Parcel carrier Yodel is creating over 2,000 seasonal roles across its 50 nationwide locations, as it prepares for the festive peak season. The company has also launched a brand-new recruitment website which makes applying for new driver roles ea…
Wilko’s two distribution centres at Worksop in Nottinghamshire and Newport in Wales are set to close this by Friday next week (22 September), with the loss of more than 300 jobs, whilst Wilko’s 408 stores will close by early October, according t…
Parcel, freight and secure courier delivery specialist DX Group has opened a major new regional hub in Haydock, Merseyside, boosting its presence in the North West. The new hub will serve the group’s freight division, and in particular its irreg…
GXO has delivered “substantial” cost savings through increased efficiencies in the first year of its contract to manage telecommunications giant BT Group’s logistics and transport operations. BT Group outsourced its logistics to GXO last year as…
Third party logistics provider Knowles Transport has changed its name to Knowles Logistics to better reflect the range of services the company offers, including its warehousing division, which now accounts for almost 40% of the business. Th…
More than 1,300 workers at two Wilko distribution centres are in danger of losing their jobs after a bid by private equity firm M2 Capital to buy the entire company fell through this week. The two distribution centres, located in Worksop, Nottin…
Palletways member Ge-Be Transport has invested more than £5m into new headquarters in Swaffham, Norfolk, as part of a strategy to diversify the firm’s services and meet the growing demand of the business. The new 435,600sq ft site will allow the…
Somerset-based haulage company C&D South West has promoted Charles ‘Sam’ Hammond to operations director after seven years of working in the family business. C&D have been operating for over 35 years and are now under the third generation…
A leading Norfolk logistics firm has invested more than £5m into new premises in Swaffham, Norfolk, to diversify the firm’s services and meet the growing demand of the business.
Ge-Be Transport, a member of the Palletways network and a well-establishe…
The average age of directors and founders in the warehousing and distribution sector is significantly lower than in transport and logistics, according to research by Approved Business Finance. The research used data from Companies House to analy…
Niche global supply chain management company Acuver Consulting has announced its expansion into the UK. It said it would work with supply chain and logistics firms to help transform their operations with key areas of focus including digital stra…
Howard Tenens Logistics has landed a new deal with London-based award winning Beavertown Brewery, after impressing the company with its environmentally-aware, family-oriented and innovative ethos. The deal follows Heineken’s recent acquisition o…
Bartrums officially opened its £7m warehousing facility in Eye last week, with help from local MP Dr Dan Poulter. The 70,000sq ft fully racked facility in the Suffolk town can hold up to 9,200 pallets and its new tenant is Aspall Cyder after the…
Wincanton has secured a five-year contract with UK renewables distributor Segen to oversee its transport and carrier network and transform its warehouse capabilities. The partnership will see Wincanton consolidate Segen’s existing multiple wareh…