Glencar to build Brummie base 
Glencar is embarking on a new development at Catalyst Industrial Park, Birmingham, where it has been contracted by Aviva Investors to build four logistics units ranging from 2,090 sqm to 5,969 sqm. Fit with a steel portal frame design, 50KN/M2 floor loading and dock loading as... more
Röhlig's Thai trajectory
Röhlig is opening a 16,000 sqm hub at Thailand’s Laem Chabang Port, thus unlocking logistics capacities close to the country’s manufacturing zones and shipping routes. As part of its collaboration with an electrical goods manufacturer, the logistics provider has developed a... more
Backing for e-fulfilment expansion
DHL Supply Chain is investing in Brandpath, a specialist in fulfilment solutions for e-commerce companies and part of the PI Investment Group. The partnership will allow Brandpath to use DHL’s supply chain network to expand its solutions globally, while DHL will work with its... more
Changing of the guard after 23 years at the helm 
When Hubert Heidenreich hands over the reins of the company C.L. Contract Logistik to Charlotte Heidenreich and Patrick Cali in the near future, the traditional values of the company he founded will be maintained – and at the same time new impulses set. The protagonists... more
Down by the docks
Panattoni has opened 13,000 sqm of commercial spaces at City Dock Hamburg Norderstedt, with two new tenants having joined in October and November. Fit for SMEs and start-ups or branch offices, the hub is located within Hamburg, giving tenants access to key docks, the city’s... more
Nippon gains GDP certification in Philly
Nippon Express’ pharma logistics business in Philadelphia has been awarded a GDP certificate effective 13 November, rewarding the company’s efforts to maintain a safe and reliable storage solution for medical goods. Philadelphia and the wider state of Pennsylvania are home... more
Partnering on Polish parcel programme
DHL’s e-commerce division is integrating its delivery services into the Allegro delivery programme, expanding its reach into the Polish market. As part of this strategic partnership, DHL will add its parcel lockers, pickup points and courier deliveries to the Polish... more
Struggling to improve customer service
Parcel deliverers are struggling to keep up with customers’ seasonal demands, as Citizens Advice reports in its recently published annual parcels league ranking. Out of the top five delivery companies by parcel volume, Royal Mail and Amazon are ranked first in terms of overall... more
Rhenus completes Rhine-side hub
Rhenus is setting up its new Swiss logistics centre near the Rhine in Möhlin, Aargau, where it aims to implement an automated storage solution. Using 30 P40 Geek+ robots and seven roboshuttles, the logistics provider is looking to handle goods at a 70% faster speed while... more
While 3,000 guitars gently weep
3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars were recently seized at the US border while being smuggled into the country via ocean containers from Asia. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price would have amounted to USD 18,742,820, if the instruments had been genuine. US Customs and... more