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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Morrisons in home delivery deal with Ocado

Morrisons has signed a deal with Ocado to launch a home delivery service from January next year, in a move first revealed two months ago (Logistics Manager, 14th March).The deal solves Morrisons’ problem of how to make an impact the home delivery market ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Ocado Group PLC, Waitrose Ltd, EBIT, Tim Steiner

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Talkman

Vocollect integrates voice with hands-free scanning

Vocollect has unveiled its new Talkman A700, which integrates voice and scanning in one wearable product.The company said the the A700 facilitated hands-free scanning process steps, such as batch-picking and product traceability, while retaining the ergonomic ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Talkman, Bluetooth, Manhattan Associates Inc, William Morris

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Kühne University gets the golden egg at new location

Kühne Logistics University is moving to a new location this summer, which will begin operations for the winter term, in September 2013.The new location at Großer Grasbrook 17, in Hamburg’s HafenCity, was previously occupied by SAP and is currently undergoing ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hamburg, Logistics

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mizkan

Bibby opens Corby site in support of new food contract

Industry Channel: Transport & DistributionBibby Distribution has won a three-year contract with Japanese food manufacturer Mizkan, which has seen it open a new 212,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution facility in Corby and employ an additional 100 st ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mizkan, United Kingdom, Premier Foods Plc, Warehouseman

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Wincanton plc

Everywoman award winners revealed

Industry Channel: Transport & DistributionJacqui Gavaghan, performance director at Reading Transport, has been voted Woman of the Year, in the Freight Transport Association everywoman in Transport & Logistics AwardsThe awards ceremony was held at London’s ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Wincanton plc, Transportation, DHL Supply Chain, Logistics

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Martin Evans

New board members for CILT

Industry Channel: Transport & DistributionThe Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport has elected three new members join the board as well as the return of three well-known members, who were seeking re-election.Alan Jones FCILT, Robbie Whitfield ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Steve Agg, Institute of Logistics & Trans, Martin Evans, Alan Jones

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Waters Corporation

Push versus pull under scrutiny at Summit

Push versus pull supply chain models will come under scrutiny when Gary Curzon, global operations and services planning manager at Waters Corporation, speaks at the Supply Chain Standard 1-2-1 Summit next month.Curzon will focus on how pharmaceutical ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Entities: Supply Chain, Alan Duncan, Waters Corporation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Deputy prime minister backs Cartwright jobs plan

Cartwright, the Altrincham-based trailer builder, expects to create 300 new jobs using funds from the government’s Regional Growth Fund.The plan was unveiled by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg during a visit to the site.The company received £1.9 million ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]

Entities: Manufacturing, Financial Crisis

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Profits up despite ‘turbulent year’ for Stobart

Stobart Group has reported a 12 per cent rise in underlying operating profit to £44.9m for the year to 28th February, despite what chief executive officer Andrew Tinkler described as a “turbulent year”.The group acquired Autologic Holdings in August, ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]

Entities: Stobart Group Ltd, AutoLogic Holdings, Operating Profit, Continuing Operations, Biomass

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Yearsley chooses AS/RS system for Heywood

Power Automation Systems has been chosen by Yearsley Logistics to provide its new Heywood facility with an automated storage and retrieval system, the PowerStor system solution.The system hopes to provide Yearsley with the ability to store nearly 12,000 ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]

Entities: Automation, Logistics, Environment

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

CLECAT pushes for cabotage liberalisation

Industry Channel: Transport & DistributionCLECAT, which represent European freight forwarders, is pressing the European Commission not to abandon its goal of a liberalised single European transport area.It called on vice-president of the European Commission, ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]

Entities: Transport Area, European Commission, Siim Kallas

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

U-Ocean relocates to Rotterdam

Article Type: NewsThe ocean freight forwarding division of U-Freight Group, U-Ocean, is relocating to a new office and warehouse facility in Rotterdam, as part of its expansion in The Netherlands.The new site, located at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, ... [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]

Entities: Rotterdam (Netherlands), Netherlands, Amsterdam

Quotes

Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips said: "From a standing start, Morrisons will be competing in the fast growing on-line channel by the end of this year with a really compelling proposition. The customer gets our affordable fresh food delivered by Ocado's state of the art distribution system.”"

Morrisons in home delivery deal with Ocado [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]

Richard Anning, global planning and logistics director at Accolade Wines, said: "With wine production centres in Australia, South Africa and California and distribution across the globe, Accolade Wines has a very complex logistics task combined with challenging scheduling to meet customer demands."

Wines giant picks Hillebrand for worldwide contract [Published Logistics Manager - May 15 2013]

Paul Hannant, head of logistics strategy at Allied Bakeries, said: "Trailer tracking is another step forward for Allied Bakeries. It will ensure we maintain legal compliance for our network trailers, enabling us to monitor the service we're providing for our customers and also locate the units easily and quickly. We'll be able to analyse how we use our trailer resources and ensure we have the right number of units at the right locations.”"

Allied Bakeries picks Isotrak [Published Logistics Manager - May 15 2013]

Ehab Allam, managing director of Shipntrak, said: "Our new online exchange will provide a simple, effective way to maximise journey profitability for hauliers and offer shippers a competitive way to source those hauliers at the best price for their load. We are looking forward to unveiling the site at Logistics Link Live and exposing its features and functionality to a targeted logistics community for the first time.”"

Online freight exchange to launch at Logistics Link [Published Logistics Manager - May 15 2013]

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Vocollect integrates voice with hands-free scan... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]
Kühne University gets the golden egg at new loc... [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]
Everywoman award winners revealed [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]
New board members for CILT [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]
Push versus pull under scrutiny at Summit [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]
Morrisons in home delivery deal with Ocado [Published Logistics Manager - May 17 2013]
CLECAT pushes for cabotage liberalisation [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]
Profits up despite ‘turbulent year’ for Stobart [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]
Yearsley chooses AS/RS system for Heywood [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]
Deputy prime minister backs Cartwright jobs plan [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]
Dachser to open Brackmills distribution centre [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]
U-Ocean relocates to Rotterdam [Published Logistics Manager - May 16 2013]
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