newsWarehouse staff and drivers to strike at Indesit
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at Indesit UK are gear up for four days of strike action in a pay dispute.
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newsTemp building helps business recover after fire
Household brand manufacturer MPM Consumer Products, turned to temporary storage specialist Aganto after suffering a factory fire.
productFire at Neovia Logistics Land Rover warehouse
A blaze spread through the warehouse in Desford, near Leicester, which handles spares parts for Jaguar Land Rover, on Thursday night.
article62,000 sq ft pick module boosts furniture warehouse
With the retail showroom big enough to fit three Wal-Mart supercentres inside and eight million shoppers expected per year, getting the warehouse logistics right was essential for the huge Nebraska Furniture Mart facility in Texas.
articleVolvo Construction Equipment reconfigures racking
Volvo Construction Equipment boosts pallet capacity at Duxford head office and customer support centre with a new racking reconfiguration from SEC Storage.
articleBoost performance in automotive part storage
In this trio of case studies, SSI Schaefer supports the automotive industry with versatile storage solutions that maximise space utilisation and improve the efficiency of parts retrieval.
articleFirm hit with £725,000 payout after warehouse worker killed
CAV Aerospace has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £125,000 costs, after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and putting their employees at risk following the death of one of its employees in 2013.
newsCanada Life sells prime Milton Keynes shed for £10.2m
Canada Life, represented by Savills, has sold a prime logistics investment in Milton Keynes to a joint venture between Exeter Property Group and GIC for £10.2m, reflecting a net initial yield of 5.8%.
articleHMRC throwing weight behind new alcohol controls
The logistics sector should be aware of new HMRC controls for alcohol wholesalers and retailers, says Alan Powell, UKWA’s excise duty expert.
articleRFID allows tracking of high speed objects
Harting is testing the ability of the company’s RFID systems to detect objects moving at high speeds.
newsYusen Logistics Russia gains aftermarket warehousing contract
Yusen Logistics Russia has been awarded a contract to provide warehousing and product preparation services for global automotive technology, systems and parts provider, DENSO Russia.
newsDownton adds two sites
CM Downton has added a new office block and warehouse to its portfolio in Gloucestershire.
articlePick and save
The Link 51 Multi-Tiered Pick Tower is designed to provide online retailers with a quicker way of fulfilling orders while maximising space.
newsAmazon to open tenth UK fulfilment centre
Amazon will create over 300 jobs with the opening of the new fulfilment centre this autumn.
articleTop tips for racking specification part 2
In this second instalment, Matt Danhieux, Designer at Rapid Racking, offers five further tips for choosing the right racking and shelving.
article3PL Stiller opens £1.1m warehouse in Durham
Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is looking to expand into new markets after opening a new £1.1m warehouse.
article3PL Stiller opens £1.1m warehouse in Durham
Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is looking to expand into new markets after opening a new £1.1m warehouse.
articleKASTO to showcase space-saving storage and efficient restacking at CeMAT Asia
At CeMAT Asia (27–30 October 2015, Shanghai), KASTO will be presenting an innovative range of products for storage of bar stock and sheet metal.
articleDoubling storage space
By replacing its old counterbalance forklift and reach truck with a 4-way Combilift and an articulated Aisle-Master forklift Draka has been able to double storage capacity and costly and disruptive relocation.
newsWarehousing implications from major tribunal win
A multi-site petrol dealer having access to “extended duty payment credit” from HMRC has implications for the warehousing sector in excise law – and gives rise to a need for vigilance.
