Kwik Save has awarded the UK warehouse and distribution contract for its ambient and frozen goods to TDG in a deal worth more than £9 million a year.

Following a long period of stagnation, industrial rents across the North West are increasing. That’s the conclusion of property adviser DTZ.

It’s a tough job but someone has to do it – deliver goods in our major cities with the traffic jams and waiting restriction at the delivery point. Malory Davies looks at the measures that can be taken to make life a bit easier in the urban jungle.

Ebuyer’s web site offers customers more than 15,000 products ranging from plasma TVs and laptops to computer components and software.

The new system handles as much in one day as the previous system handled in a week.

Kuehne & Nagel has become a major player in the contract logistics market with the acquisition of ACR. Now North West Europe chief Peter Ulber wants to create end-to-end supply chains.

Eliminating waste to increase profit is not rocket science, says Tim Kershaw, chief executive at supply chain management consultancy Libra Europe.

Have you got load sense?: Mike Barton, managing director B&B Attachments.

Complex supply chain operations are increasing the pressure on warehouse management systems to stay one step ahead. At the same time, IT professionals are under increasing pressure to squeeze more out of existing systems.

Safety measures in forklifts have come a long way since the early models, however there is always more to be done. James Falkner takes a look at how manufacturers are making forklifts safer.