newsBig box scheme planned for Preston
Development company Monte Blackburn is preparing to submit plans for a 930,000 ft2 industrial and logistics scheme near Preston in the Northwest.
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productProducts seek to redefine automated packaging
CMC PACKAGING Automation will launch two new systems at LogiMAT.
productDC sees rooftop expansion
GROCER MIGROS will install 14 additional COM machines from Witron into its highly automated dry goods distribution centre in Suhr and will be implemented while operations continue.
productAre SMEs getting enough out of warehouse automation?
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse Conference asks Why are SMEs struggling to adopt mobile warehouse robotics?
newsAmazon ramps up delivery station network
Internet retailer and 3PL Amazon is ramping up its delivery station network with, it is believed, some two dozen live requirements in the UK.
videoIntroducing Logistics Matters Magazine
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZSr1sGB-_g[/embedyt] Handling and Storage Solutions (HSS) magazine will rebrand as Logistics Matters from January 2023 to better cover the wide range of challenges facing the world of materials handling, supply chain, warehousing and logistics. With a modern and more meaningful name, Logistics Matters can highlight the challenges faced by all warehouse occupiers and MHE … Introducing Logistics Matters Magazine
newsWarehouse Transformation Awards entry deadline extended
FOLLOWING STELLAR interest in the newly launched awards, the deadline for entries has been extended until 14 March 2025.
newsConference programme unveiled for key freight show
The organisers of Multimodal have outlined there will be ‘knowledge sharing for everyone’ following the announcement of its 2025 conference programme.
articleGiraffe helps Brightpick reach new heights
Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy meets Brightpick’s CEO Jan Zizka in the wake of the firm’s sale of Photoneo to Zebra.
articleEnd-to-end performance
Exotec’s new generation of Skypod aims to provide an end-to-end robotic warehouse solution. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy jumps the Eurostar to hear more.
newsBuild-to-suit jump starts further development at Access 18
The decision by a leading UK supermarket retailer to take a build-to-suit on the latest phase of Indurent’s Access 18 scheme in Avonmouth is seen as encouragement for 450,000 ft2 of further speculative development.
newsShed of the Month: Turning green
Boldly going ahead with a speculative development in the spring/summer of 2024 was deemed ‘very brave’ but with vacancy rates in the region bucking national trends and remaining sub 3% – perhaps this is more calculated than risky…
productReduced fulfillment costs
US DIY firm Northern Tool engaged integrator Swisslog to kit out its DC in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
newsEXCLUSIVE: M&S to take Bristol B2S scheme
A highly bespoke M&S logistics centre requirement has been linked to Vancouver based real estate development and investment firm, Epta Development Corporation (EDC) and development partner Stoford’s 2 million ft2 Axis Works scheme in Bristol, which secured reserved planning permission for a highly bespoke 390,000 ft2 plus cross docked warehouse on Friday last week.
articleAutoStore launches AI-driven robotic piece picking
Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy catches up with AutoStore chief product officer Parth Joshi ahead of a major raft of launches from the warehouse automation leader.
articleGlobal shocks and local responses
Nick Petschek outlines how supply chains can build adaptability amid geopolitical uncertainty.
newsPlanning secured for Lancashire scheme
HBD, part of Henry Boot, and Barnfield Group, have secured reserved matters planning for a further three buildings at the JV’s 800,000 ft2 APTUS industrial and logistics scheme in Preston, Lancashire.
newsDHL eCommerce opens parcel hub as part of ambitious eComm plan
The 25,000 m² hub at Coventry SEGRO Park features advanced automation with a handling capacity of over 1 million parcels per day.
productClimbing robot promises high tote density and fast throughput
HAI ROBOTICS has unveiled its latest robotic solution, the HAIPick Climb.
newsEXCLUSIVE: ‘Amazon’ type occupier for former Pets At Home DC
The former Pets At Home distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent is set to be redeveloped to provide a new modern Grade A last mile distribution facility with a three-level multi-storey van deck (MSVD) that could accommodate 689 vans – uniquely typical of Amazon last mile facilities in the UK.
