News and Events
Below is the latest news from Logistics Partners including updates on awards, published articles. We also highlight events we are attending or by organisations we are involved with.
EVENTS
UKWA Annual Conference 2024
12th - 13th March 2024 - East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
Join UKWA for two action-packed days themed around '2024: The Year of Warehousing'. The carefully crafted program is designed to empower your business, optimise operations, and secure your future in the dynamic world of warehousing. To book Visit the website...
Intralogistex 2024
19th - 20th March 2024 - NEC, Birmingham
IntraLogisteX 2024, the UK's largest warehousing exhibition. The exhibitor selection includes a huge range of industry-leading warehouse automation providers who can help you make the most of your warehouse. Not only will you be able to talk to these experts about your automation needs, but you'll also be able to see live demonstrations of the latest warehouse automation solutions in-person!. Visit the website...
Robotics & Automation 2024
19th - 20th March 2024 - NEC, Birmingham
Discover how all the latest industry innovations can revolutionise your supply chain and manufacturing operations. Discover the latest solutions in automated assembly, conveyors, materials handling, robotics systems, machine vision, machine safety, and much more. Visit the website...
Women in Logistics Annual Conference 2024
18th April 2024 - Active Ants, Northampton
Join us at Collaboration for Success, not just open to women, the conference is designed for logistics and transport professionals/organisations looking to attract and nurture a diverse range of talent. In a fast changing industry our strength is in how we work together and harness capability. Women in Logistics have created a fantastic line up of speakers to explore how we can use partnerships and skills to achieve supply chain efficiency, active travel capability and sustainability. Read more on the website...
IWLEX 24
14th - 15th May 2024 - NAEC, Stoneleigh, Coventry
An exhibition representative of today’s world, shaped by the industry, for the industry. A “purpose” focused event which aims not only to provide an unparalleled place to do business but also to support the industry and the professionals within. Visit the website...
Multimodal 24
11th - 13th June 2024 - NEC, Birmingham
Multimodal is the industry's annual meeting place where cargo owners and shippers attend to find ways to improve their supply chains, make them more sustainable and discover innovative ideas to solve their transport and logistics issues. Visit the website...
Tomorrow's Warehouse
20th June 2024 - The CBS Arena, Coventry
Tomorrow's Warehouse is a one-day, free-to-attend conference tackling operational challenges in warehousing and logistics at a time of upheaval. It aims to ignite enthusiasm in today’s warehouse, allowing managers to embrace the positives of the great technological mega-trends that are sweeping over logistics. Visit the website...
UKWA Annual Lunch and Awards for Excellence
10th July 2024 - Royal Lancaster Hotel, London
The UKWA’s prestigious Annual Awards recognise excellence in the warehousing sector and highlight the achievements of the top performing individuals and organisations across our industry. To book visit the website...
Motor Transport Awards 2024
4th September 2024 - Grosvenor House Hotel, London
For the past 38 years, the Motor Transport Awards have been the benchmark for excellence among UK road transport fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers and innovators. To book visit the website...
Lynn Parnell will be fundraising for Transaid at this Motor Transport Awards.
CILT Annual Awards for Excellence and Annual Conference 2024
19th September 2024 - De Vere Beaumont, Windsor
This year the CILT are combining two landmark CILT National Events - The CILT Awards for Excellence and The CILT Annual Conference. During the day a Conference aiming to inspire, engage, and motivate delegates. The evening will honour the very best individuals and organisations who have made a significant impact within the logistics and transport profession. Read more on the website...
UKWA House of Lords Luncheon
15th October 2024 - House of Lords, London
This popular event in the UKWA calendar brings together members and prominent representatives of the logistics sector with MPs, peers and key policy makers. It provides an excellent platform for UKWA to highlight current issues affecting the industry and lobby for action in an convivial setting.. For more information visit the website.
NEWS AND ARTICLES
High flying business solutions
In this article for UKWA we share the potential for drones in warehousing and give an update on our drone R&D trials with fellow UKWA member Masters Logistical. Read the article...
Construction Supply Chain Excellence Award 2020 winner
Logistics Partners Consultancy and Battersea Power Station won the award for the implementation of the new construction site Delivery Management System, that Lynn Parnell project managed. The judges said that the entry was a "good, well thought out project" with a "tight brief, measurable benefits case and delivered to expectations despite Covid." Read the article...
Shortlisted for 2021 Family Business of the Year Awards.
The Family Business of the Year Awards were created in 2012 to celebrate the UK family business sector, to recognise the diversity of family firms across the country and to celebrate the contribution that they make. Logistics Partners were nominated by another business. Read the shortlist announcement...
Shortlisted for The Logistics Awards 2020
Logistics Partners Consultancy and Battersea Power Station were shortlisted in the SHD Logistics Awards 2020 for the Innovation Award. For the implementation of the new Delivery Management System that Logistics Partners project managed. Read the shortlist announcement...
Using drones for more than delivery
There have been several high-profile European trials of drones for customer delivery, and in some parts of the world these are now in regular use transporting healthcare supplies. This is only part of a drone’s capabilities – they have the potential to offer significant safety, efficiency, cost and accuracy benefits in the supply chain both inside and outside the warehouse. Here Lynn Parnell shares her views in this SHD Logistics Article, as part of their Women in Logistics series. Read the article...
Entrepreneur selected for storytelling project that celebrates female entrepreneurs
Lynn Parnell was chosen out of thousands of people to feature in a storytelling project that celebrates female entrepreneurs.The original website has since received a ‘best blog’ nomination from the Single Mums Business Network Awards 2020, as well as being turned into a book following a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Read the Ely Standard article here...
You can purchase the SheCan365 book here...
Logistics Partners celebrate 20 years in business and launch our drone R&D project
In September we celebrated 20 years of Logistics Partners Consultancy, we used this to launch our R&D project for drones in warehousing. We gained both local and industry press coverage
Read the HSS article - "Drones key to consultancy's development"...
Read the Ely Standard article - "Couple flying high with new venture as they celebrate 20 years since launch of business"...
Finalists in the CILT Awards for Excellence 2020
Logistics Partners Consultancy and Battersea Power Station were finalists in the CILT Awards for Excellence 2020 for the Technology Innovation Award. For the implementation of the new Delivery Management System that Logistics Partners project managed. Read the short list announcement...
Tomorrow's warehouse: Change squared
This special report delves into the experiences of those on the frontline of the warehouse and logistics world in the wake of the Covid 19 outbreak. Lynn Parnell was one of the UK's top logistics experts that contributed to the article that was part of a HSS Tomorrow's warehouse special report. Read the article...
Logistics Outsourcing Handbook
An essential guide to outsourcing logistics services, offering step-by-step guidelines to successful implementation and invaluable toolkits and frameworks. A Step-by-Step Guide From Strategy Through to Implementation by Gwynne Richards and Jo Godsmark. Lynn Parnell contributed the "IT in Logistics Outsourcing" chapter.
The book can be purchased from Kogan Page here...
Data driven: how warehouse and logistics can drive business value using data
For many businesses simply storing this increasing volume of data is challenge enough, so how can organisations collect, store and analyse that data to improve decision making and drive greater value back to the business? This was the main discussion point at a roundtable hosted by automation company Conveyor Networks, software business imio Software Solutions and SHD Logistics assistant editor David Tran. Lynn Parnell was part of this roundtable, which resulted in two articles
Read the 1st article...
Read the 2nd article...
Lynn’s story: Day 38 SheCan365
Beginning on International Women’s Day 2019, Michelle and Christian Ewen, sponsored by Helen Pritchard, started the SheCan365 project. For a year they produced a daily interview with an inspirational woman in business. Told in exactly 365 words, each story celebrated a female entrepreneur whose superpower is showing up every day – making the world a better place for it. On International Women's day 2020 they launched a book with all the stories in. Lynn was proud to be day 38. Read Lynn's story...
High Street crisis: Can 'click and collect' save shops?
In January 2019 the BBC News website reported that "Keen to avoid parcels ending up in recycling bins or being chewed by the dog, more shoppers are choosing click-and-collect. Could struggling retailers use the service to boost sales in-store?" - Lynn Parnell contributed to the report Read the report...
The Logistics Podcast - Black Friday is back
Black Friday is always a challenge for Logistics this was covered in July 2018 by the first episode of The Logistics Podcast. Lynn Parnell was one of the experts to share their experiences In 2018 and 2019 Lynn Parnell lead a project for the UKWA to include UK members in the WERC DC Measures survey. In this article Lynn Parnell describes the reasons for and benefits of benchmarking.
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Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now - eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al - the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them. Lynn Parnell contributed to this HSS article.
Read the article...
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UKWA Benchmarking opportunity
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