Storage solutions provider Locators Storage Systems (LSS) has installed a bespoke racking system at chewing gum manufacturer The Wrigley Company’s 7,812sq m warehouse in Plymouth. As a result of the installation, Wrigley has expanded the number of picking
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is letting its 34,446sq m distribution centre (RDC) on Shire Park, Worcester, from October. Located near to J6 and J7 of the M5, centre’s letting is being handled through sole agent Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker,
Brewers Scottish Courage and Carlsberg-Tetley are already doing it, and others are set to follow. What is causing such a stir? Pooling. According to mobile asset management company TrenStar UK, all the breweries in the UK are accepting pooling “as a damn
Furniture fittings and architectural ironmongery group Hafele has a new high bay pallet racking installation at its Rugby premises. The project was completed in “a matter of weeks” by SSI Schaefer.
The fact that 56,795sq m of industrial parks are either now built or under construction in the Segensworth area demonstrates that developers are confident to build speculatively along the M27 corridor, says commercial property consultant Vail Williams. Ac
Those wishing to succeed in the logistics industry must continuously improve their service to stay ahead of the competition. The result is a flow of initiatives, projects and new practices all competing for that scarcest resource of all – human attention.
Waverley Vintners, which supplies wines and spirits to the licensed trade, says the new custom-built conveyor system installed at its 12,000sq m Hemel Hempstead warehouse has “dramatically improved” the efficiency and accuracy of order picking.
So the trend to use 3PL is certainly growing in the UK and is allowing companies to stick to their core competencies and competitive differentiation, while leaving the logistics specialists to focus on what they do best. But no matter how effective a 3PL’
APC Overnight has moved to a new hub at Essington, near Cannock, to accommodate its rapid expansion. It is the fourth time that the parcels company has moved to larger premises in nine years.
A report by Scottish Food & Drink claims that more than 50% of Scottish suppliers “have little or no knowledge” of factory gate pricing (FGP). Where the suppliers are based is irrelevant as the same ignorance must be experienced elsewhere in the UK. Howev
