The materials handling world was saddened by the passing of industry stalwart Bill Phipps, who died peacefully on Sunday 26 March.
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Innovate Logistics has bought the business of Celsius First that relates to the Portbury site near Bristol from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators of Celsius First.
Renault has updated its range of distribution vehicles with new versions of the Midlum and Premium with new cabs, chassis and powertrains. The Midlum range runs from 7.5 to 18 tonnes which the Premium Distribution runs from 16 to 26 tonnes.
Professor Alan McKinnon, director of Logistics Research at Heriot -Watt University, told delegates that at any given time, there is £460m worth of freight in transit on UK roads.
Bulk and container haulier, Bulmers Logistics, has taken delivery of 10 new 6×2 Renault Premiums as the company continues to expand its business.
UPS has appointed Jim Barber to managing director, UPS UK & Ireland. Barber replaces Bill Caplan, who has taken on a post with UPS in the United States.
Thinking on a global scale is becoming more and more important for companies, with an increasing amount of manufacturing coming out of China.
“We are a polluter” said Ken Hall, vice president of Prologis, and “we recognise that we have a responsibility.”
Some companies outsource as a matter of course, while others have been taking supply chain operations back in-house.
Managing change in a retail supply chain is a problem that many retail supply chain directors have to face at some point, but few will experience the challenge of combining two supply chains into one.
