Supply Chain

The 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme is now open for entries with organisers inviting nominations from across the industry, from aviation and shipping to road and rail. The awards are free to enter until 25 February 2019, and further information can be found here. Over the 11 …

To acknowledge their unwavering support in promoting Van Excellence to all sectors of industry, the Van Excellence Partners for 2019 were presented with celebratory plaques at the recent Van Excellence Honours awards which took place in Birmingham on 7 February. Will Reeves, FTA’s Sponsorship and Advertising Manager, presented 2019 plaques …

The 2019 edition of the Freight Transport Association’s much respected Yearbook of Road Transport Law, an essential reference guide containing in-depth information on road transport legislation, has now been published. Compiled by FTA’s team of transport legislation experts and fully updated for 2019, the Yearbook is easy to use and …

European logistics firm Manfreight has invested in 100 additional Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers, equipped with the manufacturer’s EXECUTIVE PLUS package to give complete cold chain visibility. The latest order adds to 70 Schmitz Cargobull reefers the company bought in 2018, with the new arrivals transporting chilled and frozen food produce …

Visitor registration is now open for the UK’s biggest event for intralogistics and supply chain solutions. Held at the NEC, Birmingham between 24 – 27 September, IMHX will welcome thousands from the logistics sector. With some 400 leading companies exhibiting, including Dematic, Swisslog, Knapp, Vanderlande, Toyota, Crown, Doosan and Hyster-Yale, …

Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest-growing express palletised freight network, has presented a number of its UK members with service and sales awards – in recognition of their performance excellence throughout 2018. The awards, presented at the company’s recent Sales and Marketing Conference in Burton upon Trent, mark twelve months of …

Hauliers across the UK will be returning to work today (11 February 2019) to discover whether they have been lucky in the “International Lottery” for one of less than 1,000 available haulage permits that will be required for them to send trucks to the Continent and Ireland in the event …

Paul Ponsonby Limited, specialists in the handling and distribution of high-value electronics equipment, has taken delivery of another vehicle body from Ekeri trailers which, says the company, combines the flexibility of side loading with the high security of a conventional box van. Mounted onto a new 26 tonne Mercedes Actros …

Construction industry specialist Biker Group is saving up to £80,000 a year on fuel costs and tyre-related downtime after taking on a 100 per cent Michelin policy. Rolling resistance data provided by the manufacturer – and verified by the firm – shows the efficiencies given by the Michelin X Works …

Cartwright Fleet Services (CFS) has supplied Hermes with 244 specialist home delivery box vans and 70 tractors on contract hire, having leveraged the strengths of its parent company, the Cartwright Group, to beat off stiff competition for the contract. The “one stop shop” deal supports the ambitions of CFS to …