Gerald Eve, adviser to some of Scotland’s largest businesses, has welcomed Jack McConnell’s decision to cut rates for business premises in Scotland by about 10%.
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There is no doubt that there are synergies between the acquisitive Deutsche Post and the UK’s Exel. But, if the deal does go through and Deutsche Post takes over Exel, what will the consequences be for the logistics industry?
At the beginning of 2004, supply chain provider Wincanton took over P&O’s bonded warehouse operation in Greenford, Middlesex. Since then, there has been a new spring in the depot’s step, as Wincanton has undertaken a lot of inward investment.
Eden Park Developments, part of the Fiducia Group, has received planning permission to build a 2,787sq m industrial/warehouse building on a 1.5 acre greenfield site near J17 of the A1M in Orton Southgate, Peterborough.
World famous toy brand Corgi (UK) prepares to celebrate its golden anniversary next year. In order to cope with the expected increase in demand, it has reviewed its distribution and warehousing operations.
Southern forklift suppliers On3 and Champion have both been awarded the rights to exclusively distribute Doosan-Daewoo FLTs in their respective regions. Korean company Doosan originally paid £1.7Bn for the Daewoo company.
Meat processor Mathers (Inverurie) Meat is using a gas-powered Komatsu FG20 forklift truck – its third Komatsu in use – to transport animal waste at the end of the slaughter and meat-processing chain. The forklift was supplied by local dealer Reeki
Brixton plc has agreed a second letting in Enfield at the 8,556sq m A10 Exchange development which forms an extension to the existing Great Cambridge Industrial Estate.
High street giant Woolworths has contracted supply chain specialist Gist to manage a new strategically important distribution centre (DC) on its behalf as part of a £50M deal.
Open any publication involved in the supply chain and it quickly becomes clear that the interest and excitement around RFID continues apace. Wal-Mart, Tesco and UPS for example are extending their RFID technology trials, EPC Global has announced the ratif
