The European Commission has recognised the key role that freight transport and logistics are making to the expanded European economy in its new transport policy statement, says the Freight Transport Association.
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As Britain’s manufacturing base continues to diminish, the UK economy is becoming increasingly services centric. A boom in retailing keeps supply chains active, but with congested infrastructure and labour shortages, what makes the UK attractive to invest
Advanced Processing of Halifax has won long-term national distribution contracts with Debenhams, Makro and Quiksilver totalling £1.8m.
Euro-Tran Despatch has bought four Ford Transit vans The Skipton-based firm is part of the APC Overnight courier network.
Beleaguered logistics managers across Europe are putting radio frequency identification (RFID) projects on the back burner and concentrating on data capture systems with a more immediate payback such as voice technology. By John Lamb
Kuehne + Nagel UK and Scottish & Newcastle UK have completed the deal that sees the creation of KN Drinks Logistics, which is now fully operational.
TNT Home, the home delivery arm of TNT Logistics UK, has expanded its operations with furniture marketing and design specialist, Scan -Thors (UK).
The supply chain could benefit from some manufacturing discipline, says the group logistics director of Oxford University Press
Amtrak Express Parcels has opened a new hub to handle increasing volumes of overnight parcels.
Roadways Container Logistics has opened the new Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT), with the arrival of the first train from Southampton.
