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BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd signs total solution provider agreement with Voice technology company Vocollect

1 BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd signs total solution provider agreement with Voice technology company Vocollect

BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd, supplier of data capture solutions for supply chain logistics and manufacturing, has achieved the level of Total Solution Provider (TSP) with Vocollect, the Voice-based solutions provider for mobile workers.

Clients use outsourcing to fuel growth

2 Clients use outsourcing to fuel growth

A majority of businesses that implement a business process outsourcing (BPO) programme in order to achieve further expansion, will see sales and profits rise, while a significant number will also create more jobs within their organisations.

Swisslog expands an organic food distribution centre for Alnatura

3 Swisslog expands an organic food distribution centre for Alnatura

Few high-bay facilities are as impressive as the new distribution centre operated by Alnatura Produktions-und Handels GmbH in Lorsch, Germany.

Joint venture between VTG and Kuehne + Nagel creates Europe's largest private rail logistics provider

4 Joint venture between VTG and Kuehne + Nagel creates Europe's largest private rail logistics provider

On 27 September, Karl Gernandt, Chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, and Dr. Heiko Fischer, CEO of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, signed an agreement to merge certain rail logistics operations of the two companies.

Jigsaw Wins Environmental Award

5 Jigsaw Wins Environmental Award

Jigsaw has won the Environmental Solutions award at this year's Food Processing Awards for its work with Premier Foods to promote sustainability by reducing vehicle movements and road miles.

Wincanton wins Supply Chain Project of the Year for work with Kiddicare

6 Wincanton wins Supply Chain Project of the Year for work with Kiddicare

Wincanton, the UK provider of supply chain solutions, won the Supply Chain Project of the Year award at Retail Week's Supply Chain awards recently.

Norbert Dentressangle completes acquisition of Daher's freight forwarding activities

7 Norbert Dentressangle completes acquisition of Daher's freight forwarding activities

Following Norbert Dentressangle's announcement on 16 July 2013 of the agreement to take over Daher's freight forwarding activities, French competition authorities approved the acquisition on 26 September.

Ensure your seasonal staff work safely and efficiently

8 Ensure your seasonal staff work safely and efficiently

It may seem early to be thinking of the festive season when we're still enjoying the last days of summer, but Mentor, the UK provider of materials handling training, advises that good advance planning is the key to making Christmas a time of maximised profit and efficiency, rather than strained resources and the resulting increase in accidental damage.

Clugston Distribution and Interbulk build on partnership

9 Clugston Distribution and Interbulk build on partnership

Clugston Distribution, the logistics arm of the Clugston Group of companies, has invested a further £500,000 in new vehicles.

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