Informa acquires ShD and IMHX to become key player in logistics publishing
IIR Exhibitions, part of Informa plc, the world’s largest organiser of exhibitions, conferences and training events, has acquired Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions from owners Keith Harris and Paul Michael.
The acquisition includes ShD magazine, and IMHX, one of the world’s leading materials handling and logistics exhibitions, held every three years and attracting more than 350 exhibitors and tens of thousands of industry professionals. IMHX is co-owned by the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and is firmly established in the global calendar, with the next event taking place at the NEC in Birmingham in March 2013.
WHITE PAPER: Freight transport policy needs a new vision
A new White Paper says that freight transport policy requires urgent attention to address national growth and climate change agendas. If radical changes aren’t made – freight transport and logistics’ heritage as a major driver of economic performance will be at risk and it will fail to meet national goals for the environment.
The paper argues that developing a new vision for Britain’s industrial and logistics landscape is a huge challenge as the data and modelling on which it should be constructed is fragmented, inconsistent and incomplete.
ProLogis report highlights collaboration trends
ProLogis has released a new research report, entitled “Transport Collaboration in Europe,” in which the costs and benefits of collaboration are examined.
The report observes that freight transport costs account for approximately 30% of total supply chain costs. As a result, companies have recently found ways to reduce freight miles along with other solutions to help cut transportation costs. Some of these efforts involve collaboration with both non-competitors and competitors.
IDC confirms £300k orders from IMHX 2010
Improving production line efficiency through smarter communication and integrating warehouse distribution systems with external logistics were the main focus for visitors to the Intelligent Distributed Controls (IDC) exhibition stand at the well attended IMHX show, which took place in November 2010.
IDC, one of the UK’s leading experts in warehouse and production line integration, has confirmed very strong interest in its wireless hardware and software solutions employed to improve efficiency, organisation and workflow. It has reported an order pipeline of over £300,000 worth of business as a result of enquiries made at the NEC-based exhibition.
Toyota wins IMHX design award
Toyota Material Handling UK’s BT Pro Lifter hand pallet truck has been elected Popular Winner: The Professionals’ Choice in the IMHX Design 4 Safety Awards 2010.
The Award was announced on the final day of IMHX, the UK’s premier materials handling event, which took place last week (16-19 November 2010) at the NEC Birmingham.
Win one of 20 Amazon Kindles at IMHX 2010
Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd, the organisers of IMHX 2010, is offering the chance to win one of 20 Amazon Kindle 2 ebook readers at the exhibition, which takes place on November 16th - 19th.
With a proliferation in recent years of books published in electronic form, the Kindle offers you the chance to take advantage of this boom and read your chosen ‘books’ at a fraction of the price of the printed version.
