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 »
NewCold looks for additional premises as Brexit heralds’ storage opportunities for the UK
NewCold, the deep-frozen storage and logistics specialist is looking at possibilities for a new UK site to accommodate increased UK market activity and in anticipation of the demand expected to be triggered by the ‘Brexit effect’ in European Supply Chains. According to NewCold Country Director Jon Miles, the movement… Read more »
NewCold on track as UK’s biggest deepfreeze nears completion
NewCold has nearly completed the second phase of construction at its Wakefield deep frozen storage and distribution centre which, says the company, is set to become the largest of its kind in the UK. Due for full operation by June 2018, the facility will handle 3,000,000 pallets annually and… Read more »
750 new jobs to be created by £150m super-hub investment
Leading parcel delivery company DPD has announced a £150m investment to create a new parcel hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, that will generate 750 jobs. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council has granted planning permission for a new 82 acre employment park, close to junction 1 of the M69, proposed by IM… Read more »
Speculative development announced for industrial site in West Yorkshire
Gregory Property Group has secured detailed planning consent to develop an 11-acre brownfield site less than one mile from Junction 32 of the M62 motorway near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The Leeds based developer has announced that it plans to speculatively build 150,100 sq ft of production and distribution space… Read more »
Panther Warehousing expands national network with two new depots
Dedicated white glove delivery specialist Panther Warehousing has further extended its national reach with the opening of two new depots to increase its footprint in both the north and south. The company has moved into new premises in Carlisle in Cumbria, and Bracknell in Berkshire, to accommodate increased nationwide… Read more »
