Rising supply chain complexity is driving a need for sophisticated warehouse management systems that can deliver improved customer service and cost reduction – visibility up and down the chain is crucial. Are your systems up to it? By John Lamb
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The FTA has welcomed the proposals in the Road Safety Bill which will mean that foreign drivers caught in breach of endorsable offences will be obliged to pay an immediate deposit equal to the likely fine.
Pall-Ex has opened a new accredited training centre for lift truck operators to provide training for job seekers and school-leavers.
Innovate Logistics has bought Grampian Country Transport (GCT), the logistics and transport subsidiary of Grampian Country Food Group.
Food logistics specialist, Reed Boardall, has taken delivery of 30 Scania 500R tractor units to complement the 15 Volvo 520 tractors also acquired as part of its on-going replacement program.
The digital generation will transform home delivery sooner than we think. By Penelope Ody
Voice technology has enabled food distributor, Brakes, to increase accuracy and speed of picking operations across its sixteen sites. The technology could soon be used for goods inwards, put-away, replenishment and loading. By Greg Tanner
Palletline has made a five-figure investment in state-of-the-art security equipment for its main hub in Birmingham.
Bibby Distribution, which handles the distribution operation for Thwaites brewery, has taken delivery of four TGA rigids for a newly extended contract. All four chassis were acquired on five-year operating leases through MAN Financial Services.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has launched an individual member initiative.
