The disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano has highlighted the importance of having a flexible supply chain, but how well did European networks cope when the skies became a no fly zone? Lucy Tesseras investigates.
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As software-as-a-service becomes more established it is fast becoming an option for large companies as well as small. Lucy Tesseras reports.
Coventry beckons for logistics buyers as Logistics Link Live gears up for live demonstrations of the latest technology at the Ricoh Arena.
With immediately available modern space dwindling in the Golden Triangle, is the North Midlands and South Yorkshire the answer? Liza Helps takes a close look.
With no speculative development currently in the pipeline, is renewed interest being given to good quality second-hand stock? Lucy Tesseras investigates.
The government is funding a new approach to logistics apprenticeships, with the creation of organisations to employ the apprentices and hire them out to “host employers”.
Hampshire-based Premier Shipping and Packing came to the rescue of one of the yachts in the Clipper Round the World Race by delivering a new mast from the UK to San Francisco in just five days.
Over the past few years the Stobart Group has been transformed from a traditional haulier with a cult following into a £450m logistics business. Chief executive Andrew Tinkler explains the thinking to Malory Davies.
As the dark clouds begin to part companies are
redoubling their efforts to come back fighting fitter and
stronger – is now the time to invest in warehouse
automation? Lucy Tesseras investigates
Could the pallet networks be the big winners from
the recession? Certainly, they are recovering fast, says Nick Allen, and seem set to resume their march for growth spurred on by continuing customer demand for smaller, more frequent deliveries.
