Supply Chain Logistics

PostNL international subsidiary Spring GDS is tripling daily processing capacity at its Haydock hub to 25,000 items a day as it accelerates dispatch times for parcel and e-commerce deliveries to the EU for customers in the North of England and Scotland.

Hochiki Europe's Enhanced System Protocol (ESP) intelligent fire detection platform is protecting a newly built 17,000 square metre storage hub near Galanta in Slovakia.

Sodexo UK & Ireland's latest net zero progress report reveals the positive impact of implementing a net zero supply chain engagement strategy with the company reporting a 31.8 per cent reduction in its supply chain GHG emissions compared to its 2017 baseline.

With Swarm Automation Go, Toyota Material Handling Europe offers a simple and easy way to automate logistics operations-designed to help both first-time users and experienced businesses explore automation on a small scale before making larger investments.

Cushman & Wakefield's Self Storage Advisory Group has completed the sale of a portfolio comprising two managed StorQuest self-storage facilities in Southern California.

Selecting the right source for industrial materials can significantly impact your operations' quality, efficiency, and sustainability.

Although telematics systems deliver every performance statistic a warehouse or distribution centre manager might need, Steve Ross, Operations Manager - Connectivity and Digital Products at Toyota Material Handling UK, cautions about interpreting data incorrectly.

Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager at Heliot Europe, explains how continuing geopolitical events since the pandemic are adding to the challenges global manufacturers already faced transporting glass with A Frame Stillages.

DEBRA UK, a national charity and patient support organisation for people with debilitating skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), has awarded DMA Group a contract to implement cloud-based FM and supply chain mangement across its portfolio of 90 shops.

Steve Purvis, managing director at Bis Henderson Space, considers the impact of a growing trend to move production facilities closer to markets on supply chain logistics.

Freshippo, Alibaba Group's new retail venture, has inaugurated a supply chain center in Shanghai to support cold chain logistics distribution in the capital and at major locations across eastern China.

The disposal was an element of a five-year business plan targeting significant capital gains, following the construction and acquisition of the warehouse by Vestas in 2018 as part of a sale and leaseback transaction with Dutch logistics company, DSV.

Steve Purvis, managing director of Bis Henderson Space, says retailers and their supply chain partners should consider short-term leasing as they secure warehouse space in anticipation of the 'golden quarter' and the Christmas peak.

As warehouse operators in the UK report continuing labour shortages, Frazer Watson, VP of Sales - UK & Ireland at iFollow, makes a case for deploying mobile robots.

Trident Warehousing WLL has entered a 10-year lease with Edamah, the real estate arm of Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund, for a new 8,137 sqm storage and distribution facility at Sitra Industrial Park.

Steve Purvis, managing director of Bis Henderson Space, relives his company's journey to ISO90001 Quality Management Systems certification.

Warehousing support services company Bis Henderson Space has received ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS) accreditation.

A well-considered mobile robot implementation can transform the productivity of order picking and internal transport in a retailer's warehouse to deliver rewards in challenging times for the sector, says Frazer Watson, iFollow's vice president of sales for the UK and Irela

Third-party logistics (3PL) providers leased more big-box (200,000 sq ft. or larger) warehouse spaces in North America than any other occupier category according to a new report from CBRE.

UK Industrial parts fulfilment group, Rico Logistics, continues to grow and has added an additional Flexi ACiON MAX 1500 articulated forklift to the existing fleet of Flexi Trucks in operation at its warehouse at Minworth, on the outskirts of Birmingham.