A coroner has raised concerns about the dangers of coupling and uncoupling trailers to tractor cabs after an HGV driver died in a rollaway incident in Widnes. Cheshire’s assistant coroner Charlotte Keighley has written to haulage and warehousing…
Lloyd Fraser 3PL has secured a 10-year lease on a 168,000sq ft warehouse in Magna Park, Lutterworth, as part of wider plans to build its warehousing capacity to 1.5m sq ft by the end of the year and grow the company through new acquisitions. The…
Northampton-based Crisis Logistics is set for further growth after acquiring Pallet-Track member Action Express for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will see Action Express retain its Brackmills Industrial Estate depot, with Crisis Logistics …
Amazon’s Prime Week deliveries look set for disruption after almost 900 workers at its Coventry fulfilment centre went on strike this week, taking to the picket line once again over an ongoing pay dispute. The three day strike, from 10 – 13 July…
Kuehne+Nagel has seen off competitors to win the role of the official freight forwarding and logistics partner to the British Olympic Association, both during and beyond the Paris 2024 Olympics. The logistics giant said the deal to support Team …
Palletline is refreshing its forklift fleet with energy efficient models, including 10 that are all-electric, and they are expected to save more than £100,000 over five years. A total of 78 new forklifts will operate across hubs in London, Birmi…
A six-unit industrial warehouse development close to the M20 in Kent covering 302,844sq ft has been given the go-ahead, with completion due by August 2024. Construction firm Glencar said it had been appointed by Wrenbridge and investor Bridges F…
Fergusons Transport has hailed its “very satisfactory” trading figures and thanked its staff for their exceptional work that got the Cramlington business through the pandemic. The haulage and warehousing company saw turnover increase by 17.3% to…
Last year saw the slowest pace of growth in the contract logistics market since 2014 (other than the Covid contraction of 2020), according to TI’s latest Global Contract Logistics Report. The research found that the contract logistics market was…
Delamode International Logistics director Mike Thomas has been appointed the new chair of the UK Warehousing Association’s (UKWA) management board whilst Gary Whittle, commercial director of Meachers Global, has been named as UKWA’s vice chair. …
GXO has expanded its partnership with Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F Co), managing the fashion retailer’s UK e-commerce fulfillment and returns from its dedicated, newly refurbished 170,000-square-foot facility near London. The expansion follo…
Despite a “hugely challenging year”, which saw Gregory Distribution Holdings forced to reduce its apprenticeship programme and run fewer vehicles in 2022, profit and turnover rose, aided by some high performing contracts and the integration of t…
Linde Material Handling (UK) has launched a purpose-built demonstration theatre which will be used to showcase its trucks and their capabilities. More than 40 customers and visitors attended the launch at Linde MH UK’s site in West Bromwich wher…
DHL and Mars UK have opened a new warehouse at London Thames Gateway, which will increase the food manufacturer’s warehousing capacity by over 50% and help it streamline the inbound and outbound distribution of its product portfolio, cutting the…