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Meet the new Potter Logistics at Multimodal 2013

Potter Logistics will be promoting its intermodal services and new corporate identity at the Multimodal exhibition on stand 320 from 23rd – 25th April 2013 at the NEC,Birmingham. The company,

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Gray & Adams goes the ‘eggstra’ mile for a Noble cause

Britain’s leading supplier of fresh eggs has enlisted a new fleet of temperature-controlled trailers as it steps up its campaign in support of the nation’s armed forces. The Gray &

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Hams Hall, Yearsley Logistics Primary Consolidation Centre launched with Open Day

The fully automated & efficient site is now fully operational and integrated into Yearsley Systems Hams Hall, Yearsley Logistics newest acquisition, is now fully operational and integrated with Yearsley Logistics

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ACS&T extends contract with seafood company Young’s for three years

Food logistics company ACS&T has signed a new three-year contract with Young’s, a British producer and distributor of frozen seafood products. ACS&T has been providing services to Grimsby-based Young’s since

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The Sherwood Press Group strengthens its commitment to environment protection

The Sherwood Press has worked closely with its strategic partner Loxleys, to reduce the impact of both companies’ transport activities on the environment. Through careful analysis and planning, Sherwood Press

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Clugston Distribution announces further fleet expansion in 2013

Clugston Distribution, the logistics arm of the Clugston Group of Companies, has announced an ambitious £1.5 million capital expansion of its fleet during 2013. The expansion is part of the

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Tanks Arrive in Dublin For New Guinness Brewery

    Tanks Arrive in Dublin For New Guinness Brewery

The 10 X 30 tons fermentation tanks are to be discharged during the week and installed in Diageo’s Guinness (St. James Gate) plant. The historic city-centre brewery’s fermentation plant is

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Premium Warehousing secures new contract

Premium Warehousing has secured a major new contract originating from national brewer Carlsberg.  LocateIT WMS from Clydebuilt Business Solutions has been instrumental in the deal, catering for the Excise requirements

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Lenham Storage gains accreditation for the BRC Standard in Storage and Distribution

Shared-user distribution specialist Lenham Storage has gained the coveted accreditation of the British Retail Consortium for the storage and distribution it provides to the grocery sector. The BRC is one

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Tradeteam wins Coca-Cola Hellenic distribution contract

DHL Tradeteam has revealed details of its three year contract with soft drink bottler and supplier Coca-Cola Hellenic, its first direct relationship with a soft drinks supplier The contract, which

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French Frozen Food firm optimises its delivery routes with Ortec

Sofrilog Distribution, the transportation division of the national network of Sofrilog Cold Storage, has chosen to implement Ortec’s route planning solution. The company will combine reactive and optimised logistics to

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Food traceability simplified with auto ID tracking

The latest version of  the Accellos warehouse management system (WMS) from BalloonOne simplifies  traceability for food processors and distributors. The system provides full  visibility of raw material coming into the

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JF Hillebrand provides white-glove service for exclusive wine collection

Leading logistics provider to the global beverage market JF Hillebrand has recently managed the transportation of a highly-valuable consignment of one of Australia’s most prestigious wines – Penfolds Grange. The

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New brand identity for UK’s leading frozen food sales and logistics operator

Yearsley Group has unveiled a complete re branding for all its business divisions, including new logos and vehicle livery. New websites including a new corporate site will be rolled out

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Thanks a Million!

The season of goodwill saw a significant increase in contract packing case numbers for Oakland International, who in addition to the usual raft of contract packed products surging through the

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CULINA STRENGTHENS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP TEAM

Promotions support, sustainable growth for food and drink logistics specialist Culina, the UK leader in food and drink logistics, has announced two senior appointments as part of its ongoing strategy

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WINTERBOTHAM DARBY RAISES VOICE

Winterbotham Darby is an award-winning supplier of high quality continental foods to the retail and foodservice sectors. To enhance an existing RF solution it has recently implemented a voice picking

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FHG IPP Logipal toasts new Bath Ales contract

FHG IPP Logipal, the UK & Ireland’s second largest pooling supplier and leading high quality pallet pooling specialist, has won a new one-year sole-supply contract with Bristol-based Bath Ales, a

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Research reveals climate change threat to global supply chain

Seventy percent of companies believe that climate change has the potential to affect their revenue significantly, a risk which is intensified by a chasm between the sustainable business practices of

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BalloonOne’s innovation improves food sales margins

Supply chain IT company BalloonOne is reducing sales margin shrinkage for fresh food distributors by making it easier to keep an accurate track of products that are sold by unit.

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Food distributor seals Benecol transport deal

A COMPANY in Co Down which distributes healthy foods has announced new partners for sending a sought-after brand around Ireland. Advanced Marketing NI, which is based in Lisburn, has joined

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Grace Foods extends contract with Jigsaw

Grace Foods, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of world foods and drinks, has extended its transport and distribution contract with Jigsaw, the large-scale managed transport solutions provider. The two

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Pimpernel Wharf chooses Culina for cheese contract

Food import and category management company Pimpernel Wharf has awarded a chilled distribution contract to Culina covering the supply of

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TOTAL SWEET SUCCESS FOR CULINA

UK’s leading xylitol brand chooses food and drink specialist for national distribution contract Total Sweet, the 100% natural sugar alternative,

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Irish Food Producers Get a Taste of the UK Market

  Irish Food Producers Get a Taste of the UK Market

Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) together with experienced UK and Irish food distribution company, Oakland International, recently played host

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Irish Food Producers get a Taste of the UK Market

  Irish Food Producers get a Taste of the UK Market

Bord Bia together with experienced UK and Irish food distribution company, Oakland International, played host to a visiting group of

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Tesco to Invest £25 Million in British Farming

  Tesco to Invest £25 Million in British Farming

Tesco will become the first retailer in the UK to work directly with beef and pork farmers through a new

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Yearsley Group selects Autostore for second site at Hams Hall, Birmingham

  Yearsley Group selects Autostore for second site at Hams Hall, Birmingham

Yearsley Group, the UK’s largest cold storage and distribution company, has announced it has expanded its investment in Autostore. The

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Barloworld SCS rewards BAT, Carlsberg, DHL, LEGO Group & ADL at Annual User Forum

  Barloworld SCS rewards BAT, Carlsberg, DHL, LEGO Group & ADL at Annual User Forum

Barloworld Supply Chain Software (Barloworld SCS) celebrated some of its top software users of 2012 including BAT, Carlsberg, DHL, LEGO

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EMPIRICA WMS SUPPORTS KEY GROWTH AT VIA COLDSTORES

  EMPIRICA WMS SUPPORTS KEY GROWTH AT VIA COLDSTORES

Since its initial implementation in 2011 the Empirica warehouse management system provided by Chess Logistics Technology has supported rapid growth

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Potter Group Logistics delivers another set of strong results

Yorkshire based Potter Group Logistics has posted a set of strong financial results for the year ending April 2012. With

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Raben has won in the category of “Best European 3PL for Consumer Goods Supply Chains”

  Raben has won in the category of “Best European 3PL for Consumer Goods Supply Chains”

The winners for this year’s eyefortransport European 3PL Awards were announced and celebrated at a reception during the recent 10th

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Rehrig Pacific Company and Intelleflex partner to offer intelligent cold chain management solutions

  Rehrig Pacific Company and Intelleflex partner to offer intelligent cold chain management solutions

Rehrig Pacific Company – manufacturer of reusable transport packaging systems including plastic pallets, distribution and display crates, and carts and

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Bibby brings clarity to Westmill transport operations

  Bibby brings clarity to Westmill transport operations

Significant improvements in delivery performance, transport efficiencies and operational collaborations are the key benefits reported by Westmill Foods just six

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Irish Distribution Network Provides the Export Sauce for European Pasta Producer

Based in Ashbourne Co. Meath and working in partnership with leading European fresh pasta producer, Giovanni Rana, supply chain specialist

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Paragon software helps Glanbia cut 106,000 km from delivery routes

Glanbia, the global nutritionals and dairy business group, is cutting 106,000 km a year from its delivery vehicle routes by

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Wincanton awarded Morrisons contract

Wincanton has been awarded a multi-million-pound, five-year contract by supermarket group Morrisons to operate its first ever dedicated UK convenience

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TRIGON CONTRACT FOR CULINA

Product will be distributed to customers from Middleton using a shared user model across the supply chain specialist’s network of

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Norbert Dentressangle adds fizz to Villa Soft Drinks Distribution

Norbert Dentressangle has joined forces with Villa Soft Drinks to support the company’s distribution and storage of soft drinks and

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Tinytag helps guarantee the perfect pint

Award-winning brewer Timothy Taylor has been using the Tinytag Radio Data Logging System to help ensure that its Yorkshire Beers

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CHEP extends relationship with P&G through strategic collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe

CHEP, provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, has announced that consumer packaged goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) will

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Official launch of £150m investment project at Southampton’s container terminal

Ceremonial lifting of first paving slab signals reconstruction of berths 201 and 202 to service next generation of super-sized container

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AGVs deliver their own “Juice”

  AGVs deliver their own “Juice”

The Tropicana distribution center in Jersey City, NJ,part of PepsiCo’s North America Beverages (NAB) had the goal of improved efficiency

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Yearsley Group are first choice for Macrae sourced Thailand Surimi

  Yearsley Group are first choice for Macrae sourced Thailand Surimi

Young’s Seafood choose Yearsley Group as their sales partner in the UK The Young’s Seafood Foodservice Division have entrusted all

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OBS Logistics launches CALIDUS ePOD and eServ Android and iOS apps

  OBS Logistics launches CALIDUS ePOD and eServ Android and iOS apps

mobile devices the new apps reduce the cost of deploying ePOD and eServ in typical applications by 30% or more.

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DHL takes the biscuit

  DHL takes the biscuit

Burton’s Biscuit Company has entered into a five year partnership with DHL Supply Chain, as part of the biscuit company’s

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Empirica WMS supports key growth at Via Coldstores

  Empirica WMS supports key growth at Via Coldstores

Since its initial implementation in 2011 the Empirica warehouse management system provided by Chess Logistics Technology has supported rapid growth

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Ella’s Kitchen chooses Wincanton for supply chain management

  Ella’s Kitchen chooses Wincanton for supply chain management

Fast-growing premium baby and toddler food manufacturer Ella’s Kitchen has chosen Wincanton to manage its supply chain as it seeks

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Greencore signs contract worth £3.2 million with Potter Group Logistics

  Greencore signs contract worth £3.2 million with Potter Group Logistics

Potter Group Logistics is proud to announce that long term customer Greencore Grocery has renewed its ambient finished food products

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H.J. Heinz Co. and CEVA announce transformational Oceanfreight agreement

H. J. Heinz Company and CEVA Logistics, the non-asset based supply chain management company, have announced a five-year Oceanfreight contract.

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Briggs to buy Barloworld

  Briggs to buy Barloworld

NACCO Materials Group (NMHG) has announced the proposed acquisition of assets and facilities of Barloworld Handling UK by Briggs Equipment

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Potter Group Logistics is awarded BRC Global Standard

  Potter Group Logistics is awarded BRC Global Standard

Potter Group Logistics, one of the UK’s leading logistics service providers for specialist goods, has just received its BRC Global

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PREMIER FOODS EXTENDS JIGSAW CONTRACT TO MAINTAIN DRIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE DISTRIBUTION OF KEY BRANDS

Premier Foods, the UK’s largest food producer, has extended its existing contract with Jigsaw, the specialist provider of large-scale managed

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GLANBIA CONSUMER FOODS CHOOSES CULINA

Major food and dairy producer Glanbia Consumer Foods has appointed Culina to manage the distribution of its chilled portfolio into

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