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Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe

Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe

Mar 27, 2021 BREXIT, e-commerce, Logistics, News, shipping, Storage, Warehousing Comments Off on Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe

A growing number of British online retailers are seeking to ease the extra customs and tax administration and costs involved in trading with the EU by shifting stock from UK warehouses to storage...
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Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet

Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet

Mar 27, 2021 Case Study, Logistics, Materials Handling, Warehousing Comments Off on Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet

Crown Paints has added further units to its existing fleet of Flexi articulated very narrow aisle (VNA) warehouse trucks which operate at the company’s production facility in Hull. Crown has...
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Onward Holdings Ltd is open to offers for a refurbished warehouse in Leeds

Onward Holdings Ltd is open to offers for a refurbished warehouse in Leeds

Mar 27, 2021 BREXIT, e-commerce, For Sale, News, Storage, Warehousing Comments Off on Onward Holdings Ltd is open to offers for a refurbished warehouse in Leeds

Commercial property specialist Onward Holdings Ltd is open to offers for a refurbished warehouse the Yorkshire-based company recently acquired at the sought-after logistics hub of Cross Green...
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Hyster modifies its range of Container Handlers & 18+ tonnes capacity Lift Trucks

Hyster modifies its range of Container Handlers & 18+ tonnes capacity Lift Trucks

Mar 27, 2021 Materials Handling, Multimodal, News, Product Launch Comments Off on Hyster modifies its range of Container Handlers & 18+ tonnes capacity Lift Trucks

Hyster has launched the next evolution in its range of Container Handlers and 18+ tonnes capacity Lift Trucks, featuring new state of the art cabs and controls and Stage V compliant diesel engines....
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Jungheinrich focuses on green electricity 

Jungheinrich focuses on green electricity 

Mar 20, 2021 Materials Handling, News, shipping, Storage, Warehousing Comments Off on Jungheinrich focuses on green electricity 

Effective immediately, all Jungheinrich sites in Germany, including the company’s six German production plants, will operate exclusively on green power. The transition of the foreign branches and...
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Food processors are establishing “the era of ‘Hygiene 2.0’”

Food processors are establishing “the era of ‘Hygiene 2.0’”

Mar 20, 2021 e-commerce, Materials Handling, News, shipping, Storage, Warehousing Comments Off on Food processors are establishing “the era of ‘Hygiene 2.0’”

Schoeller Allibert UK, the European market leader in returnable transit packaging (RTP) solutions for the food manufacturing sector, has commented on the changing role of hygiene for food processors,...
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Online retailers facing cardboard packaging ‘double whammy’ of longer lead times and higher prices

Online retailers facing cardboard packaging ‘double whammy’ of longer lead times and higher prices

Mar 20, 2021 e-commerce, Logistics, News, shipping, Storage, Warehousing Comments Off on Online retailers facing cardboard packaging ‘double whammy’ of longer lead times and higher prices

A growing number of internet retailers are struggling to fulfil orders as a result of a shortage of cardboard packaging brought about by the boom in online sales during the pandemic. Jo Bradley,...
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Cantilever Racks – AK 1324: Noble Metal for Quick Access

Cantilever Racks – AK 1324: Noble Metal for Quick Access

Mar 20, 2021 Logistics, News, Product Launch, Storage, Warehousing Comments Off on Cantilever Racks – AK 1324: Noble Metal for Quick Access

With new cantilever racks, the Czech company AK 1324, wholesaler and retailer of semi-finished stainless steel products, can access stored stainless steel sheets much faster. Previously, the sheet...
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Brandsafe’s impact protection products have been specified for Amazon’s Gateshead warehouse

Brandsafe’s impact protection products have been specified for Amazon’s Gateshead warehouse

Mar 20, 2021 Case Study, Logistics, News, Product Launch, Safety, Warehousing Comments Off on Brandsafe’s impact protection products have been specified for Amazon’s Gateshead warehouse

New electric vehicle (EV) charge point protectors are part of a package of safety and impact protection equipment from specialist Brandsafe that have been specified for Amazon’s new North East...
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Beaverswood racksack is used by RAJA UK & Ireland to improve warehouse waste management

Beaverswood racksack is used by RAJA UK & Ireland to improve warehouse waste management

Mar 14, 2021 Case Study, Logistics, Materials Handling, News Comments Off on Beaverswood racksack is used by RAJA UK & Ireland to improve warehouse waste management

Investment in a new Beaverswood racksack system is improving the collection and segregation of waste at one of the UK’s leading packaging, office products and industrial equipment suppliers. RAJA...
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Business continuity drives new cybersecurity demands in distribution

Business continuity drives new cybersecurity demands in distribution

Jul 25, 2026 Comments Off on Business continuity drives new cybersecurity demands in distribution

As distribution centres become increasingly software-driven, warehouse operators want to understand how automation suppliers can support business continuity and recovery planning....
Decathlon Reaches 700 Stores Equipped with Vusion Solutions

Decathlon Reaches 700 Stores Equipped with Vusion...

Jul 17, 2026 Comments Off on Decathlon Reaches 700 Stores Equipped with Vusion Solutions

LEEA logo – looking after the badge of excellence

LEEA logo – looking after the badge of...

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Supporting safer forklift operations in container loading through automation

Supporting safer forklift operations in container...

May 08, 2026 Comments Off on Supporting safer forklift operations in container loading through automation

LogiMAT 2026: Crown Welcomes Trade Visitors with Its Exhibition Stand

LogiMAT 2026: Crown Welcomes Trade Visitors with...

Apr 03, 2026 Comments Off on LogiMAT 2026: Crown Welcomes Trade Visitors with Its Exhibition Stand

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Saving lives and businesses since 1877 – Business Sprinkler Alliance

Saving lives and businesses since 1877 – Business Sprinkler

Apr 19, 2026 Comments Off on Saving lives and businesses since 1877 – Business Sprinkler Alliance

In February 1877, a fire broke out in a Massachusetts mill. It was, by most accounts, an unremarkable fire and the kind of incident that at any other time would have gutted a building,...
New ESG team will drive Toyota’s sustainability plans

New ESG team will drive Toyota’s sustainability...

May 10, 2024 Comments Off on New ESG team will drive Toyota’s sustainability plans

Beaverswood has hazards and restricted area marking safely taped

Beaverswood has hazards and restricted area...

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RHA launches tail lift safety guidance

RHA launches tail lift safety guidance

May 15, 2021 Comments Off on RHA launches tail lift safety guidance

Axial Properties Ltd fined €80,000 following serious incident in Clonee warehouse

Axial Properties Ltd fined €80,000 following...

Nov 22, 2020 Comments Off on Axial Properties Ltd fined €80,000 following serious incident in Clonee warehouse

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