newsNew midbox developer launches in UK
Real estate investment and development manager, Delancey, has launched a new mid box development joint venture called Greenlight with privately owned commercial property company Coltham.
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newsSurvey says staffing issues driving automation
Staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to 81% of businesses within the manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries.
productAsset tracking system deployed
AJ NETWORKS, a key player in South Korea’s closed-loop rental system (Pallet Pool System) market, has connected 10,000 plastic pallets on AMO-SNet’s 0G Network powered by Sigfox 0G technology.
product3PL Kammac working with start-up Codept
CODEPT, BACKED by Beumer Group, has signed Kammac as a new UK customer.
newsSuper sustainable logistics scheme gets go ahead in Leeds
Detailed planning has been secured on a super sustainable three-unit logistics scheme in Leeds, which will be developed by pan-European logistics and industrial development company Baytree Logistics – part of AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets.
newsUrban warehouse development kicks off in London
Multi-unit industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate and real estate investor Bridges Fund Management have started building £30 million urban logistics park in Tolworth, southwest London.
newsWarehouse to save occupiers £90,000 a year
St Modwen Logistics claims its new £15 million 110,948 ft2 warehouse at St Modwen Park Lincoln could save its occupier more than £90,000 a year in operational energy costs.
newsWalsall hotel site given go ahead as warehouse
A former Holiday Inn site in Walsall is to be turned into a 90,000 sq ft warehouse after securing planning permission.
newsUltra-sustainable warehouse planned for Southampton
Specialist sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management has teamed up with commercial property developer, Graftongate, to acquire a 6.23 acre site near Southampton, with a view to developing one of the UK’s most sustainable logistics buildings.
newsUrban warehouse scheme for Leatherhead
Developer Chancerygate has submitted plans to speculatively build an 82,400 sq ft urban warehouse scheme on land it acquired in Leatherhead last year.
productProfessor cautions against over-reliance on electric power
AN ASTON University expert has advised government to invest in low carbon fuels alongside electrification.
productRoles created at Port of Tilbury
The Port of Tilbury has created 40 new jobs, including 10 apprenticeships as well as skilled roles, on the back of business growth working with a major global brand customer in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.
newsLogistics Report highlights limited sector recovery
After three years of heightened trading conditions and untold pressures on the supply chain caused by the global pandemic, business group Logistics UK’s annual Logistics Report shows that recovery is starting to be seen across the sector.
articleMars UK and DHL open London Gateway facility
THE PROJECT will reduce Mars UK’s logistics carbon footprint by 7.7% and remove a million miles a year from roads.
productPallet racking supports 3PL launch
SAUCE MANUFACTURER Choví has broken into the logistics sector with the creation of Choví Logistics. AR Racking has installed a combination of dry and cold storage systems in its facility in Valencia for the spin-off organisation.
productRobotics leader opens first UK office
Hai Robotics, a worldwide leader in Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) systems in warehouses, has set up an office at Vulcan Works, Northampton.
product100 autonomous port truck deal
PORT OF Felixstowe, part of the Hutchison Ports’ network, and Shanghai Westwell Technology Co. Ltd (Westwell) have signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks.
productLogistics company orders mobile harbour crane
Zuidnatie NV ordered its first Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane for operations in Antwerp, as they continue to build more capacity while lowering emissions and improving energy efficiency.
productTech assists brewer’s zero accidents aim
A radio-based proximity detection and warning system from ELOKON has been deployed to mixed production facility.
productAmazon launches term-time contracts for operatives
THE CONTRACTS provide operations employees guaranteed time off during Summer, Easter and Christmas holidays, enabling more time with their children.
