UK cereal brand, Weetabix, has signed a new four-year deal with Europe's second largest pallet pool operator, LPR. The contract, which runs to December 2016, extends the existing three-year working relationship.
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Dealbiz.co.uk deal of the week
Jul 10, 2013
Buy folding plastic box pallets at a 23 per cent discount from Dealbiz.co.uk. These high-quality box pallets measure 1,200 x 1,000 x 1,000mm with a two-drop gate, smooth internal and external walls and a working load of 750kg.
Working to create real jobs in logistics for the disabled
Jul 09, 2013
Serving and former members of the armed services – all of whom have suffered some form of physical injury while on active duty in the world's trouble spots – recently attended an open forum at Jungheinrich UK Ltd's Birmingham showroom and training centre.
Chep hatches more success with LJ Fairburn & Son
Jul 09, 2013
Chep, provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, has announced that LJ Fairburn & Son Limited, one of the UK's leading producers of eggs, poultry and feed, has signed an agreement for managed pooled pallets across the country, replacing white exchange pallets.
Hellmann UK appoints five new staff as ocean freight volumes continue to grow
Jul 09, 2013
In order to support significant new business growth within the ocean freight product, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has invested in five staff at its Lichfield headquarters.
NACCO Materials Handling wins Environmental award
Jul 09, 2013
The NACCO Materials Handling Group plant in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, where Hyster Big Trucks are manufactured, has won a Dutch environmental award, Milieuprijs Westenweurt 2013.
'Plug and play' system brings immediate returns
Jul 09, 2013
RediTechniX, a member of the RediGroup group of companies, has introduced a 'plug and go' pallet buffer and sequencer module to its award winning RediLogX automated pallet storage and retrieval system.
LB Foster supplies wheel deal conveyor solution
Jul 09, 2013
A bespoke conveyor system from LB Foster Materials Handling has been installed at MINI Plant Oxford. The solution presents a constant supply of wheels to the fitting operators on each side of the production line in the most efficient and ergonomic manner.
AEB (International) Ltd joins United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA)
Jul 09, 2013
AEB (International) Ltd, provider of supply chain logistics software, has joined the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), Britain's trade organisation representing the third party logistics (3PL) sector.
What SMEs need to know to win government contracts
Jul 09, 2013
By Adrian Chamberlain, CEO, Achilles.
Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Budget that UK small and medium businesses (SMEs) are set to get five times as much from government contracts in 2014-15 as they did in 2012. But will this new scheme dubbed the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), actually help innovative small businesses get their fair share of work in the public sector?
