Armor, the print technology specialist, is using FDB Distribution to enhance its service to UK-based customers by significantly reducing the lead time, with a 4pm cut off to process the last orders, for next-day delivery.
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Mercado, part of the Headlam Group, is one of the largest suppliers of floor coverings in Europe. The company has a new 14,900sq m regional distribution centre (RDC) built from a greenfield site and which is one of Headlam’s largest units in the UK.
Cannon Disposables has selected RedPrarie to provide the warehouse management system (WMS) that will manage warehousing and supply chain execution operations at its distribution facilities throughout the UK. The Dispatcher-WMS system is being introduced
Gazeley is buying the freehold of a vacant 100-acre site in Swindon for an undisclosed sum. The site, formerly called The Triangle, is currently owned by a consortium of private landowners and the deal is subject to Gazeley obtaining detailed planning.
Express parcels company Amtrak has won a £3.5M contract with Systemax, one of Europe’s largest computer supplies companies.
Alcoa, one of the world’s leading aluminium producers for the construction, aerospace, transport and automotive industries, has been supplied with a fleet of new Still forklift trucks from DAC Handling Solutions for its aluminium processin
Iceland has abandoned using cardboard cartons in its fresh food supply chain, preferring to use plastic crates instead. The company has awarded a five-year deal to Hays Logistics to manage the new initiative which is expected to result in reduced
Phase I of Knowle Village Business Park at Fareham is now complete and already has its first occupant.
Focus, part of DIY company Focus Wickes, has awarded European supply chain solutions company Wincanton a contract to provide a seasonal goods warehouse. Based in Derby, the 18,600sq m warehouse will contain seasonal and campaign stock, inclu
Like many other retailers, SPAR faced a number of challenges in the late 1990s including ever-increasing SKUs, rising labour costs and a lack of available land to build on. SPAR’s marketing operation wanted the stores to carry a greater range of products
