newsSpeaking at Road Transport Expo 2023, Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, confirmed the DfT will continue to support the pioneering campaign that creates the next generation of logistics workers by challenging perceptions and demonstrating the breadth and diversity of the career opportunities available within the sector.
productNHS SUPPLY Chain has started the procurement process for the management of its logistics services with a planned award date of late 2024.
productTransmec Group has opened a cross-dock warehouse at the London Gateway Logistics Park.
productGXO WILL handle 100% of Abercrombie & Fitch’s eCommerce operations, including returns, in the UK, and will enable the US retailer to get closer to its UK customers.
newsThe companies hosted UK Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, at the new 452,000 sq ft customer distribution centre in Dartford.
news74% of UK cold chain operators think the cold chain has emerged from Covid-19 and the energy crisis more resilient than before.
productThe logistics firm will test one of the first heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) trucks on the market in partnership with Toyota Motor Europe (TME).
productThe Cold Chain Federation has announced the speakers who will take to the stage at the industry’s definitive conference Cold Chain Live! 2023, at ACC Liverpool on 14-15th September.
productThird-party logistics operator Factor 5 has commissioned a goods-to-person solution featuring ab AutoStore system installed by Dematic.
newsStaffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to 81% of businesses within the manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries.
productThe Port of Tilbury has created 40 new jobs, including 10 apprenticeships as well as skilled roles, on the back of business growth working with a major global brand customer in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.
newsAfter three years of heightened trading conditions and untold pressures on the supply chain caused by the global pandemic, business group Logistics UK’s annual Logistics Report shows that recovery is starting to be seen across the sector.
articleTHE PROJECT will reduce Mars UK’s logistics carbon footprint by 7.7% and remove a million miles a year from roads.
productXPO HOSTED the event to discuss topics around neurodiversity and menopause that are of importance to many of its employees across the UK and Ireland.
newsDHL is introducing its first truck fleet running on biofuel, deploying 18 new trucks this season to support Formula 1 in its goal of becoming Net Zero by 2030.
newsEuropa Air & Sea has announced its second investment of the year. The operator is now expanding its service into continental Europe.
articleFluctuations in demand and volume are creating challenges in the logistics and supply chain management sector, according to a poll from accountancy firm BDO and Barclays Corporate Banking.
newsXPO is offering additional paid leave for colleagues if they or their partners are undergoing fertility treatment.
productGXO Logistics has expanded its partnership with Bigblue, to include warehouse logistics in France. Bigblue, which offers brands and online stores fulfillment services, started its partnership with GXO in Spain in a shared space facility.
newsTwo major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed when he was hit by a HGV in Birmingham.
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