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articleSwisslog provides European retailer with framework for growth
After a thorough study, retailer Xenos chose Swisslog to project manage a comprehensive revamp of warehouse processes.
newsUnskilled temps can cause more problems than they solve
Temporary workers who lack even the most basic skill sets cause logistics companies more problems than they solve at peak times.
articleAmazon to open DC at Airport City Manchester
The internet retail giant plans to occupy a substantial space at Airport City Global Logistics – part of the £800m business, hotel and industrial development being built around Manchester Airport.
news£4.5m temperature controlled warehouse opens in Wales
Norgine BV has opened its new £4.5 million temperature controlled warehouse on its current site in Hengoed, Wales.
articleVideo shows ease & speed of Aganto building installation
The time-lapse video shows Staffordshire based Aganto carrying out a temporary building project on-site at a world-class Stoke-on-Trent ceramic manufacturer.
newsElectrical firm to boost warehouse space to 100k sq ft
TV and white goods retailer Marks Electrical is trebling its warehousing space to meet growing online demand.
productCambridge spec build warehouse plan unveiled
Goya Developments and Barwood Capital have bought a Cambridge site for a 140,000 sq ft warehouse development.
product£75m earmarked for pharma warehouse development
AstraZeneca will invest the sum building a state of the art packing and warehouse facility at the company’s location in Macclesfield.
articleHuge rack-clad automated warehouses
Jungheinrich’s Systems & Projects Division has provided a turnkey solution for global healthcare company, Grifols – completing two highly automated rack-clad warehouses at the heart of the company’s new worldwide operations in Dublin.
articleReassessing storage due to exceptional growth
Exceptional sales growth and recent contract award from a leading home furniture retailer has seen the RGE Group need to increase its storage capacity. A pallet live racking solution from SEC Storage has enabled RGE Group to re-assess its logistics operation, bringing efficiencies and cost savings.
articlePharma firm deploys agile shuttles
Pharmaceutical compounding company Fagron has commissioned KNAPP to kit out its new warehouse in Belgium.
articleSports Direct denies naming and shaming warehouse workers
The sportswear retailer has sought to counter press allegations that workers suffer poor treatment at the company’s Shirebrook warehouse.
articleNothing fashionable about being late
Fashion retailer The Varner Group is taking advantage of the latest technology to ensure orders do not arrive fashionably late.
articleUnion dismisses Sports Direct £10m pay pledge
Unite the Union has called the Sports Direct pledge to release £10m for the pay of permanent and casual warehouse workers a ‘publicity stunt’.
productBAE Systems awards new-build warehouse contract
Construction firm Pochin’s has won a £10.8m contract to develop a 164,000 sq ft warehouse for BAE Systems. The facility is adjacent the F-35 jet manufacturing site in Samlesbury, Lancashire.
productMeeting the Christmas potato rush
Spaciotempo helped Greenvale ramp up potato production to meet a massive increase in demand from major supermarkets over the festive period.
articleKnow your planning rules
Mezzanines are popular and cost saving but rules need to be adhered to in their specification and installation, explains Shaun Sutton, designer at Rapid Racking.
newsSpec build DCs on way for West London
Prologis will develop two speculative units of 113,335 sq ft and 78,780 sq ft at Prologis Park West London, its 30 acre site next to Stockley Park in Hayes, Middlesex.
newsHuge spec build planned for ex Rolls Royce site in Bristol
Developers St Francis Group and Marcol Industrial have acquired the former Rolls-Royce East Works site. Construction work is to start on the 65-acre business park early this year.
