Skills for Logistics is a one of twenty-five sector skills councils (SSC), covering the main sectors of UK plc.
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Bibby Distribution has won a three-year contract with Suzuki to distribute motorcycles around the UK, along with all terrain vehicles and marine finished goods.
Asda has submitted plans to build a 290 ft high wind turbine in the car park at its distribution depot at Foxbridge Way in Normanton, West Yorkshire, as part of its overall plans to power all of its distribution centres using renewable energy.
Andrew Austin has been appointed vice president of European operations at Schneider Logistics. He will be based at Venlo in The Netherlands.
Operational trials are starting of an electric truck that could show the way forward for urban deliveries.
Northamptonshire has become so popular with warehouse developers and occupiers that land prices have been as high as £375,000 per acre according to Lambert Smith Hampton.
Christian Salvesen pushed up sales 7.5 per cent to £433m in the first half but tough conditions in the transport market meant that profit before tax and exceptionals was down from £8.1m to £7.1m.
A recruitment company launched this month aims to develop complete solutions.
Logistics Link South 2007 promises to be bigger than ever with more than one hundred companies representing every facet of supply chain management on show at Sandown Park.
Jungheinrich has outsourced the storage of its lift truck parts held in the UK to Amethyst.