The UK’s retail sector wastes up to £200M a year because of inefficient supply chain practices surrounding the return of unwanted, unsold or damaged goods. That is the finding of a new report commissioned by Royal Mail and by Cranfield School of Managemen
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RedPrairie, the supply chain technology solution giant, has joined IBM’s ISV Advantage Initiative, the program designed to provide independent software vendors with technical and marketing support to help meet the specific information technology needs o
Culina Logistics has opened a new facility that adds 7,998sq m of temperature-controlled warehousing to its current distribution centre portfolio. The new warehouse, located in Higher Heath close to Culina’s £26M Market Drayton site, provides a fur
Pre-retail logistics provider DTS Logistics has invested more than £2.5M in expanding its vehicle fleet to support new dedicated contract operations. These include two with high street retailers Woolworths and Rubicon, owner of the fashion brands P
Overhead chain conveyor specialist Conveyors International has teamed up with German chain conveyor systems manufacturer Schierholz. The agreement enables Conveyors International to project the full range of Schierholz systems in the UK.
Steel stockholder CBA Metals has bought two new generation multi-way reach trucks from Jungheinrich. The ETV-Q25 machines – one of the very first trucks of their type to become operational in the UK – replace two other ETV-Q machines that have pr
Vétoquinol UK is expanding its current
Rockfield Union is expanding its fleet of refrigerated rental and contract hire vehicles. Already the company is using a quantity of Hubbard Transport Refrigeration Solutions 380 Alpha units for its specialist applications. Now the company is order
Seven Trent Property subsidiary DIRFT, has sold more than 90 acres of undeveloped ground at its 364-acre DIRFT Logistics Park, at J18 of the M1 in Northamptonshire, for an undisclosed sum to a joint venture company controlled by Rosemound Developments and
Industrial enquiries are at a higher level than this time last year with strong demand for freeholds under 465sq m from owner-occupiers with very limited stock available, which is likely to drive capital values in excess of £100 per sq ft, says Robin Dick
