Swissport expands flower logistics for Valentine’s
Swissport expects to handle more than 250 million flowers at its air cargo centre in Nairobi over this year’s Valentine’s season. The extra loads of flowers from Kenyan farms via…
Flooring distributor boosts UK presence with South West logistics hub
Fast-growing UK flooring distributor Likewise Group has expanded operations with the purchase of a logistics centre for £1.2m The new distribution centre for the South West in Ivybridge, near Plymouth,…
Tritax purchases 650,000ft² distribution centre
Tritax Big Box REIT has purchased the 650,000ft² Sainsbury’s distribution centre in Haydock in an off-market deal for £75 million. The deal, which was arranged by commercial real estate firm…
Evri launches listening panel and celebrates £150,000 milestone for charity partner Scope
Lucy Edwards launches Evri Body Collective at Barnsley hub, with representatives from Scope and Evri. Evri, the UK’s biggest dedicated parcel delivery company, doubles down on its long-term ambition to…
Palletower buys up Yorkshire racking business
Acquisitive storage and logistics equipment firm buys up racking business A fast-growing Cheshire firm that’s become one of Europe’s largest providers of storage and logistics equipment has made its fifth…
Scottish logistics firm expands into England with acquisition
Ayr-based JST Ports & Logistics Holdings Ltd has acquired Essex firm RFS Works Ltd, with backing by £11.7 million funding from Cynergy Business Finance. The transaction enables JST to enhance…
Rising star promoted to Logistics Co-ordinator
National Apprenticeship Week: Rising star promoted at multi-million-pound Risley courier firm An apprentice at a Risley-based same-day courier service has been promoted to Logistics Co-ordinator ahead of National Apprenticeship Week…
UPU launches research fellowship on e-commerce logistics
UPU and the University of Antwerp have launched a research fellowship focused on cross-border e-commerce and parcel logistics. It aims to provide postal operators with the research and insights needed…
Royal Mail innovation reduces trailer unloading time by 97%
Royal Mail’s latest innovation reduces the average time it takes to unload an HGV trailer from three-and-a-half hours to just six minutes, an improvement of 97%. Royal Mail has unveiled…
Nestlé drives toward net-zero goal
Food and beverage company Nestlé reduces carbon emissions following logistics partnership Global food and beverage company Nestlé has reduced carbon emissions by more than 2,000 tonnes as part of an…