We were greatly heartened this year to see both a significant increase in the overall quantity and quality of entries to the Awards, reflected in a shortlist of finalists some 50 per cent greater than last year. The judges were also delighted to have
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Finding a new niche in the logistics market is the dream for many entrepreneurs. For Circle Express managing director Chris Coffey it has been a 25 year journey.
A moment’s thought will reveal that, despite there being almost 40 shortlisted Finalists in this year’s Awards, the Overall winner can only be one of the sectoral group winners. So the judges were faced with seven possibles.
It’s almost a cliché to say that transport ministers are the Cinderellas of the British government.
The consumer manufacturing sector (FMCG/CPG) has a curious history over the decade of the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards – we tend to receive a core of good, solid entries, but very often lacking, perhaps, that ”sparkle” that sets them apart.
Don-Bur’s revolutionary Teardrop semi-trailer has produced remarkable results for Marks & Spencer. But, asks Malory Davies, does it herald a new era in trailer design?
The Retail & Distribution category is always hard-fought in the ESCE Awards, and this year was no exception. Retailers live and die by supply chain effectiveness – a product out of stock, whether at the shelves of a conventional store or in the warehouses
In January 2007, Marks & Spencer announced Plan A, a five-year, 100-point environmental action programme.
An innovation this year has been the separation of telecommunication company entries into a separate industry category – the reasoning being that we have found in previous years that this important sector falls uneasily between hi-tech manufacturing, util
We may have seen it coming since the Budget in March, but the 2p/litre rise in fuel duty that came into force in early October has still gone down like a lead balloon with private motorists and commercial vehicle operators alike – and if the government ex
