productPooling Partners becomes ‘blade runner’
Coventry-based Pooling Partners has won a contract to distribute a new range of male body grooming products for European beauty giant Bieresdorf, the makers of Nivea shaving products.
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articleReturns: costly or clever?
Most experts are agreed that returns are a major pain point for e-tailers and their supply chains, so why then are some retailers encouraging more returns through aggressive marketing strategies? Simon Duddy reports on the new ‘try before you buy’ trend – is it a costly error or a clever way to build market share?
articleDamaged goods
Kite Packaging asks how retailers protect their brands in an age of eCommerce and home delivery?
newsHow well do you know your drivers?
Andrew Drewary of the Transport Safety Forum of the Chartered Institute for Logistics & Transport urged managers to take responsibility for safety on the road.
productGrowing demand for green packaging
Pregis, supplier of Easypack, has reported increases in customer orders for green packaging in 2017 that led to a record number of 121,646 new trees being saved during the 12 month period, an increase of around 10% on the previous year.
productTransmec opens new warehouse at Worcester
Logistics provider Transmec Group is targeting further growth with the opening of a new depot at Worcester.
productMomentum in bid to tackle fulfillment complexity
Honeywell has announced a new software platform for distribution centres that streamlines and simplifies complex e-commerce fulfillment operations.
newsUK’s first three storey warehouse
Gazeley has announced the acquisition of a six-acre plot of land in the heart of London to speculatively develop the UK’s first three-storey logistics facility to be called G Park London Docklands.
productDoing much more with less
A conveyor-based loading system from Joloda has allowed a drinks firm to downsize its commercial fleet from eight standard trailers to two purpose-built curtainsiders.
articleASOS continues to boost last mile solutions
The online fashion giant is accelerating its already considerable investment in logistics to back up industry leading delivery and returns propositions.
product‘Pulling Together, Stay Safe’ initiative launches
Warehousing and transport specialist, GMA, has launched a safety initiative as part of its commitment to a risk-free working environment across its operations in both Ipswich and Felixstowe.
articleBringing safety to last mile handling
Semi-electric pallets trucks bring an extra level of safety to last mile drops, explains Bradley Dunn, sales and marketing director at SHS Handling.
product52 pallet capacity
Transdek UK’s Wedge Trailer has won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
productGold RoSPA award
Howard Tenens has been awarded with a Gold RoSPA award by the Royal Society of the Prevention of Accidents for the second year running.
articleNew port warehouse on way
The UK’s largest importer of cocoa and coffee beans is to build a major new warehouse at the Port of Liverpool to accommodate growing demand from food and drink manufacturers.
productPCM cover keeps cargo cool
A British team of scientists at TLX Cargo have invented the world`s first cargo cover/thermal blanket that incorporates phase change material (PCM) into its structure.
product3PL expands portside storage
FTS Eiendom in Norway is set to streamline its flow of goods and expand storage capacity with the help of Rubb fabric structures.
productCarton sealing machines
The UK Packaging distributor has significantly expanded its range of carton sealing machines. The systems are designed to automate the pick, pack and despatch process – enabling the increasing of operational speed for a wide range of companies.
newsCustoms Union ‘not enough to deliver frictionless trade’
The UK’s logistics industry is reminding MPs that forming a customs union with the EU would not remove the need for checks at the borders or deliver frictionless arrangements on its own.
productShortlisted
Howard Tenens Logistics has been named as a finalist for the European Automotive Logistics awards.
