productExpanded CNG fleet
Howard Tenens has taken delivery of two 26 tonne 340 BHP dedicated CNG (compressed natural gas) rigids from Scania, bringing the total number of dedicated gas vehicles to four.
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productScheme saves more than 100,000 trees
Pregis, supplier of Easypack, announced year on year growth in sales of green packaging technology in 2018, resulting in 122,125 new trees being saved in the 12-month period, its highest ever annual figure.
productFurniture retailer enhances routing and scheduling
Barker and Stonehouse, the UK’s largest independent family-run furniture retailer, has invested in a logistics solution from Paragon to provide customers with a superior delivery service with more choice.
productRenovotec acquires Spirit Data Capture
The supply chain technology company is Renovotec’s fourth acquisition since 2013, and the expanded company will have a turnover of £25 million.
productPallets provider urges firms to embrace the circular economy
Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – is urging customers to reuse their plastic pallets and boxes, recycle them, and then repeat the process to help create a circular economy.
productCoping with rise in toy orders
JLM Transport has deployed a cloud-based transport management system from TrackTrans.
articleMajor 3PL launches IT tool to boost labour productivity
XPO Logistics has expanded its XPO Smart technology suite with proprietary analytics in a bid to to optimise fulfillment.
productRobust and innovative pallets on trial with LPR
Major European pallet pooler LPR has taken delivery of 1,200 UPALL protected wooden pallets, as the company begins a ‘real world’ trial of the innovative new UPALL pallet guard system, developed by James Jones & Sons (Pallets & Packaging).
newsStrong conference programme unveiled for TCS&D Show
Speakers confirmed for the Storage & Transport Hub include Justin Laney, fleet manager for John Lewis Partnership; Nick Hay, CEO of Fowler Welch; Tim Moran, MD of Lineage Logistics; and Colin Taylor, CEO of Rick Bestwick.
productBöwe Systec acquires majority stake in Red Ledge
Böwe Systec has taken a majority stake in UK software engineering and automation supply chain specialist Red Ledge, which has joined the Böwe Systec Group.
newsFORS issues tyre maintenance guide
FORS has released a new tyre management guide to advise members on how best practice can help improve tyre wear, increase vehicle safety and reduce a vehicle’s environmental impact.
productEU outlines its plan for ‘no deal’ Brexit
The European Commission says no deal will be disruptive and has outlined measures it will adopt on April 12, if no deal is reached in Westminster by March 29.
productSamuel Grant praises French take on pallet wrapping
The French government has introduced a scheme to encourage businesses to invest in compliant pallet wrapping machines.
articleReturns made easier
CollectPlus has rolled out its Print in Store service to Returns customers. Customers who do not have access to a printer can return their online shopping to a growing roster of retailers by printing their Returns label at their local CollectPlus store.
article3PL tailors delivery to cope with vlogger-led micro-peaks
One thing that characterises the beauty industry is that sales can be influenced by vloggers prompting micro-peaks in demand.
productMantra Learning opens Reverse Logistics Training Centre
Specialist logistics training provider Mantra Learning has opened a £1million Reverse Logistics Training Centre in Manchester.
articleSurvey from consultancy highlights tension between clients and 3PLs
Less than a fifth (18%) of UK companies are happy with their 3PLs, according to the research.
articleLast chance to tell us about the Warehouse of the Future
Tell us about the Warehouse of the Future… and take the chance to win £100 in Amazon Vouchers.
articleWilko completes £3.2 million automated eComm project
AMH Material Handling has implemented the project for Wilko at its 110,000 sq ft e-fulfilment facility managed by Clipper Logistics in Ollerton.
productWincanton implements TranSend to provide Halfords with full track and trace
The TranSend app deployed on Zebra TC56 devices are used for scan-loading, load building and cross-docking processes.
