Port One Logistics Park development in Suffolk is nearing completion of four new pre-let warehousing units following a £20 million commercial loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB) Real Estate Finance. According to developer Curzon De Vere, the units have been constructed with ‘eco credentials’ in mind, and feature EV charging ports and PV panels. The…
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The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has signed a new contract with Serco further extending the provision of logistics and support services at bases in the Middle East. The new Middle East Logistics and Base Support Services (MELABS) contract, valued at $107 million will commence on 1 January 2024, continuing Serco’s commitment for an initial term of…
Savills Investment Management has acquired a light industrial park in Essen for its European Urban Logistics & Industrial Fund (EULIF). The seller is a joint venture of the Adolf Weber Real Estate and Project Development Company, which realised the inner-city business park in the last two years. Savills IM’s group logistics AuM now totals €6…
Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a lease agreement for BDK Logistics Intelligence, Inc., for a 114,190-square-foot industrial facility at 1161 Olympic Drive in Corona, California. Situated in Southern California’s renowned Inland Empire, the building is owned by Monterey Rancho Mirage, LLC, who was represented by Director Brett Lockwood and Rick Ellison of Cushman & Wakefield…
Cushman & Wakefield has advised on the sale of Beaverton Industrial Center, a recently renovated 121,426-square-foot multi-tenant industrial and logistics project on approximately 6.4 acres in Beaverton (Portland), Oregon. Originally built in the 1960s and extensively upgraded in 2021, the property consists of two freestanding distribution buildings located at 5805 and 5807 SW 107th Ave,…
Prologis UK, the British arm of the San Francisco headquartered industrial REIT specialising in the logistics sector, has promoted James Straw as a director of its UK Capital Deployment and Leasing team. Straw joined Prologis UK in May 2016 and began working in the Investment Services team, where he gained a deep understanding of the…
AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has let the newly completed ‘Black Arrow’ warehouse at its Blackthorne Point logistics campus which is part of the fund’s Poyle Trading Estate development to the west of Heathrow’s Terminal 5. The site is the first UK logistics base for international freight forwarder, EFL Global, who are in growth mode. …
Sysmax, the compliance, risk and competency software platform, is hosting a free webinar on the new ‘golden thread of safety‘ requirement for supply chain management in social housing under the Building Safety Act in the United Kingdom. CEO Peter McAteer, says: “Five years on from the Hackitt Report and although progress has been, we still…
British warehouse truck manufacturer Narrow Aisle and US industrial automation and forklift specialist Sunbelt Material Handling are celebrating a quarter of a century of their successful distribution partnership. Sunbelt has played a key role in developing the market for Narrow Aisle’s pioneering range of Flexi articulated very narrow aisle (VNA) lift trucks across North, Central and…
Efficient logistics is crucial to ensuring the successful operation of facilities, with HGVs playing an important role in the UK. By understanding the benefits and applications of an HGV fleet, facility managers can focus on optimising their operations, improving their service delivery, and streamlining supply chain management (a particularly pressing concern in the wake of…
Metsä Tissue business Lambi is increasing the number of delivery vehicles operating on renewable fuels across its Swedish operations as it targets greenhouse gas emission reductions of 90 per cent for each cargo load transported. The company says continuous improvement throughout the value chain is especially important for the Lambi consumer brand, and it is…
Installing outdated intralogistiics technologies will prevent micro-fulfilment centres from achieving the efficiency gains ecommerce retailers are looking for, says Xia Huiling, founder and chief executive of LiBiao Robotics. With online shoppers demanding more convenient and ever faster order fulfilment speeds, many online retailers are choosing to invest in micro-fulfilment centres (MFCs). MFCs are usually small…
GMB Union comments as workers at Amazon’s fulfilment centres in Mansfield and Rugeley begin voting on industrial action. Amazon faces new strikes at two more warehouses as GMB launches two new strike ballots. Union members will now vote on full and binding industrial action ballot at Amazon’s Mansfield and Rugeley fulfilment centres. The…
Serco Inc., has been awarded a contract to provide lifecycle logistics, and broadband voice and data network installation and maintenance support for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office (IFRCO). The contract has a one-year base period and four one-year option periods and is valued at $63 million if all options are exercised. …
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. Accounting for 41% of all big-box lease transactions in 2022, 3PLs expanded their footprints and claimed the largest share for the first time since CBRE began…
Xia Hulling, founder and CEO of sortation system specialist LiBiao Robotics, explains why automation is allowing postal service providers to deliver better customer service. Alongside the construction and hospitality industries, logistics is among the business sectors to have been hit hardest by Europe’s dwindling labour market and the resultant recruitment issues. The global pandemic and the…
Move Monitor, an annual report compiled using data from 40,000 customers of removals company Pickfords, has named London as the most popular destination for relocating households in the UK for a second consecutive year. The data shows an increase from 7 per cent to 8 per cent in 2021, confirming the capital’s growing popularity. With…
Europe’s biggest automated robotic parcel sorting system has been installed in Turkey by distribution and postal services company Kuryenet which delivers payment cards for many of the country’s largest banks. The system was designed and fitted by Chinese company LiBiao Robotics in conjunction with its Turkish distribution and after sales support partner, Lodamaster at the…
abrdn’s Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has submitted a planning application at its London Heathrow Radius Park campus for an inaugural renovation project to be financed by a £350 million sustainability-linked credit facility from Wells Fargo Bank. The project signals the opening of a new chapter in the fund’s strategy to deliver highly…
Last mile logistics operators need to consider charging infrastructure or risk delays to EV roll-outs according to Mer, the EV charging company backed by Europe’s largest renewable energy generator, Statkraft. Conflicts between ambitious electrification goals and challenges around power availability mean many businesses are focused on whether existing vehicle fleets can be switched to EVs…
Logistics UK has named James Adcroft, UK Transport Compliance Manager at Tesco, as Chair of its national Road Freight Council and elected several senior representatives from the logistics and transport sectors to its Board. Adcroft succeeds former Chair, Allison Kemp MBE – managing director of A.I.M Commercial Services – who joined initially for a two-year…
Leading Swiss supermarket chain Migros, autonomous EV startup LOXO and Schindler are trialling an electrically propelled delivery service called “Migronomous” using an autonomous vehicle to transport groceries to employees of Schindler’s campus at Ebikon in Lucerne. The pilot trial of LOXO’s “Alpha” self-driving vehicle began on 8th February, and is the first self-driving delivery vehicle…
Opportunities abound for those who dare, says Leigh Anderson, managing director of Bis Henderson Recruitment as the UK commemorates National Apprenticeship Week 2023. Until recently, very few civilians had much idea about what ‘logistics’ meant – something military perhaps? Or something to do with drivers and shelf-stackers? At any rate, not an obvious career recommendation…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) transacted more than €3.6 billion globally in private real estate equity transactions in 2022 including c. €3.1 billion in Europe and c. €540 million in Asia. Savills IM completed those 112 transactions across 14 countries in 2022, including around €2.1 billion of acquisitions and €1.5 billion of disposals, resulting in…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has acquired a logistics building in Stockholm on behalf of its flagship European logistics fund. The asset has a prime last mile location in Jordbro 25 km south of central Stockholm, Sweden and the seller is Revelop. Following this addition, the fund portfolio comprises 18 assets in six countries with…
Following Black Friday, Frazer Watson, VP Sales UK&I for mobile robot manufacturer iFollow, explains why retailers and e-tailers are deploying autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in intralogistics operations. Retail peaks can seriously challenge intralogistics operations. AMRs offer a cost-effective solution that will help remove much of the risk, smooth the spikes and ensure continuity of service…
Nick Hughes, sales manager at UK intralogistics provider Invar Group, considers the key influences and technologies that are shaping fulfilment operations in warehousing. Today, customer service levels are the ultimate driver of warehousing strategies as a result of ever-increasing expectations that are driving change. Along with the rapid growth of ecommerce, there is a strong…
International real estate investment manager Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has acquired three logistics properties in France for a total €72 million on behalf of its European Logistics Fund 3 (ELF 3). The ELF 3 portfolio now comprises 15 properties in five countries. In Dijon, an inner-city cross dock facility to serve the last mile…
Leigh Anderson, Bis Henderson Recruitment managing director, believes misconceptions about off-payroll working and HMRC IR35 rules in the UK are exacerbating difficulties recruiting top managerial talent into the supply chain sector. For some years now a wave of misunderstanding and misinformation has swept the temporary employment market. Companies large and small have…
J Hayward & Sons of Walsall Ltd (Hayward Transport) is a well-trusted name in transport and road haulage incorporated in 1952. Today, the business operates a fleet of 82 Euro 6 compliant 44-tonne vehicles from sites in Walsall, Leeds and Liverpool. Although known as a general haulier, 80 per cent of the company’s business is…
GMB union members at DHL working on JCB World Logistics have backed industrial action in a dispute over an ‘unacceptable’ pay offer from DHL management. Dozens of GMB members, employed by delivery giant DHL, voted xx per cent per cent to proceed to a formal strike ballot Depending on the result of the ballot, walk-outs at…
Bis Henderson Space has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Storage, Distribution, Kitting and Associated Services (RM6282) Framework Agreement for public sector procurement. Launched in February 2022, the commercial agreement will last for four years and offers public sector organisations in the UK, such as central and local government authorities,…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM), the international real estate investment manager, has acquired a distribution centre in Rosersberg near Stockholm, Sweden in an off-market transaction on behalf of its flagship European logistics fund, for an undisclosed purchase price. The fund’s portfolio comprises a total of 28 logistics assets in six European countries, and is now…
Toyota Material Handling UK has unveiled its latest frontier in warehouse automation: CDI120, an AGV designed specifically as a pallet carrier. CDI120 is a powerful, compact and intuitive solution for horizontal goods transport, capable of adding a new dimension to any warehouse operation. And it slots seamlessly into Toyota Material Handling UK’s Autopilot vehicle range,…
A webinar designed to examine some of the challenges and solutions to adding cyber regulatory compliance to your supply chain risk management program, including cyber overlays on traditional compliance approaches, cross-departmental involvement, framework selection, execution of framework questionnaires, and evidence gathering, procedural best practices, and real-world snags along the way. SPEAKERS Matthew Ancelin,…
Honeywell Forge Connected Warehouse, the latest enhancement to the company’s enterprise performance management software solution, promises to assist customers accelerating the digital transformation of their operations. Launched as part of the technology supplier’s Spring 2022 solutions’ offering, the solution is being promoted for its ability to help organizations simplify operations and lower costs by providing…
UK Family-owned supply specialist PPS has demonstrated its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by purchasing three electric vans, saving more than 29,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. The investment has seen the business enhance its fleet of delivery vehicles with the addition of the new Maxus eDeliver9, along with the installation of four rapid…
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has accredited ABM as an inflight supplier as the facility services provider strenghens its logistics offering with a new 2,000 SF International Distribution Centre (IDC) at Manchester Airport. The IDC is the second facility of its kind for ABM, following the opening of af centre at London’s Heathrow…
With boom facing global supply chain meltdown, few would want to head logistics at a global mining equipment company. Robert Van der Waal is one such exception, though. Recently appointed VP Logistics for the parts and services division of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Van der Waal delights in in explaining how getting parts where…
Steve Purvis, Bis Henderson Space managing director, explains why reports of Britain’s High Streets dying are greatly exaggerated. Amid the angst about rows of empty shops and the demise of much-loved retail brands, it is easy to forget that the High Street has been through changes as fundamental, if not quite so rapid, many times…
Warehouse automation is helping the beverage industry combat new commercial pressures in the post-pandemic era, says Paul Freeman, Head of Logistics Solutions for Toyota Material Handling. With increasingly fickle consumers demanding new brands and flavours all the time, drink manufacturers are continuously looking to add to their product offerings. As a result, across the beverage…
World-renowned specialist postgraduate university Cranfield has been named as the Academic Partner of the International Materials Handling Exhibition 2022 (IMHX) at Birmingham’s NEC from 6th to 8th September. This year’s speaker programme will run alongside two conferences at this year’s IMHX – The Logistics Conference 2022 and The Logistics Solutions Conference, feturing a range of…
Toyota Material Handling is the sponsor of a brand new feature at the Health & Safety Event 2022 – this year’s largest gathering of professionals responsible for running safe and efficient workplaces (NEC, Birmingham, 5-7 April 2022). The Safer Logistics Theatre will be an expert-led, free-to-attend seminar programme featuring a range of high profile speakers…
Bis Henderson Space has appointed Emily Cozens as business development manager for northern England. Cozens’ appointment is the latest in a phased recruitment drive that has recently seen Alex Murray appointed to a similar role covering the south of the country. Emily will be responsible for driving new business opportunities, as well as developing…
Schneider Electric is introducing EcoStruxure Building Management Systems (BMS) for warehouses as part of a new offering to improve connectivity for future-ready warehouse operations and deliver greater efficiency and resiliency for the logistics industry. With the logistics industry under pressure from increasing volumes and supply chain challenges, ensuring process efficiencies and robust operations are critical…
Leigh Anderson, managing director at Bis Henderson Recruitment, explains why the Covid-19 pandemic has made upskilling of supply chain logistics within the pharmaceutical sector a business priority. The pharmaceutical retail, wholesale and distribution sector is ‘in play’, as they say on the markets. The group around Lloyds Pharmacy (retail) and AAH Pharmaceuticals (wholesale) has been…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) transacted more than EUR 3.4 billion globally in 2021, with Europe accounting for around EUR 2.6 billion and Asia EUR 670 million of the total figure. Globally, transactions included around EUR 2.1 billion of acquisitions and around EUR 1.2 billion of disposals, resulting in a net investment of approximately EUR…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has sold a logistics portfolio consisting of four assets in Kolding and Greve near Copenhagen, Denmark, on behalf of its Nordic Logistics Fund. Macquarie Asset Management acquired the portfolio on behalf of its European logistics real estate fund. The purchase price was not disclosed. The assets have a total lettable…
Toyota Material Handling UK has appointed company veteran Stuart Reilly as Director of Rental & Used. Reilly has been with TMHUK for two decades, holding leadership positions within the company’s after sales, rental and hand pallet truck departments. A former general manager of Toyota’s operation in Scotland, he says: “The further development of our Rental…
12.11.2021, 15:52 ABM Receives UK Aviation Accreditation ABM has been awarded in-flight supplier accreditation by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as it strengthens its aviation offering following the opening a new, 2,000 SF international distribution centre (IDC) at Manchester Airport. The IDC is the second of its kind for ABM, following the…
10.11.2021, 11:20 Savills IM Announces Senior Asia Pacific Appointment Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has appointed Nicholas Kinsey to the new role of Head of Logistics, Asia Pacific (APAC). Stationed in Bangkok, Kinsey will assume responsibility for developing the real estate investment company’s logistics capabilities in the logistics sector across the Asia Pacific region.…
28.10.2021, 10:46 Vaillant Transitions to Lithium-ion Fleet Intralogistics specialists Jungheinrich have supported global energy-saving HVAC solutions provider, Vaillant Group’s transition from lead acid to Lithium-ion batteries. The full upgrade and replacement of the warehouse fleet operated by subsidiary Vaillant Industrial represents a major step in securing the 140 year old family-owned manufacturer’s ambition of operating…
20.10.2021, 11:38 Lead. Inspire. Transform. Multiple Autogrill employees have been named as “Fab Superstars” at an annual event organised for the travel catering sector by The Moodie Davitt Report. Organised under the theme, “Lead. Inspire. Transform.” to reflect dramatic changes faced by the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s awards celebrate the dedication of everyday…
19.10.2021, 09:51 Transport & Logistics Businesswoman of the Year Rachel Houghton, managing director at Business Moves Group (BMG), has been named ‘Transport & Logistics Businesswoman of the Year’ at the inaugural Great British Businesswomen awards. The awards showcase role models, advocates and mentors; as well as inspirational women who are leading businesses or ‘ascending…
08.09.2021, 01:16 Just Eat Appoints JLL to Find European Inner-city Scoober Hubs JLL has been appointed by global online food delivery marketplace Just Eat to acquire leasehold properties for its inner-city ‘Scoober’ hubs across the United Kingdom and Europe. Scoober, the company’s delivery model in Europe, provides hubs for couriers to begin and end their…
24.08.2021, 11:31 European Logistics Fund 3 Acquires Amsterdam Distribution Centre Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has acquired a newly completed distribution centre near Amsterdam, the Netherlands from VDG Real Estate for EUR 46.9 million on behalf of its European Logistics Fund 3. ELF 3 is an open special alternative investment fund targeted at international…
18.08.2021, 08:45 Acquisition of Danish New-build Distribution Centres Savills Investment Management has acquired a newly built distribution centre and a distribution centre that is currently under construction in Horsens, Denmark, for its European Logistics Fund 3 (ELF 3). The vendor and tenant in the sale-and-lease-back transaction is logistics service provider DKI Logistics A/S. The…
11.08.2021, 14:05 Savills IM Acquires Warehouses from UBS Savills Investment Management has acquired two warehouses within the Leganés Logistics Park on the outskirts of Madrid from UBS Asset Management for EUR 51.56 million. The logsistics facilities are the latest addition to Savills IM’s portfolio on the Iberian peninsula, which includes assets under management (AuM)…
12.05.2021, 23:22 Certifying Logistics Talent Prologis and the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) have unveiled plans for a new industry certificate targeted at logistics professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, warehouse employment reached the highest level ever recorded with 1.25 million workers in 2020, and the transportation, warehousing and related fields…
22.04.2021, 11:24 Novel Self-Service Community Store Concept A collaboration between Compass Group subsidiary ESS, Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton and the UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation has developed a new convenience outlet concept dedicated to supporting local supply chains and charities. The store brings together fresh food to go, made in house, under the Deli…
06.04.2021, 11:50 From Sisters to Small Entrepreneurs Amazon is sharing the stories of four dynamic women who are leading middle and last mile logistics teams serving its U.S. delivery stations. Ebony McKinley When asked what inspired her to leave her corporate job and start a small trucking business, Ebony McKinley credits her mother. McKinley, who…
Leigh Anderson, managing director of Bis Henderson Recruitment, considers ways supply chain professionals can maximise their potential for job opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Jobs are going almost daily, from retail assistants to aero-engineers, and inevitably including a good few logistics and supply chain staff. But all is not necessarily doom and gloom, as there…
02.07.2020, 11:17 On the Acquisition Trail UK-based field service management software company Totalmobile has acquired Lone Worker Solutions (LWS) and Software Enterprises which trades as Global Rostering System (GRS). The lone worker technology provided by LWS is currently being used by over 70,000 field-based workers. LWS provides access to safety alerts, status updates and locational…
19.06.2020, 15:17 Celebrating Covid-19 Haulage Heroes European cashless payment solutions provider to the haulage sector SNAP has delivered ‘Trucking Legend’ packages to hauliers and staff who have shown exceptional commitment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nominated on SNAP’s website and Facebook page, recipients include drivers and office staff in the United Kingdom who have supported delivery of essential…
15.06.2020, 15:45 Supporting Logistics and Supply Chain Transformation A global partnership between barcode scanner manufacturer ProGlove and mobile Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) mobile integration specialist StayLinked will help logistics companies pair legacy systems with mobile tools to meet the Industry 4.0 requirements of the ergonomics wearables market. The companies aim to streamline access to…
28.06.2019, 06:26 Data is Key to Food Sustainability Peter Ruffley, Chairman of cloud-based analytics service provider Zizo, argues ambitious UK government targets for reducing food wastage require better sharing and analysis of data from manufacturers, Third Party Logistics (3PL) providers, processors, and the hospitality industry. There has been a plethora of recent initiatives to tackle…
28.06.2019, 06:26 Data is Key to Food Sustainability Peter Ruffley, Chairman of cloud-based analytics service provider Zizo, argues ambitious UK government targets for reducing food wastage require better sharing and analysis of data from manufacturers, Third Party Logistics (3PL) providers, processors, and the hospitality industry. There has been a plethora of recent initiatives to tackle…
11.06.2019, 11:52 Kier-Investec JV in New Brown Field Development Kier Property and Investec Structured Property Finance have announced plans to develop a six acre brown field site at Hatters Way in Luton, Bedfordshire into a 120,000 sq ft. Trade City and Logistics City. The site, which was recently acquired from Downton in a deal negotiated…
11.06.2019, 11:52 Kier-Investec JV in New Brown Field Development Kier Property and Investec Structured Property Finance have announced plans to develop a six acre brown field site at Hatters Way in Luton, Bedfordshire into a 120,000 sq ft. Trade City and Logistics City. The site, which was recently acquired from Downton in a deal negotiated…
28.02.2019, 11:54 GV Group Strengthens Senior Management GV Group (Gate Ventures), the holding company behind several brands offering logistics services to the UK’s foodservice sector, has appointed Darren Weeks as group business director. A seasoned catering, retail and facilities management professional, Weeks will undertake extensive and ongoing reviews of the company’s operating procedures to…