Jungheinrich UK recently held a ‘Student Insight Day’ at its Warrington offices as part of the company’s engagement programme with young people - highlighting the huge career opportunities available in the intralogistics sector to school leavers.
James Bates, Industry Sector Manager at RS Components talked to Ruari McCallion about the challenges ‘new generation’ distributors face and the opportunities they make available to customers and suppliers themselves.
Siemens Wind Power has awarded Street Crane a £3.3m contract to supply overhead cranes for its state-of-the-art £310m wind turbine production and logistics facilities in Hull.
Cumminsand The Olayan Group have announced the formation of Cummins Arabia, a three-country distribution joint venture company in the Middle East that is equally owned by both companies.
Late last month, Amazon and Morrisons announced a new supply agreement whereby hundreds of Morrisons products will be available online via Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Pantry.
How can manufacturers strengthen their supply chains against disruption in the wake natural disasters? Asks Chris Kingshott – managing director, manufacturing, Wincanton.
A new report released today by Amnesty International claims that minerals used within lithium-ion batteries are often sourced from mines utilising child labour.
Closer collaboration between all levels of the plant and construction supply chain could hold the answer to removing blind spots that cause numerous injuries and fatalities every year.
Zodiac Aerospace presented its worst ever annual financial results for the 2014/2015 fiscal year, facing an operating income shortfall of 44.6% as a result of production delays at its aircraft seat division.
