Business Park Welcomes Major Logistics Companies
St Modwen’s business park in Stratford-upon-Avon has welcomed two more major logistics companies into its space. First company to sign a deal was XPO Logistics, which agreed a lease for 163,000 sq ft of space, on top of its already occupied 90,000 sq ft. XPO was followed by Unipart Logistics, which is taking 75,000 sq […]
Government to Request Article 50 Deadline Extension
A leading logistics expert has said the government should now ask the EU to extend the Article 50 period in the interests of the UK’s traders with the bloc. Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, said there were now fewer than 70 days to go before the UK was scheduled to leave the […]
BITO Provides Containers for Leicester Tigers Rugby
Leicester Tigers Rugby has received a fleet of match day logistics containers as part of BITO Storage Systems’ kit logistics solution, which has dramatically improved logistics operations from the club’s Oval Park training ground. In today’s Rugby Union a complex inventory of kit and gear is involved. This typically includes playing kit, training kit, waterproofs, […]
MD of Drivers Direct Comments on Shopping Trends and Retailers
“Retailers and logistics providers must work closely together this Black Friday,” advised Gethin Roberts, Managing Director of leading driving recruitment company Drivers Direct. “Black Friday is changing. Where it was once a one-day sale with queues of shoppers scrambling to get the best deals in store, now we have days of online sales where customers […]
UKWA Launches Event to Look at Food Logistics Challenges
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) is hosting a ‘Feeding Cities Summit’ as the prospect of food supply chain interruption and stock-piling as Brexit approaches. where stakeholders will discuss the challenges ahead and consider potential solutions. The event will consider what is best practice in urban food service and local convenience grocery logistics, examine the […]
Increase in Brexit-Related Warehousing Requests
Davies Turner, the UK’s leading freight forwarder and logistics service provider, is seeing a definite upsurge in enquiries about the availability of warehousing space, driven by customer concerns about the outcome of the Brexit negotiations and the future of UK trade with the EU after March next year. Previously, the company has seen demand for […]
Are Drones Really a Reality for Logistics and Transport?
Drone technology itself has been around for quite some time now, but has so far yet to make a real impact on the delivery world. Stories have abounded over the last few years about drones one day being used to send goods and deliveries direct to our doorsteps and warehouses, but again there has yet […]
DS Smith Tuxford Teaches Cycle Safety at School Fair
Last month a team from Logistics (Tuxford) attended a local school fair in order to teach the children there the importance of cycle safety. This safety lesson took place in the form of a series of games. This educational visit has come from the focus of the company to develop relationships within the local community […]
The Future of Pallet Truck Supplying
PalletTrucksUK is proving to be a favorite with small-to-medium enterprises dealing with the transport and logistics sector shortages, and are able to furnish companies with a number of various forms of equipment that can help make the lives of transportation and supply companies a whole lot easier. It is clear that they are set to […]
LCP to Partner with AEW
One of the most prolific services in project development operating across the whole of Europe known as Logistics Capital Partners (or LCP) has revealed that it will assert itself once again by committing to projects for Amazon and AEW. This initiative for Amazon, based in Italy, is ideally located between the two major Northern Italian […]
Logistics Company Secures Funding for Joint Venture
North Somerset-based logistics business Osprey has launched a new joint venture, supported by a £7m funding package from HSBC. The company has joined forces with land heavy transport specialist Allelys, based in Redditch, to create Osprey Heavy Lift. The new venture will provide customers in industries requiring major heavy lifting, such as construction and power […]
Royal Mail Launches Consultation on DB Closure
The plan, which was first announced in August last year, could affect around 90,000 employees. The scheme reported a surplus of £1.77bn on an IAS 19 accounting basis as of 31 March 2016, with assets of £7.44bn and liabilities of £5.67bn. However, costs of running the scheme are expected to more than double in 2018, […]
Audi uses wearables in logistics
Scanner-gloves now make work easier for international logistics employees at the Audi plant in Ingolstadt: For the worldwide dispatch of car components, they now use the “ProGlove” by the name of “Mark” with its embedded barcode scanner. This means they have both hands free and can work more ergonomically. After a four week pilot phase, […]
Logistics Training Scheme Launched by Wincanton
Leading third party logistics and supply chain solutions provider Wincanton have announced the launch of a two-year logistics training scheme, with the primary aim of encouraging young people to gain an interest and attraction to the logistics industry. The ‘Your Future’ programme allows the participating trainees to not only reap the benefits of the personalised […]
The Future of Logistics
The world of logistics is changing at an amazing pace, as the internet drives demand for ever more rapid deliveries. On the one hand customers’ expectations of service are rising, while on the other they also expect clean air to breathe and clear roads to drive on. These two diverse problems are increasingly coming head […]
