St. Modwen Logistics, the UK logistics owner and developer, and property adviser Savills, has called for improvements to the planning system to support the growth of the logistics sector and encourage more development of modern, sustainable warehousing to keep pace with increasing demand.
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RSSHow Predictive Analytics Has Been Impacting Manufacturing Logistics
Oct 25, 2023
By Nidhi Gupta, CEO of Portcast.
The manufacturing industry is undergoing a profound transformation in the wake of the post-pandemic era. With volumes stabilising, profit margins narrowing, and rivals multiplying, setting themselves apart in all aspects of business has become paramount for manufacturing companies.
LiBiao Robotics announce South African dealer agreement
Oct 25, 2023
Robotic parcel sortation solutions specialist LiBIao Robotics has appointed Black Rhino of Johannesburg as its agent and distribution partner in South Africa for the ‘Mini Yellow’ range of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
New study reveals the European states where is the most expensive to ship to
Oct 25, 2023
A new study by cross-border shopping platform UBuy Switzerland reveals the States where is most costly to ship to are Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.The study compared shipping costs from everywhere in the world to all European countries, then calculated the average to discover which countries are most expensive to ship to.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT October 2023 edition
Oct 24, 2023
The October 2023 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT magazine features a Special Technology Report looking, in depth, at the latest developments in the world of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Voice-directed Picking.
Also included is a ‘Cover Story’: With automotive supply chains stabilising, focus on sustainability expected to rise back up automakers’ agendas.
UK Warehousing Association announces ‘Year of Warehousing’ for 2024
Oct 23, 2023
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that 2024 will see the launch of a high profile, year-long campaign to highlight the critical role of warehousing in supply chains, the sector’s major contribution to the UK economy, essential employment of 1m people, and the key role it is set to play in embracing solar power to achieve UK’s net zero goals.
Increased focus on education for next phase of Generation Logistics
Oct 23, 2023
Generation Logistics, the industry-led logistics awareness campaign, is powering into its second year with the next phase of its campaign to raise awareness of the logistics profession and find the next generation of logistics talent.
UK policy and early movers can play a significant role in unleashing finance to decarbonise the UK freight transport sector
Oct 19, 2023
The end of project report by the Decarbonising UK Freight Transport (DUKFT) Network, suggests several ways to overcome the chicken-and-egg problems associated with decarbonising road, rail and maritime freight transport.
Descartes unveils enhanced solutions and integrations at its Routing, Mobile and Telematics Innovation Forum
Oct 19, 2023
Descartes Systems Group unveiled several new developments to customers at its 2023 Innovation Forum for Routing, Mobile & Telematics, which expand the capabilities of its routing, mobile and telematics solution suite for fleet operators.
UK exports not expected to recover before 2026
Oct 18, 2023
The value of goods exported from and imported into the UK will decline by 3.2% and 0.8% in real terms in 2023, research from business insurer QBE has found, with exports failing to fully recover before 2026, reflecting the slowdown in world and UK growth.
