Horsham-based T&M Bowser Solutions (T&M) is utilising its 10,000-litre and 30,000-litre capacity trucks for bulk water supply to the railway, highway, and construction sectors. The manufacturer of custom-built bowsers (tankers) draws water from the mains, using licensed pipes, before transferring it to site-based tanks or directly into machines for multiple… Read more »
Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract to run global parts logistics operation
Unipart has been selected by Jaguar Land Rover to provide aftermarket parts logistics for both the Jaguar and Land Rover luxury automotive brands. The operation will be housed at Jaguar Land Rover’s new 2.94m square foot campus, one of the largest UK warehouse developments for a single customer. Unipart Logistics… Read more »
XPO Logistics Wins Contract Renewal with EIZO in the UK
XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of supply chain solutions, has renewed its multi-year contract with EIZO Limited, one of the UK’s fastest-growing monitor brands. The company distributes high-quality monitors and display solutions manufactured by EIZO, a global visual technology specialist. XPO operates a distribution site for EIZO in… Read more »
Importance of Strong Supply Chain Management System
Every business that offers a product or service to its customers requires a supply chain. The size of the supply chain can vary, as can the chain activities. But the goal is to deliver the finished product in the right place at the right time. Supply Chain Management (SCM) is… Read more »
XPO Logistics Wins UK Contract with Pearson
XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of supply chain solutions, was awarded a contract by new customer Pearson Education to distribute courseware and assessment materials in the UK. British-based Pearson is a leading provider of educational materials, e-learning programs and assessment services for schools, corporations, students and clinicians in 70… Read more »
Logistics Industry backs Government Emissions Targets on Earth Day
Logistics UK, the business group representing the industry charged with moving the goods the nation’s economy needs, has welcomed the government’s commitment to reducing emissions by 78% by 2035 (compared with 1990 levels), announced on Tuesday (20 April 2021). Speaking on Earth Day, Alex Veitch, General Manager for Public Policy explained what the sector needs now are pragmatic plans… Read more »
XPO Logistics and ASOS Expand Partnership with New Lichfield Fulfilment Centre and Barnsley Contract Renewal
XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, today announced it has been awarded the contract to manage a new fulfilment centre in Lichfield Staffordshire for leading online fashion retailer ASOS. The 437,000 square foot distribution centre at Fradley Park is expected to commence operations in August… Read more »
Statement on the government announcement on testing for drivers and other logistics workers on arrival in the UK
Responding to Sunday’s (28 March 2021) announcement that logistics drivers, air crews and rail workers are to be tested for COVID19 on their arrival to the UK from France, Sarah Laouadi, European Policy Manager at Logistics UK said: “It is vitally important to protect the UK and it’s highly interconnected… Read more »
Logistics UK response to NI grace periods extension
In response to the news yesterday (3 March 2021) that the UK government will extend the grace periods relating to border checks on some agri-food goods – also known as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) goods – which were set to expire after 31 March 2021, Logistics UK’s Policy Manager for Northern Ireland, Seamus Leheny, comments: “Extending the current grace periods for the movement of SPS goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is vital to… Read more »
Logistics UK urges Sunak to support supply chain skills in the Budget
The logistics industry needs government support in the 2021 Budget to ensure the continued health of the UK’s supply chain, according to business group Logistics UK. In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP, sent ahead of the spring Budget, the organisation has urged government to implement a series of… Read more »
