productFood delivery exemption sought as diesel tax break due to end in 2022
Food industry representatives have urged the Treasury to delay its proposed ban on the use of red diesel by food delivery vehicles until 2025.
product
productFood logistics challenges: Covid and Brexit compared
There has been a lot of talk recently that a no deal Brexit would not be too bad for consumers. After all, retailers and their suppliers coped with Covid and consumers got the food they needed. Andrew Opie asks what’s different this time?
productThe Port of Tilbury has created the UK Paper Hub brand
The brand brings together existing capabilities to emphasise an ‘all-in-one’ offering to the paper sector.
product100 vacancies to fill in recruitment drive
Two-person home delivery company ArrowXL is expanding its workforce due to an increase in demand in 2020.
newsYodel unveils plan for Northern Super Hub
The parcel carrier says a long-term strategic investment will replace the Shaw hub, to the North East of Manchester.
productExeter DC completes for retailer
Stoford Developments has completed construction of a new 90,000 sq ft distribution unit at Exeter Logistics Park on behalf of an international retailer.
articleThe supply chain: Retail’s secret weapon
Times are pretty tough for retailers right now. As in many areas of life, the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated trends that were already taking place, such as an increasing shift to online shopping, argues Emile Naus.
articleAll in this together?
DHL and McKinsey highlight a Covid-19 vaccine bombshell for the developing world. The ten billion dose delivery challenge is even tougher than it seems at face value, according to a white paper from the firms, which suggests the developing world may struggle to make timely use of a Covid-19 vaccine.
productCompact parcel locker solution launches
Quadient has launched new, compact and modular parcel lockers – Parcel Pending Lite – which is designed to facilitate roll-out and accelerate adoption of parcel locker delivery and automated pickup solutions in the retail and parcel carrier markets.
productAsda orders 25 delivery vans
The Blue Ocean home delivery pods are designed and built by British engineering firm Penso.
newsSmart Freight system needed smartish
Lack of pace in some government preparations for the end of the Brexit transition period could put the UK’s interconnected supply chain at risk.
newsConcern at fuel duty rise rumour
Logistics UK has responded to rumours of a potential fuel duty rise.
newsLogistics UK urges Government to bring border strategy forward
The association has responded to the government’s consultation on its 2025 UK Border Strategy, which closes this week (28 August 2020).
newsVirtual event to focus on green cold chain
The Cold Chain Federation has announces a new Cold Chain Live! virtual events series taking place this autumn, Towards a Net Zero Cold Chain.
productStrides made on Southampton warehouse
A key milestone has now been reached in constructing the current extension to Import Services’ quayside warehouse, which is expanding alongside the container port in Southampton.
newsDwell awards customer eFulfilment contract
Wincanton has won a three-year contract to provide home delivery services for Dwell, the furniture retailer.
newsLogistics UK urges Government to strike Brexit deal
Responding to reports that negotiations between the UK and EU are facing issues over continued access to the EU market for UK hauliers, business group Logistics UK is urging the government to keep pressing for a deal with their European counterparts.
newsHelloFresh leases Nuneaton production facility
The provider of fresh food to the home has leased 230,384 sq ft of logistics space at Goodman’s Nuneaton 230 development.
productXPO to continue to manage product tray return for Asda
The new, three-year contract extends XPO’s relationship with the British supermarket chain to more than two decades.
articleLong-term vision for logistics
A shared long-term vision between industry and government is needed for businesses to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic effectively, and navigate the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a report released today from Logistics UK (formerly FTA).
