Consumer delivery company Hermes UK has appointed its first Chief People Officer. Penny Garnett will take up the newly created role, working alongside the Executive Committee, to lead Hermes UK’s people strategy and vision working with Jill Maples in her new role of People and Culture Director. Garnett’s remit at Hermes includes driving…
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Trammell Crow Company, a leading global developer and investor in commercial real estate, has acquired a 19.4-acre site in Milton Keynes to develop three Grade A speculative logistics buildings totalling approximately 340,000 square feet. Construction is expected to begin in Q2 2022 with an expected completion date of Q2 2023. Mike Forster, Director…
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Palletforce is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a multi-million pound investment pledge. For the next 12 months the company’s investments will further develop distribution services, pioneer technology, embrace sustainability and drive continued collaboration throughout its membership. As the first step, the company has announced a £3 million investment in a full replacement of…
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German retailer Kaufland has announced that it will use DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service for all full container load shipments, a step which will decrease the company’s annual carbon emissions by approx. 12,000 tonnes of CO2e. GoGreen Plus makes it possible for DHL customers to fully decarbonise their ocean transports by choosing sustainable…
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Amazon has announced that it has plans to hire more than 55,000 corporate and tech roles worldwide, with about 40,000 of those across 220-plus locations in the U.S. In addition, the e-commerce giant will recruit tens of thousands of hourly positions in Amazon’s Operations network. “We’re working hard every day to be the best place for people to…
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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 22nd September 2021 commencing 11:00 to conduct the following items of ordinary business: To consider and if thought fit adopt the accounts for the year ended 30th September…
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An overhaul of Manchester’s railway signalling system is complete, improving future journeys for passengers and freight. Equipment which was nearly 40 years old around Trafford Park has been replaced with the latest digital technology. Network Rail installed a total of 23 new signals and a further 109 pieces of associated signalling equipment as…
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A major upgrade to the railway line between Wigan and Bolton has been given the green light, focused on providing passengers with a greener and more reliable railway. The track between Wigan North Western station and Lostock Junction near Bolton will receive a £78 million upgrade, targeted to complete in 2024/2025. Through electrifying…
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A joint venture between Chancerygate and Bridges Fund Management has submitted plans to speculatively develop 146,745 sq ft of Grade A urban logistics accommodation on a seven-and-a-half-acre site on Bankhead Avenue in Sighthill, Edinburgh. The proposed development, Capital Park, is around five miles southwest of the city centre and will comprise 18 leasehold units…
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Locus, a platform that automates supply chain decisions, has partnered with UK-based address lockup and validation service PostTag to create an end-to-end technology solution for deliveries. The combination of Locus’ automated supply chain management platform and PostTag’s address lookup technology is set to “disrupt” the APAC market, where many brands are grappling with legacy…
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