Browsing: Analysis

Liza Helps investigates the resurgence of Manchester as a logistics hot spot for developers.

Duncan Smillie, managing director of the mobile computing company Psion Teklogix, believes that the shift towards a greater use of voice technology is probably one of the most significant events in the logistics industry at the moment.

With Wincanton’s emergence last year as the UK’s largest publicly-quoted third party logistics provider, its chief executive is under more intense scrutiny than ever. He talks to Malory Davies.

Two years ago, Linde launched its X range and challenged the basic template for the design of the reach truck. James Falkner looks at how manufacturers are approaching truck design for the sector.

The amount of speculative warehouse development is growing apace – but will supply dry up as quickly as it came? Liza Helps takes a closer look.

Will a logistics degree set you on the path to untold riches? Malory Davies asks employers what they are really looking for when they are recruiting.

Environmental concerns are increasingly influencing the logistics decision-making process – particularly among public-facing businesses such as retailing. How is forklift truck technology developing to meet the challenge?