Thamesport is enhancing its operations having embarked upon an ambitious modification programme to five of its quayside cranes. The five post-Panamax cranes are now 15 years old and are being upgraded to enable them to handle the latest generation of u
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One of five Potter Group facilities in the UK, the Droitwich, Worcester distribution centre has specialised in dealing with hazardous goods for nearly 20 years. Located on a secure, 38-acre rural complex with 30,000sq m of shared-user warehousing, the cen
Sainsbury’s is equipping its ‘Sainsbury’s to You’ home delivery fleet of 400-plus vehicles with an advanced fleet and asset management solution, incorporating satellite navigation technology, from online telematics
There is no doubt that information technology continues to form the backbone of any organisation with an evolved logistics operation. The latest breed of logistics software products is providing forward thinking companies with the ability to have greater
Supermarket giant Tesco can confidently claim to be delivering the goods with its Internet shopping arm having appointed mobile computing specialist Xperience to supply 300 of its largest shops with a state-of-the-art electronic order picking and f
Picking errors have been cut by 50% at Whitbread Supply Chain’s depot in Reading following the introduction of wireless voice-controlled order picking and radio data terminals operating with warehouse management systems from Chess Logistics Tech
Northern Foods has contracted Norprint Labelling Systems to supply more than one million metal detectable labels each year. The new range of aluminium reversed labels, known as Food-Safe labels, have been designed to work within Northern Foo
Soya milk products manufacturer Alpro has turned to Culina Logistics to provide a complete primary logistics service in the UK. The integrated chilled food and drink supply chain specialist is handling all collections of stock from Alpro’s Belgian manu
Pulleyn, the temperature-controlled logistics specialist, has taken delivery of four 7.5 tonne rigid Mercedes-Benz Atego 818 sleeper cabs fitted with high specification refrigerated bodies designed and built by REEP, a leading manufacturer of refri
Mandating the take-back and recycling of all electrical or electronic products with a battery or a plug, the implications of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive throughout the supply chain are immense.
