We have all heard horror stories about the impact de-stocking initiatives such as just in time, cross docking and direct shipping have had on smaller suppliers in the supply chain.
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Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is using Linpac Material Handling’s purpose-designed, reusable packaging to achieve optimum protection for its diesel engines during transport.
Miller Developments and The Royal Bank of Scotland joint venture Omega Warrington and landowner English Partnerships have submitted an outline planning application for the first two phases of the £1Bn Omega development at Warrington.
Seven Kings Publications – owner and publisher of Logistics Manager, the leading management journal covering all facets of the supply chain – has further demonstrated its pro-active dedication to excellence by becoming the first publishing company
Corby-based freshly squeezed fruit juice manufacturer Orchard House Foods (OHF) has turned to using temporary storage to cope with an increase in production and business expansion.
Kitchen and bedroom furniture distributor Waterline has expanded its operations in Newport Pagnell by taking on an extra 4,197sq m of industrial/warehouse property. The company has acquired the unit, known as Interchange Point on the Interchange Park near
Pan-European provider of Business Availability services Synstar International has beaten 12 rivals to win a £200M, seven-year contract to provide logistics services to Fujitsu, which designs and builds and operates IT systems.
Davis Derby’s TruckLOG system has been selected by soft drinks manufacturer Britvic for its fleet of 16 forklift trucks at its Bramley, Leeds site.
Property company Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) says that distribution “still remains the most active sector” in the Rugby and Lutterworth commercial property market and will develop further in the future.
The EC must deal with five strategic logistics issues to ensure that the expanded European market realises its full potential, says FTA president and Exel chief executive John Allan.
