newsRHA refutes Shapps accusation
THE TRANSPORT secretary, Grant Shapps, has branded the current fuel shortage a “manufactured” crisis.
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articleAutomation-friendly plastic RTP
Accelerated growth in e-commerce is driving a greater reliance on durable, reusable transit packaging, says Jim Hardisty.
articleKeeping shoppers sweet will boost checkout conversion rates
If you thought ecommerce held all the aces in the retail pack, think again. You rarely see an abandoned shopping trolley packed to the brim with goods at a checkout in a bricks and mortar supermarket, says Natasha Jones.
newsSafe urban driver training delivered
HANSON UK is putting its HGV workforce of over 500 drivers through a Safe Urban Driver training course before the end of 2021.
productWincanton acquires eFulfilment business
THE 3PL has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in Caledonia Bidco Limited, the holding company of Cygnia Logistics, a specialist mid-market eCommerce and multichannel eFulfilment provider, from Crescent Capital for a consideration of up to £23.9m on a cash free, debt free basis.
productElectric progress towards green fleet
DHL EXPRESS has launched 50 new electric vans, taking to roads across the country as part of its UK fleet. A further 50 electric vehicles will be introduced before the end of the year, with 220 more in its UK-wide fleet before the end of 2022.
product£300m fourth berth to come for London Gateway
DP WORLD will begin work next month on the new berth at its London Gateway logistics hub.
newsDynamic yard visibility platform
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES will sell FourKites’ Dynamic Yard and real-time visibility platform as part of its suite of asset visibility solutions.
productOnline grocer deepens CNG commitment
OCADO GROUP has reaffirmed its transition to alternative fuels by signing a deal to open a further natural gas refuelling station at its Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre.
articleRapid fire fulfilment for micro e-grocery
2021 has seen the UK Grocery market explode into life, with ultra-fast fulfilment solutions launching in London and rapidly expanding across the country. Chris Moss explores the implications for the logistics sector.
newsGovernment breaks red diesel promise
THE COLD Chain Federation has demanded answers from Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as his department broke its promise to support food chain businesses on reds diesel.
newsDriver shortage crisis: call for action
LOGISTICS UK and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have written to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to outline three steps the government can take to overcome the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers and lessen its impact on the supply chain.
productReturns for reuse
ONLINE ELECTRICALS retailer AO has opened a new ‘rework’ facility to give returned appliances a new lease of life.
productDouble peel marks out returnable mailing bags
THE RAPID growth of eCommerce has caused an inevitable soar in demand for easy returns. By reusing the original packaging, the environmental impact of a return is reduced by a minimum of half; Kite Packaging has launched sustainable kraft mailing bags to diminish this impact even further.
productInfluencers recycling solution
REBOUND RETURNS has partnered with beauty specailist agency Seen Group and Handle Recycling to help beauty influencers and media recycle empty packaging and containers produced every month from beauty samples and cosmetic tester pots.
productEnvironmentally friendly void fill
THE NEW Airspeed Renew air bags from Antalis for void fill and block and brace packaging, are made from film containing 50% post-consumer recycled content and are 100% recyclable.
productRecyclable tissue paper with dispenser
TRADITIONALLY, TISSUE paper has evoked luxury at the expense of the planet or the efficiency of a packing process, says Kite Packaging.
productDigital transformation for Spar International
THE RETAILER has rolled out an integrated grocery e-commerce platform from Naveo Commerce worldwide.
productTR7 series sees new models
T&D CORPORATION has extended the TR7 series with a new Bluetooth and Wireless LAN compatible model that enables temperature and humidity data logging easily with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
productSmartphones on rise in last mile
RESEARCH FROM Scandit has found that across Europe, last mile delivery firms perceive inefficiencies (55%), pressure on costs (50%), and the race to gain competitive advantage through new service offerings (45%) as their most cited current top challenges.
