Prime minister Theresa May has said that the government will step up to play new “active role” in industrial policy that “backs business and ensures more people in all corners of the country share in the benefits of its success.” Prime minister Theresa May. The FTA has welcomed the new approach, but has called for…
Kleinere Unternehmen in Europa setzen zunehmend auf den Export, fand eine Studie im Auftrag von UPS im zweiten und dritten Quartal 2016 heraus. Die Ausnahme bildet Großbritannien, wo die Export-Erwartung in den Monaten nach dem Brexit-Referendum über die EU-Mitgliedschaft deutlich gesunken ist. Für die „UPS European SME Exporting Insights“–Umfrage wurden 12.815 Eigentümer und Leiter von…
Reducing transport costs remains the biggest objective for logistics operations according to a customer survey by Paragon Software Systems. Over half of respondents (57.3 per cent) said that targeting savings is their main priority followed by improving planning accuracy (14.5 per cent) and increasing profitability (9.7 per cent). However, these businesses anticipate a number of…
European SMEs, apart from those in the UK, are increasingly using exports as a way to grow revenue, according to a UPS survey. The UK is an exception because confidence in exporting decreased following the EU referendum. Prior to the Brexit vote results demonstrated that 36 per cent of UK SMEs foresaw an increase in…
Kleinere Unternehmen in Europa setzen zunehmend auf den Export, fand eine Studie im Auftrag von UPS® (NYSE:UPS) im zweiten und dritten Quartal 2016 heraus. Die Ausnahme bildet Großbritannien, wo die Export-Erwartung in den Monaten nach dem Brexit-Referendum über die EU-Mitgliedschaft deutlich gesunken ist. Für die UPS European SME Exporting Insights Umfrage wurden 12.815 Eigentümer und Leiter von…
The Freight Transport Association has backed Prime Minister Teresa May’s vision of “tariff-free and frictionless trade” with the European Union and free trade agreements with other partners globally. Prime minister Theresa May. May set out her Brexit strategy in a speech that made it clear that she would not seek “partial membership of the European…
Europa was established in 1966 when it opened up above a bookmakers in the East End of London. The owner, Adrian Chambers, was a professional racing car driver who found it hard to find a company who would ship cars and parts between the UK and Italy. At that time, there were no motorways across…
Europa Worldwide wurde 1966 im Londoner East End gegründet. Der Eigentümer, Adrian Chambers, war ein professioneller Rennfahrer, der Schwierigkeiten hatte eine Firma zu finden, die Autos und Teile zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und Italien versendet. Zu dieser Zeit gab es keine Autobahnen quer durch Frankreich und Italien und keine Roll-on-Roll-off-Fähren, was bedeutete, dass Lkw per…
International palletised freight network Pall-Ex has just celebrated its 20th Anniversary.The palletised freight sector has changed significantly in 20 years, according to its founder Hilary Devey CBE. Hilary Devey CBE. She’s widely known for her appearance on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den, but Hilary made her fortune by founding the Pall-Ex business back in 1996. Hilary…
Rising costs of materials like nails and wood are prompting price increases for pallets and packaging, according research by Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON). According to a report by the confederation, which was published this month, the price of nails has risen for seven consecutive months. Timber and wood have also seen monthly increases…
The January 2016 edition of Logistics Manager is now out online. It is also available on iPad and Android. Punching their weight Small-scale businesses can pack a big punch – but daunting pressures can hold them back. We explore the challenges faced by SMEs when competing against their larger counterparts. You can’t rely on old…
The Airport City is expanding: Flughafen Wien AG is launching the planning work for the construction of the new and modern Office Park 4. The new office property will add more than 20,000 m² of office space by the beginning of 2020. Located next to the tower on the entrance road, Office Park 4 will expand…
Die Airport City wächst weiter: Die Flughafen Wien AG startet die Planungsarbeiten für die Errichtung des neuen topmodernen Office Park 4. Mit der neuen Büroimmobilie werden bis Anfang 2020 mehr als 20.000 m² zusätzliche Büroflächen entstehen. Neben dem Tower an der Einfahrtsstraße gelegen ergänzt der Office Park 4 die Airport City. Mehr als 50 Mio….
Weltweiter Luxusgütermarkt ist 2016 um 4 Prozent auf 1,08 Billionen Euro gewachsen Luxus als Erlebnis wird immer wichtiger, Hotels, Reisen und Wein gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung Persönliche Luxuswaren stagnieren bei 249 Milliarden Euro E-Commerce-Anteil wächst auf 7 Prozent und ist gemessen am Umsatz weltweit der drittgrößte „Markt“ nach den USA und Japan Marken, die auf…
Rugby-based Exact Logistics has launched a new continental daily service to and from Germany for small consignments of palletised freight. The company has also appointed three extra staff members, and promoted two people to meet the growth of the business. “Our services to and from Germany are a very important part of our business and…
JLL’s Supply Chain Activity Index maintained steady expansion in the third quarter of 2016, although economic and political uncertainties decelerated growth. The index is a short-term forecast of logistics property demand. It seeks to connect supply chain activity with logistics property activity, and uses the supply data to predict future property activity. JLL said the…
Orders for counterbalance trucks fell 16.4 per cent year-on-year in in the third quarter of 2016, having already decreased by 5.9 per cent in the second quarter, according to the latest Forklift Truck Market Outlook for 2016, produced by Oxford Economics on behalf of the British Industrial Truck Association. There has also been a decline…
Hillary Clinton ist geschlagen. Donald Trump wird der nächste US-Präsident. An den Finanzmärkten sorgt der unerwartete Wahlausgang für Turbulenzen. Dem Außenseiter Donald Trump gelingt die Sensation: Der umstrittene Republikaner hat überraschend und entgegen der allermeisten Umfragen die Präsidentschaftswahl in den USA gewonnen, wie die Nachrichtenagentur AP berichtete. Clinton räumte in einem Telefongespräch mit Trump ihre…
Logistics businesses are more confident now than in the first half of the year, according to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index from Barclays and Moore Stephens. Rob Riddleston. Confidence hit a low point in the first half at 51.8 but has now risen to 53, mainly as a result of new business generated by…
Nissan has decided that it will build its new Qashqai at its Sunderland plant safeguarding 28,000 UK automotive supply chain jobs. It has also decided to build its next X-Trail model at the plant. Nissan Qashqai. This comes after much deliberation and uncertainty following the Brexit vote. The company said the decision was made because…
There has been a drop in driver shortages across the UK, with the shortfall between the number of registered HGVs and the number of qualified drivers at 34,567, according to an FTA report ‘Driver Shortage: issues and trends’. It means the figures are now back to the ‘pre driver crisis’ levels of 2012. James Hookham….
Government plans to build a third runway at Heathrow have been greeted with relief by the logistics industry. A draft National Policy Statement will now be put forward for consultation next year. The government said the expansion would attract economic benefits worth up to £61 billion, and 77,000 local jobs. “The step that government is…
Eine große Gemeinschaft von Staaten, friedlich vereint, wirtschaftlich verbunden, die als Einheit auftritt und so zu einem Global Player avanciert und Wohlstand für alle bringt. Knapp 25 Jahre später will einer raus, dafür ein anderer rein, den wollen aber viele nicht dabei haben. Was klingt, wie eine schlechte Komödie aus den 50er Jahren, ist leider…
„In all den 300 Jahren hat der Hafen keinen Rost angesetzt. Häufig war er Vorreiter und Impulsgeber. Wir haben viel geschafft, aber der Weg ist noch lange nicht zu Ende“, so Erich Staake. Dabei spricht der Vorstandsvorsitzende über „sein“ Unternehmen, die Duisburger Hafen AG. Am Freitag, 16. September 2016, feierte der weltgrößte Binnenhafen sein 300-jähriges…
Orders for forklift trucks were ten per cent down in the second quarter of 2016, although the market remains at historically high levels, according to the British Industrial Truck Association. BITA’s market index report, released at IMHX, said the market had been affected by political uncertainty result from the EU referendum. However, the manufacturing sector,…
Clothing manufacturer Chilli Apparel has agreed a 145,000 sq ft letting in Stockport to support its expansion plans. The company has taken a ten-year lease on Chain Point, a warehouse unit in Bredbury, at £3.75 per sq ft. WHR Property Consultants and Lambert Smith Hampton advised on the deal. Simon Hampson of WHR, said: “This is the…
SMEs are confident Brexit will not cause any significant disruption to their businesses, according to research by CitySprint, the same day delivery company. The survey found that 47 per cent of small business leader ‘anticipate no disruptive impact at all from Brexit.’ Just 14 per cent were concerned that Brexit would impact them significantly. The…
Der Brexit wird die deutsche Wirtschaft, insbesondere die Logistikbranche, weitaus weniger treffen, als im Vorfeld der Volksabstimmung in Großbritannien zum Austritt aus der Europäischen Union vielfach befürchtet worden war. Diesen Schluss lassen die Erhebungen der Hochschule Würzburg zu, die mit ihrem Import- und ihrem Export-Seismographen die Tonnage und die Umsätze in den Handelsbeziehungen zwischen der…
Insgesamt rund 500.000 Euro wendet die Sterac Transport & Logistik GmbH für die Erweiterung ihres Fuhrparks um fünf Megatrailer, fünf Standardtrailer und zwei Zugmaschinen auf. Die Megatrailer ermöglichen den Transport besonders großvolumiger Ware und fassen pro Tour deutlich mehr Kleinlieferungen als Standardtrailer. „Die Auslastung unserer täglichen Sammelgutverkehre nach Großbritannien war in der Vergangenheit bereits sehr…
A 345,000 sq ft warehouse near Tamworth has been granted planning permission. Hodgetts Estates, advised by Indigo Planning, won approval for Core 1, a large-scale logistics facility at its £70 million Core 42 distribution hub. The facility will comprise a warehouse with associated office space, totalling 345,400 sq ft as well as extensive trailer parking and…
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