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Double dip and raindrops won’t stop our parade
Welcome to the 15 May Warehouse & Logistics News. ‘It never rains but it pours.’ As we went to press the weathermen were predicting the showers and longer spells of rain that arrived in
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JOB ADVERT – Sara Loading bay are looking for a new Managing Director in Home Counties
Competitive salary, car allowance and incentivised bonus scheme Sara is one of the UK’s best-known names for the provision of specialist loading bay equipment, fast-action doors, scissor lift tables and ramps.Founded in 1983, they are
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Independent praise paves way for Easilift to secure new scissor lift orders at Tesco
Easilift Loading Systems has won two major orders to install double deck scissor lifts into Tesco distribution centres, after a report praised the machines for their exceptional energy efficiency and ergonomic design
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Stobart case highlights the importance of TUPE compliance to the third party logistics sector
The recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that Eddie Stobart Ltd had failed to comply with its obligations under the TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) when it closed
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Why are operators ‘scrapping’ £200M every year?
With operating costs spiralling, manufacturers and retailers are having to face tough cost saving decisions impacting their workforce and suppliers. Are too many ignoring much simpler and less painful ways to cut operating costs
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Leading European biscuits manufacturer sees 80% reduction in injuries after introduction of SafeStart® programme
United Biscuits, a leading European manufacturer of biscuits and snacks, operates a national distribution centre in the Midlands supplying large supermarkets and smaller cash and carries with over two and a half thousand products
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Taking care with Toyota at the Best Factory Conference
Best Factory Awards and Conference headline sponsor Toyota Material Handling UK Take Care with a case study led talk on the Toyota Production System. Tony Wallis, Operations Director for Toyota Material Handling UK presented
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Davies & Robson helps Lavendon improve transport efficiency
Logistics consultancy, Davies & Robson has helped leading access equipment hire company, Lavendon, to improve the operating efficiency of its collection and delivery service within the UK and Germany. Lavendon plc is the UK
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Demag Cranes secures order from BMW
Supply of 28 crane installations to serve automotive press lines Ongoing partnership between BMW and Demag Cranes Demag Cranes has reinforced its position as a market leader in the automotive sector with the receipt
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Honeywell survey finds continued interest in the mobile retail check out experience
Findings Suggest that Retailers Need to Invest in Mobile Point-of-Sale and Near Field Communication Technologies While many mobile phone based retail technologies are still in their infancy, the recent “Mobile Point-of-Sale and NFC Survey,”
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