Waiting On the Budget? A Manual Pallet Truck Has No Energy Bill
As Chancellor John Healey prepares to deliver his first Autumn Budget on 28 October, for plenty of manufacturers in the Midlands and…
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Back Care Awareness Week: Why the Right Equipment Is the Quickest Fix Most Sites Overlook
This week marks Back Care Awareness Week, the annual campaign run by the charity BackCare to bring focus on the scale of…
Autumn Is the Time to Check Your Manual Handling Equipment Reminds Midland Pallet Trucks
As autumn sets in, businesses that rely on pallet trucks and other manual handling equipment should be taking a closer look at…
As Skills Gap Widens, the Right Equipment Can Help Newer Staff Catch Up Faster
Logistics UK’s Skills and Employment Report 2026, released at this year’s Multimodal exhibition, warns that the sector’s capability gap is continuing to…
Supply Chains Are Wobbling – Is Your Warehouse Steady?
Supply chain disruption is now cited as a risk by more than a third of UK manufacturers, according to MHA’s 2026 Manufacturing…
Why Backing Your Own Numbers Matters More Than the Headlines
There’s a strange chasm opening up in how UK small businesses see the world. According to YouGov’s Business Sentiment Tracker, owners rate…
Recent HSE Prosecutions a Reminder That Load Stability and Equipment Maintenance Still Catch Businesses Out
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a run of prosecutions in recent weeks involving unstable stockpiles, workers becoming entangled in machinery,…
Shein and Temu’s Move Towards Local Stock is Changing the Demands on UK Warehouses
The days of every online fast fashion order being dispatched directly from China may be starting to fade. As governments tighten scrutiny…
Time Running Out for East Midlands Freeport Businesses to Benefit from Full Rates Relief
Businesses operating within the East Midlands Freeport have weeks left to take advantage of full business rates relief, with the current window…
Eight Percent of Britain’s Workers Works in Logistics (and Most of It Starts With a Pallet Truck)
Recent figures from Logistics UK’s 2026 Report show that logistics now account for roughly eight per cent of the entire UK workforce,…
What It Means to Run 130 Million Square Feet of Warehousing
The Midlands’ position as the UK’s largest logistics region is well established, with total warehousing space now put at around 130 million…
Rising Warehouse Rates Put Pressure on Operators to Make Better Use of Existing Space
Warehouse operators across the Midlands are facing another unwelcome rise in overheads, with business rates and other property costs putting fresh pressure…