articleTop 10 tips
Choosing the right racking and shelving for your warehouse or storage facility may look easy, but it can be more difficult than you think says Matt Danhieux, designer at Rapid Racking.
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articleStorage safety conference unveils strong line-up
One day conference will tackle safety in the storage industry and protecting your assets.
productRacking combination
Builders’ merchant James Burrell has maximised available space at its Sunderland outlet with Polypal storage and shelving systems.
productAston Martin opens new logistics facility
Aston Martin has announced the opening of a new 250,000 sq ft warehouse and logistics hub.
newsOnline fulfilment solutions specialist aims to lead the market
The fast-growing e-commerce order fulfilment specialist, DK Fulfilment, has announced plans to become the leading company in the highly competitive UK e-retail fulfilment sector.
article3PL unveils embroidery as value added service
Core Management Logistics (CML) is on the hunt for clients to take advantage of its new embroidery service.
newsWarehouse the source of China explosion that killed dozens
A blast at a hazmat warehouse in Tianjin, China on Wednesday night killed at least 44 people with more than 400 injured.
newsEdinburgh records fastest prime logistics rent rises in Europe
Prime industrial rents in Edinburgh grew by 11.1% in H1 2015, the largest increase in Europe, according to the latest Industrial and Logistics Snapshot from global property advisers, Colliers International.
newsWarehouse staff and drivers to strike at Indesit
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at Indesit UK are gear up for four days of strike action in a pay dispute.
newsTemp building helps business recover after fire
Household brand manufacturer MPM Consumer Products, turned to temporary storage specialist Aganto after suffering a factory fire.
newsSawyers bought in cold storage consolidation
Global cold chain firm AGRO Merchants Group has bought The Sawyers Group (Sawyers), which is based in Northern Ireland.
productFaster positioning of 1 tonne beams
Manufacture of customised flooring systems has been speeded up by new feed units with a simple and accurate control system.
productFire at Neovia Logistics Land Rover warehouse
A blaze spread through the warehouse in Desford, near Leicester, which handles spares parts for Jaguar Land Rover, on Thursday night.
article62,000 sq ft pick module boosts furniture warehouse
With the retail showroom big enough to fit three Wal-Mart supercentres inside and eight million shoppers expected per year, getting the warehouse logistics right was essential for the huge Nebraska Furniture Mart facility in Texas.
articleVolvo Construction Equipment reconfigures racking
Volvo Construction Equipment boosts pallet capacity at Duxford head office and customer support centre with a new racking reconfiguration from SEC Storage.
articleBoost performance in automotive part storage
In this trio of case studies, SSI Schaefer supports the automotive industry with versatile storage solutions that maximise space utilisation and improve the efficiency of parts retrieval.
articleFirm hit with £725,000 payout after warehouse worker killed
CAV Aerospace has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £125,000 costs, after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and putting their employees at risk following the death of one of its employees in 2013.
newsCanada Life sells prime Milton Keynes shed for £10.2m
Canada Life, represented by Savills, has sold a prime logistics investment in Milton Keynes to a joint venture between Exeter Property Group and GIC for £10.2m, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.8%.
productPre-planned chiller hire
When a major food distribution warehouse needed to upgrade its in-house chiller it called upon the services of leading chiller hire companies, Andrews Chiller Hire, to provide an alternative solution that would keep warehouse temperatures at a safe level for preserving stored food.
articleHMRC throwing weight behind new alcohol controls
The logistics sector should be aware of new HMRC controls for alcohol wholesalers and retailers, says Alan Powell, UKWA’s excise duty expert.
