Self-driving vans, buses and shuttles could soon hit the UK’s roads following the launch today (23 May) of a £40m funding competition. The move aims to kick-start commercial self-driving services, including delivery vehicles. The ‘Commercialisin…
Temperature-controlled logistics giant Lineage Logistics has expanded its Peterborough warehouse to create its South East Superhub. The launch follows the expansion of Lineage’s Northern Superhub near Manchester, in September 2021, which added 2…
The use of drones in logistics could result in £2.8bn of savings and boost productivity, according to a government report into robotics. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said investment by companies such as Ocad…
Ian Truesdale (pictured) has been appointed MD of Unipart Logistics with a brief to help clients “reimagine” their supply chains using smart technology and automation. Truesdale will succeed Frank Burns, who has been named executive vice preside…
Europa Warehouse has made an £11m investment in automation at its 715,000 sq ft facility in Corby, completed last year. A division of Europa Worldwide Group, it is working with psb intralogistics, based in Pirmasens, Germany to introduce Goods-t…