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As the Coronavirus pandemic has altered our ways of living and working – potentially for good – it has sent shockwaves through areas of UK business previously thought untouchable.

The value of the commercial shipping industry has been significantly highlighted in the wake of the COVID-19. Under normal circumstances, consumers didn’t think much about the supply chains, shipping containers, or the human resources involved in getting essential and luxury products into markets around the world.

Manufacturer of safety signage and products Spectrum Industrial have added even more signs to their range of social distancing and hygiene signs by popular demand.

Leigh Anderson, Managing Director, Bis Henderson Recruitment: ‘Scale and pace’ is the imperative for supply chain transformations in this time of crisis.

Fit-to-size packaging saves cardboard and boosts sustainability for ASDA

Hikrobot, one of the world’s leading robotics companies, has announced a new partnership with British firm OW Robotics (OWR) in a potential shake-up for UK warehouse automation.

While it’s easy to write about the negative aspects of the all-consuming global pandemic – such as the substantial disruption to supply chains, or a capacity crunch that threatens e-commerce… my eye was caught by a story on our sister title Citti.

Technology is becoming far more central in nearly every aspect of business. This is absolutely no different in the logistics industry. When you look at the IoT, you will see that tech is altering the requirements of the buildings that actually contain warehouses.

The impact of Covid-19 on supply chains has led to a 200% increase in storage requirement enquires at Solent Gateway in Hampshire.

Last week I was asked by a major 3PL about what will happen after Covid-19 and if I could share any trends or future predictions.

Worldwide air traffic is affected by the measures to contain COVID-19 in an unprecedented way and is a major challenge for everyone involved.

Enquiries into FTA’s Member Advice Centre (MAC) have more than doubled since the start of the Covid-19

A 200,000 sq ft plus speculative warehouse scheme in Leicestershire has secured finding from real estate investment and development specialist Barwood Capital and joint venture partner Merseyside Pension Fund.

Houston, Texas-headquartered forklift manufacturer Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA) has implemented international supply chain solutions provider TouchPath’s TouchMES manufacturing execution system, integrating it with the company’s ERP system to increase production capacity and support expansion.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) welcomes the additional support that the Department for International Trade (DIT) is making available to 160,000 exporters and international investors.

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have issued a joint statement calling for support from governments and international bodies to ensure international supply and mobility chains remain connected during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the end of December, the first cases of pneumonia caused by the novel COVID-2019 virus were recorded in Wuhan in the Hubei Province of China. Many of the country’s automobile industry enterprises are located in this province. In early February, the virus struck the mining, automotive, pharmaceutical and electronic industries, as well as transport and logistics.

Businesses need to maintain a balance between stock availability, which is usually a good thing, and carrying too much inventory, which is generally not.

THE boss of a haulage firm has armed her drivers with an official health authority letter after several were barred from using toilet facilities when delivering freight.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, urgent measures are needed to address the impact on essential goods transport and passenger transport within and among EU Member States.