Manufacturing almost always happens behind closed doors in factories: trade and commerce happens discreetly in offices. But often logistics operations happen out on the open road in full view of the public.
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Ryder has won a contract to supply and maintain 300 vehicles on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council.
Skills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the freight logistics industries, is to develop the National Logistics Academy – an industry specific academy that aims to provide a focus for skills development and training within logistics by 2008.
Logistics Link South 2006 had a record 1,937 attendees – a massive 14 per cent increase on last year’s event.
Logistics Link Live!, which takes place in May, is a new event with live elements including: a conference sponsored by Logistics Manager, and the Innovation Showcase.
Northgate has acquired the entire issued share capital of FTL, a UK fleet management company for a consideration of approximately £5.7m. Northgate says the acquisition is in line with its new strategic plan.
Wincanton, has been selected to support retailer Argos in managing a 700,000 sq ft direct imports centre in Kettering.
FDB Distribution has launched a contract packing service. Director Francis De Beer says: “We saw an opportunity, noticing we were storing goods, picking to orders and delivering to local packers on behalf of customers. This is also saving transport costs.
Fashion retailer Next has agreed a lease on a 1.1m sq ft distribution complex at St Paul’s Developments and Tritax Assets 85-acre Brookfields Park in South Yorkshire.
DAF is aiming to improve flexibility and reliability with an improved CAN bus system ‘Body Builder CAN’.
