newsRealterm, a vertically integrated owner and manager of high flow through logistics facilities serving the transportation industry, has instructed Colliers and LSH to let two warehouses in Warrington (257,319 sq ft) and Long Eaton, Nottingham (261,904 sq ft).
articleAugmented Reality and Virtual Reality offer the potential for improved warehouse efficiency but how does it work, and should SMEs pay attention?
productTOYOTA HAS introduced the materials handling industry’s first purpose-designed lithium-ion powered pallet truck (PPT) – the 1600kg capacity BT Levio LWI160.
articleAR Racking has installed a combination of several storage systems adapted to the volume and rotation of the different products that GKN has in its plant in Carcastillo, Spain.
productPRECISION ENGINEERING firm Werner Weitner has centralised a large part of its activities in a new factory building.
productGEEK+ AND 3PL Engero have deployed a fleet of Geek+ moving robots to create a smart, unmanned cold chain port warehouse in the port of Tianjin, China.
articleNo matter how difficult a product is to store and pick, improvements in space and picking efficiency can always be found, insists Edward Hutchison.
productA 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.
productINDUSTRIAL RACKING services specialist Rack Group has appointed two senior executives as it continues to invest in strategic growth across UK and international operations.
newsDTZ 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.
productDAIRY 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.
productTRANSMEC UK has taken a new 150,000 sq ft distribution hub at London Gateway.
newsARROW 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.
productINTERNATIONAL 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.
newsTHE 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.
productElliott 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.
articleAn order for an innovative robot system shows the time is right for SMEs to invest in flexible warehouse automation, says Harry Watts.
articleWith mezzanine projects becoming increasingly large and complex, MiTek Mezzanine Systems gives some advice on common pain points.
productTHE LEADING UK property owner acquired a 12.5 acre site in North West London for £157m.
articleIn 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.
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