Bibby Distribution has bought London–based freight forwarder Archfield (Shipping) Ltd.
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TNT N.V has confirmed that it is selling off its Freight Management division. In its third-quarter results TNT reported an 8.9 per cent rise in operating profit to £172 million.
Staff at JJB’s Martland distribution centre have gone on strike, following a dispute over pay and the company’s bonus scheme.
Supply chain players must engage with the debate on climate change and carbon taxes. By Sam Tulip
This sector threw up some very curious combinations and parallels, and as Gordon Colborn notes in his general appraisal, the service element of logistics is becoming increasingly important, even for companies who think their main business lies in manufact
Close on the heels of the sale of its logistics business, TNT now plans to divest its freight management unit. By John Manners-Bell
Two of the three finalists in the Public Sector/ Not for Profit category, International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and NHS Supply Chain, were old friends of the Awards.
Eastern European countries are some of the world’s most rapidly growing markets with high demand for consumer goods and an expanding manufacturing base – but the logistics infrastructure is often woefully inadequate. Leigh Pomlett highlights some strategi
‘The real supply chain opportunity arises when you look over your corporate boundary,’ says the newly installed president of the European Logistics Association
As always there was a crowded field in the Retail and Distribution category, with finalists including Rexel Senate, Deutsche Woolworth, Mexx, Asda, and Sainsburys.
Rexel Senate has 95 UK branches wholesaling and distributing domestic and industrial elect
