articleA temporary building from CopriSystems helps a specialist retailer cope with Peak and the thorny issue of returns. HSS Editor Simon Duddy talks to Sportswear International (SWI) commercial director Paul Walker about how a little space goes a long way.
newsPlanning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has secured planning permission on behalf of Howard (Retford) for a major new business park. The site is at Junction 34 of the A1(M).
productUK manufacturer of garden tools, Husqvarna UK, has invested in temporary storage space in order to respond to surging demand from the export market.
productFollowing a recent landmark Supreme Court decision, manufacturers and logistics businesses across the country will lose thousands of pounds when reviewing their commercial property lease.
productHörmann has installed more than 800 solar PV panels on its Coalville warehouse roof in a bid to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
productZupplychain – the recently launched on-line market for selling warehouse space by the pallet – has reached over 50 warehouse registrations in its first month.
productDozens of older industrial buildings in Scotland could be demolished within weeks unless the Scottish Government revisits its plans to slash the rates relief available on empty properties, experts at Colliers International have warned.
newsUKWA has launched the call for entries for its 2016 Awards – marking the start of the Association’s annual search for the companies and individuals who demonstrate the highest degree of commitment to logistics and supply chain excellence.
articleTextile firm turns to Warehouse Storage Solutions for narrow aisle pallet racking and a mezzanine floor.
articleSSI Schaefer has delivered a new pallet storage solution to Yearsley Logistics’ Belle Eau Park distribution centre at Newark.
articleAn automotive distributor has appointed Witron as contractor to provide an innovative new logistics centre at Markham Vale.
productStriebel & John processes about 9,500 tonnes of steel sheets a year and wanted consistent automation from sheet metal storage system to final mounting box production.
productFreight transport, logistics and supply chain management will be on the agenda at the forthcoming Multimodal event.
articleSmart-Space has voiced concerns that transport and logistics companies requiring additional space may be ordering the wrong type of structure.
productOmega Warrington Ltd (OWL) is seeking to welcome a second manufacturer to Omega with a deal pending, subject to planning, with Domino’s Pizza Development Ltd.
productTemporary building specialist Smart-Space has provided Aquila Truck Centres with additional workshop space in the form of a re-locatable interim building at its Head Office in Tipton, West Midlands.
articleWhen a manufacturer goes from production start-up to nearly outgrowing a 60,000 sq. ft. addition in a few years – then optimises its new warehouse, tripling operational efficiency – the growing pains are worth it.
productHoward Tenens has bought a new site in Heywood, Manchester, which includes 175,000 square feet of warehouse space and significant yard and outside area. This increases Howard Tenens’ total warehouse footprint to over 3,500,000 square feet in the UK.
articleUKWA (the United Kingdom Warehousing Association) will preview Feeding London in 2030 – a study commissioned to explore future issues affecting food industry logistics in London – at FOODEX 2016 (18-20 April 2016, NEC, Birmingham).
productThe new facility in Bolton encompasses 611,250 sq ft of warehousing and offices and replaces a smaller site in Middleton.
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