productLeading port-based logistics company, Import Services, is gearing up for the opening of new facilities on the south coast to accommodate future growth. The extension to its dockside facilities in Southampton this summer is set to create up to 25 new jobs and enable the company to move to a 24 hour operation.
newsA key aspect of business for famous bread brand Hovis is bulk deliveries, where the orders are sent directly to the customer’s DC.
newsCarlsberg has renewed its contract with Prolog to distribute Point of Sale (POS) materials in support of the brewer’s football marketing campaign.
newsHarwich Dock Company has been fined for safety failings after a dock worker suffered severe leg injuries when an operation to unload a cargo container went wrong.
newsVan traffic is predicted to rise at twice the rate of cars and almost double by 2040, the Freight Transport Association has said in The Logistics Report 2014.
articleExpansion work has started at Felixstowe with VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, appointed as lead contactor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190 metres.
newsThe click & collect specialist plans to grow its store network by 33% this year, to 7,500 stores.
articleLondon Gateway’s Common User Facility (CUF) is expected to open on the port’s logistics park early next year. What can companies expect?
newsThe Freight Transport Association is backing Heathrow, as the hub airport and Gatwick go head to head in a bid to win permission from the Airports Commission to build the UK’s next major runway.
newsA chronic lack of readily available, large-scale warehousing could hamper Britain’s economic recovery, according to David Williams, managing director of freight forwarder Rhenus’ UK operation.
productIP video specialist NW Systems was recently called in by food transport and storage company, McBurney Refrigeration, to install a state-of-the-art IP camera system at McBurney’s principle UK storage depot in Liverpool.
articleSkills for Logistics is calling on training providers and employers to get in touch to help develop a system to ‘sharpen-up’ Driver CPC and make it more relevant to employers.
articleLCP Consulting says those that innovate for consumer convenience in the last mile with a close eye on channel profitability will be the ultimate winners.
articleThe recently privatised Royal Mail has announced it will make parcel deliveries on Sundays.
articleThe Congestion Charge hike is an unfair tax increase on essential deliveries, says the Freight Transport Association.
blogIf you are a manager responsible for the legal operation of lorry drivers, then this coming 10 September is a crucial date.
articleIf you are either a manager responsible for the legal operation of lorry drivers, then this coming 10 September is a crucial date, says Geoff Dossetter.
productLeading supplier of bespoke sandwich panels, Panel Systems, has reported a huge increase in demand for Thermhex polypropylene honeycomb material from the commercial vehicle sector due to its benefits in reducing vehicle body weights.
articleLCP Consulting says those that innovate for consumer convenience in the last mile with a close eye on channel profitability will be the ultimate winners.
productFrozen warehousing specialist, Partner Logistics has teamed up with Birds Eye and DHL to take part in a new project which uses double-deck trailers to transport pallets of frozen goods from the warehouse to the distribution centre.
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