DHL Supply Chain has extended its partnership with Henkel, which has seen the FMCG company move its retail operation to the new COMAH facility, Manton Wood, in North Nottinghamshire. Henkel, the business behind leading brands including Schwarzko…
Wincanton has made a multi-million-pound investment in 48 autonomous mobile robots to accelerate its e-commerce capabilities. It said the new AMR fleet would provide it with greater flexibility in its operations, enabling it to better manage the…
Wincanton has revealed the five global start-ups that will take part in its 2022 W2 Labs programme. The five firms are French digital fulfilment company Find & Order, Polish business No Magic, Manchester-based Automedi, US company Navflex an…
Richard Skidmore, head of customer service delivery with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, has urged the industry to embrace the benefits of increased collaboration to save costs and improve efficiencies. Speaking at last week’s Microlise conference, he sai…
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…