Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced proposals for current excise alcohol law and procedures to be simplified and rationalised. HMRC’s stated plan in “pre-consultation” is to transform how businesses transact with HMRC across the alcohol taxes by: simplifying tax across …
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The ‘Voice the Logistics Industry’ at IMHX 2016
The ‘Voice the Logistics Industry’ at IMHX One of the attractions at the forthcoming IMHX Exhibition (NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September) will be the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Pavilion. Prominently located within Hall 9 of the NEC, the UKWA Pavilion will showcase the …
UKWA comments on BREXIT
EU referendum comment by Peter Ward, chief executive officer of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) This morning, the world looks like a very different place. A vote to leave the EU was not what we – or most of the pundits - were expecting. Indeed, UKWA polls have consistently shown …
UKWA Awards for Warehousing 2016 finalists announced
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced the finalists for each category in this year’s UKWA Awards for Warehousing. The overall winner of each category will be announced at UKWA’s Awards for Warehousing Lunch, which takes place at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday July …
Walker Logistics Water carrier
Water-In-A-Box, a company that, as its name suggests, provides a range of mineral waters in eco-friendly carton-type packaging, has instructed Berkshire-based Walker Logistics to manage its B-2-B and B-2-C supply chains. The contract had previously been outsourced to one of the UK’s largest …
Putting the case for ‘beds and sheds’
If the logistics industry is to meet the needs of a rapidly changing society, it must overcome the prejudices of policy makers and planners at all levels of Government who have traditionally considered residential and logistics properties incompatible neighbours. The key to this process will be …
New online sports nutrition brand outsources order fulfilment
Walker Logistics has been awarded the contract to fulfill online orders for a new range of nutritional supplements developed to improve the performance of amateur and professional athletes and other sports enthusiasts. Marketed under the Nulife brand, the supplements will be launched this spring …
Walker Logistics announces key appointments
Berkshire-based fulfilment specialist, Walker Logistics, has announced that it has expanded its senior management team with three key appointments. Jo Denton has taken on the role of General Manager – a promotion from her previous position as the company’s Head of Business Management. Jo will …
Voice of the Logistics Industry plays key role at Multimodal
One of the attractions at the forthcoming Multimodal Exhibition (NEC, Birmingham, 10-12 May) will be the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Pavilion. With over 650 member companies, UKWA is the ‘Voice of the Logistics Industry’. The UK’s leading trade association dedicated to the …
