Archived News
Finalists announced for supply chain strategy competition - Date: 24/06/2010
23 teams have made it to the finals of the supply chain strategy competition...
Status quo not an option for utility companies in the UK - Date: 22/06/2010
Supply chain can often be the catalyst to helping modern utilities respond to external pressures...
China aims to become supercomputer superpower - Date: 03/06/2010
China is ramping up efforts to become the world's supercomputing superpower...
FWD gives advice to Chancellor - Date: 27/05/2010
The Federation of Wholesale distributors is calling for George Osborne to create an environment which produces sustained economic growth...
Transport faces £683m government cuts - Date: 25/05/2010
The first job for new transport secretary Philip Hammond is to make £683 million of cuts...
Transport faces £683m government cuts - Date: 25/05/2010
The first job for new transport secretary Philip Hammond is to make £683 million of cuts...
Adobe unveils Flash for smartphones - Date: 21/05/2010
One of the most common technologies for watching video on a computer is now available on smartphones...
Coalition plans road user charging for lorries - Date: 20/05/2010
The Liberal/Conservative coalition government hopes to introduce a system of road user charging for lorries...
Britons spend more than 'one day a month online' - Date: 19/05/2010
British web users are spending 65% more time online than three years ago...
CILT demands transport secretary protects investment - Date: 18/05/2010
CILT says the road and rail infrastructure must be adequately maintained and where possible developed...
Bank targets logistics sector - Date: 14/05/2010
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets is targeting the logistics sector...
Are you doing your bit for the environment? - Date: 13/05/2010
The search is on for the companies that have done most to improve their environmental performance...
Buses and trucks should have same speed limits - Date: 06/05/2010
The Freight Transport Association has called for speed limits for buses and lorries to be harmonised...
DBC introduces fresh fruit and veg - Date: 05/05/2010
DBC Foodservice has launched a fresh fruit and vegetable range to complement its existing fresh, chilled, ambient and frozen ranges....
3663 Outsources IT - Date: 04/05/2010
3663 First for Foodservice, which serves the fast food sector, is outsourcing its IT systems to Fujitsu...
Driver CPC hits operator budgets - Date: 30/04/2010
The training for Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) is likely to put a further strain on transport operators’ budgets...
Election Wish List - Date: 29/04/2010
Electronics industry business managers are expressing both hopes and concerns...
P&G picks Ceva for Italian home care services - Date: 27/04/2010
Procter & Gamble has chosen Ceva to handle warehouse activities for its home care products in Italy...
Silicon Chips are becoming more powerful and reliable - Date: 26/04/2010
Web security attack 'makes silicon chips more reliable' ...
Zeus banking virus is back warns security firm - Date: 21/04/2010
...and apparently it's more powerful than ever...
Atomic gate for quantum computers - Date: 19/04/2010
Physicists in the US have built a quantum gate from neutral atoms...
Global Logistics Market to Grow 14% - Date: 16/04/2010
The global logistics and express market will grow by 14 per cent over the next three years...
Are you planning a move to Windows 7? - Date: 15/04/2010
Many businesses are according to a recent survey...
Safety Boost for Lift Trucks - Date: 14/04/2010
A safety alert system that locates the direction and proximity of objects...
What is an ePod? - Date: 06/04/2010
A new electronic proof of delivery system has been unveiled...
Brakes go from strength to strength. - Date: 31/03/2010
Contracts, acquisitions and rail freight...
Emerging Battery Technology - Date: 29/03/2010
A power source with 100 times more electrical power by weight than electricity is being tested...
Fuel duty rise to be staggered - Date: 26/03/2010
Fuel duty is set to rise in three stages...
Port of Liverpool expands Iberian services - Date: 25/03/2010
The Port of Liverpool is set to receive 30 per cent more shipments from the Iberian Peninsula....
Co-op Trials Rail - Date: 24/03/2010
The Co-operative Food is trialling the use of rail to carry produce between Daventry and Mossend...
High speed rail network to cut through Brackley - Date: 23/03/2010
Does the impact on the local community outweight the benefits?...
Microsoft Choice screen boosts Opera browser - Date: 19/03/2010
Web browser Opera says that downloads of its software have doubled...
Dotcom web address celebrates silver anniversary - Date: 15/03/2010
The internet celebrates a landmark event on the 15 March - the 25th birthday of the day the first dotcom name was registered. ...
Skills for Logistics licence renewed - Date: 09/03/2010
The government has renewed the licence to operate for Skills for Logistics...
MiX tracking for iPhone - Date: 25/02/2010
An app that can track vehicles using the iPhone...
FTA lashes M6 toll rise - Date: 22/02/2010
The M6 toll charge is set to rise 1st of March 2010...
Knapp's New Optically Guided Picking System - Date: 19/02/2010
At a recent event held at warehouse logistics specialists Knapp’s headquarters in Austria...
Minister backs FTAs carbon reduction plan while MPs call for rail freight investment - Date: 16/02/2010
Transport secretary Lord Adonis has come out in support of a Freight Transport Association scheme...
KPIs set for the primary distribution sector - Date: 15/02/2010
Freight Best Practice, funded by the Department for Transport, has published a benchmarking survey...
DBC Extend Support for British Troops - Date: 08/02/2010
A yummy way to help those injured in conflict...
Retailers wanted for night delivery trials - Date: 05/02/2010
Retailers are being invited to take part in trials of a noise mitigation scheme...
Industry Not Green Enough, Says Report - Date: 04/02/2010
Foodservice operators and suppliers believe that the distribution industry has failed to take the sustainability agenda seriously...
DBC Promote the Flexibility of Their IT System - Date: 28/01/2010
Ramada Jarvis Hotels has selected DBC Foodservice to deliver its chilled product range...
Oracle Sun Merger Wins EU Approval - Date: 26/01/2010
Larry Ellison's company says it now expects to close the deal shortly on heels of nod from the Continent's competition watchdogs...
10 Ways to Delight the Customer - Date: 26/01/2010
Some of the cleverest technology in the supply chain is going into mulit-channel retailing...
Brakes Trials Rail Freight for Continental Logistics - Date: 25/01/2010
Brakes is working with Eddie Stobart Rail Freight...
DHL Unveils Mainland Europe's First Teardrop - Date: 15/01/2010
DHL Supply Chain has unveiled mainland Europe's first teardrop trailer...
Snow Hype Hits Driver Confidence - Date: 11/01/2010
The hype surrounding hazardous road conditions in the snow has caused delivery drivers to lose confidence...
FTA calls for caution on food miles debate - Date: 08/01/2010
The Freight Transport Association has hit out against the government’s food strategy...
Hydrogen vehicles require new legislation - Date: 07/01/2010
Current legislation will need to be changed to enable hydrogen powered vehicles to operate on UK roads....
Firefox for mobile 'days away' from launch - Date: 04/01/2010
The browser, codenamed Fennec, will initially be available for Nokia's N900 phone...
IT skills to become a “critical priority” - Date: 17/12/2009
New research has found that skills, training and education in IT will become a critical priority...
New survey identifies project management as key to IT efficiency - Date: 14/12/2009
The study, part of a multi-year research programme run jointly by the LSE and Dell...
IT spending on the up - Date: 04/12/2009
Firms plan to increase IT spending in 2010......
UK National Skills Academy for IT to open next year - Date: 30/11/2009
A National Skills Academy for IT will be open by autumn next year...
Online grocery sales set to double - Date: 26/11/2009
Online grocery sales will almost double over the next five years...
CILT approved to operate within the Qualifications Credit Framework - Date: 23/11/2009
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK has become one of only 25 awarding organisations...
East Midlands Logistics Academy opens - Date: 19/11/2009
The East Midlands regional hub of the Logistics Academy has opened at West Nottinghamshire College. ...
Project management key to IT efficiency, says LSE survey - Date: 18/11/2009
IT organisations should strip costs out of their day-to-day operations by investing in better IT project management...
Gadget Problems Divide the Sexes - Date: 09/11/2009
Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline...
Nod for non-Latin web addresses - Date: 30/10/2009
The "biggest technical change to the internet" since its creation 40 years ago...
Starbucks Fight Back! - Date: 28/10/2009
Starbucks has taken 30 U.S stores off its closure list...
Restructuring for 3663 as Bidvest advances further into Europe - Date: 23/10/2009
3663 has been busy preparing for the opening of its latest purpose built depot...
Energy prices to drive change to transport industry - Date: 20/10/2009
Climate change, rising energy costs and increasing local sourcing are current and future challenges for the transport and logistics industry...
Oracle Starts to Pump Up Promotion of Sun Benefits - Date: 15/10/2009
Oracle has stepped up its campaign...
Sun Customers have nothing to fear from Oracle says McNealy - Date: 13/10/2009
Sun chairman Scott McNealy opened the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco...
CEVA Announce Improved Results - Date: 12/10/2009
Quarter 2, 2009 results have been announced by CEVA...
20% of Fleet Managers Unaware of Euro 5 - Date: 08/10/2009
One in five fleet managers and owner operators is unaware of the Euro 5 legislative changes that came into effect on 1st October, according to lubricant provider Castrol...
DBC Announce Improved Results - Date: 02/10/2009
With turnover growth of 9%, DBC showed an impressive £4m improvement in operating profits...
Top Title for O'Kane Foodservice - Date: 29/09/2009
Lisburn based O’Kane Foodservice has won the ‘Own Account Operator of the Year’ title at the prestigious annual Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards...
EU probe 'costing Sun millions' - Date: 24/09/2009
Oracle boss Larry Ellison says his firm's takeover target is losing $100m (£61m) every month as it waits for the verdict of an EU probe into the deal...
Microsoft to open up say on pay - Date: 21/09/2009
Software giant Microsoft is to allow shareholders to vote on the pay of its board members, although their votes will not be binding...
Businesses losing billions due to wasted energy - Date: 17/09/2009
British businesses are losing £3.3bn per year on wasted energy due to inefficient equipment, according to the Carbon Trust....
Oracle unveiling Sun technology powered database - Date: 15/09/2009
Oracle is taking the wraps off the first product designed with Sun tomorrow...
Go ahead for Oracle's acquisition of Sun - Date: 09/09/2009
The US Department of Justice has approved Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems and terminated the waiting period...
CSfD's strengths highlighted in the August 2009 Plimsoll Industry Analysis - Date: 01/09/2009
Computer Systems for Distribution Plc features prominently in the analysis of Independent Software Companies...
Microsoft to smarten cheap phones - Date: 25/08/2009
Microsoft has unveiled new technology that will allow standard, non-"smart" phones to run applications such as Facebook or Twitter...
Celebrating 40 Years of Unix - Date: 20/08/2009
Think what the Unix operating system deserves because in August 2009, it celebrates its 40th anniversary...
CSfD support Brakes expansion into the Irish Republic - Date: 17/08/2009
CSfD has been chosen to take part in a major project to open a Brakes depot in the Irish Republic...
Obama drives mass electric vehicle production - Date: 12/08/2009
Another British electric vehicle company is benefiting from The President's determination to push ahead with mass electric van production...
First Look Microsoft 2010 - Date: 11/08/2009
The preview version of the forthcoming apps suite shows interface and collaboration improvements...
UK Assesses Future Food Security - Date: 10/08/2009
The government is consulting on how it can ensure that the UK's food supply remains secure in the future...
What will you really think of Windows 7? - Date: 06/08/2009
The much anticipated Windows 7 is due for release in October...
Vehicle technology can lead to decreased safety, say reports - Date: 04/08/2009
Increased automation in modern vehicles has, in some cases, led to falling standards...
New Safety Legislation for Lorries - Date: 03/08/2009
3M has developed a range of retro-reflective tape for lorries, designed to help companies meet the upcoming road safety regulations......
CEVA launches returnable plastic containers - Date: 29/07/2009
CEVA Logistics has launched a new range of returnable plastic containers (RPCs) through its materials handling arm in Australia......
Microsoft releases Windows 7 to manufacturers - Date: 23/07/2009
Microsoft's latest version of its operating system, Windows 7, is to be tested by hardware suppliers in preparation for shipment in October......
Windows 7 pre-orders looking strong - Date: 20/07/2009
Amazon is reporting that sales of Windows 7, which launches in October, sold more in 8 hours than Vista did in its entire 17 week pre-order period......
BT extends fibre roll out - Date: 10/07/2009
BT have announced that they intend to upgrade 69 new telephone exchanges to support fibre infrastructure by next summer......
New 'wave' of communication - Date: 09/06/2009
In a move to replace traditional email, Google has given developers a preview of a communications technology called Google Wave......
Windows 7 release date confirmed - Date: 08/06/2009
Microsoft has confirmed that it will launch Windows 7 on 22nd October......
DBC bought by Iceland directors - Date: 05/06/2009
DBC Foodservice has been bought by three directors of the Iceland retail group......
Sun claim new OpenSolaris is much faster than Linux - Date: 04/06/2009
Sun Microsystems have made changes to their latest release of OpenSolaris that they claim make it much faster than the latest release of Linux......
EC to shape the development of communications sector - Date: 03/06/2009
The European parliament is set to introduce new regulations that will shape the development of the communications sector in Europe......
New report reveals contract logistics top players - Date: 27/05/2009
Transport Intelligence is pleased to announce today its annual rankings of the largest contract logistics operators......
Virgin test 200Mbps network - Date: 26/05/2009
Virgin Media has started testing a 200Mbps network service......
Logistics buyers care more about quality than price - Date: 22/05/2009
UK firms say honesty, quality and responsiveness are the top qualities they look for in logistics partners......
Server Market at Crossroads - Date: 21/05/2009
For the first time, more than half the number of server units shipped will have a virtualisation component......
UK boards are investing in IT innovation - Date: 20/05/2009
Savvy UK boards are investing in IT innovation to drive their business out of recession... ...
Micro Focus continues acquisition strategy - Date: 13/05/2009
Micro Focus has acquired application development company Borland......
Recession hitting lorry numbers - Date: 07/05/2009
Figures due out later are expected to show a dramatic fall in the number of heavy goods vehicles on the UK's roads....
Companies join case against Microsoft for anti-competitive practices - Date: 06/05/2009
Firms join Mozilla and Google in an action to curb Microsoft's dominance of the Internet, bundling IE with Windows......
Hey Big Spender - Date: 29/04/2009
The US looks set to dwarf Europe's spending on high-tech R & D projects amidst calls for the UK to increase its own investment in IT......
Increased fuel duty angers Freight Transport Association - Date: 23/04/2009
Today’s decision to increase fuel duty by two pence per litre (ppl) from September has angered the Freight Transport Association...
Pre-packed quantities deregulation welcomed - Date: 22/04/2009
A new law has deregulated the need to use fixed pack sizes. In future markets will be able to determine the sizes in which products are sold. ...
Oracle to buy Sun - Date: 20/04/2009
Oracle Corporation is to buy Sun Microsystems in a deal worth $9.50 a share, valuing Sun at over $7 billion....
CEVA Target Costs - Date: 09/04/2009
CEVA has set out plans to reduce costs by £141 million by the end of 2009......
Government crackdown on foreign lorries - Date: 03/04/2009
The government is cracking down on the number of foreign lorries that continue to flout UK road laws......
Green Bacon - Date: 01/04/2009
DBC moves ahead with corporate social responsibility objectives......
EU told to 'wake up' - Date: 16/03/2009
EU told to 'wake up' with regard to its IT research and scientific advice....
ISO9001:2008 Awarded - Date: 09/03/2009
CSfD achieve ISO9001 recognition for the third time...
New website goes live! - Date: 27/02/2009
CSfD are pleased to announce the launch of their new look website....
