Skills for Logistics has appointed Dr Mick Jackson as chief executive officer.

The FTA has produced a list of hotspots it thinks traffic authorities need to focus their attention and resources in London, following reports that commercial operators pay in excess of £600 million in parking fines each year.

Children’s retailer Adams has commissioned Retail Assist to replace its current supply chain and merchandising system with the Merret.NET application.

Rob Spicer has won the YouGovCentaur research panel prize draw after becoming a panellist only a few months ago.

Norbert Dentressangle says it is on target to bring the former Christian Salvesen UK transport business back to profitability. This business went into loss a few years ago as the manufacturing industries it served went into decline and resisted the bests

GAME Stores (specialist video-game retailer from the UK) and Vanderlande Industries cooperated on an automated distribution centre which lowered GAME Stores’ resource dependency, improved their efficiency and flexibility and improved their service level t

Honeywell has introduced two new versions of its 3800g linear barcode scanner, which it hopes will expand customers’ ability to read specialised barcodes, particularly in electronics and manufacturing.

Palletline is updating its corporate image with the launch of a new vehicle livery, designed to reflect the changing focus of the business.

Environmental concerns and rising fuel prices mean that the automotive industry is facing fundamental changes. Chris Lewis reports on the impact these changes are likely to have on the supply chain.

With lean times affecting the purchasing behaviour of the consumer, retailers are going to have to embrace ‘lean thinking’ and adopt a long-term view to partnership if they are going to maintain their margins