Logistics company, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK, is to join the UK Pallets network – one of the leading pallet delivery networks in the UK – having been chosen by the company to take over the European pallet membership from September.
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Palletways European Network extends into Czech Republic and Slovakia
Sep 11, 2013
Palletways, provider of express distribution services for palletised goods, has announced two developments to its existing pan-European services.
Logistics Guild and Beyond 2030 - Job Club Celebration Event
Sep 11, 2013
Beyond 2030 and The Logistics Guild have been working in partnership to help people hone in on the key skills and techniques required to find a job within the logistics sector.
Delivering the Petroleum Driver Passport
Sep 11, 2013
The creation of the UK's first Petroleum Driver Passport has moved a step closer with hauliers and training providers being invited to come forward to be approved to deliver PDP training and assessment.
Unusually shaped goods and limited loading space are key drivers for bespoke yardramps, says Thorworld
Sep 11, 2013
Loading/unloading equipment specialist Thorworld Industries Ltd has detailed some of the reasons why its customers require bespoke yardramps, in order to highlight the importance of tailor-made solutions to meet individual customers' specific logistics needs with a number of recent projects.
Lord's bowled over by Jungheinrich's short term rental forklifts
Sep 11, 2013
Lord's Cricket Ground is one of the world's most famous cricket venues. Owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and established in 1814, Lord's is widely referred to as the "Home of Cricket" and plays host to some of the biggest international competitions every season – including in 2013 an England v Australia Test Match.
DHL wins ten year contract with Gatwick Airport Limited worth over £24m
Sep 11, 2013
DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a ten year contract worth over £24m with Gatwick Airport Limited, to manage inbound deliveries through its new logistics and consolidation facility on behalf of the airport's 150 partners and retailers.
Palletline golf day goes with a swing
Sep 11, 2013
Palletline's annual golf day has raised £1520 for the Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance (NCCA).
Automated packing cell boosts efficiency and cuts costs
Sep 03, 2013
European Conveyor Systems has completed a compact, cost-effective packing cell with a high degree of automation that minimises manual handling and staffing levels at Vauxhall Motors' aftersales warehouse in Bedfordshire.
'Online sales will kill packaging design'... or will it?
Sep 03, 2013
'Online sales will kill packaging design' is the hot topic being discussed by major names such as Innocent Drinks and Marks & Spencer at the BIG Packaging Debate, at Packaging Innovations London on 1 October 2013.
