Paper processor Middleton Paper Company‘s new Still MX-X series modular VNA combi-order pickers are achieving a despatch lead time of just 30 minutes. Middleton was the first company in the UK to take delivery of the new MX-X, as revealed in Logist

Sainsbury’s is equipping its ‘Sainsbury’s to You’ home delivery fleet of 400-plus vehicles with an advanced fleet and asset management solution, incorporating satellite navigation technology, from online telematics

For hundreds of years, horse racing has been known as the sport of kings but not any more – it is now the sport of LOGISTICS.

Companies can no longer sell on cargo insurance to their customers following the introduction of new legislation last month. According to David Riley (below), director of insurance broker Abbott and Bramwell, many freight carriers who sell insuranc

Tesco has signed an order for 120 Cool Liners from trailer manufacturer Krone, following an order last year for 160. The vehicles will be deployed Tesco’s Polish subsidiary. Krone says it is the only trailer manufacturer to offer refrigerated trailers

Thamesport is enhancing its operations having embarked upon an ambitious modification programme to five of its quayside cranes. The five post-Panamax cranes are now 15 years old and are being upgraded to enable them to handle the latest generation of u

UPM Rafsec, a leading RFID tag manufacturer and member of the UPM Group, has participated in the Metro Group’s RFID roll-out and creation of the first automatic pallet labelling device for UHF RFID tags for Nestlé. The solution, facilitated by Nest

In order to meet substantial growth in its Container Transport and Distribution operations, DHL is taking delivery of 600 new trucks throughout 2005. An initial batch of 200 new MANs trucks were delivered before Christmas. The policy for future del

Auto ID specialist inotec UK and RFID market leader Intellident are jointly holding an RFID educational seminar at Logistics Link 2005, being held on February 1 and 2 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

The DTI has yet to publish its draft legislation implementing the latest European General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) and is running some 12 months late. However, a survey by City law firm CMS Cameron McKenna reveals business is concerned that