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DTS Logistics has implemented two new operational systems to support its major retailer contracts. It has introduced flexible route planning to enhance and fine-tune the decision making process. The routeing and scheduling capabilities of Plan LogiX wil

Armor, the print technology specialist, is using FDB Distribution to enhance its service to UK-based customers by significantly reducing the lead time, with a 4pm cut off to process the last orders, for next-day delivery.

Mercado, part of the Headlam Group, is one of the largest suppliers of floor coverings in Europe. The company has a new 14,900sq m regional distribution centre (RDC) built from a greenfield site and which is one of Headlam’s largest units in the UK.

Cannon Disposables has selected RedPrarie to provide the warehouse management system (WMS) that will manage warehousing and supply chain execution operations at its distribution facilities throughout the UK. The Dispatcher-WMS system is being introduced

Gazeley is buying the freehold of a vacant 100-acre site in Swindon for an undisclosed sum. The site, formerly called The Triangle, is currently owned by a consortium of private landowners and the deal is subject to Gazeley obtaining detailed planning.

Alcoa, one of the world’s leading aluminium producers for the construction, aerospace, transport and automotive industries, has been supplied with a fleet of new Still forklift trucks from DAC Handling Solutions for its aluminium processin

Iceland has abandoned using cardboard cartons in its fresh food supply chain, preferring to use plastic crates instead. The company has awarded a five-year deal to Hays Logistics to manage the new initiative which is expected to result in reduced