Cloud computing presents new opportunities
As the recession continues to penetrate the UK economy and to affect all those in the supply chain serving it, Jez Tongue of @logistics Reply explains how cloud computing presents a new opportunity for supply chain businesses.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is rapidly becoming “business as usual” rather than a stop gap or contingency, and it is the supply chain and distribution arena – seemingly the last industry sector for new technology to penetrate – that are set to benefit hugely.
Cirrus Logistics scoops Queen’s Award accolade
Cirrus Logistics, provider of decision support software for the supply chain industry, is proud to have received the Queen’s Award for ‘Outstanding Performance in International Trade’. The accolade is designed to honour exceptional companies in the UK for innovation, international trade and sustainable development.
Cirrus Logistics won the award for its tremendous growth in exports under the ‘Outstanding Performance in International Trade’ category. Cirrus Logistics was established in the late 80’s to provide easy-to-use decision support software solutions through applying advanced scheduling, simulation and optimisation techniques. The recent growth in sales of the company’s two major products - Class and Seaberth, contributed to an overseas earnings growth of 148% between 2009 and 2011, with total turnover increasing by 92%.
Lift design sees Transdek win Queen’s Award
Transdek, a Yorkshire-based loading equipment manufacturer, has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation in this year’s honours for its groundbreaking developments in truck loading systems.
The award recognises the company’s continued innovation in the production and installation of modular hydraulic lifts to service double deck trailers, which carry up to 67% more product than conventional HGVs. This has enabled transport operators to make significant cost and environmental savings, with one of the UK’s largest supermarkets chains alone claiming a reduction of 12 million road miles travelled in 2010. It is the second time Transdek has won this prestigious award.
Midac Batteries creates Midac UK Ltd
Midac Batteries SpA and the directors of Total Battery Management (TBM) have launched Midac UK Ltd.
Midac UK will operate from purpose-built headquarters in Oswestry, Shropshire, and a satellite depot located in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, where extensive stocks of cells, batteries and chargers will be held in order to provide fast-track solutions for all customers.
TGW automates Bentley parts centre
When Bentley relocated its parts centre at Crewe in Cheshire, it turned to TGW Logistics Group to fit-out the new facility with an automated warehousing solution.
Previously, the car manufacturer housed its automotive components within a designated area of its central warehouse at the Crewe manufacturing facility.
Trade bodies committed to quality apprenticeships
Leading trade associations in the materials handling sector, the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), have reiterated their commitment to developing quality apprenticeships, following BBC Panorama programme, The Great Apprentice Scandal.
The programme, aired on 2nd April 2012, uncovered shocking evidence of private training providers in some sectors allegedly offering apprenticeships involving little or no work experience and inadequate training. Such an approach, if true, short-changes both the government, which provides funding, and crucially the young people who signed up to an apprenticeship.
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