articleNumerous musculoskeletal, and other, injuries occur when getting on and off lift trucks. Laura Nelson, Managing Director of RTITB, the leading workplace transport training accrediting body, explains how taking some simple steps can help reduce the risk of incident of injury.
articleUKWA Positioning Paper highlights ways in which the supply chain sector can work with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs to ensure that post-Brexit excise legislation does not place an unfair burden on legitimate logistics companies.
articleFTA campaigns for better driver facilities, with urgent action needed to provide more secure, safe and high-quality driver rest areas.
articleThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) welcomed the ambitious approach of the Draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy (DMTS) and wholeheartedly agrees with its high level principles. However, these commendable intentions risk being undermined unless a number of the DMTS policies are reinforced with greater rigour and resolve.
productGoodman, a global leader in the ownership, development and management of industrial property, announced it has signed a deal with C.H. Robinson to develop and lease a new 70,000 sq ft built to suit logistics centre at its Derby Commercial Park development.
newsStudents have the opportunity to meet employers from the logistics and transport sectors providing opportunities in supply chain management, transport planning, operations management and a range of graduate placements.
productMany companies believe investment in IT and advanced technology will drive and sustain change, but the key is to ensure that the correct skills and culture exist to drive this transformation, says consultancy Crimson & Co.
productThe firm will closely monitor delivery patterns as they occur.
productA recycling company has been fined £650,000 following the death of a worker.
productBlack Friday 2014 crashed many UK web sites and supply chains. The e-commerce delivery specialist ParcelHero reveals how retailers have responded to the IT and logistics nightmare three years on.
articleNearly two-thirds (63%) of EU businesses who work with UK suppliers expect to move some of their supply chain out of the UK as a result of Brexit according to a survey from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
productVehicle movements and loading and unloading vehicles can be some of the most dangerous activities carried out on a work site, says the Health & Safety Executive, which is offering a number of one-day courses to tackle the issues.
newsTransport union Unite has won a long–running campaign giving delivery drivers the right to use the toilets at a business where they are making deliveries.
articleFive steps to help move from traditional grocery retail to Omni-Channel model, suggests Mikko Kärkkäinen, CEO at Relex Solutions.
articleThe demand for fast online delivery is changing the configuration of warehousing needed, says Steve Purvis, operations director at Bis Henderson Space.
articleThe Health & Safety Executive shared transport priorities with attendees at Delivering Safety First, this year’s Transport & Logistics Safety Forum Conference. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
productEmployees at Howard Tenens are celebrating this week, after the company was named as one of 30 of the UK’s leading freight and logistics businesses on the shortlist for the 2017 FTA Logistics Awards.
articleRetailers and brands cannot afford to become complacent about the strategic role that delivery plays in their eCommerce strategies according to new research.
productWe’ve rounded up some key industry responses as Philip Hammond delivered his 2017 Budget.
articleBis Henderson Recruitment has released a white paper exploring human resources issues amid the growing use of automated solutions for efulfilment. HSS editor Simon Duddy pulls out a few key thoughts.
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