Palletways passed a landmark last week as it linked its UK hub in Lichfield with its hub in Nijmegen, which serves Benelux, Germany and Denmark.
The near-identical computer systems of the two networks were plugged into each other and a scheduled trunking service started operating for the first time. One- and two- pallet consignments are the core traffic.
Palletways has completed the process of joining up the domestic IT systems across all the European countries served by the company’s networks, making it the first pallet network to offer a truly integrated delivery service to a vast European marketplace.
Read MorePalletFORCE’s commitment to continuous improvement in quality has been underlined by a major investment in a state-of-the-art IT system, providing comprehensive real-time ‘track and trace’ for all of the Network’s Depots and their customers.
Read MorePalletFORCE’s commitment to continuous improvement in quality has been underlined by a major investment in a state-of-the-art IT system, providing comprehensive real-time ‘track and trace’ for all of the Network’s Depots and their customers. The installation, designed by logistics specialist Trans-aXion, registers every pallet with a unique identification, which is used to trace deliveries throughout the distribution process. A dedicated section of Trans-aXion’s web-site allows customers to chart the progress of pallets in real-time from dispatch to delivery, the latter confirmed by electronic signature capture.
Read MoreThe Board of Business Post announces that it now expects pre-tax profits for the full year to 31 March 2006 to be substantially below last year’s. This in part reflects a reduced expectation of normal trading for Express, the UK business-to-business parcel delivery service. The Board has also identified additional costs, amounting to approximately GBP3m in the current year, for supporting the franchise network, and has decided to make a GBP3.2m provision against amounts owed by certain franchises relating to prior years. Excluding the one-off provision, the year-on-year reduction in pre-tax profit to 31 March 2006 is expected to be around 10%.
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