Qantas will convert four 737-300 passenger planes to freighters using a conversion kit from Israel Aircraft Industries’ Bedek Aviation Group.
Browsing: Logistics
A significant investment into a sophisticated automated national distribution centre for Unilever UK Foods has upped the productivity stakes for the company’s customer service offering. Now both customers and margins can be well served. By Nick Allen
In a rapidly changing world, professional bodies face considerable challenges. The need to remain relevant to the needs of individuals and companies – how to address developments in logistics practice, how to keep abreast of technical change, and, not lea
New Look has given Accenture a 10-year contract to manage and maintain its UK and European core trading, supply chain and retail operations systems.
Corus’ Teesside Cast Products has entered into a 10-year productivity partnership with PD Teesport to export three million tonnes of its steel slab per year.
TT Club, the transport and logistics insurance provider has announced a total £13.3m
Three prominent firms have recently overhauled their planning systems and are reaping the benefits. IKEA has improved forecast accuracy by between 25 and 80 per cent by using a single database and plan. By John Lamb
Recruitment group Hays has merged its Purchasing and Logistics divisions to create Hays Purchasing and Supply.
Hill Hire has secured a £2m deal, to supply a new fleet of liveried vehicles to Daniels Chilled Foods. Hill Hire is supplying 24 vehicles, from 3.5t vans to tractor units and trailers.
It seems obvious to say that family-owned companies like working with other family-owned companies. But chief executive Theo de Pencier has made use of that to fuel Bibby distribution’s rapid growth over the past few years. now it is turning into a big co
