Browsing: Logistics

Pall-Ex has opened a new accredited training centre for lift truck operators to provide training for job seekers and school-leavers.

n expected 38 per cent increase in trade between the 25 EU member states by 2010 will place a great emphasis on ports and sea motorways. What will be the new pattern of demand for distribution centres? By Simon Lloyd

Innovate Logistics has bought Grampian Country Transport (GCT), the logistics and transport subsidiary of Grampian Country Food Group.

Food logistics specialist, Reed Boardall, has taken delivery of 30 Scania 500R tractor units to complement the 15 Volvo 520 tractors also acquired as part of its on-going replacement program.

Bibby Distribution, which handles the distribution operation for Thwaites brewery, has taken delivery of four TGA rigids for a newly extended contract. All four chassis were acquired on five-year operating leases through MAN Financial Services.

Nothing is certain anymore. Commercial environments are in constant flux, with new competitors arising from unexpected channels and ways of doing business shifting to online models. The companies that are to win out are those that are capable of adapting

The ailing pharmaceutical supply chain is going to have to get in shape to face the challenges of increased risk management and the medicine it needs might not taste too nice. By Chris Lewis