newsThe £4 million extension to frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo UK’s state-of-the-art cold store at Charing, near Ashford in Kent has been formally opened and is ready for business.
newsThe Chrysalis Fund has invested £2.4m in a new warehouse development on Knowsley Industrial Park.
productWith space at a premium, picking and storage systems which maximise utilisation of available building volume are assuming greater importance at both distribution centre and dealership level within the automotive sector.
productAs part of its bespoke services, Merritt provides safe and secure storage for large loads and industrial equipment. This is often essential when equipment is being mothballed, sold on or can’t be transported to its final destination for a period of time. It is a key component of the company’s logistics services, although it also offers use of the storage facilities as a standalone service.
newsThe union GMB staged a demonstration outside the M&S Store in Slough protesting against long hours and relatively low pay for warehouse workers on agency contracts.
productTemporary structures specialist, Spaciotempo is reminding companies seeking a temporary space solution of the need to plan ahead. Securing local authority approval for all types of development can be a complex and time-consuming procedure, so Spaciotempo has produced a guide which aims to demystify the planning application process.
blogAccording to the Property Data Report 2013* there is £80bn worth of warehousing in the UK. But, at any one time, how much of it is lying dormant, unutilised?
productStructure specialist Neptunus created a temporary showroom, which incorporated an indoor driving circuit, in the centre of Frankfurt/M for the launch of the new Audi TT.
newsNew regulations on F-Gas (flourinated gases) used in temperature controlled storage and distribution come into force on January 1. FSDF has organised the F-Gas Summit on January 15 to help operators tackle issues.
newsSEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, has appointed Matt Grierson, MD of Constructor Group as president and Chris O’Connor, MD of Moresecure as vice-president. Both will hold office for two years.
articleWhitby-based builders merchants Wilf Noble has maximised storage capacity with Polypal.
productDesigned to make the customer experience quick, intuitive and efficient, Bristol Storage has launched a new website.
newsFollowing the recent announcement that Roger Williams, UKWA’s longstanding CEO, is to hand over his current role in mid- January 2015, the name of his successor has been released.
newsWaitrose will open a bespoke dot.com fulfilment centre in Coulsdon on 3 March 2015. This facility will employ 450 staff by the end of January 2016.
articleAganto director Andy Butters tells HSS Editor Simon Duddy that temporary buildings are now a well-established concept in the lexicon of storage solutions.
articleAgency workers are commonly used in warehousing and logistics. Here, logistics professional Carey Jebb asks should they get the same pay and conditions as permanent workers?
articleDairy product distributor Eurilait operates a 44,000 sq ft cutting, packing and distribution facility which needed refurbishment due to growth.
articleThe diesel powered Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) is one of the trucking industry’s biggest environmental challenges. Dearman is working on a solution.
productWhen Burnt Tree announced the launch of its brand-new temperature controlled vehicle rental and contract hire operation ‘Refrigerental’, it specified the Transcan 2 temperature monitoring system from Seven Telematics as its standard fitment on all its refrigerated vehicles, covering the whole fleet from CDV’s right through to 26t multi-temp rigids.
productLeader in composite panel cold store solutions, ISD Solutions, is completing work on a new 175,000 sq ft frozen food distribution centre for frozen food retailer, Farmfoods, to support its UK wide store network.
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