The amount of speculative warehouse development is growing apace – but will supply dry up as quickly as it came? Liza Helps takes a closer look.
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The spate of takeover and mergers in the third party logistics market have created some huge organisations, emphasising the difference in approach to the market.
Close on the heels of the sale of its logistics business, TNT now plans to divest its freight management unit. By John Manners-Bell
Wincanton has bought Bristol-based Lane Group in a move designed to strengthen its position within the home delivery market.
Homebase has bought six 13.6m step frame tri-axle box van lifting deck trailers and six 13.7m ratchet deck curtainsiders from Don-Bur.
DIY retailer Homebase has purchased six 13.6m step-frame tri-axle box van lifting deck trailers and six 13.7m ratchet deck curtain-siders from Don-Bur.
DHL Exel has extended a longstanding contract with wallpaper supplier CWV to handle its warehouse operations from a DHL shared user site in Middleton, Manchester for the next two years.
There are clever technical solutions for every supply chain activity – so why does everyone use spreadsheets? By Penelope Ody
Borealis and Henkel both presented traditional, practical organisations. Borealis, based in Mechelen, Belgium, is a manufacturer and distributor of polyolefins (the monomer being manufactured by another business unit) and a market leader.
The Argos Retail Group (ARG), comprising Homebase and Argos, is using global logistics provider Kuehne & Nagel (K&N) to handle its supply chain management. The deal is claimed to be one of the largest ever concerning supply chain management.
