In line with Kuehne + Nagel’s (K+N) strategy to expand European overland activities, a new consolidation hub has begun operation in Ashby de la Zouch.
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PTS Plumbing, a leading distributor in the heating, plumbing and sanitaryware market, has opened its new distribution centre at Witton. The new 9,300sq m distribution centre enables the company to open more new branches.
Grupo Modelo, LG Electronics, Texas Instruments, TNT Logistics and US Foodservice are now using i2’s Transportation and Distribution Management (TDM) solution to overcome transport challenges.
As Logistics Manager was going to press, Morrisons said it was in talks with both the TGWU and the GMB over the outcome of their recent ballots, which were “held in pursuit of their desire for joint national bargaining” with the supermarket chain.
Salmon Developments and NFU Mutual joint venture Salmon Harvester has sold the third and final unit at Freeway Park, Normanton, West Yorkshire, paving the way for a second phase of 11,890sq m.
Outsourcing the shipping function is attractive, but what about the legal position for import/export declarations?
Pallet pooling services could be the way forward in reducing costs for the future of pallet-based distribution, according to the Faber Halbertsma Group.
Globalisation is a factor which is continuing to affect the location of industrial facilities in Yorkshire and the North-east.
Unwilling to forgo the sophisticated inventory optimisation software it enjoyed under the RAC, Universal Components found an SME-sized budget was not a constraint when choosing its own solution.
Material handling specialist Industrial Automation has launched an updated version of its ‘Staktec’ pallet stacker / dispenser. The new ‘Staktec’ design improves on the performance of its predecessor by offering a significantly quicker cycle time.
