The leading Dutch Health- and Beauty chain Kruidvat, part of the global AS Watson group has decided to further expand the capacity of the existing central distribution centre in Heteren (NL).
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City Link delivers virtual Babies to school students
Jul 20, 2011
Premium express delivery company City Link helps Jane Gordon to make very special deliveries to schools all around the country of "virtual Babies".
Total Cost of Ownership of Extricom WLAN in the logistics environment
Jul 20, 2011
To demonstrate how operations can run more efficiently, Extricom has produced an in-depth document detailing the total cost of ownership of an Extricom WLAN deployment and a competitor WLAN deployment in a logistics environment.
Kerry Logistics acquires an NVOCC and a logistics operator in China
Jul 20, 2011
Kerry Logistics has acquired a controlling interest in two groups of companies in China; Shanghai Wisdom Group ("Wisdom") and Shanghai Huicheng Logistics ("HCL"), strengthening the company's presence in the ocean freight and 3PL sectors.
New load weight monitor helps deliver 'the perfect load'
Jul 20, 2011
Loading systems specialist, Transdek has developed a new Load Weight Monitor (LWM) to maximise the safety and efficiency of double-deck distribution operations.
Quartix installs more than 10,000 tracking systems in first half of 2011
Jul 20, 2011
Vehicle tracking specialist Quartix reportedly more than doubled its new fleet tracking installations in the UK in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year.
Outgoing UKWA chairman warns of skills of shortage
Jul 20, 2011
In his last official duty as chairman of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Derrick Potter has called on companies operating in the logistics industry to increase their investment in training if the sector is to avoid a skills shortage in the future.
