Some of the UK’s largest non-food retail transport fleets are running at barely 50% of weight capacity and return legs average 21% use. Improvements in efficiency could save the retail supply chain millions of pounds a year, according to Rick Ballard of s
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Transport operators dealing with perishable goods must adopt more disciplined loss prevention strategies, says David Heather, perishable trade expert and consultant to the TT Club.
How things can change from one of optimism to one of pessimism and uncertainty in such a short space of time.
British Gypsum is using rail freight operator GB Railfreight to move desulphogypsum (DSG) to its plant at Robertsbridge, East Sussex, from the Drax coal-fired power station at Selby.
DIY retailer Focus Wickes has recruited European logistics specialist Christian Salvesen to handle its home deliveries as part of a multimillion, three-year contract.
Tibbett & Britten (T&B) has won a multimillion, three-year contract to provide warehousing, distribution and pre-retailing services in the UK for menswear label producer Ben Sherman.
The management of Bradford-based shoe manufacturer Stylo Barratt Shoes’ national distribution operations is being handled by Wincanton as part of a £9M, three-year contract.
Logistics services provider Kuehne & Nagel’s (K&N) contract with FLS Aerospace has been renewed for a further three years. The deal involves KN Aviation Logistics (KNAL) providing optimised, assembled and consolidated freight management activities to FLS,
More than 39% of retailers and manufacturers across Europe are seeking a single pan-European logistics contractor while some 65.2% will look for such a provider in five years time, according to a new survey by market analysis company Analytica.
Logistics provider Ryder and Lex Transfleet have both been awarded multimillion fleet management contracts with the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
