Sparkling wines merchant Freixenet has chosen London City Bond to provide its warehousing and distribution services
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A quarter of companies have taken some third party logistics work back in-house in the past year, and 58 per cent say they are reducing or consolidating the number of 3PLs they use, according to an annual review of the market
Personal assistants are often the most knowledgeable people within businesses – and their bosses’ most trusted confidants, according to a survey conducted on behalf of FedEx Express
There can be few fields of business endeavour where change is so dramatic, or so rapid, as supply chain and logistics.
The requirements are there but the availability is not. Is design and build now the only option or will it spell the comeback of speculative development? Lucy Tesseras reports.
The Port of Tyne backed nine of its staff competing in the Great North Run to the tune of £100 each.
By 2017 the UK logistics sector will need 843,600 new employees.
There may be a dearth of existing buildings and no speculative development on the horizon, but there are other options, says Liza Helps.
The retail sector has seen some high profile automation projects in the past couple of years often driven by the move to multi-channel retailing. Malory Davies reports on developments in the market.
The FLTA’s campaigns have boosted the industry’s safety record. But that could be put at risk as recession has forced some companies to adopt a less systematic approach to servicing. Johanna Parsons reports.
