Easton, UK: Magnavale’s Easton warehouse is set to open later this year. The warehouse has 101,000 pallet positions and multiple floors dedicated to contract packing. “In recent weeks, we have watched the development come together piece by piece, with the installation of refrigeration pipework, cladding, roofing, and the installation of the refrigeration plant. “These milestones …
Somaglia, Italy: UPS Healthcare is investing €55m on two facilities in Italy – adding 100,000sq metres of warehouse space in Passo Corese near Rome and Somaglia in Lodi. The Somaglia hub can offer critical temperature-controlled environments from as low as -20°C, serving Italy’s growing pharmaceutical market. Both sites have heating and cooling systems powered by …
Northampton, UK: A round table chaired by the UK Warehousing Association chief executive Clare Bottle discussed how this month’s increases to the minimum and living wage will affect the logistics sector. The issue of wage increases was one of the hottest topics debated at the logistics round table, held in Northampton. The national living wage …
Birmingham, UK: Rack Collapse Prevention is to launch its latest racking safety product at the Health & Safety Event in Birmingham later this month. The show takes [lace on 30 April to 2 May at Birmingham’s NEC with a mix seminars, workshops, and exhibitors all dedicated to industrial safety. Craig Attwell, founder of Rack Collapse …
London, UK: XPO Logistics has enhanced its maternity benefits in the UK for soon-to-be and new parents in a bid to boost the company’s family-friendly policies. Currently pregnant employees – or those adopting children – are entitled to enhanced maternity pay after one year of service at XPO. Now, after two years of service, employees …
London, UK: Electric truck maker Volta Trucks is preparing for a comeback in selected European markets under its new owner, Luxor Capital. The electric truck manufacturer aims to make its first deliveries to customers in Germany by the end of the year – followed by France, the UK and Scandinavia. Contract manufacturer Steyr Automotive announced …
Vlissingan, Netherlands: Lineage is trialiing driverless tugs in the port of Vlissingan. Project Living Lab Autonomous Transport Zeeland was developed as an open innovation system in which logistics companies, technology providers for autonomous vehicles, road authorities and knowledge institutions jointly innovated and experimented with autonomous vehicles with mixed traffic in real-life logistics operations and on …
London, UK: The UK warehouse market has grown by 61% since 2015 and now stands at 690 million sq ft according to Savills’ latest report The size and make-up of the UK warehousing sector, co-authored with the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), Since 2015 Savills and UKWA have built a database of warehouse units in Great …
London, UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) has updated its guidance on safe working on cold store ceilings. The guidance relates specifically to insulated cold and chill stores that are constructed within a building structure with ceiling panels that are supported by that structure, typically using drop rods suspended from a portal frame or building …
Reading, UK: The government’s publication of Common User Charge rates and eligibility for imports entering the UK through Dover and Eurotunnel have been met with disappointment by the Cold Chain Federation, describing it as “unhelpful”. “It is extremely disappointing that the government announced the charges at the last minute, leaving affected businesses little time to …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has welcomed new industry figures that show the annual rate of shop price inflation almost halved in March. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that the rate at which prices were rising had dropped to 1.3% in March – down from 2.5% in February. It is the lowest since …
Waddell, Arizona, USA: Lineage’s new site in Arizona is nearing completion. When open it will provide storage and distribution capabilities in southwestern United States, including the highly the greater Los Angeles area. “The strategic positioning of our facility in Arizona underscores Lineage’s continued efforts to effectively serve our customers in the Southwest and beyond with …
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