International express carrier DHL has taken delivery of its first two lveco Eurocargos, which replace two older Cargos operating out of its hub at East Midlands International Airport. Both vehicles are Eurocargo 75E17S models fitted with sleeper cabs, and
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Unipart Logistics, part of the Unipart Group of Companies, has won a ten-year contract to manage a second major Boots distribution centre. The contract is part of Boots’ program of improvements to its supply chain and will result in 300 new jobs being cre
Allibert Buckhorn has launched a new extended length bulk box – its largest at a huge 2,059 litres capacity. Designed specifically for the storage and distribution of long or bulky items, extended length boxes are ideal for the automotive, plastics proces
Manor Bakeries and supply chain specialist Lloyd Fraser Contracts (LFC) have invested in 41 Mercedes-Benz Axor tractor units to replace the existing fleet, and significantly improve the logistics operation’s performance.
Associated British Ports (ABP) has reached a 25-year agreement with DFDS Tor Line, the Danish roll-on/roll-off shipping line, to develop a new £35M riverside terminal for unit-load traffic at the Port of Immingham. The new facility will be a 200,000sq m r
LOGISTICS LINK 2004 proved to be yet another winner, for the third year, running with more than 1,600 logistics professionals having converged on Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey, to see the latest technologies and service provision designed to drive down cost
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Derrick Potter, board member of the Rail Freight Group and chairman of the Potter Group, a leading independent UK road and rail logistics service provider, has welcomed a new incentive to boost rail freight announced by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA).
The Elica Group, which manufactures cooker hoods, has selected TXT e-solutions to provide software solutions to support new developments throughout all of its supply chain. The agreement envisages implementation of an organisational model assigning resp
The Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (VOSA) reports that is “more than satisfied” with tap, the UK’s first online vehicle service planning and scheduling tool which automatically updates and archives service, maintenance and legal documentation and prov
