Large UK manufacturers lost more than £58m dealing with the fall-out from supply chain disruptions in 2013, according to a study commissioned by risk management specialist Achilles
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Screwfix has applied for planning permission for 300,000 sq ft distribution centre next to its existing 325,000 sq ft site at Trentham Lakes in Stoke on Trent
Parcel volumes at UK Mail rose 15 per cent in the fourth quarter, the group said in a pre-close trading update
The UK’s first two hour time slot “store to door” delivery service for retailers across a shopping centre, is to be put on trial, run from a shopping centre by CitySprint, in partnership with Standard Life Investments
Materials provider Marley Eternit has awarded a four year contract for the distribution of cladding solutions to Wincanton
Rico Logistics is set to grow to a value of £80 million with a fleet of over 1,400 couriers and 35 locations across the UK, since its acquisition of DHL’s same day delivery business
Kevin Appleton has been appointed UK managing director of Yusen Logistics, to take over from Ian Veitch who was promoted to European MD
DPD is investing £75 million in 15 new depots in the UK including three new “super-depots” which will be capable of acting as mini-hubs handling 25,000 parcels a day each
Managing global freight costs while maintaining product quality is a challenge for any organisation, but it poses particular problems in the pharmaceuticals sector
Geodis Wilson has appointed Mark Ness global industry director – FMCG. He is joining from DHL Supply Chain where he was vice-president development, transformational solutions from 2011
