Logistics firm secures £17.3m funding

Logistics firm secures £17.3m funding

Clean-tech startup Sunswap secures £17.3m to drive decarbonisation in cold chain logistics A Leatherhead-based clean-tech startup decarbonising cold chain logistics, has secured £17.3m through a funding round led by investment company, BGF. The investment will...
Scottish family-run transport firm acquired

Scottish family-run transport firm acquired

Major food transport and logistics player has acquired a Scottish family-run firm The acquisition makes the company part of a European giant that said the move “strengthens the group’s territorial coverage”. Langdons announced the acquisition of the...
Pallet-Track pledges £75k for air ambulance car

Pallet-Track pledges £75k for air ambulance car

Wolverhampton-based pallet network to fund a new critical care car for its nominated charity – Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. The Wolverhampton-based pallet network has already raised nearly 65 per cent of its target to put the charity’s critical care car on the road...
Developer plans huge new £135m logistics park

Developer plans huge new £135m logistics park

An industrial property developer is planning a £135 million logistics project after a land deal. US firm Panattoni has acquired a 47-acre site in Coventry from L&Q Estates which will be called Panattoni Park Coventry. The net-zero, speculative development will be...
Logistics industry’s energy storage challenge

Logistics industry’s energy storage challenge

Toyota Material Handling reports that energy storage will become one of the biggest challenges Toyota Material Handling (UK) has released the Trends in Logistics 2024 report, which says that as fossil fuels are phased out and the electrification of road...