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articleSupply chain leaders tackle retail dilemmas
The LCP Consulting 2015 Leadership Seminar brought together top retailers John Lewis, Argos and Fat Face to offer insight on Solving the Omni-channel Dilemma.
articleFedEx bid for TNT will ‘create a more competitive market’
FedEx’s £3.2bn bid for Dutch parcel delivery firm TNT Express has sparked a boost in courier company shares.
productAiming for the perfect pallet
Voiteq and Kellogg’s scooped the Overall Winner gong at the SHD Logistics Awards.
articleFight to compete with the big boys
With the Internet offering a huge opportunity for retailers, how do smaller companies compete with the ‘big boys’ when the economies of scale lie elsewhere, asks Geoff Taylor, group sales director at iForce?
articleLogistics expertise desirable in world of change
There are few bigger areas of change than the retail sector. Change, however, equals opportunity for the logistics sector, says UKWA CEO Peter Ward.
productDelivery driver killed as forklift drops load
A Sheffield steel company has been sentenced after a catalogue of safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker being killed when he was knocked off his lorry and then crushed by a three-tonnes load of steel tubes.
newsDon’t miss out on Multimodal
Focusing on freight solutions across land, sea and air, the event takes place at Birmingham’s NEC from April 28-30.
newsStudents – do you want to get into logistics?
A leading logistics company is offering a year long paid placement for an undergraduate within their international freight department as a part of an overall expansion plan.
productThermally efficient curtains
Food delivery specialist apetito has chosen to fit Seymour Manufacturing International’s Back-Stop curtains to its new-look fleet after being impressed by their thermal insulation credentials.
productMeeting European Good Distribution Practice
Tinytag Ultra Radio temp/RH loggers have a low profile, compact design, making them suitable for discreet indoor monitoring.
newsFood firm takes major facility in bid to boost supply chain
General Mills UK & Ireland has taken on a 280,000 sq. ft. site at Port Salford.
articleNOVUS students take up roles at DHL, ASOS, Arla and others
NOVUS companies and University of Huddersfield staff have been busy matching second year students with opportunities for their sandwich placements starting this summer.
productTrucks equipped with thermal blankets
Neill & Brown Global Logistics is equipping its trucks with a new emergency thermal blanket in collaboration with Orvecare, a division of Orvec International.
newsNorbert Dentressangle name to go as part of takeover
XPO Logistics is to acquire French logistics company Norbert Dentressangle for €3.24 billion.
newsFinalists announced in FTA Everywoman Awards
Transport and logistics forms the backbone of the UK’s economy, and today 24 of the most inspirational role models are announced as finalists in the 2015 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
articleVision 2035 outlines great scale of logistics challenge
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has published a digestible and visually representative infographic detailing the findings of its Vision 2035 policy series.
productDPD to open 10 new depots in £150m splurge
DPD has announced plans for a new £150m investment which will create over 750 new jobs.
productDiscounts for FORS members
Members of FORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme – can now enjoy exclusive offers on fleet management systems and more, with Fuel Card Services appointed as a FORS Associate. Over 3000 FORS accredited companies nationwide now have access to significant cost savings on fuel, emissions monitoring and other services.
articleProviding food for thought
Food supply chain specialists Culina and NFT show how they are using portcentric logistics to drive cost savings and increase supply chain agility. HSS Editor Simon Duddy reports from Multimodal.
