newsIn little under a week yet another 200,000 ft2 plus warehouse in the Midlands has been snapped up by a Chinese 3PL operator. Last week we heard that Cainiao UK Supply Chain, had taken Prologis’ recently refurbished DC4 warehouse at Apex Park in Daventry; this week DCG Logistics UK an expanding Chinese 3PL operator has taken developer investor Logicor’s recently refurbished DIRFT200 warehouse also in Daventry.
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newsNew partnership connects delivery and returns to help retailers scale without sacrificing customer experience.
newsRemedy Fulfilment a D2C solutions provider for the music and entertainment industry, has taken a warehouse at Legal & General Centric scheme on Gunnels Wood Road in Stevenage in the Southeast.
newsJapanese cold store operator Thermotraffic is seeking planning approval for a new UK HQ and cold store distribution centre in Nottinghamshire.
newsLearn how to optimise your warehouse property at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Coventry event on May 14 at the CBS Arena.
newsAnalysis shows ultra-fast delivery drives a 104.5% increase in delays, while just 4% of UK shoppers want same-day and only 7% say fast delivery works reliably.
newsXPO Logistics has been chosen by B&Q as its home delivery partner in Ireland.
newsDeveloper investor Marq Logistics [formerly GLP UK] has confirmed that European 3PL Bleckmann has taken its circa.761,000 ft2 mega shed at its 15 million ft2 plus Magna Park Lutterworth scheme in the East Midlands.
newsAccording to property consultancy Newmark there has been a plethora of big box deals in the Midlands totalling some 6.8 million ft2 – up 48% on Q4 2025 and 27% above the five year quarterly average.
newsCainiao UK Supply Chain, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese tech and ecommerce conglomerate Alibaba, specialising in last mile delivery in the UK has taken a 10-year lease at Prologis’ recently refurbished DC4 warehouse at Apex Park in Daventry, East Midlands.
articleBakers Basco, the membership scheme formed by the UK’s leading plant bakers to manage and protect shared bakery equipment has doubled its tracking capabilities across Ireland as new figures reveal a rise in enforcement activity and a concentrated hotspot of equipment misuse in Belfast.
newsFor Special Quality Alloys, the move to a Baumann sideloader represents more than a fleet upgrade. It is a shift towards a safer, more controlled, and more efficient way of working.
newsExperts will uncover insights on challenging warehouse implementations at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Coventry event on May 14 at the CBS Arena.
newsThe world’s largest e-commerce retailer has taken a 200,000 ft2 warehouse in the biggest deal in the Southeast so far this year.
newsUPS is rolling out RFID package sensing across its US small package network, a first roll-out from major logistics provider at this scale.
newsThe fully autonomous fulfillment system combines mobile robotics, an integrated robotic picking arm, and AI-powered perception with autonomous execution to complete end-to-end workflows without manual intervention.
newsThe 3PL is presenting its global healthcare platform at LogiPharma 2026 in Vienna from 14 – 16 April, underlining its growing capabilities in delivering specialised healthcare logistics solutions worldwide.
newsA high-growth CPG leader scaled operations without added labour, achieving 98.5% accuracy and zero audit errors.
productHigh-end commercial tableware manufacturer Churchill China recently re-configured the packaging of their ceramic products and achieved improved protection in transit at the same time as reducing overall packaging.
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