With the introduction of the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) fast approaching and coinciding with the crucial run-up to Christmas, supply chain consultancy Total Logistics is urging UK businesses to consider how it will impact on their logistics planning.
General Transport & Distribution News
P&O Ferrymasters extends Procter & Gamble pet food rail deal
Jul 06, 2011
Supply chain solutions specialist P&O Ferrymasters has renewed its contract with trimodal Euroterminal Coevorden, located 200km north-east of Rotterdam, which is first base for a container train service moving Procter & Gamble pet food across Europe.
Highland hits the road with Gray & Adams to fight corrosion, costs and CO2
Jun 29, 2011
Scottish galvanizing firm Highland Galvanizers & Colour Coaters has teamed up with transport designers and manufacturers Gray & Adams to develop a new truck chassis design.
CEVA accredited as Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) in the UK and Ireland
Jun 29, 2011
CEVA Logistics, a global supply chain management company, has been recognised as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) in the UK by the European Union.
ByBox offers a QuickFix
Jun 29, 2011
ByBox Field Support, the in night logistics and field service specialist, has expanded its service offering with the launch of QuickFix.
Driving decisions on supplier numbers
Jun 29, 2011
Large cuts to the supplier base make headline news. In November last year, support services and construction company Carillion, announced that it was cutting its supplier base from 25,000 companies to just 5,000.
Russians visit Schiphol to learn about e-freight
Jun 29, 2011
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's Cargo Department recently hosted a visit by a Russian delegation including representatives of Russian airport authorities, Russian Customs and border control officials, and Aeroflot and AirBridge Cargo Airlines.
Zenith invests in clean fleet management
Jun 29, 2011
Zenith Hygiene Group has turned to eco technology from TomTom Business Solutions in a bid to slash fuel consumption for its entire vehicle fleet.
MSS fleet gets Masternaut telematics and mobile worker system
Jun 29, 2011
Facilities management company Managed Support Services (MSS) has invested in an integrated real-time system to manage its team of mobile engineers.
Kerry Logistics breaks ground on Wuxi Logistics Centre
Jun 29, 2011
Kerry Logistics has started construction of its 26,000 sq. m. Wuxi Logistics Centre which will have a capacity of 10,000 tonnes when it is completed in the fourth quarter of 2012.
DHL scoops Supply Chain Capability award, following three-year contract extension with Keiper
Jun 22, 2011
DHL Supply Chain has been recognised with a Supply Chain Capability award by Keiper, global manufacturer of automotive metal seat structures.
