newsTransport and logistics forms the backbone of the UK’s economy, and today 24 of the most inspirational role models are announced as finalists in the 2015 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
productDPD has announced plans for a new £150m investment which will create over 750 new jobs.
articleCampaigning and pressure from the Association resulted in HMRC making improvements to its excise duty approvals.
articleA UK Supreme Court’s judgement this month has attracted only limited public attention, yet its implications for freight and logistics may be nuclear in their impact, warns Professor Alan Braithwaite, executive chairman of LCP Consulting.
articleContrary to popular belief, eCommerce returns are often not down to fickle consumers but can be traced to poor marketing decisions made by retailers, said a returns expert at a recent exhibition.
productCRM Logistics has won the Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The company has increased sales by almost 600% in the last 5 years to international companies by offering freight, transport and warehouse services at the highest level working in partnership with some very high profile
newsThe second International Physical Internet Conference will be held in Paris at the University Mines Paris Tech, from 6-8 July.
articleLess than a year after launch, the founders of the logistics board game – Business on the Move – are urging businesses in the sector to support their local school.
newsCILT’s Annual Conference focused on urban logistics, with Costa Coffee discussing the increasing importance of quiet deliveries.
productMeachers Global Logistics has launched its new ‘Warehouse to Wheels’ scheme in a bid to encourage its existing warehousing staff to pursue a career as a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver.
productThe general manager of transport and logistics company Transmec UK has called for urgent action to tackle the migrant crisis in Calais which is leaving drivers as “sitting ducks”.
newsPersonnel leaving the Armed Forces are ideally suited to a career in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association has said at a recent event.
newsThe longstanding CEO of Hermes Carole Woodhead was crowned Leader of the Year.
productTVS Supply Chain Solutions has won two contracts with the Defence Support Group (DSG) to support the Ministry of Defence (MOD), worth £4.2m.
productXPO Logistics, which became a top ten global supply chain provider with its acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle in June, has launched a major advertising campaign in Europe based on the theme: ‘Welcome to the next supply chain generation’.
productFluctuations in fuel prices are making it increasingly difficult for transport businesses to operate, with public sector contracts most at risk, an industry veteran has warned.
productEthan Mason Paving (EM Paving), a start up firm which imports quality decorative stone paving from India to the UK, via the port of Southampton, has awarded Meachers Global Logistics the contract for its shipping, warehousing and onward distribution to customers across the UK.
articleHigh logistics cost prompts Omni-channel retail leader to start charging for its Click & Collect service.
articleDatalogic has inked a deal with Royal Mail to implement a new Parcel Sorting System in around 20 mail centres across the UK.
articleRhenus Logistics UK has criticised Chancellor Osborne’s latest budget for not going far enough to solve Britain’s chronically poor export performance.
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