Massive e-commerce is driving rapid growth in the number of packages being delivered each year, so companies are going to have to think hard about their packaging systems and materials, says Johanna Parsons
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Asda will give all surplus food stock sent by its suppliers to the charity FareShare – an estimated 3.6 million meals a year
Logistics Manager’s Top 50 Third Party Logistics Providers is now available for iPad, containing details of the major players in the UK market
Yearsley Logistics has installed a further £1 million worth of new solar panels across its Hams Hall, Heywood and Holmewood depots, as part of its plan to reduce electricity use
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is using Descartes’ cloud-based Global Air Messaging Gateway to help standardise and automate its air cargo processes supporting higher levels of customer satisfaction
Iceland has implemented Route Monkey’s scheduling technology to all of its 800 UK stores, hoping to enhance its home delivery service
Paul Collier has been appointed as Yorkshire-based Transline Group’s new national training and development manager, where he will be based at Trafford Park, Manchester
US-based logistics group UTi Worldwide has taken a 45,555 sq ft warehouse at Hams Hall near Birmingham
The government has come up with £165m to fund 62 road schemes designed to cut congestion
Nippon Express is to take a 66.7 per cent shareholding in Panasonic Logistics under a deal with Panasonic Corporation which it will use to develop its services in the electronics market
