BT Group is to take a £5m stake in drone start-up Altitude Angel as part of wider plans to create a drone superhighway linking key UK logistics hubs. BT will provide Altitude Angel with the […]
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Commercial property developer Chancerygate and global real estate investment and development firm Hines have completed their Gemini8 Business Park scheme in Warrington, the joint venture announced this week. The 119,600sq ft development is situa…
As few as seven hydrogen refuelling stations are required to cover the majority of UK HGV movements, according to the Glasgow-based commercial vehicle developer HVS. Speaking ahead of the unveiling of a technology demonstrator (pictured) to show…
DPD has become the first company to sign up to a new scheme from First Bus offering local Glasgow businesses use of its extensive EV charging infrastructure. DPD drivers will now have access to the Caledonia depot to charge their EVs while in Gl…
The RHA is calling on ministers to cut the red tape surrounding planning rules on new truck stops so that HGV drivers can have greater access to safe and secure roadside facilities. The association is lobbying for the National Planning Policy Fr…
Construction company Glencar has been instructed by logistics property developer PLP to build a 344,500 sq ft warehouse speculatively on a 17-acre site in Stafford. Located on the Stone Business Park and close to the A34 and junctions 14 and 15 …
Volta Trucks and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have partnered up to deliver charging apparatus to customers and accelerate their transition to CV electrification. The technical infrastructure of the charging installations for Volta Trucks’ custom…
One of the largest ever speculative logistics buildings in the north of England has been snapped up by CV parts distributor Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) from real estate developer Panattoni. The pre-lease agreement means AAG will occupy a 630…
Defence contractor BAE Systems has taken delivery of two Mercedes 3.5-tonne electric vans on contract hire from Fraikin. The vehicles are the first to be deployed at the company’s Broad Oak manufacturing plant in Portsmouth and replace diesel-po…
A battery electric vehicle (BEV) “boom” led to deliveries of electric CVs increasing by 70% last month, but concerns remain about the UK’s charging infrastructure. Figures from the SMMT showed that BEV deliveries now have a market share of 4.4%,…
Plans are afoot for a major Grade A urban logistics space on a four-acre site on Factory Lane in Croydon, south London which could create up to 250 jobs. A joint venture between developer Chancerygate and SGN Place, the property development subs…
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has welcomed news of a new £55m government fund to support an energy transition for the UK’s industrial sector which comes in the wake of the association’s call for a major roll out of solar panels on wareho…
DP World’s terminal at London Gateway has handled its ten millionth container, nine years after the logistics hub launched, the company announced this week. DP World hailed the milestone as evidence of a “remarkable track record of growth” at Lo…
Parcel delivery firm Evri is to open a £60m parcel sortation hub in Barnsley next Tuesday (20 September). Named Colossus, the 341,000 sq ft facility is said to be the biggest of its kind in Europe and will sort 1.1 million parcels a day for onwa…