articleDatalogic secures £20m Royal Mail parcel sortation order
Datalogic has inked a deal with Royal Mail to implement a new Parcel Sorting System in around 20 mail centres across the UK.
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articleBudget too little, too late for UK exports
Rhenus Logistics UK has criticised Chancellor Osborne’s latest budget for not going far enough to solve Britain’s chronically poor export performance.
productDSV opens up more routes to and from Poland
DSV, the world’s fifth largest freight service provider, has announced it is broadening its services to and from Poland. With the addition of Gdansk and Poznan on top of the existing routes from the company’s terminals in Warsaw, Wroclaw and Łódź, DSV now offers direct services covering all the industrial areas of Poland.
productPeak programme leader
Independent parcel carrier Yodel has appointed Mark Horrobin to the newly created role of peak programme director.
productAsian group buys 200 US warehouses
Global Logistic Properties (GLP), a leading provider of logistics facilities in China, Japan and Brazil, has acquired a $4.55 billion US logistics portfolio from Industrial Income Trust.
productDepot investment
Fast-growing Cheshire and North Wales transport firm Delivery Solutions (Delsol) has invested £¼m on building a new warehouse to extend its Deeside depot.
newsB&Q awards contract to XPO Logistics
The 3PL will take on management of B&Q’s UK and Ireland retail and horticulture transport operations.
productWarehousing sites sought
Leading supplier of warehousing in the north of England, Onward Holdings is looking for additional units to purchase, or potentially buy land, as part of investment plans aimed at delivering much-needed locations for companies to set up logistics operations in the Yorkshire area.
articleNew group will lobby Government on skills in logistics
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the Road Haulage Association (RHA), the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) have pledged to work together to improve the industry’s public image and attract more staff.
articleCollaboration still not integral
The idea that collaboration is well accepted in the supply chain was challenged at the recent SCALA Logistics Debate.
newsOnline fulfilment solutions specialist aims to lead the market
The fast-growing e-commerce order fulfilment specialist, DK Fulfilment, has announced plans to become the leading company in the highly competitive UK e-retail fulfilment sector.
article3PL unveils embroidery as value added service
Core Management Logistics (CML) is on the hunt for clients to take advantage of its new embroidery service.
articleCroydon schoolchildren benefit from logistics game
Year 5 students at Atwood Primary Academy in Croydon have taken receipt of the Business on the Move logistics game, kindly donated by the TT Club.
newsSawyers bought in cold storage consolidation
Global cold chain firm AGRO Merchants Group has bought The Sawyers Group (Sawyers), which is based in Northern Ireland.
articleOmni-channel key in supply chain consultancy buy-out
Global management consultancy Accenture has acquired Total Logistics, a UK supply chain consultancy.
productFire at Neovia Logistics Land Rover warehouse
A blaze spread through the warehouse in Desford, near Leicester, which handles spares parts for Jaguar Land Rover, on Thursday night.
articleKnights of Old buys 27 new UniCarriers trucks
The Knights of Old Group has signed a new contract that sees UniCarriers become the company’s sole supplier of industrial indoor and outdoor trucks.
productGeodis UK has opened a new 50,000 sq ft hub
The strategic move will enable Geodis to centralise its European network operations with all existing import/export linehaul activities being transferred from High Wycombe, Birmingham and Lutterworth. The Lutterworth network branch has also moved to Northampton.
newsDownton adds two sites
CM Downton has added a new office block and warehouse to its portfolio in Gloucestershire.
newsXPO Logistics invests in further education
Ten XPO Logistics managers have been awarded the company’s Foundation Degree in Leadership and Management.
