British businesses are among the best in the world but there is more to be done to become the best and reap even greater benefits. If the UK’s productivity levels matched the US, output would be £6,000 per person more each year. Logistics has its part to

Miller UK, which makes buckets and attachments for the construction industry, has expanded its operation into one self-contained facility near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

A faster, more efficient order picking routines are now being realised by Hi-Tec Sports UK following a major reorganisation of existing material flow procedures at its Southend warehousing and distribution complex.

IKEA’s distribution centre complex at Peterborough, which is operated by ND Logistics UK, has been supplied with high performance batteries by Hawker Traction to power the 67 electric lift trucks working at the site.

Evermore pressure is being put on the supply chain as companies push to move goods through more efficiently while remaining responsive to demand. The logistics function is a key differentiator in the race to work smarter and stay agile in the face of evol

Gold Crown Foods has bought a fleet of 11 new Still counterbalance forklift and warehouse trucks to support the tea and coffee manufacturing, packaging and distribution operations at its plant based in Liverpool.

Clarks is building a new central distribution centre (CDC) at its headquarters in Street, Somerset. The new purpose-designed building – which will be the largest of its kind in the county – is nearing completion on a seven hectare site adjacent

Chance & Hunt, which markets and distributes chemicals, is using a telemetry system at its Runcorn, Cheshire facility to manage clients’ inventories. The system constantly monitors client inventories, checking stock levels against optimum levels.

Third-party logistics firm TDG has ‘gone live’ with Manhattan Associates’ Warehouse Management solution at its 16,740sq m distribution centre at Swindon. The TDG-operated facility serves as a dedicated national facility for the Early Learning Centre (EL

JD Sports, one of the largest retailers of sports and leisure goods in the UK, is using nearly 200 Datalogic Viper RF-3 portable data collection terminals at two of its distribution centres.