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ECS is responsible for providing goods to 80% of UK retail

ECS is responsible for providing goods to 80% of UK retail

Sep 18, 2021 BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Euro News, Global News, News in General, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on ECS is responsible for providing goods to 80% of UK retail

The transport of goods to and from the United Kingdom has changed considerably due to the impact of Brexit. Both logistically and administratively, the European and British measures create new...
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Tackling The Big Customs Skills Shortage in the UK

Tackling The Big Customs Skills Shortage in the UK

Sep 03, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, COVID-19, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, UK News Comments Off on Tackling The Big Customs Skills Shortage in the UK

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Recruitment  Skills and labour shortages across the UK’s trade and logistics sectors have been hitting the headlines, most obviously for goods...
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Largest ever Combilift C-Series forklift delivered

Largest ever Combilift C-Series forklift delivered

Aug 14, 2021 Case Study, Fork Lifts, Handling News, News in General, UK News Comments Off on Largest ever Combilift C-Series forklift delivered

30 tonne multidirectional giant for data centre manufacturer Combilift has delivered the largest multidirectional forklift to come off its production lines so far to modular data centre manufacturer...
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UK online sales will settle at £12.8bn, as e-commerce’s 25% market share becomes the ‘new normal’

UK online sales will settle at £12.8bn, as e-commerce’s 25% market share becomes the ‘new normal’

Aug 14, 2021 eCommerce, Logistics News, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on UK online sales will settle at £12.8bn, as e-commerce’s 25% market share becomes the ‘new normal’

As shoppers return to the High Street, online sales have fallen for four months in a row, with Amazon and Etsy reporting a marked slowdown in growth. But the e-commerce expert ParcelHero predicts...
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Parcel2Go launches International Shipping Hub

Parcel2Go launches International Shipping Hub

Aug 07, 2021 eCommerce, Global News, News in General, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on Parcel2Go launches International Shipping Hub

A definitive guide to the latest EU VAT, customs and import tax changes. Shipping hub is an indispensable tool for businesses who ship abroad and those who regularly trade on online marketplaces and...
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Korean cosmetics supplier appoints Walker to support its Expansion

Korean cosmetics supplier appoints Walker to support its Expansion

Jun 19, 2021 Global News, News in General, UK News Comments Off on Korean cosmetics supplier appoints Walker to support its Expansion

As part of its expansion in to the European market, Korean cosmetics and personal care products giant, Atomy, has appointed Walker Logistics to manage its UK B-2-C online order fulfilment operation....
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Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

May 29, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, COVID-19, eCommerce, Euro News, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on Steep fall in trade with both EU & non-EU countries – with Brexit having a bigger impact in UK than Covid

ONS report looking at the combined impact of Covid and Brexit shows trade with EU countries has declined 23.1%. The report also reveals Brexit problems far outweighed Covid issues in the first...
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IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

May 22, 2021 Articles, BREXIT, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on IT designed to suit garment manufacturing supply chains

These are exciting times for UK garment manufacturers – if they embrace digitalisation, writes Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com. Significant changes are under way in the garment...
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When moving house, in some cases they took their kitchen sink! – AnyVan

When moving house, in some cases they took their kitchen sink! – AnyVan

May 01, 2021 Articles, Features, News in General, UK News Comments Off on When moving house, in some cases they took their kitchen sink! – AnyVan

IN 2020, UK MOVERS TOOK EVERYTHING WITH THEM, INCLUDING THE SHED, THE LAWN MOWER AND EVEN THE KITCHEN SINK Brits showed that they love their garden so much they took most of it with them – moving...
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Bespoke Handling Solution by B&B Attachments for Building Materials Manufacturer

Bespoke Handling Solution by B&B Attachments for Building Materials Manufacturer

May 01, 2021 Case Study, Handling News, News in General, UK News Comments Off on Bespoke Handling Solution by B&B Attachments for Building Materials Manufacturer

Aggregate Industries manufactures and supplies a range of heavy building materials, primarily aggregates such as stone, asphalt and concrete, to the construction industry and other business...
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Strong Recovery in Rail Freight

Strong Recovery in Rail Freight

Freight by Rail volumes begins to recover by Howard Knott as featured in Fleet Transport Sept-Oct edition On 16 August, the Ballina/Dublin container rail service operated by Irish Rail on behalf of...
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Jungheinrich automates production facility for ZF in Schweinfurt

Jungheinrich automates production facility for ZF...

Improving crane efficiency

Improving crane efficiency

Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance joins the World Logistics Passport (WLP)

Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance...

Microchip shortage – Economic impact worse than Covid – ECG/FVL

Microchip shortage – Economic impact worse than...

Handling

Goldhofer at GIS 2021, October 7-9, 2021 – Transport solutions for multiple applications

Goldhofer at GIS 2021, October 7-9, 2021 – Transport solutions...

With »STEPSTAR« and »ADDrive«, Goldhofer is presenting flexible, multifunctional and cost-effective transport solutions The new self-tracking semi lowloaders in the »STEPSTAR« series offer top quality engineering, high payloads combined with a low dead weight, and an innovative load securing...
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Improving crane efficiency

Improving crane efficiency