Critical Issues

Staff at a freight management company in Sheffield are set to cycle 1,000 miles in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A grand and inspiring event space located in Liverpool's historic maritime district has been chosen to host a world class banquet.

Logistics Learning Alliance (LLA) has launched an exclusive new Institute of Supply Chain Management (IoSCM) Level 4 Certificate in managing logistics operations aimed at developing the skills of junior armed forces personnel.

Birmingham-based freight forwarding and logistics company International Forwarding Limited, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the business this July.

Phill Brooks, General Manager of Farrall's Transport, explains how the company has taken significant steps to minimise its carbon footprint – actions that have also had a positive impact on the bottom line and growth.

In the June 2014 issue of Manufacturing & Logistics IT magazine editor Ed Holden spoke with a number of leading vendors and analysts from the printing & labelling sector about recent, ongoing and possible future developments in this all-important technology space.

Poland has positioned itself as a regional economic leader, and taken a prominent position in international supply chains from west to east. So concludes a new economic study by ING, the international bank in Poland, on the occasion of the first Official State visit of the King of the Netherlands.

Geographical software specialist GGP Systems has strengthened its senior management team with two key appointments. Jeremy Thomas joins the south London based company as Business Development Manager while David James takes on the position of Account and Project Manager.

Sixty-six per cent of fleet operators believe fines for texting while driving should be increased, a poll by TrackCompare.co.uk has shown. The seven-day survey was held after scientists from the Transport Research Laboratory found texting to be more dangerous than driving after a couple of drinks, talking on the phone or eating a sandwich. Asked Should fines for texting while driving be increased?, 66% said yes, 34% said no.

Results of a recent survey by DA Systems into attitudes towards technology amongst firms within the UK transport and logistics industries highlighted that whilst the majority believed in the importance of technology to create a superior service offering, getting access to the financial and operational backing required to make the necessary investments still remains an issue for many companies.

Unipart Group is launching a new advertising campaign that revitalises its well-known 'Yes' campaigns of the 1980s.