We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
  • ::COVID-19 COVERAGE::
  • INDUSTRY PRESS ROOM
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • MEDIA FILE
  • Create Account
  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Free Newsletters
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • MATERIAL HANDLING
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LIFT TRUCKS
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Subscriptions
    • Podcast
    • Webcasts
    • Blogs
      • Analytics & Big Data
      • Best Practices
      • Change Me
      • Empowering Your Performance Edge
      • The Logistics of Defense
      • Logistics Problem Solving
      • One-Off Sound Off
      • Public Sector Logistics
      • Two Sides of the Logistics Coin
      • Submit your blog post
    • Events
    • White Papers
    • Industry Press Room
      • Upload Your News
    • New Products
      • Upload Your Product News
    • Conference Guides
    • Conference Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • DCV-TV
    • DCV-TV 1: News
    • DCV-TV 2: Case Studies
    • DCV-TV 3: Webcasts
    • DCV-TV 4: Viewer Contributed
    • DCV-TV 5: Solution Profiles
    • MODEX 2020
    • Upload Your Video
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • TRANSPORTATION
  • MATERIAL HANDLING
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LIFT TRUCKS
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Subscriptions
    • Podcast
    • Webcasts
    • Blogs
      • Analytics & Big Data
      • Best Practices
      • Change Me
      • Empowering Your Performance Edge
      • The Logistics of Defense
      • Logistics Problem Solving
      • One-Off Sound Off
      • Public Sector Logistics
      • Two Sides of the Logistics Coin
      • Submit your blog post
    • Events
    • White Papers
    • Industry Press Room
      • Upload Your News
    • New Products
      • Upload Your Product News
    • Conference Guides
    • Conference Reports
    • Newsletters
    • Mobile Apps
  • DCV-TV
    • DCV-TV 1: News
    • DCV-TV 2: Case Studies
    • DCV-TV 3: Webcasts
    • DCV-TV 4: Viewer Contributed
    • DCV-TV 5: Solution Profiles
    • MODEX 2020
    • Upload Your Video
Home » Real estate manager Imperial Equities donates warehouse space for food bank operations—Covid-19 roundup for April 21

Real estate manager Imperial Equities donates warehouse space for food bank operations—Covid-19 roundup for April 21

Logistics community supports coronavirus fight through efforts by Schneider, Shawmut Corp., Frayt.

warehouse food bank
April 21, 2020
DC Velocity Staff
No Comments

Industrial real estate manager Imperial Equities Inc. has donated 10,000 square feet of warehouse space to ensure that the Canadian nonprofit Edmonton's Food Bank has sufficient storage space to handle demand surges through the Covid-19 crisis.

The donation is significant because the pandemic has put extra demands on strained distribution centers to accommodate new requirements for safe operations. For example, given the increased need for social distancing, Edmonton’s Food Bank now requires more space than usual for equipment storage and to create space to ensure its work areas allow for adequate distance between staff, volunteers, donors, and clients to move on site.

The donated space, with a market value of $60,000, will be made available at zero cost to the Food Bank for six months. The Food Bank will be using the new space as storage, while continuing to operate its current service location for its operations providing food to about 25,000 people through its hamper programs every month, including about 40% who are children under the age of 18.

"In order to space out some of our operations and to create physical distancing in our current warehouses, we want to move some items to a different warehouse on a temporary basis. These surplus items include boxes, bins, Candy Cane Lane support material, etc.,” Marjorie Bencz, Food Bank executive director, said in a release.

And in other examples of the logistics industry dedicating its assets to the coronavirus fight:

  • Trucking, intermodal, and logistics services company Schneider is collaborating with supply chain visibility platform Overhaul in a bid to help shippers contain risk and minimize disruptions in their supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic. Schneider’s brokerage division, Schneider Transportation Management, will use input from Overhaul, which aggregates data from multiple streams and devices to provide insights and proactive supply chain commands to shippers.
  • Shawmut Corp., a textile manufacturer based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is redirecting the equipment and labor in its manufacturing plants to supply medical gowns as personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shawmut plans to produce as many as 2.5 million medical gowns per week (both through materials and actual gown creation) for the next several months, by leveraging its facilities in Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Michigan, as well as Tijuana, Mexico.
  • On-demand shipping tech startup Frayt Inc. is partnering with 21 Kroger Marketplace stores in the greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Dayton areas to provide same-day delivery of large outdoor items including patio dining sets, grills, and mulch. The arrangement comes as Covid-19 restrictions means that many retailers are closed, so Frayt is pivoting its typical business-to-business service model to provide opportunities that help connect retailers to consumers, the firm said. In the case of Kroger, guests can still shop inside the store, but in many cases retailers can only provide delivery behind their closed doors.

To see further coverage of the coronavirus crisis and how it's affecting the logistics industry, check out our Covid-19 landing page. And click here for our compilation of virus-focused websites and resource pages from around the supply chain sector.

Material Handling Transportation Disaster Response Coronavirus Coverage
KEYWORDS Frayt Imperial Equities Schneider
  • Related Articles

    Convoy to pay trucking costs for any business donating truckloads to food banks—Covid-19 roundup for April 16

    Transflo expands digital document platform for touchless trucking operations—Covid-19 roundup for April 24

    American Airlines expands cargo-only operations for essential gear—Covid-19 roundup for April 28

Recent Articles by DC Velocity Staff

ProMatDX 2021: Optimizing store and warehouse operations for e-commerce

SC Ports welcomes first ship to Leatherman Terminal

ProMatDX 2021: The benefits of reusable packaging on optimizing automation

You must login or register in order to post a comment.

Report Abusive Comment

Most Popular Articles

  • A look into the future of robotics

  • A primer on warehouse robots

  • Exotec Skypod System Adopted by Gap Inc. to Optimize Returns Process

  • Roadrunner Freight bolsters LTL capabilities with $50 million in new backing

  • Truck driver availability tightens to three-year low, ACT says

Now Playing on DCV-TV

Eb277b97 c776 48f1 98e6 6591f2fc98c2

Are you Considering Using Automated Guided Vehicles or Autonomous Mobile Robots in your Facility?

DCV-TV 4: Viewer Contributed
Flooring is one key component that should be considered for optimal robotic performance on elevated platforms. Gloss, texture, wear, and the condition of the floor can all effect the ability of the robot to run at its peak operating levels. Learn how ResinDek flooring can solve these issues.

FEATURED WHITE PAPERS

  • Special Report: Supply Chain Trends in Retail & Consumer Goods

  • Fortify Your Operational Resilience

  • Cold Storage Automation: Leveraging Advanced Technologies to Meet Increasing Demand

  • The modern warehouse: Maximizing productivity and capacity

View More

Subscribe to DC Velocity Magazine

GET YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • ADVERTISING
  • CUSTOMER CARE
  • CONTACT
  • ABOUT
  • STAFF
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright ©2021. All Rights ReservedDesign, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing