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articleSwisslog’s CarryPick installed for toy retailer
DB Schenker, the global logistics provider is the first to implement the pioneering CarryPick solution, part of the Swisslog Click&Pick e-commerce portfolio, for its customer Lekmer.com, Scandinavia’s largest online toy retailer.
articleMan crushed on sloping loading yard of dairy
A Chorley farm operating a dairy bottling and processing plant has been fined £75,000 following the death of a worker crushed by an articulated lorry.
newsUnskilled temps can cause more problems than they solve
Temporary workers who lack even the most basic skill sets cause logistics companies more problems than they solve at peak times.
newsRevolutionary changes needed to meet carbon targets
Consolidation centres, re-scheduled deliveries and larger vehicles are all needed to reduce road transport’s carbon footprint.
articleYodel aces Black Friday with twin approach
The independent carrier made a wide range of investments, such as in mechanical handling systems and sorting equipment, as well as managing retailer expectations, to deliver a successful Black Friday period.
articleDB Schenker to acquire Redhead in ‘reverse takeover’
The transportation and logistics services provider of Deutsche Bahn plans to buy a 75% stake in UK logistics firm Redhead Holdings in early 2016.
productCambridge spec build warehouse plan unveiled
Goya Developments and Barwood Capital have bought a Cambridge site for a 140,000 sq ft warehouse development.
productPorts often weak link in supply chain
As pivotal hubs within global trade, container ports and terminals face risks that have potentially serious consequences for international supply chains.
articleSports Direct denies naming and shaming warehouse workers
The sportswear retailer has sought to counter press allegations that workers suffer poor treatment at the company’s Shirebrook warehouse.
productRevised O license documents could lead to more prosecutions
Commercial vehicle operators are advised to acquaint themselves with the revised statutory vehicle operator licensing documents which were released in mid-December by the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain’s office, says Ruth Waring.
newsSpec build DCs on way for West London
Prologis will develop two speculative units of 113,335 sq ft and 78,780 sq ft at Prologis Park West London, its 30 acre site next to Stockley Park in Hayes, Middlesex.
articleDHL deploys electric vans in China
BYD has supplied the global logistics specialist with a fleet of electric distribution vehicles.
productHigh calibre speakers at The Delivery Conference
The Delivery Conference 2016 will be MetaPack’s seventh annual event and will host influential movers and shakers speaking about customer experience, cross border trade and the future of delivery.
productSenior management change
Southampton-based Meachers Global Logistics, has recently implemented a restructuring of its senior management team with the appointment of two general managers. The move, which is part of the firm’s strategic plan for 2015/16, also included the recent appointment of Jamie Terris to the Meachers board as fleet director.
articleDX Parcel Exchange offers Omni-channel Retail solution
DX has announced the launch of DX ‘Parcel Exchange’, a service that brings InPost and Doddle Click & Collect networks under one web interface.
articleNew tunnel proposed for Lower Thames Crossing
Proposals for a new multi billion pound road link across the River Thames between Essex and Kent have been announced.
newsTake on Transaid’s Cycle Challenge
International development charity Transaid is challenging industry professionals to get fit for 2016 and help Transaid improve the lives of people in Africa, by signing up to one of its two cycle rides.
newsDHL warehouse build to go ahead despite protest
The plan for a DHL warehouse at Magna Park in Leicestershire has been approved by Harborough District Council.
articleYodel responds to parcel ‘shot put’ claims
Chairman Dick Stead responds to undercover reporting accusations by last night’s Channel 4’s Dispatches programme at its sortation centre near Oldham.
