“Alive with Opportunity” is the Regional Development Agency’s strap line which appears on all of its marketing material. It is highly appropriate for the distribution sector with a number of drivers of change influencing a geographical switch away from th
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Following a management buy-out in January 2004, table-top and gift-related products provider Grenadier, has appointed Amethyst Group Logistics Division to deliver a complete logistics and distribution solution. As part of the agreement, Amet
The Marks & Spencer Lifestore store was launched in Gateshead last February. It is a brand new retail experience based on the rituals of everyday life, rather than retail convention, and takes customers through nine worlds that respond directly to the way
n The RSW Group, a major importer, distributor and retailer of housewares, stationery, toys, baby products and Christmas crackers, has selected LXE’s new MX6 mobile handheld computer to automate its warehouse processes. Based from its 22,320sq m di
Volvo Insurance Services, in conjunction with specialist fleet insurance group SBP, is launching a brand new Volvo Fleet Insurance Initiative. The insurance program is aimed at both the truck, and bus and coach sectors.
Supply chain management is a concept which is becoming more and more common and relevant to modern businesses. The chain begins with the simplest identifiable component, often raw materials, and finishes with the final product. In the Dasani case,
n Solus Garden & Leisure is using pushback racking from Linpac Storage Systems to maximise the storage in its 930sq m warehouse in Hunnington, Halesowen. Due to steady growth in Solus’ business more storage was needed for the company’s range of Sco
Landsdon, an independent distributor of floor-covering products, has signed a six-year contract with Lex Transfleet to supply a range of vehicles as the backbone of its delivery fleet. A total of 13 DAF vehicles, including 7.5 tonne and 12 t
n A specially-designed conveyor system with a high degree of automation is enabling National Veterinary Services (NVS), part of Dechra Pharmaceuticals, to ensure a reliable next-day service to 1,500 veterinary practices nationwide. A five-fold grow
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