Potter sells off logistics business to focus on property
WH Bowker is acquiring the warehousing and transport operations of Potter Logistics for an undisclosed sum.
Brexit may require greater warehouse capacity in the UK
Despite the lack of detail of what Brexit means for business or the population at large, it is imperative that we start thinking about and planning for the ‘New World’ of UK Plc says Andrew Blatherwick, chairman at RELEX Solutions.
On an expedition
New for this Autumn/Winter 2016, Scruffs has expanded its Expedition range to include the Scruffs Expedition Thermo Softshell Jacket.
Freightliner inks £3.5 million deal to replace reachstackers
Freightliner is boosting operational efficiencies across its 13 inland rail sites with a new fleet of 10 Hyster reachstackers, supplied and maintained by Briggs Equipment.
Spartan approach
Bradford-based Cesab dealership Spartan Forklifts has expanded its sales team with the appointment of David Mills.
Revamped palletiser boosts capacity to 60 cases per minute
CSi has updated its Taros palletiser, which was first introduced 10 years ago and has been installed in over 200 applications globally.
Revamped palletiser boosts capacity to 60 cases per minute
CSi has updated its Taros palletiser, which was first introduced 10 years ago and has been installed in over 200 applications globally.
Hauliers losing foreign drivers due to sterling wage squeeze
Foreign drivers return home as cost pressures build in road haulage, says RHA.
Mobile building stores wind turbine parts for Siemens
The repair of wind turbine generators involves transporting damaged components long distances to repair workshops.
Heavy duty trucks tackle building products
Counterbalance trucks offer building products supplier precision control of heavy loads.
Heavy duty grip seal bags launched
Kite has added to its existing range of versatile grip seal bags.
Specialist attachments for nuclear disposal project
Contact Attachments has manufactured and supplied two attachments to be fitted to two BROKK 330 specialist remote-control demolition robots.
Switch-on to Smart Factory
Harting’s recently launched Han-Modular Switch US4 connector is a strategic part of its Industry 4.0 portfolio.
Budget supermarket chain invests in automated picking
Norwegian food retailer REMA 1000 awarded Witron an order for kitting out a distribution centre in Norway.
TVH opts for Goods-to-person system
Global materials handling equipment distributor TVH has selected a TGW Logistics Stingray shuttle and Goods-to-Person solution to support the growth in its primary fulfilment centre in Kansas, USA.
CBI survey highlights infrastructure investment worries
Almost half of firms (44%) believe the UK’s infrastructure has improved over the past five years, but only a quarter (27%) think it will pick up in the next five years, and two thirds (64%) suspect it will hamper the country’s international competitiveness in the coming decades, according to the 2016 CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey.
Peel Ports opens Liverpool2 container terminal
One of the world’s most modern shipping terminals, Liverpool2, is being officially opened today at the Port of Liverpool by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP.
Singapore snaps up European warehouse property fund
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire logistics property firm P3 Logistic Parks will be acquired by from TPG Real Estate and its partner Ivanhoé Cambridge for €2.4 billion.
Network Rail invests in plant storage
Network Rail has secured General Purpose Safety Stores from Safety Unlimited.
