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Walker Logistics – The TUPE Regulations – or the ‘Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006’ – were introduced to protect employees’ rights if the organisation that they work for, or the service that they provide for that organisation, transfers to a new employer. But, as every third party …

Fast growing supply chain solutions specialist, Walker Logistics, collected its second major industry award of the year when it was announced as the winner in the Operations SME category at the Logistics Awards, held recently at London’s Grange St Paul’s hotel. Walker Logistics had to beat off stiff competition from …

Buy It Direct, one of the UK’s largest online retailers has rolled out BigChange’s JobWatch Mobile Workforce Management platform across its nationwide delivery fleet. The Yorkshire based company whose brands include Laptops Direct and Appliances Direct delivers thousands of electrical appliances directly to consumers daily and manages end-to-end product fulfilment …

Membury Airfield – where Walker Logistics 200,000 sq ft multi-user warehouse is sited – was the departure point for hundreds of American troops heading for Normandy to take part in the D-Day landings. One of the few reminders of that history is an image of one of the iconic C-47 …

Balsam Hill– one of the world’s largest online retailers of realistic artificial Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations – has appointed Walker Logistics to manage part of its UK supply chain for the forthcoming 2017 season. 100 per cent of Balsam Hill’s UK sales are online via the company’s website …

Jungheinrich PROFISHOP has received the 2017 Swiss E-Commerce Award in the category of ‘Best Online Shop’. The e-commerce portal, which has since been extended to the UK, was presented with the Award on 31 May at the E-Commerce Connect Conference in Zurich, Switzerland. A total of 150 mobile and online …

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, has been awarded a multi-year contract by Vivino, the world’s most popular wine app. Vivino’s expansion into online wine sales is expected to generate shipments of approximately 500,000 bottles of wine per year. XPO Logistics will manage Vivino’s entire …

Midland Pallet Trucks one of the UK’s most prolific suppliers of hand pallet trucks, forklift accessories and a whole host of other key warehouse equipment, has encouraged businesses to spend their money wisely as eCommerce continues to dominate the retail landscape. The news, announced by Visa, states that last month …

To ensure that staff at all levels of the business have the skills sets required to sustain the company’s rapid growth, leading online fulfillment company, Walker Logistics, has embarked on a ‘People Development Plan.’ Undertaken in partnership with Newbury College, the development programme aims to support Walker Logistics employees by …

For many online retailers the decision to outsource the order fulfillment function to a supply chain professional is often delayed because of the company owner’s entirely understandable reluctance to ‘let go of their baby,’ says William Walker, sales director of leading online fulfillment specialist, Walker Logistics For any online entrepreneur …