articleReflecting upon the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) which took place in Glasgow in November 2021, the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in the UK has produced a series of policy papers covering the challenge of decarbonisation across current and future transport operations and practice.
articleDHL SUPPLY Chain is accelerating the deployment of autonomous forklifts and pallet movers in its more than 1,500 warehouses worldwide, focusing on sites in labour-tight markets.
productTHE GREAT Bear warehouse in Nottingham required a new racking solution accompanied by some layout modifications to transform it into a more flexible operating facility.
newsDHL SUPPLY Chain has welcomed Roads Minister Baroness Vere to its newly opened Transport Development Centre (TDC). The centre is the first of its kind in the UK and is supporting the recruitment and training of new LGV drivers into logistics.
productTHE ZEBRA RFD40 UHF RFUD Sled can transform an Android mobile computer into a RFID reader in seconds and is available from BarCodeData.
news39 XPO drivers working on the Wavin contract in Chippenham, Wiltshire have received a 20% increase in a one-year deal starting this month, says Unite, the union.
articleThe performance of logistics providers during the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the wider economy’s dependence on a robust, agile, and reliable supply chain. Emma Verkaik learns from BCMPA members how the challenges of 2020 have been formative in their handling of growth in our post-Covid world.
articleWhereas 2020 brought our long overlooked cold chain into public consciousness, 2021 has demonstrated its vital importance across some of the most fundamental aspects of our lives, says Shane Brennan.
articleAround 2.5 million people are employed in logistics in the UK and about one in five of those work in a warehouse. The surge of online shopping over the months of lockdown has driven demand for warehousing to an all-time high, while delivery drivers and warehouse workers have achieved hitherto undreamed-of recognition as essential workers, keeping the nation clothed and fed, says Clare Bottle.
newsAVISON YOUNG has unveiled research that it says lays bare the scale of changes to the property sector since 2017, and outlines how it is likely to change in two years.
newsDEMAND FOR UK logistics and industrial space continues to power ahead with the 16.1m sq ft taken in Q3 pushing availability to record lows, according to new data from Cushman & Wakefield.
productDRONE COMPANY Aerit completed Sweden’s first commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) food delivery in collaboration with Region Halland using its autonomous drone the Nimbi.
productNEW RESEARCH from market intelligence firm Interact Analysis shows that mobile robot revenues and shipments grew significantly in 2020 compared to 2019, regardless of delays in commissioning and the postponing of projects as a result of the pandemic.
articleTHE PACKAGE builds on the firms’ acquisition of Fetch Robotics and is designed to enable end users to streamline order, batch, case, pallet and each picking workflows and automate material transport.
productThe pan-European urban logistics real estate platform, has acquired its first two assets in Poland.
newsSt George and SEGRO have entered a joint venture to deliver their first UK multi-storey industrial development in the London Borough of Brent.
productCLIPPER LOGISTICS is said to have become the first logistics provider to offer staff flexible pay, in a financial wellbeing initiative for its workforce.
productTHE WMS KASTOlogic and the intelligent app KASTOlogic mobile, two software solutions from industrial warehouse system manufacturer Kasto, are helping to streamline the operation of automated and manual storage areas at SchwarzwaldEisen.
newsNULOGY HAS announced the speaker line-up for its 2021 Nulogy xChange conference, a free industry event which will be held virtually on October 19-21.
newsDHL SUPPLY Chain has launched Driving Ambition, a new training programme which aims to tackle the national driver shortage with a long-term solution by providing fully funded training for applicants to qualify as LGV drivers.
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