The two companies have signed a new 5 year contract which will see DACHSER provide a warehouse platform as well as UK & Ireland distribution services for a wide range of Aldi’s products. The co-operation between Aldi and DACHSER in the UK goes back more than 25 years, during which… Read more »
In Lemans Terms – Onward Holdings Seals The Deal
Managed third party warehousing firm Onward Holdings Ltd has successfully let its recently refurbished 108,500sq ft warehouse in Normanton to a leading global transport and logistics business. LEMAN, the Danish-owned company, has re-located its UK headquarters to the site situated on Don Pedro Avenue, within the Normanton Industrial Estate,… Read more »
Yusen Logistics awarded logistics contract with Spirit AeroSystems
Yusen Logistics UK has been awarded a contract with Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Ltd. for warehousing, inbound freight and onward distribution to Airbus, one of Spirit’s largest customers. Spirit designs and builds aerostructures in both the commercial and defence sectors, offering global solutions with sites in North America, Europe and Asia. … Read more »
NewCold opens UK’s biggest deepfreeze
NewCold has unveiled its newly-completed deep frozen storage and distribution centre which, says the company, is now the largest of its kind in the UK. At the grand opening in Wakefield, customers, dignitaries, staff and well-wishers gathered on the 16.5-acre site to mark the occasion and hear from NewCold’s… Read more »
Nestlé and XPO Logistics building digital warehouse of the future in the East Midlands
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, and XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, are co-creating a 638,000-square-foot distribution centre at the new SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park in Leicestershire, UK. The facility, a digital warehouse of the future, will be occupied predominantly… Read more »
Wincanton partners with ZigZag to boost returns capability
Wincanton, the largest British logistics company, has announced a new strategic partnership with ZigZag, a company which offers a comprehensive, end to end returns solution to the retail market. This partnership forms a part of Wincanton’s recently announced eFulfilment proposition and marks another step in the development of Wincanton’s wider… Read more »
1Hub Marks Third Anniversary with 64% Rise in Consignments
Independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group is celebrating the many achievements of its innovative 1Hub site in Dartford, three years after launching the state-of-the-art facility. Europa’s £30million 1Hub opened for business in Prologis Park, Littlebrook, in 2015. The 26,368m2 facility, which is big enough to house seven football pitches,… Read more »
Kinaxia Logistics will take advantage of central location and reduced energy costs at Prologis RFI DIRFT
Kinaxia Logistics, a leading UK warehousing and haulage group, has signed-up for a 116,000 square foot state-of-the-art logistics building at DIRFT – the flagship rail-served logistics park owned by Prologis in Rugby, Northamptonshire. Located next to the M1 (Junction 18) and near the M6 motorway and the A14 and A5… Read more »
UPS strengthens cross-border capabilities with new flagship £120 million London hub
UPS officially opened its new 32,000 square metre package sorting and delivery facility in the south east of England. At £120 million, the new London Hub is one of UPS’s largest single infrastructure investments outside of the United States in the company’s history. “Ecommerce growth, cross-border trade expansion, and unique… Read more »
Transmec opens new warehouse at Worcester
Logistics provider Transmec Group is targeting further growth with the opening of a new depot at Worcester. Just a mile from junction 6 of the M5, the 110,000 sq ft warehouse will enable Transmec to meet existing demand and grow its customer base. In addition to warehousing and logistics, Transmec… Read more »
