Browsing: Logistics

Asda has hired Simon King as its new chief operating officer with responsibility for all of retail; supply chain, including distribution; customer service and internal communications

As I write, the Prime Minister is involved in meetings of Cobra, the government’s emergency planning committee, to formulate a response to the discovery of a bomb on an aircraft at East Midlands airport.

The strengthening commercial vehicle market helped DAF parent group Paccar push its net income for the first nine months to $287.8 million compared to $65.8m in 2009

UK manufacturing growth accelerated for the first time in seven months in October, the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index reveals

The Princess Royal presents a gift to John Harvey CBE, who is standing down as chairman of the Transaid board of trustees after ten years, at an event to celebrate the charity’s work in northern Nigeria.

The sale of TM Logistics to Bibby Distribution has put the spotlight on the specialist logistics players. But what is the attraction? Malory Davies looks at how they compete against their bigger rivals.