articleAttracting young talent to logistics
We need to engage with, recruit and retain the next generation of innovators, technicians and entrepreneurs in logistics, says Harry Watts.
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productSafety drives mezzanine lift deployment
EUROPE SNACKS has overhauled its warehouse operation in London putting employee health and safety at the heart of its design.
articleMezzanine helps Noatum step up e-com ops
Third-party logistics operator Noatum is utilising a multi-floor mezzanine solution from MiTek Mezzanine Systems to meet the growing demand for e-commerce distribution space.
newsIKEA pre-lets Dartford warehouse
BERICOTE AND Tritax Big Box REIT plc have pre-let their 450@thepowerhouse unit in Dartford to IKEA. The unit is currently under construction and is adjacent to the 2.3 million sq ft distribution centre pre-let to Amazon.
productRelocatable canopy and warehouse solution
AVON FREIGHT Group is based across three sites in Redditch and is an established, successful freight forwarders and supply chain logistics business. With daily services to Ireland and overseas, it manages multiple consignments and a very busy warehouse.
productBespoke solution makes most of tiny site
BOOTS NEEDED to find a way of doubling its loading capacity on a very tiny site with limited room for lorries to manoeuvre.
articleSounds cool
RUBB’S THERMOHALL insulation is well known for temperature control, but also insulates sound.
articleLong term partnership
Civils specialist Keyline has revealed Spaciotempo has a crucial part to play in its long-term business strategy.
productInsulated temporary warehouse for Crown Paints
AS THE country went into lockdown earlier this year, many turned to home improvement to keep themselves occupied.
productFlexibility for challenging times
WITH SUMMER drawing to a close it is a good time to start preparing for the potentially extreme and unpredictable winter weather with flexible temporary buildings.
articleMax capacity for stillage warehouse
HAVING SEEN year-on-year growth for four years, Eurocell wanted to focus on its distribution and supply chain by creating a more effective warehouse process.
newsWarehouse worker pingdemic exemption plea
CLARE BOTTLE, the new Chief Executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has written to Rachel Maclean, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, making the strong case for logistics workers to be exempt from self-isolation as the ‘pingdemic’ sweeps the country causing shortages of supplies.
newseBay launches end-to-end logistics management for sellers
THE UK service will run out of dedicated fulfilment centres in Leicester and Birmingham and will be operated by global logistics firm Orange Connex, which eBay part owns.
newsGuarded optimism on freeports says survey
LAW FIRM Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) launched its UK Freeports business sentiment report this week, representing the views of over 500 UK businesses in response to the Government’s announcement in March 2021 of the eight Freeport locations across England.
newsIncreased pressures on UK supply chain
Amid increasing supermarket stock and staff shortages, supply chain experts comment.
news2021 Amazon everywoman winners announced
The winners of the 2021 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced.
productFire at Ocado’s Erith CFC – dark side of eComm boom?
IT HAS been reported that the blaze was caused by ‘two robots colliding’, although London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the cause is unclear at this stage.
newsHandling & Storage solutions to host digital conference
WESTERN BUSINESS Media is excited to announce the launch of the Protection and Asset Management Series of Digital conferences, which includes Handling & Storage solutions Live.
productBullet Express boosts storage capacity by 25%
THE GLASGOW based international logistics, transport and storage company, has a new 2,800 sq m (30,000 sq ft) warehouse equipped with industrial pallet racking by AR Racking and its strategic distributor Rackit Ltd.
articleEarly days in net-zero effort
As logistics changes, so do the environmental challenges. We look at emerging green questions, such as the proliferation of micro-fulfilment centres, ponder the impact of the pandemic and ask if the logistics industry measures up in calculating its carbon footprint.
