MetaPack has completed the acquisition of XLogics Group, which offers logistics, technology, and dispatch solutions, as well as consultancy services, to both B2B and B2C retailers around the world
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Bibby Distribution has placed an order for 200 new Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz trucks over the next two years, as part of a ￡20 million fleet renewal
Everyone agrees that getting more freight onto rail is a good thing, but while there has been an increase, there are plenty of obstacles to be negotiated to achieve more rapid growth. Malory Davies looks at the issues
The logistics sector will need 588,000 additional workers by 2020
We’ve seen plenty of false dawns over the past couple of years, but when the governor of the Bank of England says that the recovery has finally taken hold, then it deserves serious consideration
Narrowing down the options for an aisle configuration can be a harrowing experience. Is maximum space more important than maximum speed of operation? Malory Davies reports
Proximity to the UK’s biggest air cargo hub makes the western M25 a magnet for logistics operations. But, as Liza Helps finds, warehouse space is in short supply and there is now talk of a return to speculative building
It’s reckoned to be worth $1,000,000,000,000 globally. David Cameron, the British prime minister said it would be worth £600 million to the UK alone
Online shopping is driving growth in transport employment with a growth outlook for the last quarter of 2013 at +7 per cent, compared to +2 per cent in the previous year, according to Manpower
arvato Healthcare has entered a partnership with Swiss pre-wholesale company, Voigt Industrie Service, to offer its customers an integrated solution for the final-mile delivery of medication in Switzerland
