SSI Schaefer has developed extruded containers, which are designed to protect goods from corrosion during transport, shipment and storage under extreme conditions.

Last month you could have travelled to Hanover to see all the latest in commercial vehicle technology at the huge IAA exhibition – or you could have taken a virtual tour using an iPhone app courtesy of MAN.

Yodel has made significant savings and reduced accidents over the past year using System Training’s safe and eco-driving techniques – and as a result has collected the Department for Transport-supported Corporate Safety Award at the National Courier Award

On the move

Retailers are flocking to the South West in search of large distribution facilities to serve the entire region.

Getting goods from A to B is one thing, but getting
them there in one piece and in a cost effective and
environmentally friendly manner is quite another.
Lucy Tesseras takes a look at the latest thinking
about packaging and recycling.

Customer demands for reduced lead time and faster shipping turnaround prompted fish processor Seachill to seek an auto-ID solution that would enable it to automate its dispatch area and speed up its shipping and dispatching processes.

NYK Logistics has cut mis-shipments from its warehouse in Prague following the introduction of RFID technology for warehouse processing.

St Helens-based NGF Europe has introduced an RFID system into its supply chain to ensure that deliveries are right first time, every time.

It must be one of the most talked about technologies in logistics history, so why has take-up not been more dramatic? Malory Davies investigates.