Government plans for a third runway at Heathrow have moved a step forward but there are real fears that it could still end up on the scrapheap, warns Malory Davies.

February turned out to offer some very special challenges to logistics professionals with the heaviest snowfalls for almost two decades followed by flooding. The snow might have brought London and the South East to a virtual standstill- but that didn’t st

Stalwart of the computer chip industry, Intel Corporation UK’s European logistics strategy manager Simon Barrett, has seen some big changes. He talks to JESSICA DAVIES ahead of his appearance at Extended Supply Chain 2009.

Jessica Davies visits the toymaker’s giant distribution centre in Prague to find out how it satisfies the demands of the global market.

The right software can make a huge difference to any logistics operation, but in order for it to work to its full potential it needs to be operated on the right hardware. LUCY TESSERAS reports on the latest developments in data capture systems.

Royal Mail has recently implemented an Intermec data capture system to help it keep track of the hundreds of millions of Recorded Signed For, Special Delivery and Royal Mail Tracked parcels it handles each year.

European Conveyor Systems has installed an automated conveyor system for a sat-nav company’s new distribution centre.

Supermarket Morrisons has finally secured a South West ROC after several years’ search.

Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News has invested £1m in a new distribution centre in South Wales.

Senator International needed to make continual changes to its warehousing facilities to increase capacity. Briggs worked with Senator in planning the layout of its warehouses, including advising on racking and aisle layout to maximise pallet spaces.