From the outside, everything is in a consistent style: uniform design, elegant, streamlined, fascinatingly smooth and closed. Whether straight conveyor lines, curves, diverters or transfers, roller conveyors or belt conveyors, horizontal or upward or downward transport, everything looks from outside the same, like a single, unified whole. The frame construction, aesthetics, and height are identical. […]
Blockchain Shipment of Bio-Butanol
Grangemouth-based Scottish green chemical producer Celtic Renewables has partnered with LogChain, a digital supply chain and logistics software developer, to make international shipping more sustainable with the first digitalised shipment of green chemicals. Celtic used LogChain’s private blockchain-based software solution to manage a sample shipment of bio-butanol made using locally sourced by-products and waste from […]
Stepping Toward Greater Sustainability
For companies, becoming more sustainable is a process that requires perseverance, creativity, foresight and courage. Each year, Linde Material Handling (MH) publishes a sustainability report that details its progress in a wide range of areas, including the environment, health, occupational safety, social engagement, and products and solutions. The updated, comprehensive online publication for 2024 is […]
Wickes Home Delivery Contract Extension
CitySprint, the British same day distribution company, has announced a further extension to its partnership with British home improvement retailer Wickes. The extension will see the two partners continue their collaboration until 31st December 2027, building on the long-running and successful relationship that first began in 2016. CitySprint will continue to provide home delivery services […]
COOP Norway Expands Automated DC
Norwegian grocery retailer COOP Norge SA and WITRON have maintained a successful and trusting partnership for more than a decade. This collaboration is embodied in the full-range logistics centre near Gardermoen Airport in Oslo. Covering 84,000 square meters, the facility currently supplies 1,200 stores with more than 13,000 different dry, fresh, and frozen items. At […]
Latin America Welcomes Logistics Cobots
DHL Supply Chain has announced this morning a five-year strategic alliance with Robust.AI, a company who specialise in collaborative robotics systems. Following successful deployments in North America, DHL Supply Chain will now introduce Robust.AI’s Carter robots in Latin America, with a rollout of 15 units in its retail operations in Mexico. The partnership with Robust.AI is […]
Master Peak Season
In the fast-moving world of fashion and consumer goods, peaks in demand can be both predictable and sudden. Whether it’s the holiday rush, a back-to-school surge or a viral social media trend, warehouses need to be prepared to scale up operation and fast. The key isn’t building for maximum capacity year-round, but designing systems that […]
Why Disability Inclusion Matters in Logistics
As the world marks the International Day of Disabled People on 3 December, the logistics sector is reminded of its responsibility and opportunity, to drive greater accessibility across global supply chains. As an industry that keeps economies running, logistics has a powerful platform to champion inclusion and ensure disabled people are not overlooked. A Critical […]
First UK Base at Hams Hall for Fiege
Prologis UK has leased the 261,147 sq. ft. DC2 facility at Prologis Park Hams Hall to Fiege, one of Europe’s leading third party logistics providers. The deal marked Fiege’s entry into the UK market, where it is servicing a major existing e-commerce client. Located just one mile from Junction 9 of the M42 and 10 […]
Shortlist Revealed for 2025 Freight Service Awards
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 Freight Service Awards, naming 33 companies as finalists across nine service categories. Now in their 37th year, the awards highlight excellence and innovation in UK freight forwarding, with seven companies appearing in more than one category. This year’s shortlist reflects strong performance […]









