Browsing: Logistics

The presence of low-cost economies on the eastern fringe has concentrated minds in Germany. But good infrastructure and a shift in the geographic centre for pan-European logistics creates a fine balance. By Chris Lewis

Recruitment group Hays has merged its Purchasing and Logistics divisions to create Hays Purchasing and Supply.

Hill Hire has secured a £2m deal, to supply a new fleet of liveried vehicles to Daniels Chilled Foods. Hill Hire is supplying 24 vehicles, from 3.5t vans to tractor units and trailers.

It seems obvious to say that family-owned companies like working with other family-owned companies. But chief executive Theo de Pencier has made use of that to fuel Bibby distribution’s rapid growth over the past few years. now it is turning into a big co

Lift truck makers are having to get creative with their service offerings in order to win business, but innovation in design still has a big part to play. By Nick Allen

Running a distribution network of this size efficiently demands a heavy reliance on technology. Each publication has an EAN code and a two digit supplement code that holds important information on the publication issue and needs to be captured on arrival.