The Co-operative Pharmacy now has the capacity to fulfil 160,000 order lines in one shift, following a £16m investment in a new, automated national distribution centre at Meir Park in Stoke-on-Trent, designed and installed by Knapp.
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Last month you could have travelled to Hanover to see all the latest in commercial vehicle technology at the huge IAA exhibition – or you could have taken a virtual tour using an iPhone app courtesy of MAN.
Fast conversion of an order into cash requires a rapid chain of events across a supply chain. Next to cash, information is king, says Nick Allen.
Many companies are now looking to their returns logistics processes to improve their bottom line. How are they approaching this complex issue? And just what benefits can accrue? By Nick Allen
The FTA has released statements that many logistics operators could be operating “on borrowed time” after the fuel duty rises on Friday
John Pearson is the new chief executive officer of DHL Express Europe, after a 24 year career at DHL
German packaging manufacturer Omni-Pac has selected the Widdowson Group, for a three year contract worth more than £1 million to store and distribute egg boxes and fruit trays to food packers around the UK.
TM Logistics has joined the Palletline pallet network. It will cover the Worcester area, contributing to Palletline’s presence in the south west Midlands
MAN Finance has launched a new contract hire package that that includes maintenance and management systems.
DAF is set to start production of its 12-tonne hybrid distribution truck at Leyland Trucks in the UK before the end of the year.
