Month: July 2025

Online power-tool retailer, UK Planet Tools, has invested early in ‘right-size’ packing automation to remove constraints on growth and build-in flexible capacity for peak. Starting out in 2010 as a local retailer of high-quality tools and fixings, serving customers in and around Milton Keynes, UK Planet Tools has grown rapidly to become one of the largest […]

The latest sustainability report from a leading European pallet pooling specialist reveals a collective saving of more than 40,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions – the equivalent of 177 million miles of driving. IPP, which has its UK base in Coventry and specialises in providing reusable wooden pallets for major manufacturers and FMCG brands, is part […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has announced a comprehensive partnership with the logistics company DHL. The collaboration will enhance operational efficiency across FIA events while reducing emissions over the racing season. The FIA has launched the Global Partnership Programme to […]

THG Fulfil, fulfilment and courier management solution, has announced a partnership with intelligent robotics provider, Libiao. The collaboration will see the installation of 430 state-of-the-art T-sorting robots into THG Fulfil’s automated Manchester warehouse facility, a move projected to increase operational capacity by approximately 75%. The T-sorting robots are set to be operational in September 2025, […]

Delivering results is the reason why logistics and shipping support teams are adopting agentic AI, writes Sebastian Glock, Director of Product Marketing & Technology Evangelist at Cognigy. Billions of letters, parcels, and shipments are delivered each year. They cross international borders and state lines, spanning languages, cultures, and time zones. These are truly global operations. […]

CtrlChain announces the launch of its Shipper Transport Management System (TMS), a SaaS solution built from the ground up to challenge the status quo of logistics technology. Designed to address the complexity and fragmentation of today’s fast-paced logistics environment, the system provides a unified, scalable solution that supports all transport modalities, including full truckloads (FTL), […]

Hugo Beck, a manufacturer of horizontal packaging machines, has announced the appointment of Simon Beck and Jonas Beck as Managing Directors. As grandsons of company founder Hugo Beck, they represent the continued leadership of the family business in its third generation. The appointments follow the departure of Timo Kollmann as Managing Director who is taking […]

XPO Logistics has officially extended its role as Official Transport Partner of both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift through 2030, continuing a collaboration that has spanned over four decades. The agreement highlights XPO’s pivotal role in supporting the logistical backbone of the world’s most prestigious cycling events since 1980. […]

Free registration for INTRA-LOG EXPO South America 2025 is now open! From September 23 to 25, São Paulo will be the meeting point for the top players in intralogistics, showcasing the most advanced solutions in automation, storage, material handling, technology, and much more. INTRA -LOG EXPO SOUTH AMERICA is a comprehensive event in Latin America […]

In this insightful transport management focused episode of Logistics Business Conversations, Peter McLeod sits down with Jonah McIntire, Chief Platform Officer at Trimble, to explore how artificial intelligence—particularly generative AI—is reshaping the logistics and transportation industries. Jonah challenges the misconception that AI must be fed a company’s proprietary data to be useful. Instead, he explains […]