Proximity to the UK’s biggest air cargo hub makes the western M25 a magnet for logistics operations. But, as Liza Helps finds, warehouse space is in short supply and there is now talk of a return to speculative building
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Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive components, chose Castell’s drive-away prevention system Salvo to protect staff at its DC in Newark, UK, and its warehouse in Tilburg, Netherlands
There are so many ways of making bays faster, safer, and more secure that it seems illogical not to make the most of such a vital touch point in the supply chain
DHL Express has announced plans to invest €150 million (£125.7m) in its main European hub in Leipzig, Germany, to double capacity there and create around 400 new jobs
Gregory Distribution has implemented Paragon’s latest routeing and scheduling software, Integrated Fleets, in a bid to win new business
The giant logistics park planned for DP World’s London Gateway site, has taken another step forward after Thurrock Council adopted a Local Development Order (LDO) to authorise its construction and operation
Retailer John Lewis has agreed a 50,000 sq ft pre-let with IM Properties for a customer delivery hub at Solihull Business Park in the West Midlands
Online shopping is driving growth in transport employment with a growth outlook for the last quarter of 2013 at +7 per cent, compared to +2 per cent in the previous year, according to Manpower
Woodway UK has taken on 28,000 sq ft of extra warehousing space on the Earls Barton Industrial Estate in Northampton dedicated to servicing multichannel retailers
Dean Devasia has been appointed as global chief information officer at Geodis Wilson, where he will also join the Freight Management Board
