productClipper offers staff flexible pay innovation
CLIPPER LOGISTICS is said to have become the first logistics provider to offer staff flexible pay, in a financial wellbeing initiative for its workforce.
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newsCatch up on demand with HSS Live
HSS Live took place on October 6, and now all presentations are available on demand on the HSS Live website.
productBetter visibility
EXPORTA HAS have launched its new website, which has been designed to provide much greater visibility of its product lines.
newsNHS trusts takes on new fleet
NHS SUPPLY Chain logistics provider, Unipart Logistics, is enhancing its fleet of sustainable vehicles across the UK with the aim of creating a long-term carbon neutral fleet.
productGift packaging
KITE PACKAGING has added a spectrum of shredded paper and tissue to its gift packaging repertoire.
newsDHL provides fully funded driver training
DHL SUPPLY Chain has launched Driving Ambition, a new training programme which aims to tackle the national driver shortage with a long-term solution by providing fully funded training for applicants to qualify as LGV drivers.
newsHuge Doncaster warehouse for Eddie Stobart
BENTALLGREENOAK HAS signed contracts with Mulberry Developments to deliver a 1.1 million sq ft logistics campus in Doncaster for Eddie Stobart, part of the Culina Logistics Group.
newsDrug driver jailed for causing death of cyclist
A DRUG driver who killed a cyclist in a collision in Todmorden, West Yorkshire has been jailed for seven years.
productHelping eComm ops scale up quick
SEALED AIR has launched a new paper void fill system to help E-commerce companies meet the challenges of quickly scaling up and satisfying fast growing demand for orders.
productOn the road again
KITE PACKAGING has invested in a new purpose built, mobile packaging laboratory (MPL). Incorporating a focus on the companies’ green credentials the brand-new mobile facility hosts innovative features, the most up to date equipment, an abundance space and custom-built testing facilities.
productWhy store and ship fresh air?
SICK IS launching the Master Data Analyzer to the UK market.
productRolling out alternatives
SOUTHGATE GLOBAL plans to replace every packaging product with a sustainable alternative. Additionally, water-based glue is used, to ensure a 100% biodegradable packaging product.
productAvoid provoking oversized box rage
A RECENT survey highlighted that nearly 50% of people who shop online consider excessive packaging to be the most annoying thing about the internet retailing experience, says Quadient business development manager Jo Bradley.
newsSurvey shows growing skills shortages
96% OF UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to Logistics UK’s September 2021 Performance Tracker.
newsGXO and Abercrombie & Fitch to open high-tech DC
THE TWO firms announced an agreement to open a new 715,000 sq ft distribution centre in Goodyear, Arizona.
productAsda invests in end-to-end supply chain IT
THE UK retail market is one of the most dynamic in the world, and Asda has elected to move IT management of its end-to-end supply chain and retail operations to Blue Yonder.
productDP World opens storage park for empty containers
THE 11.5 acre park at Southampton is designed to increase storage capacity for customers during the peak pre-Christmas season.
newsBig Blue Ocean Cleanup
On Wednesday 29th September 2021, ten volunteers from Storopack UK, and the Big Blue Ocean Cleanup were joined by the Acopia Group who teamed up for the West Wittering, Sussex beach clean-up operation.
producteComm focused 3PL to deploy more robots
ACTIVE ANTS will expand its use of the GreyOrange GreyMatter operating system and Ranger MoveSmart robots in its e-fulfilment centre in Willebroek, Belgium.
newsWarehousing ‘hit harder than driving by labour shortages’
CURRENT PUBLICITY around the driver shortage in the UK fails to reflect the wider labour shortage being experienced across the logistics sector, in warehousing as well as transport, planning, engineering and more, says UKWA CEO Clare Bottle.
