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How do you gain competitive advantage with a supply chain delivering a vast array of 400,000 products to 1,850 branches? This was the complex challenge facing plumbing and building merchant, Wolseley UK. Their answer was to invest €150 million in a new

One Charter, a private aircraft charter, brokerage and management services provider, has established a cargo division called One Cargo.

On the 27 March, Ofcom, the watchdog for the telecommunication industry, announced new charge controls limiting the amount that mobile network operators (MNO) can charge other telephone companies for connecting calls on their mobile networks, applying in

Supply chain technology has come a long way since the early days of EDI, warehouse management technology and demand forecasting. Today, it is fast becoming a totally joined-up message thanks to the latest IT. Soon systems will be able to call on a raft of

The Transport Exchange group, which offers online trading platforms Courier Exchange and Haulage Exchange, says it has gained more than 280 new members since the beginning of 2007.

In March, transport minister Gillian Merron approved the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company’s proposed Seaforth River Terminal – the first post-Panamax container terminal on the west coast.

While Europe has seen a downshift in production, its economies have become increasingly consumption oriented, boosting distribution activity. Most goods are transported by truck, but the costs of road transport are rising due to spiralling wage costs and