Benefiting from challenges in the warehousing world   Warehouse and distribution users, and organisations, have definitely been on a steep learning curve in recent months. From the panic buying of the early days through to the recent exhortations to ‘go out and buy’, warehousing and distribution have borne the brunt of changed buying and delivery … Read more…

The logistics industry often goes under the radar – because it’s largely business-to-business, because it’s often unrecognised by the end users and because, to do its work well, a logistics provider will usually be unnoticeable – as one business leader put it “You only notice your 3PL when something goes wrong, and that’s how it … Read more…

Since it was established in 1967, Felixstowe Port has consistently been ranked as both the biggest and most efficient of all the UK’s container ports. How has the port grown and what does its future contain?   A year of celebration for container shipping   In December 2016, Felixstowe began a year of celebrating its … Read more…

It is that time of the year when tax returns are due and self-employed people have by law to file-in a self-assessment form, including a number of UK self-employed delivery men and women.   HMRC more casually coined as the Taxman, can Tax Refund claimed expenses related to logistics, such as transports, car related expenses … Read more…

The last decade has seen the fastest development in consumer technology in history. Smartphones, tablets, superfast broadband and 4G mobile internet have revolutionized the way consumers are buying products. The days of catalogue-flicking and telephone-dialing have been replaced with sleek, efficient apps and easy to navigate websites, and retailers are having to adapt to remain … Read more…

As economic uncertainty once again sweeps across the globe due to the crisis in Greece and uncertainty in the Chinese market the Third Party Logistics industry continues to go from strength to strength. Showing it’s staying power by growing gross revenues in the USA by 17.8% against a GDP of 4.1% the market has continued … Read more…

As the bottleneck of the warehouse, a loading bay needs to maintain efficient, safe and speed. Keeping up to date with the latest procedures and technology of this crucial area means the entire enterprise can run smoother, increasing the speed and ease of the loading and unloading processes, and potentially increasing warehouse capacity. Improving your … Read more…