While the UK logistics industry has declared that it’s ready to work closely with the government to try to ensure Post-Brexit structures don’t ‘stifle supply chain efficiency’. The recently published Customs Bill Paper gave an outline framing for the UK’s customs, VAT and excise arrangements after 29 March 2019.
The framework includes the creation of more inland customs depots to try and create more freedom for port-based customs. What isn’t clear is where these inland depots might be based, how they might be staffed and what effect this might have on the warehousing and logistics sector.… Read More
Operating a transport or logistics business can be complex enough, but add insurance to the mix and it can seem impossible.
Do you have logistics insurance at all? If so, how confident are you about your logistics insurance, and are you sure it is keeping pace with the increasingly diversifying world of logistics?
Whilst logistics operations vary more from each other than almost any other business sector, there are some typical cover requirements, namely:
‘White glove treatment’ is the term traditionally used to describe a process where a person or thing is handled with extreme care and consideration. White glove logistics has risen rapidly to become a complex area of the supply chain, so what is it and who needs it?
White glove logistics is often seen as a ‘last mile’ area, but in fact there are nearly as many white glove services focusing on first mile logistics as on last mile and many dedicated specialists offering product handling for delicate or high value items. The proliferation in white … Read More
Nobody would think that pouring petrol on a blazing fire would help to put it out, but for many logistics suppliers, and their clients, that’s what the challenge of urban logistics feels like. As more people order online every day of the week, more delivery vehicles flood into urban centres, adding to the congestion, stress and pollution that are just part of the daily experience of urban delivery personnel.
E-commerce is the biggest boom industry since the dot com bubble burst. It shows no sign of slowing down with retail shopping, food delivery, and now services … Read More
The government’s new measures to control air quality will have a number of impacts on the logistics industry. However, the requirements are nowhere near as stringent as feared. Despite the government having said that 2050 emissions targets meant that ‘almost all new vehicles sold would have to be near zero emission at the tailpipe by 2040’ hybrid car sales will still be allowed which was in doubt until the new legislation was revealed.
One of the new suggestions is that 80 motorways and A-roads … Read More
Whether you call them supply chain issues or logistics failures, an SME’s ability to prevent, predict and/or recover from such problems may be vital to success. The reason that logistics problems are so challenging is that they tend to be the result of success, rather than failure.… Read More
It has been announced by the government that partially driverless lorries will have been trialled on UK roads by the end of 2018
In tests to be carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory and funded by Highways England, the lorries will travel together in groups of two or three, connected by a wireless signal, with braking and acceleration regulated by the lead vehicle.
This move has been anticipated since 2014, when the government made known plans to action the project, which has been introduced as a means to reducing emissions and traffic congestion on the roads of Britain by … Read More
Overall retail growth is low currently at just 1-1.5%, however e-commerce is expanding at around 15% per annum in the B2C (business to consumer) sector, while B2B e-commerce had a sales turnover of around 96.5 billion in 2015, which has accelerated in 2016/17…
Last mile delivery – the logistics of customer satisfaction
While most companies place massive importance on the beginning of the process, chasing click-throughs and trying to minimise abandoned shopping carts, a quieter revolution is taking place in last mile delivery – the vital process of getting the goods into the hands of the consumer. How does it … Read More
Petya and WannaCry are not household names, but they recently crippled logistics giant Maersk.
What impact will this have on the UK logistics industry and what lessons must be learned?
Before 27th June, if you’d asked different logistics sectors what their major challenges were, the answer would have looked something like this:
But a single date changed … Read More
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If you are a warehouse operator, warehouse owner or warehouse landlord advertising on Whichwarehouse, you will be pleased to know we have recently launched advertising on a billboard located on the M1 (M6/A14) junction (at the Catthorpe Interchange).
This key location will attract hundreds of thousand of viewings, ensuring our website receives more visitors seeking warehouse space for rent and various warehouse services.
We focus on the reach of both our online and offline advertising, of our nationwide warehousing space on behalf of our members. Motorway billboards, magazines and mail shots are … Read More