Conway Logistics Consultants

04/01/2017

https://ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10769/Deutsche-Post-DHL-Group-completes-UK-Mail-acquisition.aspx

06/12/2016

Amazon actual Shop

You just pick stuff up and walk out.

16/11/2016

http://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10595/Prime-Now-Gets-Even-Better-One-hour-Delivery-from-Morrisons.aspx

Prime members can now choose from thousands of additional products sourced from Morrisons stores by shopping ‘Morrisons at Amazon’ via the Prime Now app From today, local stores through Prime Now offer ultra-fast delivery for more than 10,000 additional products to customers in selected postcode...

01/11/2016

https://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10510/Industry-reacts-to-Heathrow-airport-expansion-decision-.aspx

The government has approved a third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity. The Government’s decision to support the provision of an additional runway at Heathrow should be made into a ‘win-win’ situation for all parties, claims The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) aft...

13/10/2016

https://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10423/Self-driving-vehicles-trialled-in-UK-public-space-for-first-time.aspx

The Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) in Milton Keynes has successfully tested its self-driving vehicles in public for the first time in the UK. The demonstration of a UK developed autonomous driving system marked the conclusion of the LUTZ Pathfinder Project, which has been developing the technology...

29/09/2016

https://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10369/Deutsche-Post-acquires-UK-Mail-for-%C2%A32427m.aspx

Deutsche Post has agreed to buy UK Mail for £242.7 million as the German postal company continues its European expansion. The move will see it compete with Royal Mail for parcel deliveries in the UK. Technical problems at one of UK Mail’s new sorting offices last year meant that bulky parcels had to...

26/09/2016

http://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10352/DHL-Global-Forwarding-launches-new-air-freight-service-for-emergency-logistics-.aspx

Can't wait to see how the term 'emergency' goes against cost?

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, extends its product portfolio and launches DHL SameDay Speedline. This new air freight product offers forwarding customers a mission critical solution for emergency shipments. Providing a best flight out service…

15/09/2016

http://uk.businessinsider.com/uber-rush-fedex-killer-released-2015-10

Uber Rush couriers will soon show up on your doorstep with your book or your burrito.

15/09/2016

https://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10300/Morrisons-and-Amazon-sign-collection-locker-deal.aspx

Morrisons is to install the UK's largest collection of Amazon Lockers this year as part of its drive to introduce new popular and useful services in its stores. Morrisons plans to install hundreds of Amazon Lockers at Morrisons supermarkets this year so that customers can pick up their orders withou...

10/09/2016

Is this the answer to picking accuracy?
http://www.tandlonline.com/warehousing-storage/dhl-trials-two-robots-warehouses-9707

05/09/2016

This could change everything as far as sending the occasional parcel/envelope. Uber could re-write the whole programme if they get the service/insurances/ and coverage correct.
http://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10218/How-Uber-turns-around-its-12bn-loss-%E2%80%93-by-delivering-things.aspx

Uber must get serious about delivering packages as well as people if it wants to make money, says global courier ParcelHero. The news that taxi App Uber has run up losses of over $1bn in the first half of 2016 comes as no surprise; says the international courier ParcelHero.com. The global taxi indus...

30/08/2016

http://www.ciltuk.org.uk/News/LatestNews/TabId/235/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/10185/Two-thirds-of-UK-businesses-now-using-telematics.aspx

Almost twice as many UK businesses are using telematics to keep tabs on how their company vehicles are being used, compared to last year. Close to two-thirds (65 per cent) of the 500 UK businesses surveyed by the RAC in May said they now use telematics devices - including black box and smartphone ap...