productFleet investment
Meachers Global Logistics has invested over £1 million in its fleet of vehicles, including the introduction of 16 new tractor units and 25 new trailers.
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productPackaged media deal
In a multi-year agreement with Cinram UK, children’s entertainment and education specialist Abbey Home Media has selected the UK-based supply chain service provider to manage its disc manufacture operations.
productNew network member
Palletline has welcomed a new member to its palletised distribution network; Doccombe Global Logistics. The company, which operates its fleet from Downton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, provides UK and European pallet deliveries alongside other services including worldwide freight forwarding.
productParcels on track
Online retail giant Amazon and Transport for London’s agreement to open parcel lockers in station car parks at Finchley Central and Newbury Park is just the beginning of a transformation in parcels delivery, predicts parcels industry expert Roger Sumner-Rivers.
newsUnipart Group distances itself from struggling Unipart Automotive
The Unipart Group has released a statement regarding recent media activity referring to Unipart Automotive – the car parts and accessories company that it sold in 2011.
productPractical e-commerce solution
UK-based international delivery specialist, Spatial Global has entered into an agreement to provide e-commerce fulfilment and freight services to publisher of craft magazines and books, Practical Publishing International.
newsRefurbished logistics centre finds tenants
Four new tenants are set to move to Baillieston distribution centre, Glasgow, following the completion of extensive refurbishment works at the estate, letting agent Colliers International has announced.
productSwitch to smarter storage
Southampton City Council’s Corporate Records Management Department and Southampton General Hospital are set to take advantage of the recently launched Sustainable Distribution Centre (SDC), which provides innovative storage and last mile delivery solutions.
newsUKWA discusses how a Yes vote could impact 3PLs
A ‘yes’ vote in the forthcoming Scottish independence referendum could have significant ramifications for the logistics industry and the wider business community, says UKWA’s excise goods specialist, Alan Powell.
newsIncreasing the flexibility of click and collect
MetaPack Group and InPost have joined forces in a bid to carve out a niche in the competitive UK click and collect market.
articleOn the front line
DHL Supply Chain outlines the steps supply chain professionals can take to counter the efforts of organised criminal gangs engaged in counterfeiting pharmaceuticals.
productSouth coast deal
Isle of Wight-based independent freight carrier, Steve Porter Transport, has been awarded a major contract by European road freight giant, Geodis Calberson.
productFlexible frame for GOH transport
Aimed at fashion logistics, Sunrise Global Innovations has launched a flexible, economic alternative to fitting out containers with single use bars for GOH (garments on hangar) transport.
articleExtra quiet distribution truck
DAF has developed the CF Silent for urban distribution during the evenings and at night.
newsThe future is drones says survey
New research commissioned by the National Aeronautical Centre reveals that 42% of logistics carriers believe their business plans to use UAVs for the distribution of cargo in future.
productTwo-year contract
Integrated cold store and logistics provider Partner Logistics has signed a two-year contract with global bakery supplier Dawn Foods to manage storage for its range of frozen confectionary products at its super-sized frozen food warehouse in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
articleLeading forwarder invests in hanging garment frame
Uniserve has adopted Sea-GOH, a folding, hanging garment frame from Sunrise Global Innovations, to support its inbound garment services for a number of retail clients.
articleCILT outlines its Vision for Transport Planning
A new report, A Vision for Transport Planning, has been produced and published by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Transport Planning Society (TPS), setting out the key role transport planning can play in meeting the pressing challenges the nation will face over the next 20 years.
productCollaborative efficiency review
Meachers Global Logistics has helped Carnival UK, the operating line for Cunard and P&O Cruises, to significantly reduce its logistics costs conducting a collaborative efficiency review with the firm’s suppliers.
newsUKWA announces office move
UKWA – the United Kingdom Warehousing Association – has moved offices.
