Warehouse

Comments by Labour’s shadow science minister, Chi Onwurah, have been dubbed unfair and betray a lack of understanding of a sector that employs over 7% of the country’s workforce, says Chief Executive Officer of the UK Warehousing Association Clare Bottle. “Chi Onwurah’s remark that young people should be inspired by …

A 3PL provider, who enjoyed exponential growth in 2021, has started 2022 in a similar vein with the acquisition of a further warehouse. In a five-year deal in partnership with CPP, Carlton Forest 3PL has secured the final warehouse at Bawtry Park near Tickhill, where it has been operating since …

A key member of the palletised freight distribution network Palletline has just purchased the site it has operated from for 20 years. ABE Ledbury, which is wholly owned by Palletline, bought the 2.5-acre site on Bromyard Road in Ledbury, Herefordshire, following its continued growth which has seen it expand into …

With growing labour availability issues, how can grocery logistics operations significantly boost performance? Vincent Jacquemart, CEO at French AMR designer and manufacturer iFollow, offers a solution. Faced with the likelihood of long term staff shortages and resulting rises in pay rates, warehouse and distribution centre operators in grocery and many …

The recent COP26 summit has, despite some disappointments, highlighted the need for radical change in every area of the modern economy, supply chains not least. This need is widely accepted and being acted on in transport – electric or perhaps hydrogen powered vehicles, modal shift to rail, even low carbon …

“Whether 2022 will be the tipping point remains to be seen, but the trend is clear” 2021 was another year of massive growth for the warehousing industry. Online retailers became accustomed to handling yet larger volumes and clicking ‘buy it now’ the established norm for the consumer. Despatch Cloud, the …

A strong warehouse and logistics sector will continue to drive growth for industrial workplace safety and impact protection solutions in 2022, says Susy Keating, managing director at Brandsafe. She anticipates the UK industrial market will be ‘buoyant’ over the next 12 months as the economy continues to recover from the …

View from the outside-in, Matthew Dunne comments on unprecedented year of industry growth, and unexpected supply chain impact With e-commerce taking off (particularly in the wake of the pandemic), the warehousing industry has seen an unprecedented year of growth. The cloud-based warehousing and delivery management for ecommerce specialist, Despatch Cloud, …

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), in partnership with Associate Member Gateley Capitus, is now offering members a free assessment of their use of the tax incentives available to the sector. This new service enhances UKWA’s existing range of benefits to its membership and ensures that members pay the right amount …

Swisslog, a leading provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software, is providing a boost to delivery efficiency and click and collect availability, with a new automated 24/7 e-commerce solution. E-commerce order fulfillment specialists, SKUtopia, are further extending their Australian leadership by working with Swisslog to introduce an automated Micro-Fulfillment Centre …