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A materials handling solutions provider is urging operators of forklift trucks to make sure both their vehicles and operating environments are up to the job ahead of the busiest time of the year.

With Christmas less than three months away, Briggs Equipment UK Limited says that a few simple checks now could save thousands of pounds in repair and maintenance costs come the end of the year.

Online Christmas retail could be hit hard due to a severe driver shortage warns logistics and resources provider, Clarico.

The achievements of Amy Coltman, an apprentice engineer for Knapp, have been recognised in the Leicester College Apprenticeship Awards.

Modern automated warehouses are designed to be efficient. As one of the busiest working areas within any warehouse is the loading bay area, it makes sense that they are fitted with the best automation technologies available. Tony Saunders, National Sales Manager for sara LBS, explains how state-of-the-art, automated doors can facilitate productivity and also help to reduce running costs.

Reports of the driest September since records began has once again highlighted the threat of potential water shortages. However it doesn't take the prospect of restricted supplies to wake people up to the need to conserve water.

Novus has won the 'Development of People' Award (sponsored by Syncreon) in the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT) Annual Awards for Excellence 2014.

LOT AMS, an individual provider of products and services related to aircraft maintenance, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel with the order supply chain management.

Parcel collection shops in stations are one of the latest delivery solutions in a highly competitive e-retail environment.

Where are your assets and how are they being used?

These are the two most important features of a fleet management solution that once perfected opens up a whole new world of efficiency and cost saving.

Logistics and industrial developer and investor Verdion has secured the purchase of a strategic site in Berlin, Germany for a 1 million sq ft (92,900 sq m) high-quality logistics scheme with an end value expected to exceed €85 million.

The environmental supply chain has been revealed as an untapped opportunity to capture value and drive topline revenue, according to a new whitepaper.