Many UK-based businesses could be forced to relocate warehouses and distribution centres to mainland Europe if the government fails to reduce the cost of fuel, according to Derrick Potter, national chairman of UKWA.
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Kuehne + Nagel has won a contract with Quadriga, provider of Internet and entertainment services for the hotel industry across Europe and the Middle East.
The contraction and reorganisation of third party logistics providers is flooding the market with second-hand space, particularly in the Midlands.
Sanna-Litier one of Russia’s fastest-growing full-service third party logistics providers, has gone live with RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution at its 9,505 sqm logistics centre Litier Domodedovo, close to one of Russia’s largest airports.
TecnoCom, the Spanish information and communication technology service provider, has renewed its contract with Ceva Logistics.
Wincanton has saved thousands by implementing an absence management system from Active Health Partners.
The Lloyd Fraser Group has won a £30 million, three-year contract renewal for the provision of transport services to Focus DIY.
The government’s decision to scrap rate relief on empty industrial property and phase out the Industrial Buildings Allowance is likely to be “damaging” to the logistics industry, according to UKWA chairman Derrick Potter.
Diesel engine producer Cummins is outsourcing its freight audit and payment functions to Schneider Logistics Europe for its UK manufacturing plants in Darlington, Daventry and Ramsgate.
Scotland’s H-Logistics has won a contract to procure and deliver supplies to Banlaw Afrique Sarl, a mining services company based in West Africa, in order to help it complete work on a new gold mine before the rain season begins in July.
