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Christian Salvesen is one of the great names in UK logistics but it has experienced some tough times over the past few years. Malory Davies meets the man who has taken up the challenge of rebuilding its fortunes.

Cheshire-based Aykroyd and Sons is a leading supplier of children’s character nightwear, supplying to all the major high street retailers and responsible for bringing the latest film characters to pyjama parties across the country.

The new building took nearly a year to plan and erect and Total was consulting at the site over that time period. “The previous plant was at Dun Laoghaire, some seven miles south of Dublin,” says Ian O’Toole, project manager for Cadbury.

Enterprise Transport Management provides a full cycle solution, from orders-to-cash, which has been linked into the customers’ SAP system.

The launch of Gillette’s Fusion razor last month presented a huge logistics challenge. Making it run smoothly was down to Maurice Lee.

Structural change in the automotive sector is placing a heavy emphasis on the supply chain and increasing dependence on international logistics providers. By Mark Seager

Kuehne & Nagel has become a major player in the contract logistics market with the acquisition of ACR. Now North West Europe chief Peter Ulber wants to create end-to-end supply chains.