The Consortium started life in 1971 as the buying department of a local authority in Wiltshire. Within a short time it had expanded to become the supplies organisation for a large group of local authorities across the South-west and Wales.
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Atlet has launched its new generation series of high performance low level order pickers (Tempo PP) and pedestrian pallet transporters and stackers (Alto PS).
HelioSlough, the joint venture between Helios Properties and Slough Estates, has made a speculative start on the final phase of Traxpark, its 65,030 sq m logistics development in Doncaster. The speculative unit, at the 40-acre rail-linked site, wil
Tesco has signed an order for 120 Cool Liners from trailer manufacturer Krone, following an order last year for 160. The vehicles will be deployed Tesco’s Polish subsidiary. Krone says it is the only trailer manufacturer to offer refrigerated trailers
The Dearne Valley, Yorkshire’s only Enterprise Zone, is on course to substantially pass its job creation target of 6,500 and develop 465,000sq m of mixed use business space within the designated ten-year period which ends in a year’s time.
The best testimony any company can have for its products and services is when a customer comes back for more. That is exactly what specialist magazine distributor Woodgate Fulfilment did when it installed an ATMS warehouse management system (WMS). Within
Premier Decorations, supplier of Christmas decorations and seasonal products, is deploying Vocollect’s Talkman T2 voice terminals and VoiteQ’s Voiceman middleware system within its warehouse in Wrexham. Working closely with Christian Salve
Crown Lift Trucks’ new WF 3000, ST 3000 and SX 3000 Series stackers feature time and cost-saving options for a wide range of applications in retail, distribution centres and warehouses. The stackers feature a short turning radius, compact power uni
Companies can no longer sell on cargo insurance to their customers following the introduction of new legislation last month. According to David Riley (below), director of insurance broker Abbott and Bramwell, many freight carriers who sell insuranc
Storage and retrieval are becoming ever more revolutionary in order for logistics departments to squeeze greater levels of operational efficiency and flexibility from their warehouses and distribution centres.