productScottish logistics group pays £2m bribery penalty
A Glasgow logistics group has agreed to pay more than £2m after it uncovered illegal bribery operations in its own organisation.
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productAldi opens new Northern DC
The new facility in Bolton encompasses 611,250 sq ft of warehousing and offices and replaces a smaller site in Middleton.
productKPMG measures increase in transport sector buyouts
In 2016, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the transport sector will supersede the levels seen in 2015 by exceeding the £52 billion mark, according to KPMG’s Transport Tracker.
newsHome Retail Group directors accept Sainsbury’s bid
The proposed acquisition is valued at approximately £1.2 billion and subject to approval from regulators.
productFastlane predicts Christmas Day deliveries
Delivery firm Fastlane International says radical fulfilment plans need to be developed now to meet growing public expectations this year.
productJohn Lewis models Magna Park 3 DC
Retailer uses modelling and simulation tool CLASS from Cirrus Logistics for facility focused on larger items requiring 2-man deliveries.
articleApple and Beaverbrooks gift delivery tested
Delivery experts Electio carried out market research on gift delivery from two well known luxury retailers – Apple and Beaverbrooks – and asks how damaging can poor delivery be?
articleWho’s responsible for LGV and cyclist collisions?
Recent statistics show that the number of road accidents involving cyclists has risen over the last ten years. Media focus has pointed to technology and legislation as the solution, but workplace transport training body, RTITB, suggests drivers should be more accountable, with a focus on improving driver training and awareness to tackle the problem.
articleInvesting to tackle new challenges
In the last couple of years, Palletways has invested significantly in new infrastructure to strengthen its operations in the UK and across Europe.
articlePall-ex rejects ‘price undercutting’ model
At the start of its 20th year of business, European palletised freight network, Pall-Ex announced its plans to shake up the logistics sector – by managing UK volume growth to a sustainable level, in order to focus on providing industry leading service.
newsGet planning for European Supply Chain 2016
Plans for this year’s European Supply Chain Day are now taking shape and this year’s event is set to bigger and better with events taking place up and down the UK as well as throughout Europe on Thursday 21st April.
productSmart highways demo in the Netherlands
NXP Semiconductors and DAF Trucks demonstrated self-driving technologies in automated trucks.
articleInternational prospects
A start-up online retailer has used FedEx to give it international reach as sales boom.
productSTEF inks 4 year deal with Toyota MHE
Under the terms of the agreement, Toyota Material Handling Europe will manage the entire forklift fleet of the European temperature-controlled logistics player.
blogDriver wellbeing – why it matters
The driver ultimately is the one person who when you think about it, really does matter.
articleAn emerging CSR issue
Vicky Brock, CEO of Clear Returns feels returns should be firmly on the CSR agenda.
articleEyes on the prize
Retailers are facing unprecedented disruption to their business model as the habits of online shoppers turn paradigms on their heads. HSS editor Simon Duddy asks if technology that enhances supply chain visibility can help companies come out on top in this challenging time?
productAuthenticating brands
Counterfeiting, duty evasion and other forms of illicit trade are a substantial and growing problem across all market sectors, leading to increased calls for businesses to make use of highly secure product and brand authentication programs.
productExtending the reach of outsourced logistics
It started with Amazon and E-bay in the 90s, with the likes of Uber, Airbnb and Just Eat growing from mavericks to mainstream in recent years. Within the logistics industry several market makers exist for backloads such as Haulage Exchange and Returnloads. But now similar technologies aim to re-shape the warehousing market.
productFaster routing
Topspeed Couriers is using the Maxoptra platform to improve the management of key government contracts.
