Phillips 66 has Petrolog UK, part of Hoyer, to deliver commercial and retail fuels on behalf of Phillips 66 from supplier’s Bramhall terminal.
Allan Davison, operations director at HOYER Petrolog UK, said: “This five year agreement with Phillips 66 provides another important step in Petrolog achieving its strategic growth objectives in the fuels market.”
AG Barr, the company behind Irn Bru, has taken delivery of its first ever DAF trucks – sixteen 18 tonne curtainsiders in a partial renewal of its 100-strong fleet. The LF 230 FA trucks have been designed for the lowest possible loading height; the vehicles are loaded by forklift, but once out on the road…
IntraLogisteX exhibitor Swisslog has partnered with Toyota North America to install a goods-to-person automation system that features Swisslog’s ‘CarryPick’ storage and order picking system. The storage and order picking system is designed to increase flexibility and enable growth to keep up with a demand in the automotive spare parts market. Designed by Swisslog’s automation experts,…
DHL has launched a global trade barometer which acts as an early indicator for the current and future development of global trade. The barometer, developed in cooperation between DHL and Accenture, is based on large amounts of logistics data that is evaluated with the help of artificial intelligence. The indicator will be published quarterly. “As…
LondonMetric Property has acquired five urban logistics warehouses for £25.6 million, and the disposal of a regional warehouse in Doncaster for £15.0 million. The five urban logistics warehouses are located in Leyton, Weybridge, Peterborough, Cheltenham and Haverhill with occupiers including Clipper Logistics, FedEx and Tesla. In Doncaster, a 290,000 sq ft regional warehouse let to…
According to research from Aldermore’s SME Growth Index, 60% (3.3 million) small and medium-sized business have experienced delays in their supply chains in the last year. Losses on average reached £625,000 in income as a result of these delays. The bank has said that more than half of SMEs, (65%), of companies are vulnerable to…
Every year, 560 million Chinese parcels arriven in the EU by cross-border trade via dominant Chinese mail order companies. 97 per cent of these shipments reach the EU duty-free and VAT-free, and a large part of the remaining 3 per cent, arrives free from import duty. This tax evasion is enabled by the EU import…
