All Warehousing articles – Page 6
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ArticleYusen boosts warehousing space past the two million mark with Prologis Park Wellingborough West
Construction has finished on Yusen Logistics’ latest warehouse at Prologis Park Wellingborough West, which gives the group a nationwide footprint of more than 2 million ft².The new 37,000ft² building has been designed to achieve a minimum BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) 'very good' accreditation. This is the best ...
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ArticleWarehousing availability on the increase but take up expected to be moderate
Segro has pre-let a 539,000 ft2 multi-storey facility to IKEA in Port de Gennevilliers near ParisThe availability of modern warehouses is set to reach a six-year high according to property agent and advisor Cushman & Wakefield – but there are huge regional variations within the UK.Currently there is 5.6 million ...
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UKWA striving to promote workplace diversity
In a recent interview with Alex Farkas of the National Employer & Partnership Team at the Department of Work & Pensions, UKWA CEO Peter Ward outlined how the association is driving discussion around diversity and inclusion within the logistics industry.“As the leading trade association for the sector, UKWA is working ...
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UKWA survey designed to set benchmarks for warehousing performance
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has launched a benchmarking survey aimed at establishing best practice guidelines in the logistics industry.The UKWA’s aim is to create key measurements for the sector’s overall performance against which 3PLs can assess themselves, enabling them to create goals for improvement within their business.The study has ...
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ArticleSpate of speculative warehouse development west of London
The urban logistics market to the west of London has seen a spate of activity, with two new developments starting and another completing. Aviva Investors has plans for a £32.7m development in Uxbridge, which will be constructed by the third quarter of 2018. This will consist of three warehouses of ...
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ArticleStaff shortages increasing interest in warehouse automation
Warehouse staff shortages are fuelling interest in automation, artificial intelligence and robotics, according to warehousing industry experts.Rob Fisher, event director of the IMHX 2019 show, said that the logistics industry can no longer rely on simply increasing the labour force to service new contracts.“A combination of falling unemployment levels, minimum ...
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Make sure your contracts are in order for storage as well as carriage
Companies that provide a full range of logistics-based functions must ensure their conditions of contract cover all of the services that they offer, warns UKWA chief executive Peter Ward.Many companies in the warehousing and haulage sectors use the UKWA conditions as the basis for their standard terms and conditions.They cover ...
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ArticleReduce load damage and improve forklift operator safety with simple kit
A simple yet ingenious plastic cover for the tips of forklift truck tines could save thousands of pounds in damage to palletised loads, according to the manufacturer SumoSafe.SumoSafefork and SumoGlove use industrial grade polyurethane tips fitted to a lift truck's forks to significantly reduce the effect of an accidental impact ...
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E-commerce boom shows no sign of slowing according to warehouse specialist Segro
The continuing importance of Amazon to the UK and European warehousing markets has been underlined in the annual results of developer and landlord Segro.Its financial statement for the year to 31 December 2017 said that Amazon occupied around 2.7 million ft2 of its space in the UK, Germany, Spain and ...
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New customs system gets cautious welcome as Brexit draws ever nearer
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has given a cautious welcome to the government’s new Customs Declaration Service (CDS), which is due to be introduced shortly before Brexit. CDS replaces ageing software originally created in 1989 called Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight (CHIEF) and will be phased in ...
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Amazon threat to e-commerce market but not innovating as fast as perceived, says Metapack founder
Amazon is a "10 tonne gorilla in the room" in the e-commerce market according to the founder of Metapack, who publicly called out the threat of the online retailer to the market for the first time.Speaking at The Delivery Conference in London today (30 January), Patrick Wall said: "We are ...
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ArticleLarge warehouse take up plummets in 2017
Take-up of large warehouses in 2017 fell by 36% compared to the year before, according to new research from property agent JLL.The company’s 'UK Big Box Industrial and Logistics Market' report found that 15.4 million ft2 of good quality Grade A space was leased or sold during the year in ...
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Fowler Welch spends £2m on Spalding depot refurbishment
Food distribution specialist Fowler Welch has spent £2m on a major refurbishment of its temperature controlled depot in Spalding, fuelled by a growth in business which saw the company boost turnover by 13% last year.The investment programme, which is expected to be completed by spring this year, includes the refurbishment ...
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ArticleMoody Logistics spends big in a bid to see warehousing benefit
Electrical contractor Paul Beattie and Caroline Moody, MD of Moody Logistics (right), review the Cross-Desk facility plans.Moody Logistics is spending half a million pounds to boost productivity at its base in Cramlington, Northumberland.The company is constructing a 12,000ft² addition to its facility at the Bolam Business Park to increase capacity ...
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Post-Brexit staff shortages will influence warehouse locations
Workforce availability will become a key element when companies decide where to locate their warehouses during 2018, according to leading property agents.JLL’s 2018 UK Property Predictions: Going Beyond Brexit report says: “Given low unemployment and lower net migration from the EU, the supply of labour will become a critical location ...
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ArticleUK warehousing space will be under acute pressure if UK adopts WTO rules after Brexit, expert warns
The availability of UK warehousing stock could come under increased pressure should the UK default to WTO rules in the wake of failed Brexit negotiations.Just-in-time supply chains, particularly for automotive spare parts - including trucks and vans - would seek to mitigate import delays and trade tariffs of between 2.5% ...
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ArticleLack of warehousing in Scotland sees rents soar three times the UK average
Lack of warehouse building activity in Scotland has seen rents for 10-50,000ft² warehouses in Scotland grow three times faster year-on-year than the UK average.According to commercial property firm Colliers International, the lack of warehousing was hampering growth in the retail distribution sector.Prices for prime industrial space rose on average 7.7% ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics hops into warehousing deal with BrewDog
XPO Logistics is to provide warehousing for craft beer company BrewDog. The brewery has outgrown its storage facilities, having grown from a two-man team in 2008 to an employer of more than 600 people, shipping beer to more than 55 countries.Bottles, cans and kegs of BrewDog beers will be stored ...
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Sharp. Informed. Challenging. Motortransport.co.uk headlines you don’t want to miss
What made the headlines in the UK road transport industry in January 2017? And what trends are shaping logistics and distribution? Motortransport.co.uk has all the answers.OPERATOR NEWSTesco dominated the headlines: it is set to close two of its distribution centres in the UK, bringing all warehouse operations carried out by ...
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ArticleWarehousing space must increase fivefold to keep up with e-commerce
The amount of warehousing space being built must rise fivefold if the UK is to keep pace with the e-commerce market, according to research by law firm Addleshaw Goddard.As online retailers compete on speed of delivery to win custom, the demand for industrial property is outstripping supply, with a premium ...