productScurri expands international delivery network adding Latin American carriers
New integrations with Colombia’s Urbano and Peru’s Prindel strengthen Scurri’s international carrier ecosystem and extend delivery reach across the region.
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articleUK bakers roll out long-life geo-fencing trackers
Bakers Basco is taking a major step forward in its equipment recovery and misuse prevention programme by introducing a new generation of GPS trackers with geo-fencing capability.
newsParking capacity to boost driver welfare
Extra MSA (Motorway Service Areas) has expanded HGV parking capacity in a £1.3 million infrastructure project at Peterborough Services.
newsChinese property company snaps up Wigan warehouse for refurbishment
Chinese e-commerce conglomerate JD.com’s property arm Jingdong Property advised by developer Prime Box is set to refurbish the circa.330,000 ft2 ASDA regional distribution centre in Wigan following its acquisition this week.
articleSSE cultivates a safety mindset
The utility firm is creating a safety culture rooted in neuroscience and positive behaviour change. Safety, health and environment director Mark Patterson shares his insights.
newsDSV takes major pre-let on the next phase of IM Properties’ Mercia Park in Leicestershire
Global transport and logistics company DSV has signed up as the first tenant for the next phase of IM Properties’ 5 million ft2 + Mercia Park scheme in Leicestershire.
newsStoford appointed development manager for 4 million ft2 Milton Keynes logistics scheme
Berkeley Group has appointed Stoford as development manager to lead the delivery of MK East, a 200-acre prime logistics development site off Junction 14 of the southern M1 motorway near Milton Keynes.
productZalando selects Nomagic AI-powered warehouse robotics
The online fashion retailer is bidding to strengthen operational excellence at its fulfilment centres.
newsOne Frio launches European cold storage platform
The new player in the European cold storage market has come into being following the acquisition of several established cold storage businesses.
newsWoolwich brownfield site for urban warehouse scheme
Developer Verdion has teamed up with investor L&G to bring forward a £30 million urban logistics scheme on a 2.6-acre brownfield plot in Woolwich, Southeast London.
newsRefurbished Stakehill warehouse let
Composite fencing and decorative panels supplier and distributior Charles & Ivy has snapped up Triton Property Fund’s recently refurbished 82,500 ft2 Electron warehouse on the Stakehill Industrial Estate in Manchester.
newsAmazon-like last mile warehouse mooted for Cornwall
An Amazon-like state-of-the-art last mile parcel hub is being mooted for a site near the Chiverton Cross interchange on the A30 dual carriageway in Cornwall.
articleWarehousing and logistics sector urged to take control of energy costs with solar PV
Green energy experts have launched a new guide for the sector showing how solar PV can cut costs, support electrification and strengthen sustainability
newsIndustrial automation and control products distributor signs warehouse pre-let
Routeco a leading distributor of industrial automation and control products, has signed a pre-let agreement on a multi-million-pound new warehouse being developed in Buckinghamshire.
newsChancerygate secures Bristol site for urban logistics scheme
Developer Chancerygate has acquired a five-acre site from Farmfoods in Avonmouth, Bristol, for an undisclosed sum, to speculatively develop 135,150 ft2 urban warehouse scheme.
articleHighly automated DC pays dividends
An automation project managed by Witron has halved the workforce and cut truck trips in half for a grocery wholesale operation.
news3PL’s expansion plans to be decided by Planning Inspector
The Planning Inspectorate will decide whether a third generation specialist 3PL can or cannot expand its warehousing at the industrial estate where it has been based for the past 30 years.
newsMarks & Spencer expands partnership with Zalando
The retailer has signed a partnership agreement with ZEOS, the B2B unit of Zalando, to fulfil its entire online direct-to-consumer orders in continental Europe covering 21 markets.
newsBathroom furniture supplier secures new warehouse hub in Bristol
Bathroom furniture supplier Roper Rhodes has taken a warehouse at developer BGO and joint venture partner Equation Properties’ 65-acre Matrix 49 scheme in Avonmouth.
newsPackaging company leases Leicester warehouse
A Leicestershire-based packaging company has expanded its operations after securing Unit 7 at Leicester Distribution Park on Sunningdale Road by way of an assignment of the lease.
