articleDetailed agreement for high availability
EDDIE STOBART Contract Logistics has signed a detailed service level agreement to operate Flexi trucks on three-shift, seven-day availability at a busy site at Magna Park, Lutterworth.
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articleHIVE360 boosts workplace training provision
Outsourced PAYE payroll, employee benefits and engagement company HIVE360, has added over 100 accredited workplace training courses to its employee benefits app, including health and safety training courses to ensure employees have the knowledge to follow safe work procedures, and the company’s compliance is up-to-date.
articleIs zero error logistics now a reality?
In just under a decade, the number of business premises used for transport, logistics and warehousing in the UK has almost doubled, according to new analysis by the Office for National Statistics.
newsOperation Brock needs urgent review
OPERATION BROCK – a Kent traffic management system intended to keep vehicles moving when there is disruption to travel across the English Channel – is leaving hundreds of HGV drivers stuck without access to basic hygiene facilities, food and water.
articleMoran Logistics sees eight-fold production increase
Specialist temperature controlled 3PL provider, Moran Logistics, has seen its production output ramp up eight-fold since switching to SnapFulfil WMS.
articleWhen good floors go bad
HERE’S SOME top tips and tricks for concrete floor maintenance from Scott Saunders.
productSafety first
WITH INCREASED levels of automation, it is more important than ever to ensure that human and machine interact smoothly and safely within a warehouse environment. Safe automation expert Pilz covered this topic in its recent webinar, ‘Safety first for warehouse automation.’
productLocus Robotics chosen for fulfillment warehouses
GXO LOGISTICS has chosen Locus Robotics as the primary AMR technology to support high-volume order fulfillment for a large sports-fashion retail company in the UK and Netherlands.
newsSEGRO sees high demand for its Green Bonds
THE REAL Estate Investment Trust (REIT) issued green bonds for the first time, priced them at €1.15 billion and saw the offer six times oversubscribed.
articleHigh storage density combined with flexible picking
GEEK+ HAS launched Sky-Storage & Ground-Pick, which seeks to marry ‘ultra-high storage density to highly flexible picking’.
productSwisslog and Berkshire Grey announce automation partnership
THE DEAL brings together contrasting firms with integrator Swisslog more associated with high density, high throughout installations, while Berkshire Grey is known for modular, AI-driven robotics-led automation.
articleWhat do lift truck operators think of their job?
A recent survey by Talent in Logistics, sponsored by UKMHA (UK Material Handling Association), answers this question, and found more than half (51%) of male lift truck operators aged 30 and over do not find their management to be trustworthy and honest. 52% would also not recommend their job to family and friends.
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.
articleGet on board with AMRs
Labour shortages are not a blip, but have in fact reached a pivot point, says Simon Jones.
productThe road to Net Zero
In the first of a new campaign-focused column from Logistics UK, Michelle Gardner tackles decarbonisation.
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.
