newsBIFA appoints Allie Renison as external affairs director
Alongside her role as Senior Counsel at SEC Newgate, Allie will lead BIFA engagement with government departments, parliamentarians, and policy makers.
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articleALF Aquatic Distributors streamline operations and eliminate waste with Toyota Material Handling UK
ALF Aquatic Distributors has transformed its warehouse operation and eliminated key areas of operational waste following a pilot project with Toyota Material Handling UK. By replacing traditional drive-in racking with Radioshuttle technology, the Bedford-based wholesaler has improved stock rotation, streamlined picking, made better use of its existing space and reduced operational disruption – creating additional capacity to support continued business growth without the need to relocate.
newsDistributor scales to £35m with a team of 18
ET Browne UK, the business behind the Palmer’s skincare brand, has built a £35m-plus UK and European operation run by 18 people by outsourcing warehousing and distribution to Europa Worldwide Group for almost 20 years.
articleTen years on: How Brexit changed the trajectory of UK supply chains
Trade friction, skill drain and price increases have all had an impact but a structural rethink is perhaps at the heart of the consequences. Tom Fitz-Walter explores.
newsPlanning policy tweak shifts emphasis to logistics
A revised draft National Planning Policy Framework, published for consultation on 17 August, gives freight and logistics a dedicated national planning policy for the first time.
newsOil spike will reset UK freight rates for years, warns Baxter Freight
The immediate threat to UK supply chains from the current oil price surge is not the cost of fuel but the movement of cargo off threatened sea lanes and onto already-crowded air and rail corridors, according to freight specialist Baxter Freight.
productJ&T expands automation as H1 parcel volume jumps 25% to 17.5 billion parcels
The firm has added 22 automated sorting-machine sets, while Southeast Asia parcel volume surged 71.2%.
articleNext-gen spiral doors installed
PRL Logistics, a logistics services provider for leading supermarkets, has taken on a comprehensive range of industrial door types from Assa Abloy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
newsCarer truck to transport large cable drums
APROLIS EQUIPMENT Distribution has secured an order for a Carer A180X electric forklift.
newsYorkshire-based YardOps secures funding
The firm provides yard operations software aimed at the FMCG market in the UK.
articleAs risky as alcohol? TT Club urges logistics operators to treat dehydration as a serious operational risk
TT Club is calling on ports, terminals and warehouse operators to adopt the same level of risk management focus to worker dehydration as they do to alcohol consumption, warning that some effects on cognitive performance are comparable.
