productA new development is reaching its final stages at Prologis Park Midpoint, in Birmingham. Progress pictures show steel frames complete on site at DC6, ahead of the unit’s projected completion in June this year.
productDEMAND FOR warehouse space is expected to continue to outstrip supply, and “improving not moving” could therefore be the answer to warehouse woes – assuming you know where to start with what can be a daunting task.
productFIRE DETECTION firm Hochiki Europe has bought a multi-million-pound facility in Chatham, Kent.
productCommercial real estate investor and developer, Firethorn Trust, has broken ground at its Sherburn42 development, which will see the creation of 660,000 sq ft of logistics warehousing space in North Yorkshire.
newsErnst & Young has entered into an agreement with Scale Facilitation Partners, and its wholly owned subsidiary Recharge Industries, to be the preferred bidder in acquiring the majority of the business and assets of Britishvolt.
productFor the storage of coils weighing up to 5 tonnes, the Hungarian company Invesztál installed a 19.9m long pallet rack from OHRA.
newsThe new 1.2m sq ft portcentric distribution centre is in Suffolk’s Gateway 14 park, part of Freeport East.
articleThe BSI’s annual Supply Chain Risk Insights Report indicates that food and beverages remain the most commonly stolen commodity.
newsInside Warehouse Logistics Expo (IWLEX) has held its inaugural Advisory Board meeting to help shape the new exhibition, which will debut in May.
newsThe strike is being co-ordinated by union GMB, who are seeking better pay and conditions for workers.
productTHE WAREHOUSE in Lugo, Spain, of vehicle spare parts firm Recambios FRAIN has the capacity to store more than 10,000 tyres with the aid of storage systems installed by AR Racking.
newsOccupier demand and take-up for logistics and industrial space fell in 2022 from a record high the previous year, but was still one of the strongest years on record, according to data from real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.
articleMatthew Holliday explains how significant and growing cargo crime-related losses are being tackled through moves designed to increase resilience in the logistics supply chain.
newsSSE Energy Solutions has been appointed to design and install power infrastructure at significant new logistics sites across the country.
newsThe supply chain reorganisation will see Amazon close three warehouses in the UK, putting 1,200 jobs at risk.
productA MAJOR Bis Henderson Space customer is expanding its operation in the north of England by leasing a unit at Onward Holdings’s popular Langthwaite Business Park on the edge of South Kirkby in West Yorkshire.
newsTHE UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has co-ordinated a joint campaign with other industry trade bodies to highlight to government, in the context of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List (SOL) review, the critical labour shortages being suffered by the warehousing and logistics sector.
newsWALKER LOGISTICS plans to begin work on the development of its new 125,000 sq ft warehouse at Membury, Berkshire.
productTHE UK Warehousing Association has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, voicing its Members’ concerns about sharp rises in business rates.
newsA young boy from Gloucestershire recently enjoyed a special day out at online electricals retailer AO.
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