The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has hit out at the draft strategy, published by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA), which recommends reducing freight capacity, reliability and lower performance services. The draft strategy, The SRA’s Specification
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New Forest Ice Cream (NFIC) has selected integrated storage and materials handling solutions company Locators to provide a complete racking installation at its new site on Southampton’s Hounsdown Industrial Estate. Won on competitive tender, Locators de
A new trend is emerging among third-party logistics providers (3PLs) transporting products between the UK and mainland Europe – managers are thinking more cleverly about the logistics of their crossings and thinking that sailing from one of the Channel
Foodservice wholesale distributor 3663 has continued its association with Thermo King by selecting the manufacturer’s direct drive refrigeration units for its temperature-controlled fleet.
Arrow Distributors, which supplies electrical and gas appliances to the UK building industry, is overhauling its entire supply chain system to cater for its growing inventory, tracking, packing, and warehousing requirements.
Hand Held Products (HHP) has launched its high-performance Dolphin 9500 and 9550 mobile computers for use mobile in-premise and in-transit data collection applications that require durability, ergonomics, sophisticated architecture,
Rugby, the cement and other cementicious product provider within the RMC Group, and logistics partner TNT have been supplied with 115 state-of-the-art Volvo FM12 6×2 tractor units on a five-year service and maintenance contract with Volvo dealers
Production Modelling, which provides simulation, planning and scheduling solutions, has launched the third version of its Orchestrate planning and scheduling software. Orchestrate now offers a genetic algorithm-based optimiser, powerful systems interfac
An import, storage and distribution contract has been awarded to Spatial Logistics by Green Cone, which manufactures a solar-powered household food waste digester unit.
Factory gate pricing (FGP) is here to stay for the UK retail logistics supply chain, although there is still much to learn as the FGP model continues to evolve. More and more suppliers and hauliers are becoming involved in FGP, albeit some begrudgingly. T
