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Design-Build
Miner Acquires Dependable Dock & Door
Miner Ltd., division of OnPoint Group, acquired Dependable Dock and Door, a provider of high-speed door and loading dock.
Design-Build
Conducting Site Due Diligence Avoids Costly Delays
Cold Storage
Cold Storage Demand Heats Up as Inventory Freezes
Trucking
New Space Construction Experiences 50% Drop While Consumer Sentiment Remains Positive: Study
Automation
Integrating Building Design, Automation and Management to Improve Cold Storage Efficiency
Design-Build
4 Ways to Plan for an Automation Retrofit
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3PL/4PL
Nominations Open for 2024 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award
3PLs and cold storage providers remain a key puzzle piece to building and nurturing partnerships, cultivating resilience and helping companies in the cold food space overcome supply chain disruptions. Submissions close March 22.
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Supply Chain Visibility
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Disrupting Supply Chain Disruptions
Supply chain rock stars are the backbone of the cold food chain. Meet the winner's of this year's Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.
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Design-Build
5 Reasons F&B Industrial Development is Shifting to the Southeast
As restaurant and grocery industrial users seek out new territory to expand operations, multiple states have become a haven for development due to a few key factors. Here are the Top 5 draws.
Waste Reduction
Closed Loop Sustainability Program for Rack Recycling
Nucor Warehouse Systems announced its new corporate responsibility and sustainability initiative called Closed Loop Sustainability.
Design-Build
Record Set in 2022 for Most Industrial Leases
In 2022, a record was set for 1 million square feet industrial leases. Over 63 leases were signed in 2022 and the average size of the place leased went up from 2021.
Supply Chain Education
6 Ways to Harness Human Behavior to Successfully Transform Supply Chains
Virtually every company is looking at their supply chains and assessing how to rebuild them to help ensure they are resilient enough to withstand further disruption, here are 6 ideas ways to improve supply chains in 2023.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Evolving Global Seaport Regions Impact Industrial Real Estate
The CBRE Supply Chain Advisory group estimates that transportation accounts for 45-70% of total logistics costs. Locating distribution facilities near seaports can help to lower transportation costs.
Packaging
Trends Driving the Importance of Sustainable Warehousing
In working with the right partners, food and beverage companies can increase their sustainable practices throughout the warehouse to lessen their environmental footprint.
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Delegate your B2B integration to a market leader to simplify your exchanges
Cloud-based SaaS EDI allows the enterprise to focus on their core operations to focus on what matters most. Generix EDI SaaS supports all forms of electronic exchanges, connecting you to your wider ecosystem of customers, suppliers, and partners.
Sustainability
5 Ways LED Lighting Can Help Food and Beverage Sector Improve ESG Practices
Upgrading to LED lighting can make a significant impact on energy consumption and worker safety.
Micro-Fulfillment
Average Size of Warehouse Leases Edge Close to Seven Digits
The activity points to expansion in the industry, particularly for traditional retailers and wholesalers.
3PL/4PL
Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award: E-Commerce Boom Calls for Rise in Outsourcing of Services
This year’s winners are in position to answer the call for that increased demand in outsourcing of services.
Design-Build
Strategies for Mitigating Rising Construction Costs in Food, Beverage Space
There has been no reduction of new construction starts in the food and beverage market; in fact, a multiplicity of market changes is driving increased demand for facility new-builds, expansions and modernization.
Design-Build
Optimizing Structured Cabling Systems in Food Distribution Centers
Structured cabling improves the flow of information between different parts of the distribution center. Here's how.
Cold Storage
3 Ways Intralogistics Solutions Can Help Optimize Cold Storage Facilities
It is imperative that both early and modern cold storage operations can optimize their current operations to keep up with demand.
Cold Storage
Top 6 Trends in Cold Food Warehousing
Cold food distributors prepared to adapt and shift to changing industry demands will be the best prepared for success and profitability in the long run.
Cold Storage
Growth in Online Grocery Drives Demand in Cold Storage
CBRE estimates the U.S. cold storage footprint to be approximately 225 million square feet, with a vacancy rate that mirrors the overall industrial sector at a historically tight 3.1%.
Automation
Warehouse Retrofitting: The Shift from B2B to B2C
For those looking to add direct-to-consumer capacity, companies are keeping a portion of the operations “status quo” for B2B and/or repurposing a section of the warehouse for B2C.
Cold Chain
IARW, IRTA Merge Into GCCA
IARW and IRTA will continue to operate as currently structured through 2022, with the restructured GCCA to be launched Jan. 1, 2023.
Warehousing
5 Ways Destratification Fans Increase Profits in Food Industry
To provide the best customer experience and increase profits, these facilities must take steps to improve their environment and lower costs. One way to do this is by installing destratification fans. Here’s five reasons why.
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Delegate your B2B integration to a market leader to simplify your exchanges
Cloud-based SaaS EDI allows the enterprise to focus on their core operations to focus on what matters most. Generix EDI SaaS supports all forms of electronic exchanges, connecting you to your wider ecosystem of customers, suppliers, and partners.
Cold Storage
Chill Storage Begins Deployment on 15 Cold Storage Facilities
Chill Storage begins to build 15 new cold storage facilities and plans on deploying $500 million of asset value over the next several years. The move looks to capitalize on the significant growth the cold chain continues to see.
Design-Build
Design-Build Market Experiences Uptick in Warehouse, Distribution Projects
Construction in the warehouse/distribution center market is predicted to reach $53 billion this year, up 1400% since 2010.
Design-Build
Farm (to Warehouse) to Table: Designing the Automated Warehouse of the Future
Many warehouse owners are looking to expand temperature-controlled storage capabilities, including refrigerated and frozen storage options, to accommodate current and future demand.
Design-Build
Rebounding Economy, E-Commerce Boom Create Uptick in Warehouse Leasing Market
General retail and wholesale claimed the largest share of the 100 leases, followed by e-commerce-only occupiers and food and beverage users.
Warehousing
Logistics Hubs Emerge to Address Ongoing Supply Chain Disruptions
Among the top strategies playing out across the country is suppliers holding more inventory, also known as "safety stock," closer to large population centers to reduce shipping costs.
Automation
Retrofitting Legacy Warehouses for the Future
When exploring different innovative solutions for retrofitting a distribution center, explore WMS accelerators in tandem with more traditional capital-intensive programs.
Design-Build
Averting a Cold Storage Disaster
Understanding the many components, regulations and considerations that go into designing, building and maintaining cold storage facilities is key to selecting a vendor for new or existing facility installation.
Material Handling Equipment
Making Loading Dock Operations Safer in Grocery Facilities
Ensuring your safety equipment works within your specific environment will help improve the safety for your employees while keeping operations intact.
Design-Build
How to Make the Most of Industrial Catwalks
Businesses can use these work platforms to help workers complete everyday tasks and remain productive, efficient and safe.
Design-Build
Site Selection Checklist of Do’s and Don’ts
Site selection is the first major – and most critical – decision you will make about your building project. Here are some key requirements to help narrow down the site search and provide only qualifying site options.
Design-Build
Brexit Could be Catalyst That Makes UK Self-Sufficient Again
The UK’s focus is on infrastructure projects, how to re-stimulate the economy and get business moving again.