Browsing: Logistics

When Skills for Logistics was granted its original licence in early 2004, one of the objectives set for the organisation was to ‘significantly reduce driver shortage’.

Poor on-shelf availability is a cardinal sin in retailing. Out-of-stock situations can have a damaging impact on sales, profitability and customer loyalty. When faced with an out-of-stock, at least 40 per cent of shoppers do not make a substitute purchase

A strategy document from the Department for Transport has given long-term support to continued growth of rail freight. Derrick Potter, board member of the Rail Freight Group and executive director of The Potter Group, welcomes it.

Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Reinhard Lange successor to chief executive Klaus Herms.

Manor Bakeries, which is part of Premier Foods, has renewed its distribution contract with Lloyd Fraser for a further three years, in a deal worth £30 million.

Freight and shipping specialist Quality Freight (UK) has invested £1 million in buying a Liebherr 150 mobile harbour crane for its operations at Ellesmere Port.