The issue of forklift safety catapulted itself into the public domain recently when the BBC showed footage of a driver crashing into racking stacked full with vodka. Jessica Davies takes a crash course in truck safety.
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The government’s Carbon Reduction Strategy is a rare chance for logistics to be the good guys.
Driven in the wrong conditions by the wrong person forklift trucks can injure and kill.
DIY retailer Wickes has improved its service delivery levels and reduced operating costs by £250,000 a year after implementing VSc Solution’s electronic proof of delivery, vehicle tracking and performance management systems.
JD Sports Fashion has taken 60,400 sq ft at SEGRO’s M3 unit at Heywood Distribuiton Park on a two-year lease.
Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has named Graham Ward managing director of UK operations as part of a management reshuffle.
Goplasticpallets.com has added the QP 1210 HRR 5R heavy duty pallet to its range.
The average charge for “standard delivery” can range from £1.99 to £10, according to a survey of online retailers by iForce, the multi-channel logistics specialist. The average charge for standard delivery was £3.83 per order.
Americana International, which owns the Bench clothing brand, has chosen Clipper Logistics to run its UK warehousing and transport operations.
Freight capacity on UK short sea freight ro-ro, lo-lo and channel tunnel services has been cut by 4.1 per cent (600,000 units) over the past 12 months.
