productWarehouse development in Slovakia’s Automotive Valley
Property firm Invest4SEE has announced the development of a 91,216 sq m warehouse in Slovakia.
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productStoring sensitive equipment
A large energy supplier has turned to Herchenbach for a temporary building to store sensitive equipment.
newsGMB slams Asos double standards on warehouse workers
A ‘huge disparity’ in the employment conditions offered to staff at the London HQ of online retailer Asos and its Yorkshire warehouse staff has been criticised by the GMB.
articleFashion focus for 3PL
SEC Storage has provided a bespoke system to manage items for customers in the fashion sector.
articleWarehouse should not be ‘poor relation’
We hear from John Lewis, Asda and Travis Perkins – with experience and advice that can help you maintain safe warehouse systems.
articleTesco to close two DCs and bring 3PL ops in-house
The wide-ranging changes to the grocer’s supply chain will its number of distribution centres fall from 25 to 23 in the UK and it will also take warehouse operations carried out by DHL and Wincanton in house.
productEffective labelling
The management of any warehouse or stores needs effective labelling and identification.
productManufacturer wins new customer with online storage solution
J Stell and Sons, a Keighley based cardboard tube manufacturer, discovered ‘on demand’ warehousing – the rapidly growing web-based marketplace for warehouse space – when a storage problem needed an urgent solution.
productAR Racking boosts logistics for automotive component firm RTS
The solution consists of a new storage system for components and assembly line deliveries, applying the philosophy of Lean Manufacturing.
productSchaefer makes history at the Bodleian
The Bodleian Libraries in Oxford has turned to SSI Schaefer to provide specialist storage solutions for valuable, oversized documents.
articleFashion retailer goes omnichannel with goods-to-person picking
A new logistics centre by SSI Schaefer has recently become operational for omni-channel retail distribution by the Finnish Stockmann Group.
articleSouth Wales facility for Budweiser
Herchenbach plays a key role in the European distribution strategy of world-leading brewer Anheuser-Busch.
articleTemporary building for trans-shipping
Haulier Truckwright turned to Aganto as its services were growing significantly across the UK and it needed more on-site space as part of its expansion plans.
newsTesco to drive £61m supply chain savings from Booker merger
The boards of Tesco and wholesaler Booker Group have reached agreement on a £3.7 billion merger.
articleUndercover reporting targets warehouse of e-tailer Boohoo
Channel 4’s Dispatches programme recently investigated the working conditions inside Boohoo’s Burnley warehouse.
productInterroll presents dynamic storage
Interroll will present conveying technology and dynamic storage solutions for pallet live and carton live buffer and order picking at IntraLogisteX.
newsE-comm / retail driving most of record warehouse demand
The CBRE UK Monthly Industrial & Logistics Snapshot is an overview of the sector which highlights total take up by region, facility construction underway, availability, and key occupational and investment deals over the last quarter.
productCBRE explores how eCommerce has disrupted urban logistics
The rapid rise of e-commerce has driven the most disruptive movement to the industrial & logistics industry, transforming the way we think about industrial real estate and restructuring the supply landscape forever, according to the Last Mile/ City Logistics, the latest industrial & logistics report from CBRE.
productDX has ‘operational issues’ with site consolidation plan
Parcels firm DX Group warned it anticipates profits for the year to the end of June will be below current market forecasts and it will not pay any dividends for the foreseeable future.
productBetter training needed for warehouse personnel
Recruitment and supply chain consultant Bis Henderson has called for better training for warehouse personnel as jobs become more complex.
