newsUPS announces 27 temperature-controlled cross-dock facilities
The global $48 million investment aims to boost the firm;s position in complex healthcare logistics.
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newsOnline homeware and furniture company opens DIRFT facility
Online furnisher and ecommerce homeware brand Laura James is set to open its brand new 217,785 ft2 build-to-suit warehouse facility at Prologis’ 7 million ft2 + Prologis RFI DIRFT III development near Daventry in Northamptonshire, East Midlands on 1st July.
newsDeveloper plots much needed small warehouse units for Ipswich
Port One logistics park landlord Curzon de Vere is plotting a small warehouse units at its Port One Business and Logistics Park near Ipswich in the East of England.
newsLifters boost quayside large pipe handling
B&B Attachments has supplied two vacuum lifting systems to Associated British Ports (ABP) at the Port of King’s Lynn.
newsTandem lift quay cranes for DP World Southampton
The quay cranes, weighing more than 2,000 tonnes each and standing nearly 150 metres arrived fully constructed by sea and will be offloaded directly onto the Southampton container terminal quayside.
newsPlanning secured for new warehouses at Eurocentral in Scotland
Developers Manse and J. Smart & Co (Contractors), have received planning consent from North Lanarkshire Council for Eurocentral Gateway, a new best-in-class industrial and logistics development at Eurocentral, Motherwell in Scotland.
productToyota Motor Corporation invests in AMRs
Geekplus has deployed of moving-type Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) at several Toyota Motor Corporation plants in Japan.
articleSupermarket Jumbo boosts route planning
Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo has transformed its eCommerce logistics operations with Greenplan, EPG’s intelligent route planning and optimisation solution.
newsDHL to launch Derby automated healthcare hub
The new 194,000 sq ft multi-user healthcare facility at Infinity Park Derby is designed specifically for life sciences organisations.
newsCainiao opens fulfillment centre in the Netherlands
The eComm logistics player has designed the facility to support both B2B distribution and B2C order fulfillment.
newsYorkshire shed agency legend steps down
Andrew Gent, one of the North of England’s leading industrial property experts and founder of Leeds property consultancy GV&Co is stepping down as a director of the business to focus on a number of long-established client relationships and key instructions.
newsOutline consent for Tritax Park Newark Phase 2
Tritax Big Box has secured outline planning permission for Phase 2 at Tritax Park Newark, providing consent for up to 974,000 ft2 of new employment‑led logistics space.
newsLogistics company snaps up Northumberland warehouse
UK logistics provider 3PLWOW has taken Mileway’s circa.58,000 ft2 warehouse on Cowley Road, Blyth Riverside Park in South Northumberland in the North East.
articleSmarter execution and lower environmental impact
This Lucas webinar explains the operational advantages of Dynamic WES. Andrew Southgate, VP business development EMEA at Lucas Systems shares insights.
articleTime to rethink historical assumptions on warehouse fire safety
Two decades on from a piece of landmark legislation governing fire safety in large buildings. Tom Roche asks if it is still fit for purpose, and concludes that work is needed.
newsWolverhampton firm racks out mezz floor
AR RACKING, in collaboration with First Floors Mezzanine, has supplied a tailored AR PAL Adjustable Pallet Racking solution for a new warehouse and production facility in Wolverhampton.
articleCost-conscious shoppers won’t compromise on convenience
Consumers are becoming more selective about what they buy, but increasingly unwilling to compromise on delivery, says Scurri.
newsReserved matters planning win for 350,000 ft2 plus Peterborough warehouse
Hillwood UK and joint venture partner The Church Commissioners for England have secured detailed planning consent for a 300,000 ft2 plus speculative warehouse at its 127-acre Flagship Park development in Peterborough.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Wines secures APTUS Preston warehouse for future consolidation
In a trading update last week AIM listed direct-to-consumer online wine retailer Virgin Wines announced it had signed a lease on a new warehouse facility in Preston. Logistics Matters can exclusively reveal the new facility will be at HBD and Feldberg’s three unit scheme on APTUS Phase 2 Preston.
newsBREAKING NEWS: MOD secures Europe’s largest drone testing warehouse in Swindon
The Ministry of Defence has opened Europe’s biggest drone testing facility at developer Panattoni’s 7.2 million ft2 Panattoni Park Swindon scheme in the Southwest in a closed launch without the press.
