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Industry news from across material handling, warehouse automation, storage and supply chain technology, summarised by Evara, alongside the occasional letter from our founder. The original reporting is linked on every news piece.
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Intralogistics Intelligence Reports · No. 2
UK Intralogistics Buyers Landscape Report 2026
Built for industry sales professionals
Evara's read on the demand side of UK intralogistics: who buys automation, equipment and software across the major sectors, the people who sign off projects, and the pressures that drive investment. Each sector chapter includes a curated list of buyers to know, plus a field guide for sales teams. Every figure is attributed to a named public source.
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Intralogistics Intelligence Reports · No. 1
UK Intralogistics Talent Report 2026
Evara's flagship report on the commercial side of UK intralogistics: where the market is growing, where investment is flowing, the sales and leadership roles in most demand, and how buying behaviour is reshaping the job of selling. Every figure is attributed to a named public source.
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From the founder
Why I founded Evara
After eleven years inside Toyota Material Handling, Rachel Lunn explains why she left to build the kind of specialist talent partner she always wished the industry had.
Safety culture
Dawsongroup makes the case for prevention
For National Forklift Safety Day, Dawsongroup Material Handling has set out a prevention first message, arguing that routine checks and good maintenance help prevent incidents before they start.
Milestones
Flexi Narrow Aisle turns 50
The Black Country manufacturer behind the articulated Flexi forklift is celebrating half a century of designing and building space saving warehouse trucks in Britain.
Decarbonisation in action
A hydrogen reachstacker for the Port of Tilbury
Hyster and Briggs Equipment are putting a hydrogen fuel cell reachstacker to work at the Port of Tilbury, one of the first of its kind at a UK port and a practical step towards zero emission container handling.
Manufacturer momentum
Linde leads on compact order picking and sustainability
Two announcements from Linde Material Handling stand out: the most compact integrated lithium ion horizontal order picker on the market, and a third consecutive EcoVadis Platinum medal.
Safety and longevity
A Combilift still working after 28 years
The first ever Combilift C-Series is still in daily use at J.G. Kelly Supplies in Monaghan, nearly three decades on, a quiet case study in build quality, safer handling and choosing the right equipment for the job.
Industry outlook
UK logistics named the engine room of the economy
A new industry report puts the sector's annual contribution at around £175 billion, even as firms absorb tariffs and global disruption.
Automation
Robotics moves into the warehouse mainstream
An industry survey finds robotics adoption widening and deployments speeding up, as operators move past pilots and scale automation across the floor.
Safety and technology
Hyundai and Matrix put AI vision on the forklift
A new partnership builds collision-avoidance AI into lift trucks, targeting the blind-spot incidents that plague busy warehouse aisles.
Network and sites
Powerlift opens a major new North West depot
The family-run materials handling specialist has brought its departments under one roof to speed up service across the region.
Commercial strategy
Clark Europe leans into direct sales in the Ruhr
The forklift maker is opening a branch opposite its European HQ to sell direct to customers in one of the continent's densest industrial regions.
Mergers and moves
SHS acquires WSS to widen engineering coverage
The acquisition folds three decades of pallet truck servicing into SHS, adding engineer density and faster response times across the North.
Network and sites
CMC Lift UK adds a Worthing showroom and demo centre
The access platform specialist is building a 120 square metre showroom and indoor demonstration and training space at its West Sussex site.
People and talent
Palletways Birmingham promotes two for growth
The West Midlands palletised freight depot has promoted Jessica Browne and Joshua Marklew to support a growing customer base.
Technology and fleet
GearJoT lands in the UK with Stevens Equipment Rental
After a three year pilot with Stevens Equipment Rental, the fleet management platform is launching to UK contractors, rental firms and dealers.
Network and sites
Marq Logistics plans two Magna Park warehouses
The operator is set to submit plans for two warehouses totalling more than 750,000 square feet at its East Midlands scheme.
Property and development
PLP secures a 29 acre West Midlands site
The logistics developer has acquired the Longbridge Warwick site from Severn Trent's property arm, with room for hundreds of thousands of square feet.
Manufacturer momentum
A milestone year for Toyota Material Handling
Seventy years of the counterbalance forklift, new products and new thinking at LogiMAT 2026, and a measured push into warehouse automation add up to a strong year for the manufacturer.
Safety
Forklift Safety Day focuses on technicians
The UK Material Handling Association's twelfth safety day focused on the risks faced by engineers and service technicians.
Commercial strategy
HCUK backs forklift dealers as a growth partner
As the UK's exclusive Hangcha distributor, HCUK is pitching product confidence and partner reliability to dealers nationwide.
Technology and delivery
Digital Next Ventures launches ShipSherpa
The new platform targets the UK same day and on demand delivery market, the first move in a dedicated technology and ecommerce arm.
Commercial strategy
Hyundai pushes electric forklifts in Europe
A new growth strategy pairs systematic electrification with a bigger dealer network and an expanded sales operation across Europe.
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