Eddie Stobart has launched a dedicated rail freight service for Tesco, moving goods from Daventry to Tesco’s distribution centre at Livingston in Scotland.
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The government is now formulating its plans for future port development following a consultation period. But, asks Malory Davies, will it bottle the big challenges?
As a Sector Skills Council (1 of 25), Skills for Logistics is charged with producing a Sector Skills Agreement which, put in language we understand, is effectively a service level agreement between employers in the logistics sector and the funders/policy.
Kent transport company Alan Firmin has joined the Palletforce network. Operations manager Paul Denyer said: “Joining a distribution network allows us to become a one-stop shop.”
Interest in RFID has been preoccupied with stock keeping but signs of a more innovative approach are evolving.
Price deflation, globalisation, rising costs, increasing competition from online operations and supermarkets, and ever-more demanding consumers: it all adds up to an extremely tough trading environment for fashion retailers – but Europe offers significant
German truck maker MAN is pressing ahead with its £6.4 billion takeover bid for Swedish rival Scania despite the Scania board rejecting the takeover offer.
Cert FMCG, part of the Cert group, has won a new contract to provide storage and distribution services for D&D Wines International. Cert FMCG will manage the warehousing and delivery of D&D’s portfolio of wines throughout the UK.
Lafarge Cement has renewed its £22m distribution contract with Turners. The new three-year contract was signed after an 18 month tender and has an option to renew for a further three years.
The Haulage Exchange has reached 1,000 live loads a month posted onto the web site. The exchange was launched six months ago building on the success of the Courier Exchange site.
