How do you clean your freight aircraft..? With a ladder and a very long brush, of course. But if you’ve been fretting about how to keep your planes clean and be kind to the environment at the same time, and who doesn’t wrangle with that one occasionally, maybe you can (more…)
With the peak shopping period limbering up waiting to take on all comers and test many retailers and carriers to their limits, some key names in both sectors are making themselves ready. One such case is Doddle, which is to start accepting returns for high street fashion retailer Oasis. Goods (more…)
Ensuring a seamless experience for customers across multiple countries is a challenge that many retailers now face. Emma Herrod discovers the importance of speed, cost, trust and traceability and having a good understanding of each local market. The internet and ecommerce have enabled a global marketplace, which makes it straightforward (more…)
eBay and Argos announced this week an extension to the trial they’ve been running since 2013, which lets eBay sellers use the Argos delivery and collection network. The partnership now covers collection and drop-off at Argos stores nationwide, and delivery within 48 hours. Through the trial, more than 3m parcels (more…)
East Sussex haulage firm Dobbs Logistics, is trialing a new security system aimed at countering the threats of unlawful access and transportation of illegal immigrants. The system, called Driver Buddy, combines on-board motion-sensitive camera, CO2 monitors and an app that allows the vehicle to be monitored remotely or from the (more…)
The UK logistics sector faces a critical shortage of warehouse space, according to a report published by UKWA and the property consultancy Savills, which also found the retail sector to account for 35% of UK warehouse stock. The report, called The size and make up of the UK Warehousing Sector, found (more…)
UPS has officially opened a new contract logistics centre in North Warwickshire, to meet growing demand from retail and high-tech customers. The new facility is in close proximity to the existing UPS package sorting hub at Birch Coppice Business Park, and provides access to the company’s global network via its hub (more…)
DPD has opened its £100m new hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, at a ceremony which included among its guests Gary Lineker, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP, and Philippe Wahl, Chairman and CEO of La Poste, who performed the official opening. At 470 metres long, 40 metres wide, and with 264 loading (more…)
The opening ceremony for the Rugby World Cup 2015 gets underway this evening, with the first match (England vs Fiji) kicking off at 8pm. DHL is the official logistics partner of the Rugby World Cup, and has been kind enough to send us a breakdown of what it takes to (more…)
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now major days in the retail calendar. However, David Jinks MILT from the international courier price comparison site ParcelHero, reckons the biggest online bonanza in the world is an event most British people have never heard of: Singles Day! “Last year a stunning 278 million items (more…)
Nail polish manufacturer, Nailberry, has brought specialist supply chain services operator Walker Logistics in to store and distribute its product range. In addition to supplying salons, spas and high-end retail outlets that stock the Nailberry brand, in due course Walker will also fulfil consumer orders placed via Nailberry’s online portal. (more…)
Following the news that discount supermarket rival Poundland has entered the e-commerce fray, Hermes has announced it has secured the contract for Poundland shopping deliveries. The move sees Hermes make its first foray into food and grocery deliveries, which will be made through its existing driver and vehicle network. Priced at £4 (more…)
Cargo passing through one of Europe’s busiest transport hubs, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, was down slightly in the first half of 2015 as the economic slowdown in Asia, and uncertainty over Russia, persists. Traffic from Asia was down 3.8% at 293,293 tonnes, from Europe down 16.2% to 64,198 tonnes, from the Middle (more…)
P2P Mailing is expanding its hub near London Heathrow airport. The new hub will handle 95% of P2P’s total volumes worldwide. The facility has been operational for several months and facilitates the management and direct despatch of mail and parcels worldwide. The hub, which has Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, gives (more…)
Coventry-based e-commerce order fulfilment specialist, DK Fulfilment, is embarking on a series of fund-raising activities, to support armed forces personnel who have been affected by military service. Kicking off next month by participating in the 10k Wolf Run, which goes across raw natural terrain, including open ground, woodland, lakes and thick (more…)
The last mile might occupy the thoughts of many in the delivery sector, but it’s what happens miles above us that matters to the big names of the shipping world. FedEx in particular has its sights set on supremacy in the air, having ordered 50 new Boeing 767 freight planes, (more…)
Everyone talks the talk when it comes to the issue of giving customers more choice and convenience, and yet more than half of shoppers are displeased with the range of delivery options retailers provide them with. And with ecommerce sales expected to have doubled across Europe between 2013 and 2019, (more…)
Investment in retail warehouse space jumped by almost one third in the first half of 2015, according to commercial real estate company DTZ. The giant of the commercial property sector published research showing that £1.31bn was invested in retail warehouse transactions during H1 2015, with the largest single transaction of (more…)
Forward-facing dashboard cameras are being installed across 200 vehicles in the Transline Logistics home delivery fleet, in an attempt to cut costs and ensure driving standards. The 3G-enabled cameras are already on-board 40 of Transline’s vans and trucks, with the rest coming on stream later this year, the company has (more…)
Forget drones and driverless cars, Doddle is going back to basics with a team of runners at the ready to pick up parcels direct from customers’ homes and workplaces. Initially only covering London postcodes in the EC1-4 neighbourhood (think Clerkenwell, Moorgate, Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral, and the eDelivery (more…)
