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GGP helps Local Authorities join up environmental emergency response planning
Mar 05, 2014
GGP Systems is helping Local Authorities respond quicker to environmental disasters by sharing essential environmental data under the European Directive INSPIRE.
CargoWise unveils CargoWise One software targeting global logistics operations
Mar 05, 2014
CargoWise has announced the launch of CargoWise One, its next-generation software targeting global logistics operations.
Three quarters of professional drivers in favour of smoking ban
Mar 05, 2014
Some 75 per cent of professional drivers support a ban on smoking in cars carrying children, a survey shows.
Fleetmatics recognised for Superior Use of Technology in Customer Service
Mar 05, 2014
Fleetmatics Group Plc, the global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial fleet vehicles delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), has won a Silver Stevie Award in the "Best Use of Technology in Customer Service - Computer Software" category.
LB Foster Materials Handling completes two major contracts for Lear Corporation
Mar 05, 2014
Leicester based LB Foster Materials Handling has completed two major contracts at the Lear Corporation seating facility located in Coventry.
Organisations sign up to deliver PDP
Mar 05, 2014
Just a month since the UK's first Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) became fully operational, 18 organisations are now approved to deliver PDP training and assessment with a further 21 in the approval process.
Price increases in wooden pallets likely to hit market over the coming months
Mar 05, 2014
Dramatic price increases in wooden pallets are likely to hit the market over the coming months due to shortages in timber.
CILT UK announces President-Elect
Mar 05, 2014
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has announced the appointment of supply chain professional Jim Spittle FCILT as UK President-Elect.