Tackling tricky items
No matter how difficult a product is to store and pick, improvements in space and picking efficiency can always be found, insists Edward Hutchison.
No matter how difficult a product is to store and pick, improvements in space and picking efficiency can always be found, insists Edward Hutchison.
A SURVEY of business leaders across the grocery and homeware industries, found that nearly half of homeware organisations surveyed (40%) do not have a sustainability strategy in place at all, comparing unfavourably to the grocery industry, where 80% of businesses report having an environmental plan.
INDUSTRIAL RACKING services specialist Rack Group has appointed two senior executives as it continues to invest in strategic growth across UK and international operations.
DTZ INVESTORS has completed the sale of a multi-let industrial and trade counter estate in Kingston upon Thames, south west London, to Mirastar/KKR JV for circa £38 million.
DAIRY DELIVERY company The Modern Milkman has signed up for an 8,000 sq ft letting at Logicor’s Hillmead Industrial Estate, a well-established industrial and distribution location in North West Swindon.
TRANSMEC UK has taken a new 150,000 sq ft distribution hub at London Gateway.
ARROW CAPITAL Partners has completed the acquisition of a 625,360 sq ft multi-storey logistics warehouse at the Wakefield Hub from Mountpark Logistics EU Sarl for £233 million.
INTERNATIONAL RECIPE box and meal kit delivery company HelloFresh is the first customer at SmartParc SEGRO Derby, the 1.85m sq ft, high-tech food manufacturing and distribution campus, after agreeing to lease a 118,000 sq ft unit for the preparation and distribution of meal kit boxes.
THE COLD Chain Federation is urging hauliers to finalise their preparations for a major cost increase when Government ends the red diesel rebate for Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) in less than eight weeks.
Elliott Group Ltd, Carter Accommodation Ltd and Procomm Site Services Ltd, leaders in UK modular services and part of Modulaire Group, are today delighted to announce plans to unite under a common brand – Algeco.
An order for an innovative robot system shows the time is right for SMEs to invest in flexible warehouse automation, says Harry Watts.
With mezzanine projects becoming increasingly large and complex, MiTek Mezzanine Systems gives some advice on common pain points.
THE LEADING UK property owner acquired a 12.5 acre site in North West London for £157m.
In a way it’s great to seeing a booming warehouse sector, with huge demand and innovation driving transformation. It’s taking the sector well and truly into the 21st century, but it brings all sorts of practical challenges with it, says Simon Duddy.
AS ONE of the leading network communications suppliers to millions of homes and businesses across the UK, Avonline Networks approached Spaciotempo when they needed extra space at one of their main storage hubs in Bristol.
THE HIRES are designed to enrich its skill set and further strengthen its platform for growth in a dynamic logistics property market.
RESPONDING TO the ‘Levelling Up’ strategy revealed by Michael Gove today, Clare Bottle, chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has said that it is ‘extremely disappointing after all the months of hype’ that warehousing is not so much as mentioned in the Government’s 12 Missions to Level up in the UK.
THE TOY swap subscription service Whirli has expanded its warehouse operation in London to meet increasing demand for its service.
WITH MANY companies looking to invest in automation and robotics to boost warehouse efficiency, Chris Baxter explores how mezzanines can help make the most of the innovation.
A key report has highlighted a warehouse supply bottleneck, which the authors claim could undermine economic growth in the UK. The Report outlines a raft of measures to tackle the crisis,