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Inflation. The weekly shop. Petrol prices. Household energy bills. Trouble a’t mill, as they say. Or, more accurately, uncertainty in the halls of the Palace of Westminster. As pundits predict that shocked households will rein in their spending, retailers and manufacturers are feeling wrong-footed. We’re not far enough on from the pandemic lockdowns that there’s […]

In the last few months, the government has revealed its Net Zero Strategy (just in time for COP26 in November 2021) and launched the Plastic Packaging Tax (April 2022). You can bet there’s more to come! As a 3PL business working at the leading edge of logistics, we’re acutely aware that our activities might have […]

At last, after 2 years of restrictions, December 2022 will see a return to big family get-togethers and high street shopping. Unfortunately, experts are suggesting it might also be a time of recession. Rising energy, petrol and food prices, the uncertainty of war, plus the lingering presence of COVID-19 – these will take their toll […]

In many ways, Dangerous Goods are like all other items that pass through our warehouses. Everything we handle belongs to a class of goods, each of which has its own requirements for storage, packaging, packing and despatch. Dangerous Goods pose a risk to people, environments and stock belonging to other businesses. So, there’s a lot […]

Print technology has created brilliant opportunities for our clients to create beautiful promotional marketing assets that are more environmentally-friendly than they’ve ever been. One of our print partners, B&D Print Services, has shared how they’ve embraced best practice and innovation in the very materials and processes used. Bear these in mind as you’re planning your […]

Social value is becoming more important in government and local government tendering as we seek, as a sector, to enhance and measure the positive impact of a project on the wider community. As a fulfilment partner working with the public and private sectors, we’re deep-diving into this as a major piece of work right now. […]