It may seemmore risky to choose one of the smaller
logistics providers over a big player, but,with their
entrepreneurship and flexibility, they might be able to
teach the big boys a trick or two. Jessica Davies reports.
Browsing: Logistics
The Technology Strategy Board launches its competition for £10m of funding today (2nd November) called Informed Logistics.
Davies & Robson has conducted a distribution tender exercise on behalf of sandwich retailer Eat, resulting in the appointment of Gist to establish and operate a national distribution centre at its Hemel Hempstead facility.
Valeo Service, the aftermarket branch of the global automotive group, has selected Kuehne + Nagel for the management and execution of in-bound road logistics.
Bibby Distribution is extending its Through-the-Night business-to-business delivery service.
Stobart Rail’s new weekly train service from the UK to Valencia is set to leave the Eurotunnel on Friday morning (30th October).
The second phase of the postal strike is now underway and is set to continue until Saturday.
Geodis Calberson is pushing ahead with its UK expansion programme with an investment of £2 million.
Disruption to supply chains has risen by 35 per cent over the past year, according to new research by the Business Continuity Institute and supported by Zurich Insurance.
Sainsbury’s rolled out an integrated transport management system across its national distribution network, with the result that store turnaround times were cut by 15 per cent, empty running improved by 12 per cent; and
