newsHermes links up with Royal Logistics Corp
Hermes, the leading consumer delivery specialist, has linked up with Royal Logistics Corps and the Logistics Guild to help find employment for military personnel faced with redundancy.
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productContract extension secures jobs
A total of 25 jobs have been secured for a minimum 12 months at supply chain solutions provider Wincanton’s Bicester facility.
productNot a single lost pallet
It is reported that Pallet-Track has moved 10 million pallets through its Wolverhampton hub in less than a decade – without losing a single pallet.
productGlobal opportunities for SMEs
Express transportation company, FedEx Express, is further strengthening its commitment to small and medium sized enterprises in the UK by launching a special program to help them tap into global trade opportunities.
productPlastic RTP rental
RTP specialist PHS Teacrate is urging SMEs to reduce their logistics costs and improve supply chain stability by using returnable transit packaging (RTP) as an alternative to single trip packaging. To ease the capital investment burden on businesses the company offers a rental option for plastic crates and trays.
productSite survey service
Leading plastic reusable transit packaging (RTP) company Schoeller Allibert is now offering customers the opportunity improve health and safety procedures in the supply chain through a new site survey.
productBITO goes multimedia
Guidance demonstrations of the latest innovations in picking, storage and materials handling systems can be viewed on BITO’s own YouTube channel.
productDouble-sided label printing
Guernsey-based CheapSmells, one of the first companies to use the Duotherm double-sided label print system from Forms Plus, is predicting an annual saving of £20,000 on printing alone.
productLogistics tender exercise
Logistics consultancy, Davies & Robson, has completed a successful logistics tender exercise for food manufacturer, Hain Daniels Group, following its acquisition of a number of brands from Premier Foods last year.
productDX Group launches DX Freight
UK & Ireland independent logistics and parcel distribution company, DX, has announced the launch of ‘DX Freight’.
productIncreased demand
Online packaging supplier, Kite Packaging, has reported a significant increase in online machinery sales.
productUTi Worldwide opens new London facility
Global supply chain services and solutions company, UTi Worldwide, has officially opened its new London operations located in Heathrow.
newsFreight company fined £50k after worker hit by falling pallets
A Suffolk-based freight company has been sentenced for a series of safety breaches after a forklift truck toppled and spilled its load onto a worker, breaking his back.
articleDrop-shipping – don’t make it a high risk business
Businesses operating in the retail sector should consider drop-shipping as a part of their supply chain and multichannel strategy says Denise Oakley, International Marketing Director, GXS.
articleReturns extended
Multichannel and reverse logistics specialist iForce has launched its first foray into Europe with a new venture in Holland.
productReusable box solutions
Pallet pooling specialist, FHG IPP Logipal, has launched a range of reusable box solutions comprising the FHG Bulk Box, FHG High Protection Box, plus handling and packaging accessories including liners, flexible textile inserts and a smart pocket frame.
productTiny temperature monitors
EMS innovator, ESCATEC, is building nearly a third of a million temperature monitors a year for Berlinger & Co of Switzerland.
productModular design
Strapping technology leader, Gerd Mosca AG, will showcase two new state-of-the-art strapping machines at this year’s FachPack in Nuremberg.
productGorilla Glue bonds with Torque
The Gorilla Glue Company has appointed logistics services provider, Torque, to provide its new warehousing solution.
articleYearsley opens large modern cold store
Automated racking and LED lighting installed in a new northern cold store ‘superhub’ in Heywood.
