newsResponding to reports in today’s Times that the Chancellor intends to remove the right of refrigerated haulage businesses to use red diesel in their operations, the Cold Chain Federation has warned about the serious economic harms in would cause.
newsRegal Foods is constructing an 18,000 sq ft warehouse in Bradford.
productHutchison Ports BEST has obtained the approval from the Barcelona Port Authority to provide, within the terminal, a range of value-added services to reefer containers.
productLorien Engineering Solutions has promoted David Mallinson to UK managing director.
articleWe all have an image in our head of what happens behind the doors of a typical warehouse. Lots of people handling boxes, forklift trucks buzzing about and a cacophony of noise. Then you step inside the Digital Distribution Centre of the Future – a new $77 million facility at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway, near Castle Donington.
newsThe 3PL has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a major part of its UK contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics.
newsThe government has announced a new Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered by the British Business Bank, which will enable businesses to apply for a loan of up to £5 million, with the government covering up to 80% of any losses with no fees.
productThe Government has announced that an emergency coronavirus bill to cope with the pandemic.
newsLondon Councils is suspending enforcement of the London Lorry Control Scheme with immediate effect to help the freight and logistics industry cope with increasing pressures and demands from the rapidly developing situation with coronavirus.
productThe Health & Safety Executive is insisting HGV drivers must have access to on-premises toilet and welfare facilities.
newsParcelHero has welcomed the Government’s decision to ensure school provision for the children of delivery drivers.
productHolchem provides a range of high-quality hand hygiene management systems that are designed for use in washrooms as well as a range of housekeeping products that can be used to ensure washrooms are kept hygienically clean.
articleRetail supply chain experts BearingPoint, who advise many of the top ten retailers in the UK on their supply chain, logistics and operations has published a new insight, which puts forward a set of proposals to help grocers adapt and maintain service and availability during the Coronavirus outbreak.
articleFor an operation dealing with diverse loads, a one-size-fits-all approach to its materials handling needs is unlikely to deliver the levels of productivity required. When Marston’s, the UK’s leading independent brewing and pub retailing business, expanded its business, it turned to trusted Yale partner, Briggs Equipment.
articleConsultancy SCALA has launched a COVID-19 supply chain emergency working group, bringing together companies supplying the grocery retail sector to ensure the industry can “Feed the Nation”.
newsThe transport sector has a crucial role to play in the supply of goods, in particular medicines, medical devices, food and other essential commodities needed to overcome the coronavirus crisis.
articleModern businesses are constantly on the lookout for potential opportunities to maximise their operational efficiency, with the warehouse environment increasingly being targeted as a key area for improvement.
articleAisle Masters tackle tight angles and corners in varied, spread out site for food firm.
productIndustry bodies express concern that current bailout measures may not help logistics businesses crucial to the UK economy during the crisis.
productPaul Cuatracasas, founder and CEO of Aquaa Partners, offered the insight in a webinar focused on aviation, tech and the broader supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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