What happens when you discover, to your horror and great irritation, that your new mobile phone is faulty? Okay, it may be an inconvenience to you, the consumer, but for the retailer and for the manufacturer it’s not only an irritation, it’s a cost.
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The EU’s delightfully-named WEEE recycling directive must be ratified by August and will take effect in 2005. Brace yourself for similar chaos as engendered by that famous directive about fridges – for which the UK government had also failed to plan.
Companies must seize the opportunities offered by the accession of 10 new countries into the European Union this May.
Celsius First, formerly Frigoscandia Distribution, has opened a new 8,000-pallet extension at its primary distribution facility at Portbury, Bristol. Built by construction company Bluestone, the extension was opened ahead of schedule following a 33-week b
Sister companies New Wave Logistics (NWL) and UCI Logistics have been re-branded as NYK Logistics as part of their parent NYK Group’s global marketing strategy. NWL is now NYK Logistics (UK) Consumer & Retail while UCI is NYK Logistics (UK) Manufacturing.
Worcester-based contract packing, storage and logistics business Oakland International has notched up £800,000 worth of new business since introducing its innovative chilled consolidation and distribution service.
Retailer New Look has selected DTS Logistics to provide a dedicated delivery service to its Scottish stores. Pre-retail and garment logistics company DTS is operating high volume, flexible double-manned demountable vehicles from Cumbernauld for overnight
Companies including Tesco, Boots and Sainsbury’s are rushing to use Nightspeed’s new Printspeed service, resulting in a major business increase for the parcels company.
Healthcare products manufacturer SSL is using European logistics firm Christian Salvesen to handle its inbound and outbound distribution in the UK as part of a £5M contract.
Shipping company DFDS Tor Line’s relationship with Volvo Logistics has been extended to the end of 2005. The renewed contract, which uses DFDS Tor Line’s EuroBridge and Anglobridge services, is expected to increase volumes of finished products and compone
