articleTaking control of the skills challenge
Dr Ross Moloney, CEO of Skills for Logistics, reviews the state of skills in the logistics sector and how employers can take control of the challenge this presents.
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newsPotter Logistics grows turnover by 8% to £24m
The business posted a profit before tax of £1,731,000.
producte-commerce fulfilment
Derbyshire-based international freight forwarding, mail, logistics and courier specialist, Spatial Global has been appointed by fine bone china designer Lou Rota London to handle all its UK and international e-commerce fulfilment and freight forwarding.
productStaff training investment
Southampton based Meachers Global Logistics has invested more than £100,000 in a comprehensive staff training programme for its drivers and office based support team.
newsMitsubishi Electric takes on longer semi-trailers
Norbert Dentressangle and Mitsubishi Electric Europe have together invested in two longer semi trailers to boots the environmental performance of distribution operations.
articleGrowing from a position of strength
UKWA – the United Kingdom Warehousing Association – has emerged from the recent recession in a position of strength and is determined to grow, either organically or through strategic alliances with other trade bodies. CEO Roger Williams highlights key issues for the coming year for the warehousing and logistics industry.
articleIn pursuit of continuous professional development
With a new president, new partnership and new policy documents it has been a busy year for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
articleDBL will stop sponsorship if Sheff. Utd signs Ched Evans
DBL Logistics has warned Sheffield United football club that it will withdraw sponsorship from the club if it signs convicted rapist Ched Evans.
newsLondon Gateway wins deep-sea container services
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has confirmed that from December, its service from South Africa to UK/Northwest Europe will make a direct London Gateway call, switching from the Port of Felixstowe.
product10 years for Acumen
This year Northampton based Acumen Logistics Group, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. From small beginnings, the company has grown to become one of the UK’s top 100 logistics companies with a turnover in excess of £20m and employing around 200 personnel.
news600,000 Cyber Monday orders will require re-delivery
Leading consultancy urges retailers to make sure fulfillment capability matches front-end promise and customer expectation.
newsRoger Williams to step down from UKWA role
Longstanding CEO of UKWA – Roger Williams – is to hand over the majority of his duties in the New Year.
articleYodel clears backlog but is there a deeper problem?
Yodel has cleared the parcel backlog it announced last week, which prompted a wave of disparaging national newspaper headlines.
articleDelivery firms will innovate to avoid chokepoint
Parcel delivery innovations will fuel e-commerce growth in 2015 and beyond, predicts courier Fastlane International.
newsCity Link logistics staff seek jobs amid recrimination
A City Link Job Board has been set up on Facebook where jobs can be posted by companies interested in attracting former City Link staff.
productPoppy packaging & fulfilment
Charapak is providing a complete packaging and fulfilment service for the distribution of the ceramic poppies which were displayed at the Tower of London to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
newsUKWA takes on London Gateway’s Peter Ward as CEO
Following the recent announcement that Roger Williams, UKWA’s longstanding CEO, is to hand over his current role in mid- January 2015, the name of his successor has been released.
blogWere City Link’s owners ruthless and lacking in commitment?
I went to a City Link press conference a few years ago, which was very upbeat (they always are) but at the same time I thought it was odd the company was owned by Rentokil. There was no logical link there and you have to wonder how committed Rentokil was.
articleWere City Link’s owners ruthless and lacking in commitment?
HSS Editor Simon Duddy asks if Better Capital deserve the ‘bandits’ charge levelled at them by Mike Cash RMT General Secretary.
articleDHL fined after worker injured by HGV drive-away
Global courier firm DHL has been sentenced for safety failings after an HGV driver was run over by his own vehicle at a depot in Bedfordshire.
