Europa Road, a dedicated division of the ambitious independent logistics provider, Europa Worldwide Group, has added two additional services to its operations in Denmark by sealing a new partnership with leading Nordic logistics company, FREJA. FREJA’s reputable capabilities as a Scandinavian market leader, handling over 1.6m consignments per year, has… Read more »
Davies Turner strengthens North American freight services
Davies Turner has added a new oceanfreight service from the UK to the USA and appointed a new partner in Canada as part of a strengthening of its transatlantic freight and logistics operations. The UK’s leading independent freight forwarding company has launched a fast oceanfreight service from the UK direct… Read more »
Cracking the global transportation challenge for future generations
With over US$14 trillion expected to be invested in global transport infrastructure projects by 2025, a new report from Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business, lays bare the need for a collaborative and tech-savvy approach to developing sustainable and inclusive transport systems. It also outlines the inherent risks for developing and developed… Read more »
Panther helps electrical retailer RGB boost business with seamless delivery service
Panther Warehousing is helping one of the UK’s largest independent electrical retailers, RGB, to keep its customers happy by providing a responsive delivery service that ensures goods arrive safe and sound. RGB is a 27-year-old family-run business based at Seven Kings, Essex, which can boast the BBC, ITV, QVC, Alliance… Read more »
Mobile Mini achieves zero Reportable Accident Frequency Rate
Mobile Mini, a leading hirer of portable site accommodation and secure storage containers, with its global operations based in Arizona, USA and UK headquarters at Stockton-on-Tees, has achieved a zero Reportable Accident Frequency Rate (RAFR) for a rolling 12 months. From July 2016 to June 2017, the Company which has… Read more »
Europa sets out objectives for 2018
It is now four years since Europa Worldwide Group was acquired by new Managing Director Andrew Baxter – and today the business is almost double the size it was at the time of the acquisition. At that time turnover was £76m. This year turnover will be in the region of… Read more »
The seven critical steps to successful warehouse automation
Omnichannel retailers are turning their attentions to warehouse automation. The reasons may be all too apparent, but the path to a successful project is not so obvious.Why are omnichannel retailers suddenly taking an interest in automating their warehouses? Until very recently the UK retail sector had tended to shy away… Read more »
Is sharing warehouses the next trend in logistics?
Global retailer consolidation is happening at an alarming rate, and companies should be prepared to start sharing warehouse space with their rivals, warns Midlands Pallet trucks, a recognizable name in the field of manual handling equipment. With the news that Amazon has bought organic retailer Whole Foods, that Sainsbury’s has… Read more »
Davies Turner doubles its Cumbernauld capacity
Scottish shippers now have even more reason to choose the freight forwarding and logistics services offered by Davies Turner, as the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder has completed the expansion of its regional distribution centre at Cumbernauld. The development of an additional 20,000 sq ft of warehousing with an eaves… Read more »
BIFA names new National Chairman
Mark Bromley has succeeded Fred Osborn as the elected National Chairman of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for a two-year period. Osborn becomes Immediate Vice-Chairman for a two-year term. Alongside him is John Stubbings, Group Director and Company Secretary of the Woodland group who was elected Vice-Chairman… Read more »
