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Voiteq is the latest company to sponsor at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards which will take place on the 5th November 2019 at the London Hilton on Park Lane and hosted by award-winning impressionist Rory Bremner. It is sponsoring the Supply Chain Visibility Award which will go to the organisation that can demonstrate an improvement…
The Delivery Group is moving into the pallet market as a shareholder member of the Pallet-Track network. TDG chief executive Steve Stokes said: “Pallets represent a major growth market and there was a clear desire from our client-base for this service within our portfolio. We began the search for the very best national network to…
The government is looking to hire an express distribution service for the movement of medicines and medical products between the continent and the UK ahead of Brexit. In a notice in the EU’s Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), the Department for Health and Social Care said the ÂŁ3 million contract would involve movement of consignments ranging…
Iveco has launched the S-WAY artic which will replace the Stralis as the flagship of a renewed range of heavy trucks that designed to reduce total cost of ownership. There is a new cab focused on providing a spacious environment, improved aerodynamics and improved visibility all around and in all conditions. It reckons the optimised…
Linde Material Handling, has unveiled a new range of order pickers comprising eight new models of its N20C low-level picker ranging from 1.2 to 2.5 tons. The trucks have been designed with operators in mind as Linde has adopted the standard market design which means operators can easily transition between trucks from different manufacturers. Product…
DPD has appointed water-free car wash company Dropless.co.uk to clean the vehicles at its Westminster parcels depot. Dropless, says it uses about two litres of a non-hazardous nano solution to break down and encapsulate dirt allowing it to be safely removed from the vehicle with micro-fibre towels. This saves up to 300 litres of water for…
Building work is underway on St Modwen’s 318,500 sq ft speculative warehouse at Tamworth. It is St Modwen’s largest ever spec unit and is part of a wider 35-acre distribution site known as St Modwen Park Tamworth, which is close to junction 10 of the M42. The new unit will have a 53m yard, 15m…
Clugston Group has appointed Glynn Thomas interim chief executive to take over from RJ Vickers who has resigned. The group has interests in logistics, construction, facilities management and property development. Thomas has a background in construction, as well as facilities services, in both public and private sector organisations. Vickers restructured the group and overseen changes…
JCB’s new electric Teletruk delivers huge benefits – both inside and outside the warehouse or distribution centre. JCB recently announced the launch of an electric-powered version of its multi-award winning Teletruk telescopic lift truck. The new JCB 30-19E is the first electric-powered model in the Teletruk range – and its launch opens up new opportunities…
Volvo has taken delivery of its first trainload of cars from China, opening the way for a regular service that is expected to handle about 40,000 cars a year. The vehicles are transported between Xi’an in central China and Ghent in Belgium – an 18 day journey by rail. ARS Altmann and partner Intermodal Container…
Automotive components manufacturer Sertec has awarded Amco a contract to manage its logistics network and transport requirements. Amco will have a dedicated transport planning team in the 145,000 sq ft Sertec Logistics Centre at Hams Hall, to manage transport flow between Sertec’s five manufacturing facilities in the midlands. The Amco Logistics Centre in Worcester, will…
Air freight demand fell by 3.4 per cent in May, according to the International Air Transport Association, while capacity rose by 1.3 per cent. Capacity growth has now outstripped demand growth for the 13th consecutive month. Air cargo demand suffered from weak global trade volumes and trade tensions between the US and China, which has…
Walmart has set out plans to spend $1.2 billion upgrading its supply chain in China, including building or upgrading ten distribution centres. The retail giant has just opened its RMB 700 million South China Fresh Food Distribution Centre, which currently serves more than 100 Walmart stores in Guangdong and Guangxi, with daily distributing capacity of…
Almost 200,000 vans have been registered in the first half of 2019 – up 8.7 per cent on last year, driven by strong demand for panel vans between 2.5 and 3.5 tonnes. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders should that registrations in the 2.5-3.5 tonne segment were up 11.4 per cent in…
DSV is to prevent drunk driving at its cross-docking facility in Jönköping in Sweden with an alcohol barrier which requires that drivers pass an automated sobriety check. Once Jönköping drivers have passed the breath test, the barrier will open and allow them to leave the DSV premises. If the breath test is positive the barrier…
The Freight Transport Association has called on Highways England to improve the way it communicates road updates to fleet operators following publication of the first Strategic Road User Survey. The survey, by watchdog Transport Focus, shows user satisfaction with the UK’s motorways and major A roads. The A19 in the North East came top, but…
Records management company Restore plc expects to save almost ÂŁ45,000 after making changes to its fleet as a consequence of introduction of the London Ultra-Low Emission Zone. The company has four operating units and national fleet manager Chris Miles is in charge of the 169 commercial vehicles located nationally and serving the division comprising the…
Accurate destination data for deliveries could reduce UK carbon emissions by 262 million kilos annually, according to analysis from PostTag. Every year vans are driven 52.2 billion miles in the UK and emit 13 billion kilos of CO2. PostTag has found that drivers spend an extra two and a half hours on the road each…
Valor Real Estate Partners is to push ahead with a 153,000 sq ft speculative urban logistics park in Mitcham, south London with a ÂŁ27 million loan from Investec. The site was acquired in January 2019 and Valor proposes to redevelop the existing c. 110,000 sq ft estate into modern trade counter and mid box units ranging…
Inditex is the top European supply chain for 2019, followed by NestlĂ© and Schneider Electric, according to Gartner’s annual Top 15 survey. Unilever is not in the list having been promoted to the “Masters” category. There were two new entrants this year: Dutch chemical company AkzoNobel at No. 10 and Swiss life sciences company Roche at…
Forth Ports in partnership with Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services is launching a weekend rail service linking the ports of Tilbury and Grangemouth.The service starts on 28th June. The first train will leave Tilbury on a Friday via Daventry and travel overnight arriving into Grangemouth on a Saturday. The wagon fleet has a capacity…
The decision by Leeds and Birmingham Councils to delay the start of their Clean Air Zones was the only step available to them, and the right thing to do, according to the Freight Transport Association. Head of UK policy Christopher Snelling said: “You cannot start a regulation without a reliable way to comply with it…
The global market for warehouse management systems will be worth $5 billion, by 2025, according to a study by ABI Research. It estimates that over the same period, 57,000 more warehouses will be in operation than in 2018, largely as a result of the continued growth of the e-commerce market. The Asia-Pacific will experience the…
Half of UK business decision-makers believe Brexit uncertainty has negatively impact their supply chains over the past five years, according to a study by Vuealta. In comparison, 22 per cent had suffered from supply chain disruption due to a cyber-attack, and 19 per cent from a natural disaster. Other factors said to have caused a…
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