Milton Tadeau Pimenta has been appointed managing director of CEVA’s Australia & New Zealand cluster from January 2019, replacing Carlos Velez Rodriguez.
Pimenta has worked at CEVA for 17 years with experience across both freight management and contract Logistics. He has previously lived in both Australia and Asia and has extensive knowledge of the industry there.
Palletways, the express pallet delivery service, has developed a new in-cab label printing technology with the aim of speeding up palletised freight delivery. “We’ve listened to our members about what technology will support them to provide customer service excellence and deliver higher customer satisfaction,” said Richard Miller, IT manager, Palletways (UK). “In-cab labelling is a…
Derrick Potter, chairman of Potter Logistics, has taken the chairman’s Award in this year’s UK Warehousing Association Awards. Potter is a former chairman of UKWA and this year the 50th anniversary of Potter Logistics. It was one of three awards won by Potter Logistics. Scott Wallace was named warehouse manager of the year, and Joe…
The final day of the IntraLogisteX Exhibition continued to attract cross-industry buyers from across the UK – a record year for the event, which has grown dramatically in size and popularity. More than 130 leading logistics equipment suppliers exhibited their products at the exhibition, which took place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Gerbhardt ECS…
A 10 per cent tariff on commercial vehicles in the event of a no-deal Brexit has been labelled a “tax on quality” that will “hinder the logistics industry contribution to environmental savings”. Freight Transport Association deputy chief executive James Hookham said: ”There should be no additional financial penalty on buying new vehicles. At a time…
In an email sent to Prime customers, delivery giant Amazon has implemented a new cost affecting its ‘Same-Day’ delivery. As of 18th September all orders will automatically be delivered with the ‘fastest available free option’, Amazon told Logistics Manager, with free One-Day delivery unless the customer manually selects the Same-Day delivery option. The company will…
Gefco UK has appointed John Stocker finished vehicle logistics director responsible for overseeing all elements of the business, including developing and implementing strategy to drive commercial growth. Stocker joined Gefco as sales and marketing director in 2012, steering the development of a number of new business flows with major clients, in addition to developing the…
