Express parcels carrier, Lynx, has selected cable reels from Kabelschlepp Metool to power an innovative parcels handling project that will enhance efficiency at its Nuneaton hub, which is now 20 years old.
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Much of the demand has been generated by retailers eager to improve their supply chain networks both to meet their customers’ demands in the store, and to drive down costs. There are a number of reasons why companies need to improve their supply chains.
Road Freight Transport: In 1988, before the Masstricht Treaty, one of the first things the EU did was to harmonise transit documents for trucks and freight crossing internal EU frontiers, reducing the previous sheaf of paper to a single form, before aboli
Rising costs for raw materials is putting pressure on forklift truck manufacturers to pass on the increase to customers. According to Jungheinrich’s sales director, Matthias Fischer, steel prices “have exploded this year” while those for copper have also
Kingwinsford-based company FDB Distribution is realising an increase of more than 30% in order picking efficiency and overall productivity having replaced ageing VNA trucks with new Jungheinrich ETX Kombi man-up machines.
DIY chain B&Q has become the first customer of Nightfreight’s new home delivery service – Deliver2home – having been awarded a £17.5M deal to the overnight freight, parcels and logistics specialist. Deliver2home plays ideally to Nightfreight
Asda’s new 9,300sq m facility at AMEC Development’s flagship scheme Wakefield Europort is well underway, bringing the total amount of space occupied to more than 120,900sq m. The new accommodation will provide an Asda Service Centre (ASC) and IT facility,
Transporting perishable goods can be a tricky business and recent problems faced by Nene Valley Foods resulted in lost profits, as well as spilt milk! But the company has solved the problem by using ArcaSystem’s Combo plastic reusable IBC.
Moorfield Group, owner of Greater Manchester’s Heywood Distribution Park, has signed up three new occupiers to the park. Automotive industry supplier Pentagon Glass Tech, the trading name of Tintart, has taken 273sq m at
P&O Ferrymasters has commenced a major global freight management agreement with world leading wiper blade manufacturer, Trico. With major facilities in the UK, Australia, South and North America as
