Browsing: Logistics

The Food Storage and Distribution Federation has criticised EU proposals to minimise emissions of Fluorinated gases which are used in commercial refrigeration systems

Royal Mail has won back the British Gas contract to collect, sort and deliver statements to customers – the largest major business mail contract to return to Royal Mail since a new regulatory framework was introduced by Ofcom last year.

I first heard London transport commissioner Peter Hendy talk about the transport arrangements for the Olympic Games many months ago. He was very laid back, pointing out that if there was a big queue for the tube then you could always go and have a beer

Retailers are being challenged to come up with inventory management strategies that meet extreme new delivery demands. Automation is increasingly being seen as a solution

Sainsbury’s caused a stir when it announced that it was prolonging the life of its materials handling fleet with a programme of refurbishment. So, if it is good enough for Sainsbury’s, is it good enough for you?

The highest profile deal in the express market might be UPS’s 5bn euro takeover of TNT, but in the longer term it might well have less significance than some of the smaller deals that are now being done