productMeeting unprecedented challenges head on
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
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newsTomorrow’s Warehouse unveils seminar agenda
Tomorrow’s Warehouse is a free-to-attend event that takes place on November 30 at the CBS Arena in Coventry.
articleLaithwaites handles leap in demand
THE WINE retailer installed an extensive new case feed and palletising system supplied by integrator CKF.
articleChanging demand at the loading dock
With the current supply chain issues, warehouses are either empty or bursting at the seams – and for businesses to remain viable they have to be agile, says Jason Lynock.
productThermal protection packaging
RANPAK HAS been working with a supplier of frozen dog food to optimise packaging. This involved thermally protecting dog food shipments and doing so with paper-based packaging, a more sustainable option.
articlePandemic warehouse renovation for food discounter
In a bid to further improve logistics efficiency, Switzerland’s largest food discounter Denner modernised its central warehouse in Mägenwil AG with automation technology from Swisslog.
articleHard won lessons
The 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.
articleA fundamental service
Whereas 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.
articlePath to Net Zero
The climate crisis is now one of the most pressing challenges facing the global community, and the UK logistics industry understands the part it must play in decarbonising the nation’s economy, says Michelle Gardner.
newsRecord take up predicted for warehouses
DEMAND 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.
productCrossbay expands into Poland
The pan-European urban logistics real estate platform, has acquired its first two assets in Poland.
newsMulti-storey warehouse planned for London
St George and SEGRO have entered a joint venture to deliver their first UK multi-storey industrial development in the London Borough of Brent.
productFlexible refrigeration
THE AMAZON Effect has shifted grocery buying trends, with the future of grocery storage and distribution lying with flexible refrigeration.
newsSurvey shows growing skills shortages
96% OF UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to Logistics UK’s September 2021 Performance Tracker.
newsWarehousing ‘hit harder than driving by labour shortages’
CURRENT PUBLICITY around the driver shortage in the UK fails to reflect the wider labour shortage being experienced across the logistics sector, in warehousing as well as transport, planning, engineering and more, says UKWA CEO Clare Bottle.
articleWaitrose expands Milton Keynes warehouse
THE GROCER has added 13,604 pallets of extra storage capacity.
productDriving seafood processing
SYSTEM INTEGRATORS including Thai MecTech Co. and MT Food System Co. installed a set of conveying solutions for the Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) facility in Bình Phước, Vietnam, with Interroll Drum Motors as the key drive equipment.
articleFlexible fresh food logistics
Dutch grocer Jumbo is building a 430,000 sq ft automated fresh food logistics centre with high process flexibility, in partnership with integrator Witron.
articlePrepare for the unknown
Smarter businesses are taking matters into their own hands and have contingency plans in place to ride out this extraordinary period of uncertainty we are all currently facing, says Tony Dobson.
articleAutomation-friendly plastic RTP
Accelerated growth in e-commerce is driving a greater reliance on durable, reusable transit packaging, says Jim Hardisty.
