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Britain’s best attended road transport event to mark quarter-century of keeping business on the move

SMMT

Were just two months away from the Commercial Vehicle Show and as we celebrate its 25th anniversary as the UKs largest trade show for road freight, transport and logistics, its clear how much the Show has changed over the past quarter century. The latest SMMT data published today shows the UK produced more than 6,900 CVs last month, down -41.5%

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Social distancing, swipe cards and shift patterns: the changing face of warehouses post-Coronavirus

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The impact of COVID-19 on economies around the world has resulted in massive increases in redundancies, wiping out much of the positive growth since 2008. We are currently witnessing a time of unparalleled polarisation within different sections of the global economy.

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The Thorold Multimodal Hub doubles in size with addition of new 170-acre property

Canadian Manufacturing

The newly-acquired property adds 170 acres of land and over 500,000 square feet of warehouse space, creating room for industrial, manufacturing and logistics businesses to locate, grow or build new facilities. The new addition is a former automotive parts plant, which closed its doors in 2008.

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Driving a better world: Transaid and the UK road transport industry

SMMT

About 45 transport and logistics students attended the talks which were organised by the Transaid Coordinator at NIT. Kibble started in the industry as a truck driver, before establishing his own logistics company in 1999, which was incorporated to Matthew Kibble Transport in 2004.

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DELO Appoints Two New Managing Directors

i4.0 today

In 2008, after several years in product management and business development at Siemens, he moved to product management at DELO. Since 2015, he has been responsible for production, logistics and quality management. Karl Bitzer and Christian Walther, two extremely experienced and valued colleagues, will succeed him.”

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Mutual Synergies: How Leasing and Electric Vehicles Can Drive Growth in Tandem

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

dip in global car sales in 2020, a more significant slide than during the financial crisis of 2008. For instance, Shenzhen (China) has electrified 100% of its taxis and municipal buses with the share of EVs in the city’s logistics fleet having grown to 35% during 2015-2020.

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Winning Irish Exporter of the Year: Combilift’s CEO Talks About the Global Market

Fabricating & Metal Work

Our logistics team of over 30 people ensures that from pre-delivery inspections through final testing and shipping, everything runs smoothly. The only downturn we’ve experienced in the last 26 years was during the financial crisis of 2008/09; every other year has seen continued growth. Innovation has been key to our success.

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