Industrial supplier continues infrastructure investment
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Industrial supplier continues infrastructure investment

Antifriction Components, which supplies critical moving parts for industry, is creating the largest regional stock resource of its kind in the UK for its south west client base. The upgraded branch in Avonmouth will keep stock…

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Just Arrived – Gallery Direct’s First Ocean Charter to UK
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Just Arrived – Gallery Direct’s First Ocean Charter to UK

With their continued growth and product range expansion, coupled with a rise in demand for home furnishings during the pandemic, Gallery Direct needed to guarantee they could maintain a supply of products into the UK, in order…

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XPO Logistics and Nestlé Unveil UK Digital Distribution Warehouse of the Future
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XPO Logistics and Nestlé Unveil UK Digital Distribution Warehouse of the Future

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, and Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, have today announced that their flagship distribution centre and technology hub in the UK has…

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HERMES EXTENDS REMIT WITH POSTTAGTO COVER ALL LOCATION QUERIES
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HERMES EXTENDS REMIT WITH POSTTAGTO COVER ALL LOCATION QUERIES

Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has extended its remit with PostTag, the last mile delivery technology company, to cover its business fully end to end. It follows a successful initial 6-month partnership which has seen…

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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard following data sharing agreement roll out
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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard following data sharing agreement roll out

CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is encouraging the construction industry to embrace the new Common Assessment Standard following the announcement of a data-sharing agreement between the scheme’s providers.   The Common Assessment Standard was…

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Seven-point Checklist to Warehouse Systems-design
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Seven-point Checklist to Warehouse Systems-design

Low-CapEx technology is leading SME’s to look at flexible and scalable, warehouse automation as a means to overcoming capacity issues and labour constraints. But how do you ensure a favourable outcome? Here Craig Whitehouse, Managing…

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Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet
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Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet

Crown Paints has added further units to its existing fleet of Flexi articulated very narrow aisle (VNA) warehouse trucks which operate at the company’s production facility in Hull. Crown has operated Flexi trucks – which…

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Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe
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Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe

A growing number of British online retailers are seeking to ease the extra customs and tax administration and costs involved in trading with the EU by shifting stock from UK warehouses to storage facilities on…

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CILT award win makes it a hat-trick for Superdry and Invar Systems with Hikrobot
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CILT award win makes it a hat-trick for Superdry and Invar Systems with Hikrobot

Victory in the Warehouse Operations category at The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Awards for Excellence has secured a hat-trick across the UK’s top logistics awards schemes for an Invar Systems project involving…

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NEW EV CHARGE POINT PROTECTION AND SAFETY SOLUTIONS FROM BRANDSAFE
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NEW EV CHARGE POINT PROTECTION AND SAFETY SOLUTIONS FROM BRANDSAFE

Improved levels of protection for electric vehicle (EV) charge points installed in warehouse and distribution centre car parks are provided by a new range of high-performance solutions from Brandsafe, the UK impact protection equipment specialist.  There are currently in excess of 30,000 electric vehicle charge points…

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