productSafe docking system
Decreasing downtime, improving safety and product integrity and reducing repair costs, Norbert Dentressangle has invested a six figure sum in a new system to reduce damage to its refrigerated vehicle fleet.
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newsHaulage company urges ambition with new Thames crossing
Youngs Transport (YTL) is urging the Government to support the most ambitious of the three options being considered to upgrade the Thames crossing in South Essex.
newsPlanning permission granted for £100m East Midlands parcel hub
The UK’s fastest growing parcel firm DPD has been granted planning permission to build a new £100m parcel hub at Hinckley Commercial Park in the East Midlands.
productTrack & trace app
Pallet network UPN has announced the launch of its first mobile application, to provide full track & trace facilities to customers and depots.
productBibby targets LST growth
Logistics specialist Bibby Distribution is to utilise its full allocation of 25 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) with the delivery of twelve 15.65m models underway, adding to the 13 identical Don-Bur trailers which joined the fleet in 2012. Each trailer is 2.05m longer than the current maximum permitted length.
productPackaging waste cut
Enabling it to send out 750,000 fewer cardboard and wooden boxes to customers and save hundreds of tonnes of cardboard and paper, Reynolds has implemented a reusable transit packaging (RTP) crate scheme with Schoeller Allibert.
productCapacity doubled
Responding to increased demand for its Maxipac folding bulk shipper, Schoeller Allibert has invested in a state of the art blow moulding machine to double its in-house production cabability.
productEco-friendly void fill
Packaging Aids, trading as Packer offers a range of heavy duty carton shredders that convert everyday waste paper, cardboard and corrugated board into highly effective void fill.
productFlexible RTP top-up
According to PHS Teacrate, supplementing a core supply with rented RTP can ease the capital investment burden on retailers by meeting the challenges of seasonal demand and economic variations.
productAwards triumph
Palletised distribution specialist, Palletline, and its members collectively took home more awards than any other organisation at the Motor Transport Awards.
productEases exports
In adding a 1200mm x 1000mm full perimeter, medium duty CPP 875 PO plastic pallet to its Cabka-IPS range, Goplasticpallets.com claims to have made exporting goods internationally simpler and more cost effective.
productProtects goods and packaging
The ProDriPole desiccant system from Protective Packaging has been developed to provide humidity protection not just for goods that have climatic instability and their packaging, but also goods that are stable in humid environments but still need their outer packaging to be protected during transport.
productNew contract a perfect fit
End-to-end international logistics service provider Torque has won a major new contract with women’s fashion group, Uttam London.
productAcquisition opens up Brazil market
FM Logistic and McLane Company have come to an agreement on the purchase of the logistics subsidiary of McLane in Brazil.
productLoadhog enters South African market
When one of South Africa’s largest online stores wanted a faster, safer, more efficient and economical way to handle new category products, Corporate Renaissance Group Supply Chain Services (CRG SCS) suggested the Loadhog Pally.
articleGiving green a lift
Every now and then an initiative really catches the eye. In this case it is the collaboration between the mechanical engineering gurus at Cambridge University, and the logistics boffins at Heriot-Watt University, which have joined forces to form the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (CfSRF).
newsLess-than-container load service Hong Kong to Holland
Global logistics and supply chain provider Yusen Logistics has enhanced its dedicated less-than-container-load (LCL) product portfolio with a new service to accommodate existing business from Hong Kong to Rotterdam.
productCompact vertical pallet transport
Qimarox has developed a modular pallet lift for weights up to 1500 kg…
productRent free deal
Onward Holdings is offering freight forwarding companies a rent free period for its two modern, purpose built distribution centres located in West Yorkshire, near Wakefield.
newsCompany sought to run Southampton distribution centre
Southampton City Council has begun the search to find an operator to run a Sustainable Distribution Centre (SDC).
