Tag Archives: Logistics

The Pallet LOOP, the pallet collection and re-use innovator, has introduced a free three-day collection service option to replace its previous ten-day service. The Pallet LOOP, part of forestry specliats BSW Timber,  previously offered two collection possibilities; a three-day service (with a £100 fee); and a free ten-day option. The …

Pipe Centre and Climate Centre, both part of the Wolseley Group, have launched a new hub-and-spoke logistics model across the capital designed to improve delivery speed, product availability and service reliability across London and the South East. The new model will include a network of 15 branches, supported by three …

 XPO Logistics, the logistics solutions provider, has extended its partnership with building materials manufacturer Etex. The companies have been working together on transport operations since early 2019, across the three sites operated by Etex Building Performance in the UK—Portbury in Bristol, Ferrybridge in Knottingley, and Grangemouth in Falkirk. In the …

TradeKart, the rapid delivery app-based servicefor tradespeople, has announced a partnership with decorators’ merchant Leyland, meaning customers across London will be able to access rapid delivery of the extensive Leyland range of products. Leyland has 35 stores in prominent locations across London, stocking a comprehensive range of thousands of products …

Alan Harvey, group transport director for Harlow Timber Group has been appointed as sector chair of the BMF’s Transport and Distribution Forum. Harvey began his career in 1985 joining the British Army’s Royal Corps of Transport, which became the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993.  Over his 25-year career in the …

 Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has launched a nationwide, real time delivery tracking and management system for customers. The service means customers will know exactly when to expect their local branch delivery and will receive text message notifications on the day of delivery with a named two-hour timeslot, live delivery …

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of precast concrete has teamed up with a new logistics provider. Elite Precast Concrete will work in partnership with flatbed haulage specialists Shropshire Express Deliveries to ensure its nationwide delivery operation runs like clockwork. The exclusive relationship will create a transport solution tailor-made for …

Ahead of Parliament’s meaningful vote this evening on Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed deal with the EU, the UK’s logistics industry has reminded politicians that a No Deal Brexit would break her promise made in January 2017 to keep trade as frictionless as possible. Representatives of the UK’s leading logistics …

Resilience dominates business thinking and planning where trade and the movement of goods are concerned, according to a new report published today.  The Logistics Update, launched by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) in partnership with Santander, polled the opinions of more than 370 freight and logistics businesses operating in the …

Has your company taken steps to reduce the noise of freight deliveries? Have you developed technology, equipment or operations to reduce noise impact? If so, make sure you enter the Quiet Logistics category at the Noise Abatement Society’s (NAS) John Connell Awards, sponsored by FTA, one of the UK’s leading …