Knowsley Development Partnership (KDP) is building four new high quality industrial buildings at Knowsley Business Park. Three of the buildings have been pre-sold to local companies and the fourth, speculative building, is already under offer.
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Xero has awarded TNT Logistics UK a three-year contract to manage the company’s critical spare parts operation. The contract involves the management of the London central parts warehouse and delivery to Xerox engineers – typically within 40
Rising costs for raw materials is putting pressure on forklift truck manufacturers to pass on the increase to customers. According to Jungheinrich’s sales director, Matthias Fischer, steel prices “have exploded this year” while those for copper have also
Kingwinsford-based company FDB Distribution is realising an increase of more than 30% in order picking efficiency and overall productivity having replaced ageing VNA trucks with new Jungheinrich ETX Kombi man-up machines.
When Center Parcs wanted to bring excellent customer service to thousands of holidaymakers at its Elveden Forest village, it approached materials handling specialist Allibert Buckhorn
IMI Components has signed a 25-year lease at a rental of £5.50 per sq ft on a new 8,370sq m unit at Birmingham’s The Hub. It is the first tenant to take space at the development. Work has started on the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and I
An innovative electric vehicle designed and manufactured by Gateshead-based SEV Group is streamlining the production of ready-made food dishes at Geest’s
Mothercare has selected third-party logistics (3PL) group Exel to provide it with reverse logistics services. Exel is managing a returns centre based at Mothercare’s Coventry distribution centre for the retailer and providing a range of services including
London’s King’s College Hospital is a leading UK hospital with a worldwide reputation for teaching and research. It treats more than 500,000 patients a year and provides a full range of hospital services to the people of London.
British businesses are among the best in the world but there is more to be done to become the best and reap even greater benefits. If the UK’s productivity levels matched the US, output would be £6,000 per person more each year. Logistics has its part to
