Gatwick Airport goes on a summer recruitment drive

Gatwick Airport is going on a recruitment drive with more than 1,200 vacancies available, including more than 400 jobs for ground handling agents. The ground handling agent jobs will be with companies providing check-in desk assistance for passengers as well as loading and unloading luggage and cargo onto aircraft for firms including DHL, Menzies, Airline […]

Rhenus UK opens new headquarters in Port Salford

Rhenus Logistics UK has made a significant investment in its North West UK operations with the opening of its new headquarters and warehouse at Peel’s Port Salford complex. The complex near Irlam, Manchester will be home to Rhenus’ existing business, and to Staples International, which was acquired by Rhenus in November 2016. The site will […]

Emerging markets drive biggest cargo growth in 5 years at Heathrow

Long-haul emerging markets drove the nearly 13 per cent growth in March at Heathrow Airport – the biggest monthly surge in more than five years. Heathrow handled 148,269 tonnes in March, a 12.6 per cent rise on the same month in 2016. In the first three months of the year it has handled 399,481 tonnes, […]

New long-haul routes drive tonnage growth at Manchester

Tonnage at Manchester Airport continues to surge due to new long-haul routes being added as in February it handled 8,066 tonnes of freight  – a year-on-year (YOY) rise of 11.2 per cent on the same month in 2016. Other Manchester Airport Group (MAG) gateways didn’t see the same growth as Stansted Airport’s tonnage was flat on the […]

GEFCO invests in new supply chain hub in Liverpool

GEFCO UK has today announced a major investment with a new purpose built logistics centre located in South Liverpool, in the North West of England. The £10 million facility will provide logistics and supply chain solutions and help optimise supply chains for GEFCO’s customers. GEFCO says it will help it deliver logistics solutions, by working […]