Sainsbury’s is reorganising its depot network so that the number of miles per case being travelled is reduced and the network’s ability to respond to demand is increased.
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Prime minister Tony Blair has officially opened Argos’s new distribution centre in Darlington. The 737,000 sq ft distribution centre is home to Argos Direct, Argos’ home delivery business.
Cranleigh Freight Services has taken delivery of two mega double deck road trains for the European fleet.
Exel, has extended its existing contract with Verlagsunion, one of the largest magazine distributors in Germany.
Seventy four BP tanker drivers at the centre of a dispute with oil giant BP have a new final salary pension scheme following talks with the TGWU.
Exel shareholders have approved the firm’s takeover by Deutsche Post for an estimated £3.7bn.
Secureseal has launched a system to manage trailer assets and prevent the theft of goods in transit. It transmits trailer door seal information automatically before a vehicle passes a gatehouse, with status sent to a gatehouse PC or a PC via the web.
Susan Fernley, head of supply chain for the Co-operative Group gave a frank account of the challenges that the company had faced in getting its new Coventry NDC up and running.
AirBridge Cargo, Russia’s first international scheduled cargo airline and part of the Volga-Dnepr Group has ordered two Boeing 747-400ER Freighters with a list price of £262m for delivery in October 2007 and February 2008.
Toy maker Lego is centralising its European distribution centre in Prague and outsourcing its European operation to DHL. DHL will open and begin operations of its new customised logistics centre in early 2006.
