newsPanattoni snaps up Haydock midbox site
Acquisitive developer Panattoni has snapped up a site for the development of a 66,000 ft2 midbox unit in Haydock in the Northwest.
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newsEurosonic leases Greater Manchester warehouse
Homeware and electrical appliances supplier and distributor Eurosonic Group has leased investor Mileway’s 184,422 ft2 warehouse on Dumers Lane in Bury, Greater Manchester.
articleA hub for the future
With Pall-Ex due to open a massive new build-to-suit hub, Logistics Matters Editor Simon Duddy caught up with Group CEO Kevin Buchanan to get the lowdown.
newsTungsten Properties acquires Reading industrial site
Industrial and warehouse developer Tungsten Properties has acquired a seven-acre industrial site known as Observer Park in Arborfield, Reading.
newsMassive new logistics park planned for Basingstoke
A three million ft2 logistics park is being planned for a site north of Basingstoke – the town which refused a similar sized scheme to the south three times a few years ago citing that it was not required.
newsWalmart renews relationship with Scandit
Since first being deployed in 2022, Scandit’s Smart Data Capture software has been integrated into several Walmart associate apps.
newsDHL eCommerce UK deal with ZigZag to tackle international returns
The courier is expanding its partnership with ZigZag, the returns management specialist, to offer an international returns solution for shoppers.
newsConsumer survey suggests tightening discretionary spending
Blue Yonder survey highlights how inflation and other trends are impacting shopping habits.
newsThames Freeport awards 5G contract
Verizon Business, in collaboration with Nokia, will deliver multiple Verizon Private 5G Networks to industrial campuses across the freeport.
articleAgile logistics help beverage brand with Sainsbury’s launch
Ian Wright, managing director at Prism eLogistics, explores how agile supply chain partnerships are helping brands deliver ambitious rollouts.
newsAmazon to invest £40 billion in UK
Internet giant and 3PL Amazon is to invest £40 billion in upgrading its supply chain, film studios, data centres and head offices in the UK over the next three years.
productFast picking for online retailer
Robot-driven automation from TGW for online retailer of vehicle parts as part of a brownfield project.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Indurent snaps up Graftongate and Bridges Southampton spec shed
Indurent has been identified as the private investor that has snapped up Graftongate and Bridges Fund Management’s newly completed 135,000 ft2 + speculative warehouse in Nursling, Southampton.
productFive-year fulfilment partnership celebrated
Prism eLogistics, the UK-based co-packing and fulfilment specialist, has marked the five-year anniversary of its strategic partnership with Dutch ecommerce logistics provider, Efulfilment Europe.
productGimme shelter, says Boughey Distribution
Rite-Hite has installed 28 of its Eclipse Dock Shelters following a successful trial with 3PL Boughey Distribution, to keep its loading docks safe and energy efficient at its new, state-of-the-art warehousing site in Lymedale, Staffordshire.
newsGXO acquisition of Wincanton cleared by authorities
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared GXO’s acquisition of Wincanton following the business’s offer to sell Wincanton’s dedicated grocery warehousing business.
newsDPD announces £300 million plus UK distribution centre investment
Parcel delivery company DPD is has announced that it will invest £330 million to build seven 60,000 ft2 state-of-the-art parcel delivery centres in the next two years.
newsPoundland to close distribution centres
Following its acquisition by US investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1 from Poland-based Pepco Group, troubled discount retailer Poundland is closing its Bilston Distribution Centre in early 2026.
newsInvestors confident of continued industrial rent increases
Two investment deals reported today indicate that investors are confident of continued industrial rent increases either through asset management or natural rent growth despite increasing supply levels.
newsWaitrose secures Bristol warehouse
Waitrose has secured Mountpark’s Bristol 360 cross dock logistics facility in the southwest as its first distribution centre in the region.
