productAdhesive supplier awards £20m logistics contract
Walkers Transport has secured the three-year transport and logistics contract worth over £20 million with the UK-based sealant, adhesive and building chemical supplier, Sika Everbuild.
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newsPanel discussion: Are 3PLs on the same page as customers?
On Wednesday 3rd March, the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) will be hosting a ‘virtual’ panel discussion with speakers from major logistics user brands to discuss the radical changes in retail.
newsThree key asks on Northern Ireland Protocol
After issues have occurred moving goods between GB and Northern Ireland since the start of the year, business group Logistics UK has raised the concerns of the sector.
newsPractical training could resume from April 12
The Prime Minister’s outlined a roadmap out of Covid restrictions on 22nd February 2021 and the Government’s latest Covid-19 Guidance has been published.
newsDawsongroup opens regional super hub
The Avonmouth site serves the South West in and covers just over six acres with purpose-built offices, a bespoke vehicle workshop and open storage areas for trucks, trailers, sweepers, vans and temperature controlled solutions assets.
news21-point net zero carbon plan for logistics
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) believes that “we can achieve net-zero by 2050” through a range of measures recommended to government and others in its latest report.
newsNew look for market leading publication
WESTERN BUSINESS Media, the publisher of Handling & Storage solutions magazine, has invested in a redesign of the UK’s leading print publication dedicated to material handling, logistics & the supply chain.
newsLondon Gateway adds two routes
DP World has announced that London Gateway is the UK port of call for two new major international shipping services, connecting the economies of Western Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and Russia.
articleUnpick the profitability problem
The growth of online retail comes with a kick – it’s more expensive to fulfil than the store model. What can retailers do to logistics costs to boost margins? BearingPoint’s Stuart Higgins has some answers.
newsLast-mile posing key vaccine challenge
The CEO of DHL says governments are not adequately prepared for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, and says delays are mainly down to a lack of last-mile storage and delivery capacity.
newsMilestone reached for logistics development
WORK HAS completed on a £5.5 million transport infrastructure project that will pave the way for a major new business park development near Redditch.
articleRail traverser to keep operations smooth at DIRFT III
Mechan is supplying a multidisciplinary main contractor, Winvic Construction, with a bespoke rail traverser for a new £29 million Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal that is being constructed for Prologis at its DIRFT intermodal logistics park in Northamptonshire.
newsPlan for Tottenham last mile scheme
PALOMA CAPITAL and leading real estate developer, Graftongate, have joined forces to acquire a 2.31-acre site in North London from Lifestory.
newsPort congestion still with us but should diminish in 2021
Chris Evans, international supply chain specialist at Colliers International, takes stock of the current situation in ports across the UK and considers what’s next for supply chain logistics in 2021.
newsProblem solving on demand: check out virtual conference
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
newsLast minute deal prompts border delays
Responding to border delay problems, hauliers were warned by UK Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove early in January that there was likely to be ‘significant disruption’ at borders in January.
productFlexible-loading trailers for Europa
Europa Worldwide Group has taken 10 Krone Dry Liner box vans for its fast-expanding click and collect operation.
productFlexible dollies bring variation to handling
Loadhog has recently launched wheeled Dollies which have been designed specifically to add benefits at every stage of the supply chain.
newsKuehne+Nagel deal to distribute Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
The two companies have agreed an international supply chain arrangement to provide distribution and storage of the Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna.
product20 doors for grain handling facilities
WORKING THROUGH Gerico France SAS, the designer and manufacturer of bulk solid storage and handling equipment, Hart Door Systems has won two orders for its Speedor Storm door for installation at a major grain storage facility in Mombasa, Kenya.
