Oakwood Environmental Services has selected Optrak’s vehicle routeing and scheduling software to plan its waste collection and recycling service.
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Online retail is offering the recession-hit express market a lifeline, according to analyst Datamonitor.
Retailer Marks & Spencer has opted for a million sq ft distribution facility at the East Midlands Distribution Centre at Castle Donington near Nottingham.
Boots the Chemist has bought Opus Land’s 462,663 sq ft Opus Axis warehouse in Burton upon Trent at a figure believed to be in the region of £50 per sq ft.
Jungheinrich has launched an electric-powered pallet truck.
Jaguar Land Rover has signed a contract with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics to ship its vehicles from the UK to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
Elekta, the manufacturer of equipment for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders, has selected inventory planning and forecasting technology from Inform to help it deliver replacement parts to customers in the quickest possible time.
Growth in the UK services sector stalled at the beginning of 2010 as a result of snow-related disruptions which undermined activity and new business, according to the latest CIPS/Markit report on services.
Clarkson Securities has launched the Container Freight Swap Agreement, an over the counter cash-settled swap that will settle against the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s newly created Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.
Zetes has launched ePOD, which combines smartcard technology, RFID and barcode scanning to help optimise tracking and tracing, while reducing returns, claims and shrinkage.
