articleA multi-channel shuttle system installed at Coventry-based Christie Lites has provided a dramatic increase in volumetric capacity and a five-fold rise in the number of pickable locations, ensuring optimum operational efficiency.
articleAS WAREHOUSES across the UK face increasing pressure to maximise their existing space and reduce costs, improving efficiency has become a top priority for warehouse owners and managers.
productA law firm has reported a rise in immigration enquiries from warehousing and logistics firms looking to employ foreign workers, as the UK’s post-Brexit skills shortage continues.
newsLogistics businesses should consider investing in training and upskilling to ensure they retain talent and protect the long-term future of their operations, argues Caroline Evans.
articleTHE GROCER announced plans to ‘transform and simplify its logistics operations’ by working more extensively with partners who already run significant parts of its network.
newsLogistics and industrial occupiers leased and acquired 8.6 million sq ft of space in the UK during the first quarter of 2023, according to real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.
newsAbrdn’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has announced the submission of a planning application at its London Heathrow Radius Park campus.
productApril is Stress Awareness Month, and an opportunity for open conversations about the impact of stress. HIVE360 CEO David McCormack looks at what employers can do to support staff to protect their mental wellbeing.
articlePoints to consider when planning for Peak 2023 in an environment of high inflation. Stuart Higgins provides the analysis.
productASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, has supplied a suite of entrance systems for Gemini8 Business Park in Warrington.
newsResponding to the Government’s new UK plan to reach net zero goals, the chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), Clare Bottle, has expressed mounting frustration that the potential offered by industrial properties in contributing to UK’s solar capacity is being ignored.
productUK manufacturers are overstocked by an average of £102k of additional product according to research.
productDeliveroo Hop has signed a seven-year lease for a new 2,980 sq ft warehouse at SEGRO’s Acton Park Industrial Estate, which forms part of the company’s Park Royal portfolio in North-West London.
productPROLOGIS SIGNED an agreement with Hankook Tyre UK, to provide a new build-to-suit unit at Prologis Apex Park, in Daventry.
productBROWNS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES is expanding its footprint by 30% after investing in a new sustainable warehouse facility, with support from Lloyds Bank.
newsAmazon CEO Andy Jassy shared a note to employees focused on ‘additional role eliminations’.
productIn a bid to beat supply chain disruption and create more environmentally friendly logistics, the Harvest London facility will serve the capital with fresh produce.
articleA Wi-Fi network that has been carefully designed from the ground up is far more likely to improve warehouse productivity, resource utilisation and inventory management than one based on any ‘off the shelf’ products, says Renovotec managing director Richard Gilliard.
productAssociation says some good news in Spring Budget, but Government must do more.
articleNORWEGIAN TEMPORARY buildings firm Hallgruppen has entered the UK market and is highlighting the strengths of its offering.
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