minute
CMC CartonWrap is an automatic carton packaging system capable of creating dynamic cardboard boxes from a continuous fanfold corrugated.
articleReefer delivery helps with traceable cold chain
Hannon Transport has expanded its fleet with 80 new Schmitz Cargobull reefers, fitted with telematics to provide a traceable cold chain for temperature-sensitive food and horticultural deliveries.
articleCold chain firm saves cash on electricity
The demand response specialist Flexitricity has cold storage and logistics business Norish manage its energy consumption.
productPallet sorting and repair
A shared focus on improving health and safety has helped LPR and James Jones to boost the performance of LPR’s Castleford Depot in West Yorkshire.
productIGD predicts logistics companies will move into retail
IGD made the prediction as a result of its new report into digital technologies and the food and consumer goods industry, which it carried out in association with The Consumer Goods Forum.
product3D warehouse 5G commerce – Tomorrow’s Warehouse predictions
We predict a mix of familiar headaches and new opportunities in the warehouse of the future. Lack of space is still a major concern, and unlikely to go away, while barely noticed new tech such as 5G may have a much bigger impact than anticipated.
