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This week CILT have announced their key speakers for the event, and they include: 

• Neil Ashworth FCILT, chief executive, CollectPlus;
• Martin Brown, programme director - city logistics, Deutsche Post DHL;
• Terry Murphy FCILT, head of national distribution centres, John Lewis plc;
• Mick Wright, former head of logistics, LOCOG.

A package of measures put in place by the logistics sector for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games could, if adopted permanently, improve safety levels for cyclists and other vulnerable users, as well as bring environmental benefits.  They include:

▪ More night-time deliveries
▪ Consolidation of loads onto fewer vehicles, and; 
▪ Much improved levels of communications between local authorities, operators, customers and employees

Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the biggest occupational health problems facing the UK. It was reported that 19,000 cases of NIHL were caused or made worse by work between 2009/10 and 2011/12.

Logistex have featured in this month’s HSS magazine showcasing the WMS upgrade that recently took place at Jamie at Home. Read the full article here:

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London visited Jebel Ali Port in Dubai and was given a tour by Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, who explained to the Mayor how DP World’s massive London Gateway port and logistics park project, modelled on Jebel Ali, will bring savings to UK supply chains.

Despite the freezing temperatures and the sun’s reluctance to make an appearance this March, online shoppers were not put off from making purchasing decisions, as online retail sales rose 16% year-on-year.

New for 2013, Logistics Manager have organised two conferences for logistics practitioners. The free one-day conferences will cover logistics best practises, featuring speakers from the industry to assist practitioners with their day to day work.

Logistex have been featured on SHD Logistics’ online site showcasing the new Engineering Facilities Management Service. EFM is just one of the services available within the new Engineering Support Services business from Logistex.
For more information drop us a line at ESS@logistex.com.

See Logistex on stand 18N 164

Independent logistics integrator and software developer Logistex will be using an innovative new Warehouse Systems Demonstration suite at the show so that visitors can have a hands-on experience of the complete supply chain process from order right through to despatch.

Logistex has recently carried out an extensive £0.5m programme to upgrade scanning and picking technologies in B&Q’s 880,000 ft² NDC in Worksop.  The vehicle mounted terminals and wearable scanners originally supplied to improve order preparation were nearing the end of their operational lives and have been replaced by up-to-date equipment and software to help B&Q handle steadily increasing demand.  Carried out over several months, the programme was planned to introduce the new systems and equipment smoothly and without disrupting daily deliveries and shipments.

Logistex’s Engineering Support Services Division has been awarded a five year contract to service and maintain an advanced automated pallet handling and storage system at the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton facility.  With its vision of “Excellence in rapid global mobility”, Brize Norton is the RAF’s largest UK base and home of air transport support and troop embarkation services.