The fact that the government has finally bowed to public pressure and scrapped increases in fuel duty planned for October has been widely welcomed by the industry -and only a few cynics have pointed out that it chose the run-up to a sensitive by-election
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Logistics networks went out of fashion 20 years ago as companies found that the higher service levels offered by dedicated solutions outweighed the higher costs. But, slowly, the market has been swinging back towards more collaborative ways of working tha
Frobisher, asset manager to UBS Triton Fund, has obtained planning consent for development of a 43,500 sq ft high-bay distribution unit on Walworth Industrial Estate, Andover. The existing buildings will be demolished and the site cleared ready for constr
Secureseal has launched an electronic hubodometer intended to make it easier for companies to keep track of how far trailers have travelled by accurately recording wheel revolutions.
Ingersoll Rand has appointed Ray Pittard as president of its Climate Control Technologies division in Europe, replacing Didier Teirlinck.
Traffic speed data for heavy goods vehicles in the UK is now available from independent traffic intelligence company Journey Dynamics.
François Bertreau, the newly appointed CEO of Norbert Dentressangle, has reaffirmed his confidence in the group, despite challenging market conditions, after the company posted a strong growth in revenue for the first half of 2008.
Yell has consolidated delivery arrangements for its Yellow Pages directories after signing a five-year sole distributor contract with Deya in the UK.
Department store Harvey Nichols has installed a business intelligence platform from Board, replacing a number of existing tools from Business Objects, Arthur Planning and Hyperion as it tries to “harmonise” its business and reduce costs.
APC Overnight has invested £250,000 in extending its national sortation centre at Essington near Wolverhampton.
