All Logistics articles – Page 5
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XPO Logistics to offer paid leave for fertility treatments
The move aims to make the logistics sector more appealing to potential talent
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Food haulier Knowles Transport purchases electric truck
Knowles has also invested in a 150kWh supercharger that is capable of charging the vehicle within two hours
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The Big Interview
Sysco GB chief executive Peter Jackson: ‘I don’t normally do interviews’
Sysco is a foodservice colossus yet much like its CEO in the UK, prefers to keep a low profile. In a rare interview, he opens up about the company’s plans
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Tesco suppliers hit with third distribution fees hike in three years
The supermarket has given suppliers just four weeks’ notice of the new charges
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Oakland International cargo fleet goes fully electric
The supply chain specialist has linked up with Carrier Transicold to make its distribution fleet more sustainable
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City snapshot: Wincanton posts record underlying profits
Wincanton has lifted underlying profits to record levels despite pressure on consumer spending depressing volumes at the logistics group.
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Waitrose begins trial of first large all-electric van
Electric vehicles currently represent a small proportion of the grocer’s 1,800-strong delivery fleet
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Wincanton lands 10-year deal with Tata Chemicals
The supply chain specialist will run British Salt’s Middlewich warehouse, where food and pharmaceutical-grade salt will be produced
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PML appoints new finance director and sales manager
Philip Booth has been hired as finance director and Karl Gerding as a sales manager
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Comment and Opinion
Delay to bonfire of EU laws merits a major sigh of relief
The government has reneged on plans to scrap thousands of retained EU laws by the end of the year
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Manufacturers stockpile gum arabic due to Sudan supply fears
The Sudan conflict is threatening supply of the key ingredient for soft drinks, sweets and cosmetics manufacturers
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Bonfire of EU red tape delayed after backlash
The government is scrapping the Retained EU Law bill’s ‘sunset’ clause
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Comment and Opinion
As report reveals IT catastrophe, is Defra fit for purpose?
With 14 million transactions per year carried out on paper, Defra seems ill-equipped to oversee food safety, animal welfare, food shortages, air quality and water suppliers
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Ministers warned that axing EU laws will put supply chain at risk
Logistics UK chief David Wells has asked the PM for clarity on the Retained EU Law Bill
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Paul Bennell elected Cold Chain Federation president
Tim Moran has stepped down after seven years at the CCF helm
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Lidl set to open new distribution centre in Leeds
The discounter has submitted planning permission for a new 600,000 sq ft facility on a 38-acre site in Gildersome
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Cereal Partners Worldwide pledges to reach net zero by 2050
The Nestlé-General Mills joint venture will improve areas of its supply chain including ingredients sourcing, packaging, energy efficiency and transport emissions
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Comment and Opinion
Businesses must prepare for new EU deforestation regulations
Upcoming EU laws will require importers to demonstrate no deforestation has occurred in their supply chains, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Ocado set to close its Hatfield fulfilment centre
Ocado called the Hatfield site – which currently handles around a fifth of Ocado Retails order volume – “a foundation stone in the Ocado story”
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‘Stunted’ Cornish businesses urge post-Brexit support from government
Cornwall used to receive some of the highest levels of EU structural funding in England