Collaboration between different sector organisations is increasingly important to achieving shared targets for the timber industry, according to John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON). At the general meeting of TIMCON members, held in Manchester in January, D...

Suzi Perry hosted a crowd of over 550 at the British International Freight Association’s 2023 Freight Service Awards, which took place at the Brewery in London. The ‘Queen of the Pit Lane’ revealed nine winning companies and two winning individuals in the 11 categories of the awards, which ce...

META will be presenting several innovations at LogiMAT 2024. The new brand layout of the storage technology specialist headquartered at Arnsberg, Germany will be on display in Stuttgart. Visitors can also gain an overview of the company’s innovative shelving systems. The focus is on storage soluti...

CEVA Logistics, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, today announced it has reached an agreement with the board of directors of Wincanton on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the capital of Wincanton at 450 pence per share, which values Wincanton approximately £566.9 million on a fully diluted basis. T...

The first fully electric sets of semi-trailers and trucks are in operation in Chile for transporting cargo in the Americas. The historic milestone is the result of a partnership formed by Randon, the largest semi-trailers manufacturer in Latin America, and the Chilean mining company SQM. The company...

Beacon, a supply chain visibility and collaboration platform, has released its 2023 Port Congestion Review. While average global vessel anchor and berth times hovered at a combined 1.5 days throughout the year, Asia outperformed while North American ports struggled. In a sign of further recovery for...

The UK could need more than 112 million sq ft of new industrial and logistics floorspace, the area of more than 1,700 football pitches, over the next five years, according to the latest calculations from global property adviser Knight Frank based on current capacity utilisation rates. The additional...

At the LogiMAT trade show in Stuttgart the drive specialist Nord will present its reliable and energy-efficient drive systems units for the industry. In intralogistics, parcels of different weights must be transported continuously – often over relatively long distances. Special requirements are pl...

When the Samworth Brothers company was looking for a new hanging sign for its chilled distribution site in Leicester they chose to partner with inotec which specialises in supplying bespoke warehouse labelling and line marking solutions. The result is an innovative ‘docket grab’ hanging sign tha...

Cambridge Nutraceuticals has joined forces with leading Bristol fulfilment company Huboo to help meet the growing consumer demand for its wide array of health and wellness supplements. Founded over 10 years ago, Cambridge Nutraceuticals’ mission is to help people live longer, healthier lives throu...