A planned strike by RMT members at Freightliner Heavy Haul has been suspended.
The members had planned to strike for 24 hours starting on Thursday 22.
The RMT’s national executive committee has ‘decided to suspend the industrial action to allow for a referendum on a revised offer to take place.’
Packaging supplier, Southgate Global has announced the launch of a new range of PET Tape, made from 85% recycled plastic. With low environmental impact compared to traditional tape, PET Tape is the latest product to be added to Southgate’s new range of eco-friendly products and equipment. “We are determined to continually invest in new product…
Despite the tense situation on the apprenticeship market, the international transport and logistics company has again been able to maintain a consistently high number of new apprentices in 2017. 69 young men and women have just started their apprenticeship in Austria, Germany and Switzerland (2016: 60). Gebrüder Weiss currently offers six apprenticeships: freight forwarding agents,…
Take up of warehouse space in warehouse units larger than 50,000 ft2 reached a record 30.8 million ft2 in the first half of 2021, double that recorded in the first half of 2020 – itself a record breaking year according to property consultant Knight Frank. Retailers and distribution companies collectively accounted for 76% of take…
Two very different but innovative projects – one from Tesco with FitOut UK and one from CharterSync – make up the shortlist for the Sourcing and Procurement Award at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2020. The Sourcing and Procurement award recognises projects that have improved the performance of the procurement function through pioneering and/or more…
On 25th October 2018, the HHLA intermodal company Metrans received its 40th multi-system locomotive from Bombardier Transportation in Prague. This expands the pool of the 100 per cent rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to a total of 80 locomotives, and enables it to react even more quickly and flexibly to changing…
Swiss WorldCargo focuses clearly on their customers in their new marketing campaign and thus further highlights its “brand DNA”. Emphasis is put on innovative, caring and sustainable quality airfreight services. With its network, the logistics and of course transportation services, Swiss WorldCargo creates decisive added value for each and every customer. This turns into daily…
