Lurgan, Northern Ireland: Cold storage giant Americold is restructuring its business in Lurgan “due to changes in customer demand”. Local papers are reporting that almost 200 jobs are at risk, including drivers. In a statement Americold said: “Due to changes in customer demand, Americold has determined that we must restructure and right size our transportation …
Saltash, Cornwall, UK: Appleby Westward – Spar’s wholesaler in the west country – is to spend £8.5m on its warehousing this year as part of a £10m investment overall. The company is to build new warehousing, along with the refurbishment of its existing warehouse in Saltash. The warehouse investment includes plans for a chilled cross …
Cullompton, Devon, UK: Gregory Distribution, which runs 1,000 vehicles and 300 temperature-controlled trailers, has secured a multimillion-pound package of funding to help with its growth plans. The family-owned firm plans to use the cash injection to acquire extra properties, increase working capital and invest in new Euro VI compliant vehicles and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). …
Castle Donington, UK: Moran Logistics has boosted production eight-fold since following an upgrade of its warehouse management software. Moran’s 9,000sq metre Castle Donington headquarters is central to its nine-site multi-drop and trunking network and requires warehouse management software. Moran is using a SnapFulfil cloud-based system to boost productivity. One of Moran’s key customers makes product …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International is “delighted with employee uptake” of its Cycle2Work scheme. The scheme offers financial and health benefits, for employees. Statistics indicate that most journeys undertaken in England are relatively short with 25% of trips under 1 mile, and 71% under 5 miles. Cycle to work schemes were introduced in 1999 by the …
London, UK: Louisa Hosegood, strategy and transformation director, Bis Henderson Group, has joined Logistics UK’s board. Also joining Logistic’s UK board are Simon Hobbs, chief executive Kinaxia Logistics, and Gavin Murdock, managing director, network transport solutions, DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland. Hosegood has previous experience in senior roles with John Lewis Partnership, Marks & …
Atherstone, UK: Discount supermarket chain Aldi is to recruit 450 new warehouse staff at its 11 regional distribution centres in the UK this year as it continues to expand. The supermarket, which currently has more than 990 stores and employs around 40,000 people, plans new stores in towns and cities such as Norwich and Newcastle, …
Basildon, Iveco has pledged to plant a tree sapling for every new Iveco vehicle sold backdated to January 2022. Iveco is working with the Future Forest Company on the tree planting initiative. The Future Forest Company plans to remove a million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere by 2030. Its UK tree-planting program not only …
London, UK: James Adcroft, transport compliance manager at Tesco, is the new chair of Logistics UK’s national Road Freight Council. He was elected by the group at its quarterly meeting yesterday in London and succeeds Allison Kemp. David Wells, chief executive, Logistics UK, said “his 25 years of industry expertise will provide invaluable support to …
The need for multi-fleet orchestration is growing, says Rueben Scriven, a researcher at Interact Analysis, and one of the warehouse automation industry’s leading analysts Raunds, UK: This month mobile automation vendor, GreyOrange launched its GreyMatter open API, allowing customers to orchestrate and manage multiple fleets of mobile robots from several certified vendors. The need for …
Dover, UK: The Public and Commercial Services union has announced Civil Service industrial action that will effect Border Force operations. The Border Force proposed strike dates are Friday, Satuday, Sunday and Monday (17, 18, 19 and 20 February) with action planned at Calais, Dunkirk, and Dover ports as well as Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal. Operators should …
London, UK: More details are needed about London’s planned Direct Vision Standard if transport companies are to have effective consultation, says Logistics UK. Chris Yarsley, senior policy manager – road regulation, Logistics UK, said: “The consultation document currently provided by TfL states that the specification for various safety features, including sensors, will be made available …
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