productMembers of FORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme – can now enjoy exclusive offers on fleet management systems and more, with Fuel Card Services appointed as a FORS Associate. Over 3000 FORS accredited companies nationwide now have access to significant cost savings on fuel, emissions monitoring and other services.
articleFood supply chain specialists Culina and NFT show how they are using portcentric logistics to drive cost savings and increase supply chain agility. HSS Editor Simon Duddy reports from Multimodal.
productThe first in a range of bags to benefit the building, construction and landscaping industry, Kite Packaging’s FIBC bags are made from woven polypropylene and can be loaded with up to 1t of product. Most suited to dry, free-flowing products, they have strong lifting handles to be used with a crane or forklift.
productUnited Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has started services to London Gateway on the South America 2 service (SAM2).
The UASC offering is part of an existing fixed day weekly service from DP World London Gateway calling at leading ports in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
productUK manufacturer of plastic containers and reusable transit packaging (RTP), Schoeller Allibert, is offering more opportunities to save with the extension of its price-drop promotion on bulk pallet boxes. The company’s promotion, covering bulk containers from its Geobox and Big Box ranges, will run until the end of June 2015.
articleA study from ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) reveals that among callers to the ACAS helpline, agency workers were often unaware of their employment rights and afraid of raising workplace concerns due to fears over job security.
productCasting Support Systems (CSS) has expanded its range of tote boxes.
newsSEGRO has delivered 132,055 sq ft of speculative industrial development on the Slough Trading Estate. The four buildings are under the Estate’s Simplified Planning Zone.
articleThe parcel carrier has invested in a new service centre, providing additional capacity throughout the year, including the peak Christmas period.
articleLCP Consulting asks: is Amazon’s Prime service is hurting the online retail giant from within?
articleCampaigning and pressure from the Association resulted in HMRC making improvements to its excise duty approvals.
newsThe London Safer Lorry Scheme (SLS), vulnerable road users and commercial vehicles, and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be covered at the Freight Transport Association’s Fleet Engineer Conference which takes place on Wednesday 10 June.
newsFailed home deliveries have an environmental and social impact, says global courier ParcelHero, which can be helped with greater deployment of drop boxes and parcel lockers.
articleA UK Supreme Court’s judgement this month has attracted only limited public attention, yet its implications for freight and logistics may be nuclear in their impact, warns Professor Alan Braithwaite, executive chairman of LCP Consulting.
productWith Samson Nano’s free auditing service, companies wishing to review their pallet wrapping operation can call on the Samson Nano team to come in, consult on their requirements, and conduct a full audit of their current operation to see how the Samson Nano would stack up against it.
newsAs the Calais migrant problem continues to worsen the Freight Transport Association has expressed concern for UK HGV drivers.
productAfter completing successful trials of a safety fifth wheel from Fontaine Europe, Somerset-based distribution and warehousing operator, Massey Wilcox Transport, has fitted a further eight wheels with LED sensor systems which, says the company, provide a fail-safe for drivers when coupling tractor units to semi-trailers.
productPart of ongoing commitment to running the latest and most efficient vehicles, Meachers Global Logistics has invested almost £1/2 million in its fleet, with the introduction of 20 new trailers operating out of its Nursling headquarters.
articleContrary to popular belief, eCommerce returns are often not down to fickle consumers but can be traced to poor marketing decisions made by retailers, said a returns expert at a recent exhibition.
articleLast winter saw two high profile road traffic accidents involving HGVs which resulted in the deaths of pedestrians – horrific events which alarmed the public on the issue of heavy lorries working in busy urban environments. GEOFF DOSSETTER considers.
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