productFleet management made easier
My Fleet Hub launches bringing together a suite of cost and time-savings services in one place.
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productFuel Card Services credited
Steve Hobbs, transport manager for telecommunications company BML Utility Contractors, and Fleet Manager of the Year winner, has credited commercial vehicle solutions specialists Fuel Card Services with helping to drive his business forward.
productTalent in Logistics 2019 awards finalists announced
The shortlisted finalists for the 2019 Talent in Logistics Awards have been announced.
newsMerger decision a ‘missed opportunity’ for supply chain savings
Following the news that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the proposed Saisburys/Asda merger, consultancy SCALA says the decision ‘may have been short-sighted’.
newsReBOUND appoints Colin Griffin to lead international returns opportunity
Returns management platform ReBOUND has appointed ecommerce supply chain veteran Colin Griffin Executive Vice President.
newsTwo Midlands warehouses completed
Stephen George + Partners LLP has completed work on two Grade A warehouse units at Leicester Commercial Park, Lubbesthorpe.
newsPlanning secured for 46m high cold store facility
iSec have secured planning permission for a 46m high state-of-the-art cold store facility in Grantham, totalling 23,648 sq m. XPO Logistics is the tenant.
articleWincanton explores flexible automation to better meet strategic goals
3PLs have often been shy of automation due to the ever shifting sands of contract logistics. HSS editor asks Andrew Hoyle, head of automation at Wincanton, if that is changing?
productDealing with disruption
Shippers don’t want to sink in an ocean of uncertainty, rather they seek to ride the waves of global mega trends. Multimodal’s seminar programme points out the swells and the rip currents.
productUK global competitiveness dips: Brexit and lack of investment blamed
The UK’s global competitiveness has dropped significantly and investment in the UK’s transport and logistics infrastructure is urgently required to boost its attractiveness to international investors, according to the FTA’s 2019 Logistics Report.
newsParcelHero predicts 24-hour round-the-clock deliveries
Amazon’s $800 million investment in free next-day deliveries may be making headlines, but home delivery firm ParelHero says same-day 24/7 deliveries are the future of e-commerce.
productLUSH signs new 3PL deal for UK and Ireland
CEVA Logistics has been awarded the three-year deal to manage and deliver LUSH products to its stores.
productBrexit delay makes TCS&D show the ideal showcase for cold storage solutions
With the March deadline having passed without a solution for Brexit being agreed, the organisers of the forthcoming TCS&D Show believe the exhibition will provide the perfect platform for reviewing the latest products and services for the temperature-controlled storage and distribution sector.
productDHL Parcel splashes nearly £7m on new trucks and trailers
DHL Parcel is investing £6.7m in an upgrade to its fleet of trucks and trailers to gain additional handling capacity to support future growth.
productWarehouse expansion to handle steel imports
PD Ports and importer and stockholder All Steels Trading have made a multi-million-pound investment at Groveport, near Scunthorpe, to expand warehousing facilities for handling and shipping steel.
productUnion suspects ‘vicious cost-cutting agenda’ as contract handed over
Warehouse workers at DHL Services in West Thurrock, Essex have voted to strike on 5 June over the prospect of a ‘serious deterioration in employment conditions’ when they are transferred to a new company next month, claims Unite, the union.
news3PL invests in trucks to comply with Euro-6 regs
A London-based logistics firm has completed a near-£3 million upgrade to its fleet in the wake of the capital’s earlier-than-planned introduction of its Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
productBrexit uncertainty highlights need for flexible logistics strategy
As the deadline on Brexit moves back to Halloween, corporate attention turns to reassessing the balance of risk to supply chains – the levels of inventory needed to secure supply, the costs of extending contracts, and the potential horrors of trying to find well-located warehouse space.
productRecord-breaking logistics property deal worth close to $20bn
US financial firm Blackstone has agreed to buy $18.7 billion worth of logistics property from GLP.
productIGD predicts logistics companies will move into retail
IGD made the prediction as a result of its new report into digital technologies and the food and consumer goods industry, which it carried out in association with The Consumer Goods Forum.
