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Gebrüder Weiss upgrades in Budapest

Austrian logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has enlarged its logistics facility at Dunaharaszti near Budapest. The new complex covers 10,000sq ft including a high-bay warehouse. It will handle all home delivery services for the greater Budapest area with inbound storage, material flow and picking largely automated. [+]

Yusen boosts disabled workers’ chances

Yusen Logistics (UK) is partnering with the Kaleidoscope Group UK, which supports people with disabilities to gain employment via an incubator programme. Candidates on the incubator programme for Yusen Logistics are given training to help them maximise their chances of employment and to find the ... [+]

Rhenus opens sustainable warehouses in Nuneaton

Rhenus Warehousing Solutions officially opened its ‘Rhenus Campus’, development in Nuneaton on 18 April. The development is certified BREEAM Outstanding for environmental protection, and consists of two warehouses, measuring a total of one million square feet  - one of 210,000sq ft, and the second 771,000sq feet. The ... [+]

TT Club offers toolkit to tweak ESG policy

Freight insurer TT Club has produced a toolkit to help transport companies develop a Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) policies. It provides signposts to strategies and solutions to challenges such as emissions calculation, reduction and reporting. The toolkit will develop over time to build a resource ... [+]

HHLA to buy Roland Spedition

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has acquired a 51% share in Roland Spedition, one of the largest owner-led container operators for hinterland transport in Austria. the remaining 49% will remain in the hands of co-shareholders Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall, who will continue to ... [+]

Europa charters Antonov to beat Dubai storm

Europa’s Air & Sea forwarding arm chartered an Antonov 124 to move time-critical cargo from East Midlands Airport to the UAE following the rainstorms that shut down one of the Middle East’s busiest air cargo hubs in April.  Europa managed the cargo from pick up ... [+]

Woodland to turn Doncaster green

Woodland Group has unveiled plans for its largest solar installation to date at its 130,000sq ft in Doncaster.It will provide over 60% of the site's electricity and, together with efficient recycling, EV chargers, and sustainable modes of transport, it will become the Group’s flagship sustainable ... [+]

Cargo-partner moves into UK warehousing

Austrian-headquartered forwarder Cargo-partner – now part of the Nippon Express Group has opened its first warehouse in the UK, next to one of its existing offices in Basildon. The new 4,460sq m building has dedicated areas for pallets, block storage, small parts, picking/packing and other value ... [+]

More managers to take Europa training

Europa Worldwide Group says that 70 senior managers from its 18 UK sites have achieved the bespoke Europa Management Training certification and a new cohort of 60 is currently taking part in the 11-module programme. The programme, launched in 2023, introduces managers to new concepts ... [+]

DB Schenker appoints new UK and Ireland chief

DB Schenker has appointed Aaron Scott as chief executive of its UK and Ireland cluster, succeeding Ray Hennessy who has held the position the last eight years and is retiring. Scott joined the company in 2021 and is currently Executive vice president contract logistics for Region ... [+]