productSafety in the storage industry: aiming high
SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is to hold its Annual Safety Conference and Exhibition on Thursday 2nd of November at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull.
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productTemporary home in Droitwich Spa
ArrowXL, the UK’s leading two-man home delivery expert, has strengthened its presence in the West Midlands by signing a two-year lease on a warehouse and distribution centre in Droitwich Spa. The move comes as the delivery firm announces plans to rebuild its facility in Worcester, which was destroyed by a fire in April.
productWarehouse property investment fund looks to float on AIM
The fund is looking to raise cash to capitalise on growing demand for warehousing in UK urban areas.
productThe Rack Group has acquired Pro-Store
The Rack Group Ltd has officially announced the acquisition of Pro-Store, an industry leading inspection & maintenance and Dexion distributor based in West Yorkshire.
productWarehouse acquisition
LondonMetric Property has announced the acquisition of 14 urban and regional logistic warehouses for £116.60 million from Cabot Properties.
productBID Group closes the gap
BID Group was called in when a large manufacturing site needed a roller shutter installation to cover a newly created delivery hatch on a mezzanine floor.
productOakland chill out with Flexi
Oakland International is a third party logistics (3PL) services provider that specialises in ambient, chilled and frozen food storage and distribution.
productThe online retail revolution – view from the inside
Retail logistics has been on a rollercoaster ride for years with the advent of eCommerce. Neil Adcock, Consulting Partner at Bis Henderson Consulting was there throughout the transformation working for 3PLs. He tells HSS editor Simon Duddy his story of a fast-changing market.
articleNew warehouse space brokerage portal is free to use
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has launched MarketSpace – a new web-based portal that brings companies with warehouse space to fill together with those seeking storage and logistics services.
articleWarehouse revamp boosts radiator deliveries
Radiator firm Stelrad improves performance at its NDC in South Yorkshire.
productBrewer uses temporary buildings in expansion
Midlands based brewery Marston’s, have expanded their facilities once again, with further help from temporary building specialists Spaciotempo.
articleHigh density system for fast-growing food firm
Natures Way Foods installs pallet shuttle system from SEC Storage, with high density storage needed to keep up with growth.
productLong term storage solution for food producer
A food producer needed extra storage space fast but could not compromise on standards, so teamed up with Herchenbach.
articleHigh-rack warehouse
The Motip Dupli Group is building a fully automated high-rack warehouse with a total of 6,000 pallet slots in the Dutch town of Wolvega.
productSixth storage facility completed for ladder manufacturer
Smart-Space, the manufacturer and installer of temporary, semi-permanent and permanent buildings, has completed a sixth temporary building in thirteen months at the Maldon manufacturing site of Werner, the world’s largest ladder manufacturer by volume.
articleRevamped warehouse process is the right recipe
Due to the consistently high demand for its products, KP Snacks recently undertook a major upgrade of the intralogistics processes at its Ashby-de-la-Zouche warehouse that has resulted in a significant increase in the store’s pallet volume.
articleTemporary workshop for Siemens offshore wind
Midlands based temporary building supplier Aganto has been chosen to provide the temporary workshop for the maintenance of offshore wind turbine blades for Siemens renewable energy division.
productCBRE considers innovations shaping retail logistics to 2020
Five significant innovations will influence the retail logistics industry by 2020 according to global real estate advisor CBRE.
productReturnloads.net launches online warehouse exchange
Freight exchange platform Returnloads.net have just launched the Warehouse Exchange.
productRobust and reliable
Material handling and automated pallet storage systems require robust and reliable distance / location measurements for an efficient system.
