newsWarehousing association disappointed by Government response in face of alarming inflation
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle says warehousing has been ‘ignored yet again’ in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement.
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articleSpaciotempo shows full capabilities by delivering key storage solution to Avonline Networks
Spaciotempo has a long and proud history of helping businesses to rapidly expand their infrastructure and future proof their operations by designing, manufacturing, and installing its own temporary & semi-permanent buildings, industrial canopies, and retractable tunnels. In 2022, Spaciotempo celebrates 50 years’ worth of industry knowledge and expertise.
articleAttracting talent
DELEGATES AT this year’s UKWA National Conference, held on March 8, heard from a series of high profile speakers offering advice, insights and inspiration on the theme of Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today.
newsIngredients firm increase resilience with new warehouse
BENEO INVESTED €7.7 million in the new automated warehouse in Germany.
articleLearning to prepare for uncertain times
UKWA National Conference delegates urged to ‘be curious, be imaginative, and be bold’.
articleThe art of dark storage
Edward Hutchison shines a light on the emergence of dark stores for the new breed of dynamic micro-fulfilment operators and how to kit them out.
productInvestment in Midlands logistics almost doubles
CAPITAL INVESTED in industrial and logistics assets in the Midlands almost doubled from its previous high in 2020 (£1.6bn) to £3.1billion in 2021, Colliers reports.
productRespond fast to warehouse space scarcity
WITH A lack of available warehousing space a key trend in 2022, an Aganto temporary building is your ideal solution.
newsMid-box acquired in Southhampton amid tight market
GARMIN HAS acquired a further 100,000 sq ft of operational space in Southampton to accommodate ongoing growth in Europe.
productWarehouse capacity boost on way for West Midlands
WORK ON four speculatively built units is underway at two West Midlands logistics parks.
newsTwo warehouses hit the market
Realterm, a vertically integrated owner and manager of high flow through logistics facilities serving the transportation industry, has instructed Colliers and LSH to let two warehouses in Warrington (257,319 sq ft) and Long Eaton, Nottingham (261,904 sq ft).
articleDigital eyes in the warehouse
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality offer the potential for improved warehouse efficiency but how does it work, and should SMEs pay attention?
articleOptimise volume and rotation
AR Racking has installed a combination of several storage systems adapted to the volume and rotation of the different products that GKN has in its plant in Carcastillo, Spain.
productHandling and inventory halved
PRECISION ENGINEERING firm Werner Weitner has centralised a large part of its activities in a new factory building.
articleTackling tricky items
No matter how difficult a product is to store and pick, improvements in space and picking efficiency can always be found, insists Edward Hutchison.
productSurvey: Homeware firms lagging on sustainability
A SURVEY of business leaders across the grocery and homeware industries, found that nearly half of homeware organisations surveyed (40%) do not have a sustainability strategy in place at all, comparing unfavourably to the grocery industry, where 80% of businesses report having an environmental plan.
productKey appointments to drive growth for Rack Group
INDUSTRIAL RACKING services specialist Rack Group has appointed two senior executives as it continues to invest in strategic growth across UK and international operations.
newsLast mile estate sells for £38 million
DTZ INVESTORS has completed the sale of a multi-let industrial and trade counter estate in Kingston upon Thames, south west London, to Mirastar/KKR JV for circa £38 million.
productDairy delivery firm takes Swindon unit
DAIRY DELIVERY company The Modern Milkman has signed up for an 8,000 sq ft letting at Logicor’s Hillmead Industrial Estate, a well-established industrial and distribution location in North West Swindon.
productTransmec signs London Gateway lease
TRANSMEC UK has taken a new 150,000 sq ft distribution hub at London Gateway.
