Critical Issues

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.

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.

Kerry Logistics, provider of logistics services, has started building its state-of-the-art logistics centre in Xiamen.

The UK is the most gridlocked European country according to the latest traffic study from TomTom, which reveals some of the most congested hotspots in Europe.

When it comes to sheer job enjoyment nothing can beat a career in logistics and distribution - according to new data. Young professionals reviewing their roles on employment website TheJobCrowd.com were happiest if they worked in transport and logistics.

Generous licensee members in the Fortec Distribution Network have raised more than 3,000 for a new baby hospice which is soon to open near Coventry.

Outsourced warehousing is ideal for fashion brands, says Go Fulfilment. Fashion, by its very nature is transient, changing regularly and sometimes very quickly. Consequently, the fashion industry has to react swiftly to evolving trends, which are controlled by consumer demand.

IDII has announced a new valuable reference book 'How To Increase Your Warehouse Space' authored by warehouse veteran Art Liebeskind. This practical how-to-book is highly organised with numerous colour illustrations. It is a consolidation of valuable space saving ideas from 35 years of actual warehouse consulting experience.

At the time TomTom launches its Break Free campaign, research commissioned by TomTom suggests that drivers men in particular suffer a significant and unhealthy increase in physiological stress when driving in traffic.

Fleet operators are being advised to ensure that all vehicles used on business trips - including grey fleet cars - are listed on the Motor Insurance Database (MID), which is managed by the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB).

More than half of men and women who regularly work with fork lift trucks in Britain are not sufficiently trained to do so, according to statistics released by the nation's leading authority on the use of fork lift trucks.