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.
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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.
productUASC now calls at London Gateway
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has started services to London Gateway on the South America 2 service (SAM2).
The UASC offering is part of an existing fixed day weekly service from DP World London Gateway calling at leading ports in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
articleAgency workers “scared to speak up” says ACAS
A study from ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) reveals that among callers to the ACAS helpline, agency workers were often unaware of their employment rights and afraid of raising workplace concerns due to fears over job security.
newsSEGRO builds four new units on spec in Slough
SEGRO has delivered 132,055 sq ft of speculative industrial development on the Slough Trading Estate. The four buildings are under the Estate’s Simplified Planning Zone.
articleYodel invests now for next Christmas peak
The parcel carrier has invested in a new service centre, providing additional capacity throughout the year, including the peak Christmas period.
articleIs Amazon suffering from a logistics cost crisis?
LCP Consulting asks: is Amazon’s Prime service is hurting the online retail giant from within?
newsSafer Lorry Scheme key focus at upcoming conference
The London Safer Lorry Scheme (SLS), vulnerable road users and commercial vehicles, and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be covered at the Freight Transport Association’s Fleet Engineer Conference which takes place on Wednesday 10 June.
newsUK behind the curve on lockers despite leading on eCommerce
Failed home deliveries have an environmental and social impact, says global courier ParcelHero, which can be helped with greater deployment of drop boxes and parcel lockers.
articleSupreme Court ruling is a ticking time bomb for logistics
A UK Supreme Court’s judgement this month has attracted only limited public attention, yet its implications for freight and logistics may be nuclear in their impact, warns Professor Alan Braithwaite, executive chairman of LCP Consulting.
newsHGV drivers acting as ‘unpaid immigration officers’
As the Calais migrant problem continues to worsen the Freight Transport Association has expressed concern for UK HGV drivers.
productHelps eliminate miscoupling safety issues
After completing successful trials of a safety fifth wheel from Fontaine Europe, Somerset-based distribution and warehousing operator, Massey Wilcox Transport, has fitted a further eight wheels with LED sensor systems which, says the company, provide a fail-safe for drivers when coupling tractor units to semi-trailers.
productTrailer upgrade
Part of ongoing commitment to running the latest and most efficient vehicles, Meachers Global Logistics has invested almost £1/2 million in its fleet, with the introduction of 20 new trailers operating out of its Nursling headquarters.
articlePoor practice from retailers contributes to returns boom
Contrary to popular belief, eCommerce returns are often not down to fickle consumers but can be traced to poor marketing decisions made by retailers, said a returns expert at a recent exhibition.
articleLiving with the lorry
Last winter saw two high profile road traffic accidents involving HGVs which resulted in the deaths of pedestrians – horrific events which alarmed the public on the issue of heavy lorries working in busy urban environments. GEOFF DOSSETTER considers.
newsLegal claims against M&S and DHL for alleged abuse of agency workers
Union GMB is taking legal action on behalf of members against retailer Marks & Spencer over alleged rule breaking over agency workers.
productTrust your own figures
Van users have been warned to treat all fuel consumption figures with caution, unless they derive from their own experience.
articlePermanent contracts work for Advanced Supply Chain
Advanced Supply Chain chief executive, Mike Danby, says permanent employees are proving to be a benefit to the company despite the prominence of temporary employees within the industry.
newsSocial delivery business Nimber.com launches in UK
Norwegian social delivery service Nimber has launched in the UK, becoming the first delivery business to enter the UK’s sharing economy and the country’s only online peer to peer delivery service.
