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Johanna Parsons writes: Recruiting staff into logistics roles is not always the easiest of tasks, but now there is an innovative scheme from the Prince’s Trust, Get into Logistics, which offers targeted schemes to help disadvantaged youngsters develop car

Companies are increasingly concerned about their carbon footprints. And despite the fact that logistics operations are being squeezed to record levels, many businesses are harnessing carbon efficiencies as a way to unlock new potential. Johanna Parsons

New forms of battery technology are influencing the shape of warehouse truck design and industrial truck performance. Many initiatives purport to be greener solutions. But how do these new technologies perform and do the figures stack up…

Jones Lang LaSalle predicts growth by the middle of 2012, and already has some 24 million sq ft of stated enquiries for logistics units in the Southern and Midlands markets alone

Getting the goods to the customer is the biggest single headache for many online retailers. But, there are an increasing range of options to meet shoppers’ expectations. Malory Davies reports

Automated processes have enabled Diageo to increase production of whisky casks by 25 per cent

It’s been non-stop change for Trevor Ashworth since he joined The Co-operative Group in 2003, but it’s been a fruitful journey. He tells all to Lucy Tesseras