productLogistics key to Wolseley UK transformation plan
Wolseley UK has announced a major programme to transform the way it serves its customers following a wide-ranging review of its plumbing and heating operations.
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productDHL Group acquires UK Mail
Deutsche Post DHL Group has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire UK Mail, one of the largest integrated mail and parcel operators within the UK.
productLondon Mayor takes hard line on HGVs
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London is ‘not prepared to stand by and let dangerous lorries continue to cause further heartbreak and tragedy on London’s roads’.
productWhat Sports Direct must learn about running a warehouse
Maintaining a positive relationship with the workforce is one of the keys to optimum warehouse efficiency for any logistics services company, says William Walker, sales director of Berkshire-based Walker Logistics.
newsSainsbury’s warehouse worker killed at St Helens DC
Police officers were called to the centre on Hall Wood Avenue by employees reporting a colleague had been involved in an incident with a fork lift truck.
productFTA favours Heathrow over Gatwick in upcoming airport decision
If it’s not Heathrow then it’s Dover for freight shipments, says the Freight Transport Association.
newsAlmost 900 redundancies proposed at DB Cargo
DB Cargo UK has announced proposed redundancies and changes to its business model in response to rapid and unprecedented changes in the markets it serves.
articleNew contract secured
A passion for Great British manufacturing and a chance encounter has resulted in Union Industries’ Founder, Mr Paul Schofield, helping to secure a new contract for the Leeds-based company.
productTravis Perkins to scale back operations due to Brexit uncertainty
The builder’s merchant said given “levels of future demand remain difficult to predict the Group has chosen to implement a number efficiency programmes and branch closures”.
productHeathrow gets the nod over Gatwick
Heathrow has been chosen as the location for the UK’s new runway with the Government saying ‘expanding Heathrow will better connect the UK to long haul destinations in growing world markets’.
productDPD invests £10m in DC and 4 depots for Peak
DPD has invested over £10m in a new distribution centre in Dunstable and new depots in Bicester, London’s Park Royal, Goole and Aberdeen.
articleModern life: brought to you by van
Most of the services essential to modern life and which define Britain as a first world country are delivered by van, says Mark Cartwright, Head of Vans at the Freight Transport Association.
product100 warehouse milestone
Search engine for warehouse space and pallet storage Zupplychain has reached the milestone of 100 warehouses on its database.
productWholesaler fined £500000 for gate death of delivery driver
One of Britain’s largest wholesale companies has been fined £500,000 after a delivery driver was killed by a faulty gate at a depot in Newport, south Wales.
newsCBRE predicts European logistics buildings will get taller
Limited availability of land, coupled with high land prices and a push towards more efficient storage locations are driving a demand for vertical building solutions for industrial and logistics operations, according to the latest report from CBRE.
productBrexit may require greater warehouse capacity in the UK
Despite the lack of detail of what Brexit means for business or the population at large, it is imperative that we start thinking about and planning for the ‘New World’ of UK Plc says Andrew Blatherwick, chairman at RELEX Solutions.
articleLet’s make this a ‘win-win’
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has urged all parties to come together to help make the provision of an additional runway at Heathrow a ‘win-win’ situation for everyone in the UK.
productHauliers losing foreign drivers due to sterling wage squeeze
Foreign drivers return home as cost pressures build in road haulage, says RHA.
articleBoots places major double deck trailer order
Transdek UK has secured a major order from Boots UK for 60 fixed double deck Wedge trailers, which are expected to generate significant savings for the retailer relative to its stepframe double deck fleet.
articleAre you missing out?
Laura Nelson, Managing Director of RTITB, the leading workplace transport training regulatory body, explains how training can be used to provide measurable business benefits which many companies are missing out on.
