Dairy Crest has chosen Proxima, the procurement services provider, to manage some £250 million of spend, focusing on indirect costs in areas such as fleet and logistics, corporate services and supply chain
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Australian electric bike maker Dillenger has chosen Norbert Dentressangle to manage its European import, storage and distribution operations
The government has raised the speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads from 40mph to 50 mph saying that it could result in savings of up to £11m a year
Acumen Automotive Logistics has moved to a new operating centre in Coventry to accommodate its growing finished vehicle logistics business
The Freight Transport Association says it has had concerns on the resilience of transport networks for some time, given the changing climate and increased trend of severe weather events and that keeping transport and logistics operators informed is vital
UTi Worldwide has named Naran Andreyev as senior manager, trade services for its Asia-Pacific region
A quarter of delivery drivers arrive at customers’ houses with faulty or broken goods at least once a month as a result of jolting caused by potholes in the roads, according to a survey by packaging group Versapak
Royal Mail has set out a series of initiatives to counter falling revenues in its parcels business resulting from increased competition in the market
More than one in ten business leaders think modern slavery is likely to be in their supply chains, according to a poll by YouGov for the Chartered Instituted of Purchasing and Supply. And the institute is now warning that the UK could be sleepwalking into
Returns don’t just have to be a black hole for inventory and resources, they can be a revenue stream, adding value for customers and helping reduce costs
