Work has begun on a 482,000 sq ft warehouse for the world’s leading contract logistics provider, DHL Supply Chain, at DP World London Gateway. In a joint enterprise, DHL will construct a brand-new bespoke facility at Plot 3040 on London Gateway’s Logistics Park. Work to prepare the plot is underway,… Read more »
Wincanton adds over 500,000 sq ft to its property portfolio
Wincanton, the largest British third-party logistics company, has acquired over half a million square feet in property since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of its ongoing growth strategy. In October, Wincanton agreed a lease on a 250,000 sq.ft warehouse near Bristol to support its contract with EDF… Read more »
AO open huge new warehouse in Stoke with 120 new jobs
Online electricals retailer AO is opening its third warehouse in four months as it continues to expand its logistics network at lightening speed. The site is the largest warehouse of the three, adding over 275,000 sq ft of distribution space to their portfolio with the premises at G-Park in Stoke-on-Trent…. Read more »
Econ Engineering ploughs £2M into new Cardiff service hub & parts distribution centre
Econ Engineering – which supplies 85 per cent of the winter maintenance vehicles used on the United Kingdom’s roads – has invested £2.1m into a new service hub and parts distribution centre in Cardiff, Wales. From its new base in an industrial park on Brindley Road, Econ’s Cardiff hub will… Read more »
Total Lubricants outlines expansion plan to mark 50 years of blending at Ferrybridge
Total Lubricants in UK, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its blending plant in August, has unveiled plans to invest in developing and expanding the site at Ferrybridge in West Yorkshire. The development plan includes the purchase of four acres of land adjacent to the plant, which will enable… Read more »
P&O Ferrymasters commences operations at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park LG 231
P&O Ferrymasters, one of the leading European providers of tailor-made transportation and logistics services, took occupation of the 231,000 sq ft (21,460 m²) distribution centre space on practical completion of the building on 27 July 2020. The company was able to set up business immediately to manage and operate the… Read more »
NHS thanks kind-hearted team at Aztek Logistics
A Hertfordshire-based logistics company has been thanked by the NHS for providing vital storage for essential PPE during the coronavirus pandemic. Aztek Logistics, which is a shareholder member of the award-winning Pallet-Track network, stepped up to help the NHS East Ambulance Service after the service received an influx of PPE…. Read more »
AO extends UK distribution network with new Crewe warehouse
UK-based electricals e-tailer AO has opened the doors to its new warehouse, in Crewe, and the company said the search continues for more capacity to support its growing distribution network. The latest site is the third AO facility in Crewe, and it adds 110,000 sq ft of distribution space to… Read more »
AO expand logistics operation with the opening of new warehouse
Online electricals retailer, AO has opened a new distribution warehouse in Crewe, its third in the town, to make sure its growing number of customers get what they need when they need it. The new warehouse adds a further 110ksq ft of distribution space giving AO just under 1,000,000 sq… Read more »
Panther makes over 8000 pallet spaces available to help meet ever increasing demand for warehouse space
Two-man delivery specialists Panther Warehousing has freed up over 8000 pallet spaces at its 215,000 sq. ft storage and distribution facility at Normanton, near Wakefield, Yorkshire at which it can provide a full e-commerce solution for large item sales. With the UK currently in the midst of a nationwide capacity… Read more »
