In November 2005, the International Telecommunications Union, published its futuristic report on ‘The Internet of Things’ declaring that ‘anytime, any place connectivity for anyone’ would be extended to connect ‘anything’. It’s a vision which new RFID tec
Browsing: Supply Chain
Retail supply chains used to be about manufacturers sending goods to shops with the occasional wholesaler or distribution centre in between. Not any more – the extended retail supply chain goes to the shelf, the shopping basket and even the kitchen cupboa
Standard Life Investment’s Select property und has entered a joint venture with Panattoni Development Company to speculatively develop a 50,000 sq m warehouse facility located in Lodz, Poland.
Netherlands’ health and beauty retail company, Kruidvat, is to build a new automated warehouse and picking system (from Witron) in Heteren.
Regulation weighs heavily on logistics operators who choose France – and its geographic position in Europe may not make it a central attraction – but with five of Europe’s 15 major ports and a logistics market valued at around €120 billion, France has ple
At the Shed Show last month Michael Samuels, EMEA strategy & business planning director at DHL Exel Supply Chain said that his company had been too consumer centric in the past when locating its warehouses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Ossian Retail Group subsidiary Au Naturale, has pre-let a 157,689 sq ft warehouse at Eurocentral in Scotland to facilitate its on going expansion.
Sainsbury’s is taking a 500,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at ProLogis’ 150-acre Pineham development in Northamptonshire.
Taking the right approach to lift truck appraisal and maintenance can have a significant impact on the performance of the fleet. Nick Allen
Research by developer ProLogis and property consultant King Sturge points to a healthy UK market. With the average industrial vacancy rate at 7.4 per cent, who’s got anything to complain about? But the Netherlands remains Europe’s most sought-after locati
