newsFifteen drivers from STARK Building Materials UK have spent a day at DAF Trucks’ Leyland plant feeding operational experience into the design of the ‘Vehicle of the Future’ for materials distribution, with particular attention on drop-side bodies fitted with cranes.
newsET Browne UK, the business behind the Palmer’s skincare brand, has built a £35m-plus UK and European operation run by 18 people by outsourcing warehousing and distribution to Europa Worldwide Group for almost 20 years.
articleTrade friction, skill drain and price increases have all had an impact but a structural rethink is perhaps at the heart of the consequences. Tom Fitz-Walter explores.
productLogistics is faster and more competitive than ever, with businesses understanding the importance of speed in sustaining good performance and customer satisfaction.
newsA revised draft National Planning Policy Framework, published for consultation on 17 August, gives freight and logistics a dedicated national planning policy for the first time.
productPacked Up, the Aberdeen packaging supplier that joined forces with Northern Ireland’s Hub Packaging earlier this year, has secured three internationally recognised ISO certifications covering the quality, environmental and safety systems behind its operation.
newsThe immediate threat to UK supply chains from the current oil price surge is not the cost of fuel but the movement of cargo off threatened sea lanes and onto already-crowded air and rail corridors, according to freight specialist Baxter Freight.
productBakers Basco’s investigations team has completed its first operational visits to the Isle of Man and Isle of Wight in almost two decades, recovering more than 340 pieces of bakery equipment and strengthening relationships with businesses across both islands.
articleUntil recently, we were told, relationships in business were an unnecessary thing of the past. Globalisation meant seeking out the most cost-effective options anywhere in the world and modern methods of communication and logistics would do the rest. Graham Mercer offers an analysis.
productThe firm has added 22 automated sorting-machine sets, while Southeast Asia parcel volume surged 71.2%.
newsFrozen and chilled food manufacturer Gazebo Fine Foods has extended its year-old partnership with temperature-controlled storage specialist JS Davidson beyond warehousing into container unloading, tempering, sleeving and date coding, with further value-added services now under discussion.
newsGoplasticpallets.com has launched the UK’s lightest Euro plastic pallet to date, designed as an affordable and sustainable alternative to traditional wooden Euro pallets.
newsThe company has secured new storage and berthing capacity at the Port of Greenock.
newsWarehouse professionals will gain candid, practical insight into the realities of modern logistics operations at this year’s Tomorrow’s Warehouse conference, where Danielle Taylor, Logistics Manager at Speedy Hire, will deliver a presentation titled Don’t Fear the Warehouse: Challenges, Resilience and Optimisation.
newsAssociated British Ports (ABP), Brett and Tarmac have formed a coordinated logistics partnership to support Sizewell C.
newsDHL Supply Chain has been appointed to provide aftermarket parts logistics for electric vehicle brand AION.
articleGreat influencer campaigns depend on great fulfilment, says Steph Mitcheson.
newsUK logistics networks could be operating with too little headroom to withstand mounting pressure on the food system, according to research from SCALA Consulting.
newsRising minimum wages, pension auto-enrolment and expanding workers’ rights were designed to protect employees. Instead, they may be accelerating the very automation that reduces headcount.
newsThe racking expansion created 17,000 additional pallet spaces to support growing demand from existing and new customers.
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