UPCOMING PEOPLESAFE WEBINAR: PROTECTING LONE WORKERS IN TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
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UPCOMING PEOPLESAFE WEBINAR: PROTECTING LONE WORKERS IN TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

Peoplesafe is holding a free webinar to provide guidance on protecting lone workers in the road transport and logistics sector. The online event will be held on Wednesday 28th April at…

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MANY COURIERS AND HOME DELIVERY DRIVERS FEEL UNSAFE AT WORK AND ONE FIFTH HAVE FACED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
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MANY COURIERS AND HOME DELIVERY DRIVERS FEEL UNSAFE AT WORK AND ONE FIFTH HAVE FACED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

One in five (20%) home delivery professionals have been attacked or threatened by members of the public, while over a third (35%) feel at risk while they are…

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Automation: Learning the secrets of uptime
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Automation: Learning the secrets of uptime

Automation offers a route forward for hard-pressed e-fulfilment operations – particularly, when it comes to packaging processes. But how do you build in operational resilience? What are the…

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No online sales tax is good news – for now
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No online sales tax is good news – for now

For online retailers what the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not announce in his Spring Budget statement was arguably more significant than anything that he did unveil, says…

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HERMES EXTENDS REMIT WITH POSTTAGTO COVER ALL LOCATION QUERIES
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HERMES EXTENDS REMIT WITH POSTTAGTO COVER ALL LOCATION QUERIES

Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has extended its remit with PostTag, the last mile delivery technology company, to cover its business fully end to end. It follows a…

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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard following data sharing agreement roll out
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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard following data sharing agreement roll out

CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is encouraging the construction industry to embrace the new Common Assessment Standard following the announcement of a data-sharing agreement between the…

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HERMES & GMB UNION AGREE FURTHER BENEFITS FOR SELF EMPLOYED PLUS COURIERS
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HERMES & GMB UNION AGREE FURTHER BENEFITS FOR SELF EMPLOYED PLUS COURIERS

Hermes UK, the leading consumer delivery company, and the GMB Union have announced that they have concluded their annual negotiations which have resulted in further benefits for all…

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LEADING ELECTRICAL RETAILER CHOOSES ARROWXL
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LEADING ELECTRICAL RETAILER CHOOSES ARROWXL

Leading electrical retailer, Hughes, has extended its remit with the UK’s leading two- person delivery ArrowXL, to provide a 24-hour delivery service. It builds on a nine year…

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Partnership distributes 20,000 ‘thank you’ bags to frontline NHS workers
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Partnership distributes 20,000 ‘thank you’ bags to frontline NHS workers

More than 20,000 gift-bags for NHS staff have been distributed to frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic – thanks to a partnership between leading sampling agency, The Goody Bag Company, and full-service logistics provider, Lemonpath.  Initially the project planned…

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Toy story
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Toy story

Constraints to business expansion, presented by manual packing, lead one international logistics business to invest in fast, fit-to-size automated packaging technology. Established in 2015, Global Freight Management Hersden…

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