Britain’s transport infrastructure is so congested and unreliable that the Confederation of British Industry has set up group to find new ways for investment and innovation to be injected into the system.
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Wincanton has saved thousands by implementing an absence management system from Active Health Partners.
A number of shipping companies have been forced to increase their rates as current tariffs are no longer covering costs.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has signed a five-year hospital logistics contract with DHL Exel Supply Chain, worth £7 million.
Vehicle manufacturer Ford has outsourced its materials handling management requirements to Gefco UK.
Honda Logistics Centre has renewed its contract with Howard Tenens for aftermarket parts distribution for a further five years.
That companies are under financial pressure is not in question. The issue is; what strategies are companies going to adopt to survive
Frozen food supplier Hopwells has taken delivery of a dozen 12-tonne Isuzu trucks.
InBev has signed a three year contract with Tradeteam in Northern Ireland, following a six year relationship elsewhere in the UK.
Independent transport and logistics company Downton has invested £10 million in an import and distribution centre near Gloucester.
