In this issue of Business & Industry Today, we are pleased to feature Magnum Logistics as our Logistics Company of the Year.
2024 was a transformative year marked by significant expansion into warehousing operations and substantial team growth at its London Gateway facility.
“Our strategic, port-centric location at London Gateway and 24/5 operations have enabled us to exceed sales forecasts, particularly in our domestic pallet logistics services, increasing by over 30% and significantly our warehousing operational volumes increasing by over 70% each with very strong performances in Q4,” states Eddie Ryan, Commercial Director (pictured above).
The new 100,000 square foot Magnum Logistics warehouse in London Gateway benefits from a flexible 8,000 pallet space racking system fully managed via the state-of-the-art WMS as supplied in partnership with Clarus. This enables customers to have full visibility of their stock and products through every step of the supply chain. This marks a defining new chapter for Magnum Logistics going forward: the local company with an ever-widening global reach.
What’s more, with the announcements of an addition of £1Billion of investment by Dubai Ports World (DP World) into the London Gateway port and that of the Gemini corporation (containing shipping lines Maersk and Hapag Lloyd that LGW is to be their port of choice for the UK) 2025 looks to be an exciting year ahead for Magnum Logistics. This exciting venture will allow the freeport to challenge Felixstowe’s dominance in the market: with capacity to house the world’s largest vessels.
“The vision of DP World is to transform London Gateway into a world-leading free trading outpost and with our adjacent logistics facility, we are part of a push to become the largest logistics park of its kind in Europe. The UK needs increased port capacity and the infrastructure to handle the biggest vessels, and this expansion will firmly boost resilience against ongoing supply chain disruptions. The port already has a 75% share of all UK imports from South American, African, Australasia and the Mediterranean and this fourth berth opens up to imports from the far east, including China: the jewel in the crown,” adds Eddie.
As London Gateway’s leading privately owned transport company, Magnum Logistics has maintained a competitive edge through its 24/5 container clearance capabilities, offering an unrivalled service amongst its competitors allowing the company to have an operational capability where they can give a first-to-market service.
“This has expanded our deep-sea operations. Our port-centric location allows us to pull and process freight immediately upon vessel arrival, giving our clients first-mover advantage in getting goods to market. Our round-the-clock operations mean we’re clearing containers while others wait for standard business hours thus de-risking their consignment movements,” states Eddie.
The relocation to London Gateway has attracted new blue chip company customers, alongside its existing customer base that includes building, industrial and replenishment businesses.
During this period, Magnum Logistics also achieved significant growth in its skilled workforce, marked by the seamless integration of new team members across various departments. This strategic talent acquisition has infused the organisation with fresh perspectives and enhanced expertise, further bolstering its operational efficiency and elevating the quality
of its client services.
“We employ a mix of skilled drivers, from long-distance specialists, through to more localised ‘day-shift’ drivers. The in-house ‘warehouse to wheel’ scheme allows warehouse or van drivers to progress to driving a whole range of fleet vehicles including heavy goods. We are firmly customer-centric and proud custodians of all our customers’ products. We look after our customer base but couldn’t do this without our fantastic workforce, who are nurtured from day one,” adds Chris Gilmore, Magnum Logistics Ltd’s Managing Director.
Magnum Logistics’ warehouse and de-vanning operations are of the highest quality. Based at London Gateway, Magnum Logistics is perfectly placed to accept your goods from all over the world… and get them to your customers on time, every time! Its warehouse is made up of the most perfect combination of high-level racking, bulk storage space, fulfilment areas, dock-level and drive-through access, and face-recognition access controls, all right next door to London Gateway docks.
What does this mean for clients?
Its proximity to the port means that clients’ goods get a head start on their rivals. Its 24-hour warehouse operation can accept goods without delay, satisfying customers quicker. What’s more, its partnership with Clarus WMS gives clients an industry-leading level of transparency of where goods are, with live stock levels and even live location information.
Magnum is able to deliver a full range of services from stock management and order picking to product rework, bespoke packaging, and strategic storage.
Improve your carbon footprint – your goods managed with sustainability in mind
What’s so great about their location is that goods arriving via the all-electric London Gateway port only need a short tip to arrive at Magnums warehouse.
Once they have arrived, they’re catered for in a BREEAM-certified, environmentally conscious warehouse and moved by electric fork lift trucks.
It’s 100,000 square foot logistics warehouse includes energy generating solar panels, rainwater harvesting, an automatic LED lighting system, and they even have their own effluent treatment plant (ETP) for efficient industrial wastewater treatment.
“BREEAM certified buildings have been assessed and meet all the sustainability goals set by the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM). These goals include building design, construction, operation and use, and assesses the building’s performance in energy efficiency, water management, waste reduction and much more against industry benchmarks. It is the UK’s ‘assessment of choice’ for environmental suitability across the built environment and BREEAM buildings are particularly renowned for reducing life cycle costs and improving the building’s performance over time,” clarifies Eddie.
Looking to the future, Magnum Logistics will continue to increase its international reach by offering multimodal logistics coupled with optimised transparency to all customers.
“In the short term, we will look to further optimise deep-sea operations integration, and in the long-term, expand service capabilities leveraging our strategic location and 24/5 operations model, furthering the development of our dedicated Pan European fleet services,” says Eddie.
In closing, we asked Eddie how he felt about being selected for this award.
He responded, “Being selected as Business and Industry Magazine’s Logistics Company of the Year validates our innovative approach at London Gateway. This recognition highlights the hard work of our dedicated team of colleagues as well as our successful integration of 24/5 warehousing operations, deep sea capabilities, and port-centric advantages. It reflects our team’s commitment to excellence and our position as industry leaders in providing comprehensive logistics solutions.”
“We are proud to take this award into 2025 and look to continue the growth in operational services within our portfolio. We would be delighted to talk to perspective customers and offer bespoke solutions for their consideration.”
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