productBristol DC with lease due to expire changes hands
Hines European Value Fund (HEVF) has acquired Cribbs Causeway DC, a value add-profile logistics investment located in Bristol.
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productAMCO Group bags Gitterbox supply contract
Amco Group has secured a new packaging supply contract with a major 1st Tier automotive supplier. This follows a recent packaging assembly contract agreed between Amco and Denso Group.
articleSiemens builds future proof warehouse
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery invested £48 million to consolidate its service and storage operations into a new Global Service Operation Centre.
productSSI Schaefer Storage Facility Holds 150 Years of history
As a Legal Deposit Library since 1710, Cambridge University Library has been entitled to claim a copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland for more than 300 years. Today, the University Library collections encompass around nine million books, manuscripts and other physical items. So what happens when the University Library runs out of space to store them all?
productBITO to spotlight solutions at IntraLogisteX
BITO Storage Systems will be throwing the spotlight on solutions for highly productive order picking at IntraLogisteX, which is being held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 26-27 February.
productLand shortage warning as eComm drives warehouse growth
Onward Holdings MD Neil Storey says online shopping has led to a spectacular growth of warehouse space, but there are competing land uses, particularly in the south east where industrial property developers are reportedly frustrated by housing developments being given preference leading to a depletion of potential warehousing sites.
productCustom designed vehicle loading bay supports growth and efficiency
Fabric building specialist Rubb created a new hub for vehicle loading operations for Walkers Transport in just six weeks.
product3PL quickly deploys vehicle loading bay
Fabric building specialist Rubb created a new hub for vehicle loading operations for Walkers Transport in just six weeks.
articleBespoke mezzanine floor for DFS
Furniture retailer DFS ordered two specially-developed Transdek mezzanine floor lifts for its Glasgow customer distribution centre.
articleCosmetics firm installs new warehouse
Viokox specialises in the design, development, manufacture of cosmetics products and has expanded the warehouse in the company’s headquarters in Spain.
productDemand for rack protection increasing
Brexit is prompting firms to hold more stock, driving up warehouse utilisation, which in turn is leading to an increased demand for rack protection products, says A-Safe.
productFunding for North East logistics facility
Tritax Big Box REIT has completed contracts for the forward funded development of a new logistics fulfilment centre at Integra 61, near Durham, pre-let to a financially robust world leading retailer, which is thought to be Amazon.
articleShelving solution installed for Christmas
Saddlery Brands International, the distributor of Bates and Wintec equestrian saddles in the UK is now operational at its newly acquired warehouse in Brackley, following the installation of a longspan and short span shelving solution from SEC Storage, delivered against the odds during the lead-in to Christmas.
articleNew canopy improves safety and work flow
Chemicals firm Johnson Matthey needed a canopy structure to create a covered loading area for trailers due to concerns that the wind around the trailer posts could cause whiplash and become a safety risk for employees.
productHelping Ocado with a key challenge
Online grocery specialist Ocado is a key innovators in the food market, but an early challenge they faced was keeping chilled and frozen products cold and in safe conditions but, importantly out of the warehouse space, to keep the warehouse free for the new products constantly coming in.
productAgile warehouse solutions for a post-Brexit world
In the run up to leaving the EU, businesses have been facing great uncertainty over what the future might hold. In the event of ‘Deal’ or ‘No Deal’, many UK businesses are increasingly looking for facilities with agility and flexible storage space.
productNew storage layout
A corrugated packaging solutions provider has upgraded its storage layout to introduce operational efficiencies.
productLoading bay canopy built
Global-MSI has completed a loading bay canopy for The Box Factory in Leamington Spa.
productNo deal fear underlines need for business flexibility
Over the past 18 months, businesses have been advised to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome to preserve supply chains. Aganto MD Andy Butters recommends taking advantage of the flexibility of temporary industrial buildings.
articlePoorly planned lift leads to fatality at manufacturer
Two companies were fined following the death of a 37-year-old worker, Andrew Bowes in 2012.
