articleWinners announced in FTA Everywoman Awards
Twelve of the most inspirational role models in the UK’s transport and logistics industry have been announced today as winners in the 2017 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
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productMobile monitoring
Beumer has developed the Overall Operation Monitoring app, enabling staff to maintain an overview of packaging lines on mobile devices.
productLogistics sector needs European workers to keep Britain trading
Without workers from the European Union, the UK’s freight and logistics sector could grind to a halt, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
productThe Range and DHL Supply Chain make huge DC investment
The Range and DHL Supply Chain open a £100 million distribution centre in Avonmouth, Bristol, creating 1,000 jobs.
productUPS study reveals eCommerce disrupting industrial distribution
Industrial distributors must re-think their business models in order to survive.
articleBibby Distribution expands warehouse fleet
Asset management and engineering services specialist Briggs Equipment is continuing to develop its partnership with Bibby Distribution following the 3PL’s decision to expand its fleet in Wakefield and Corby.
productThe space race
The market for warehousing in the United Kingdom is, if not in crisis, certainly facing some major challenges, says Sid Holian, MD, and Steve Purvis, operations director, at Bis Henderson Space.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
productWooden pallet collars
From state-of-the-art lightshows used by the latest headlining rock band to high quality engineering parts – they all need the correct packaging.
newsNext renews two-man home delivery contract
Next has renewed its longstanding partnership with DHL Supply Chain in a new three-year contract.
productGoplasticpallets.com welcomes a new folding Twistlock box to the family
The new GoFold 34200P is manufactured by Cabka-IPS, with the Twistlock range a popular folding container among retailers, grocers, and food manufacturers.
productWalker getting ready for Christmas rush
Balsam Hill– one of the world’s largest online retailers of realistic artificial Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations – has appointed Walker Logistics to manage part of its UK supply chain for the forthcoming 2017 season.
newsSupermarket Nisa renews logistics deal with DHL
DHL Supply Chain has been reappointed by Nisa to manage its logistics operations across the UK and Ireland, delivering in excess of 100 million cases per year.
productLoad falls from double-decked trailer onto worker
A haulage firm has been fined after a load from the top of a double-decked trailer fell onto a worker.
productNew horizontal flow wrapper
Paramount Packaging Systems, the UK and Ireland’s exclusive distributor of Fuji’s horizontal and vertical form-fill-seal equipment, unveiled its latest evolution in packaging machinery – the Fuji Alpha 8 Horizontal Flow Wrapper at last month’s Interpack – the world’s biggest and most important trade fair of the packaging sector.
productSIGNATROL’S DATA LOGGING SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY
Moving food in transit and keeping temperatures within limits is an element of food safety that can sometimes be overlooked.
productMassive underground warehouse in Hounslow gets go-ahead
Hounslow council has approved a visionary proposal to extract minerals from underneath the currently disused land and create up to 177,500 sq m of underground warehousing space, attracting thousands of jobs.
articleMichelin opens European DC in Stoke
Michelin has invested more than £10m in a major upgrade of its Stoke-on-Trent based logistics operation, opening a new European Distribution Centre.
articleForgotten but not gone
Real estate is an often forgotten part of the supply chain but could be a major pinch point in coming years, Savills director Kevin Mofid told a Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester last month. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
productFuel cost savings for CLOCS community
Members of the CLOCS community – ‘Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety’ scheme – can now enjoy exclusive fuel cost saving offers with Fuel Card Services (FCS).
