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How to Choose the Right Pallet Size for Your Shipping Needs
According to the Freedonia Group, there are now over four billion pallets in use across the globe. International shipping accounts for 90% of the world's trade. Much of that trade requires palletisation. The pallets used in shipping come in a vast array of...
A Guide to Freight Forwarding and Worldwide Supply Chain Logistics
International shipping moves about 90% of the world trade. In fact, about 481.8 million tonnes of freight pass through the UK ports each year. Managing your supply chain logistics is a vital part of the successful management of your business. When your...
End To End Supply Chain Provision From LTS Global Solutions
Fortoak, the UK’s leading supplier of labels, till rolls, paper bags and speciality raw materials, has built its reputation on exceptional levels of customer service. Supplying an extensive range of premium quality products and services to OEMs, distributors,...
Brexit and the Haulage Industry: What Are the Potential Negative Impacts?
On the 23rd of June, 2016, the United Kingdom shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union. Despite over two years passing, the UK has still not officially left the union. The UK is officially set to leave on the 29th of March, 2019. Despite this date...
Top 3 Time-Saving Tips for Preparing Pallets for Amazon FBA Delivery
Are your pallets being rejected by Amazon's distribution centres? Have you lost money repackaging or replacing lost inventory? Errors in packing, stacking and labelling all cause entire pallet-loads of goods to be rejected by the strict warehouses. This leads to...
Why HGVs Are Crucial to the UK Retail Sector
The United Kingdom retail sector is a massive industry. In fact, UK retail industry sales landed at nearly £366 billion in 2017. This makes the UK retail sector a crucial part of the economy. And heavy goods vehicles, or HGVs, keep the retail sector running...
4 Reasons to Use a Heavy Goods Vehicle: The Business Owner’s Guide
While lots of consumers prefer the treat of free shipping, it's not always as easy a decision for companies as it might seem to consumers. When you cover shipping costs as a company, you could be taking a huge bite out of your profit margins. Instead of losing money...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Product Distribution: The Business Owner’s Guide
The best product in the world isn't worth much if it never reaches a customer. That's why distribution forms one of the four pillars of the marketing mix. Without effective distribution, your product is the proverbial tree falling in the forest. No one will ever be on...
Value-Added Service: Top 5 Benefits of Using UK-Based Logistic Services
Are you a business owner looking for a value-added service in your industry? You should consider hiring a logistics service to help your company deliver your products! The logistics industry in the UK is worth over USD 118.3 billion and for a good reason. Logistics...
Brexit – What are we doing?
Regardless of your political views, which way you voted or even if you did, in one way or another we’re all going to be affected by it we just don’t know by how much. It’s not something we openly discuss in the office mainly because of the many differing views and...
