Liam Widdowson has been appointed General Manager of DK Fulfilment (DKF) Ltd’s multi-user logistics facility in the West Midlands. Liam is an experienced logistics professional and has held senior roles at Culina and Wincanton. He joins DKF from cosmetics company, Beiersdorf. He commented: …
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Collecting benefits?
By using their own returning delivery vehicles to collect products bound for their warehouses from their suppliers are retailers really improving supply chain efficiency, asks William Walker. There is a growing trend within retail supply chains for retailers to collect orders bound for their …
Body care specialist outsources to Walker Logistics
Boozi Body Care – manufacturer of a range of cocktail-inspired hand and body creams and washes – has outsourced its B2B and B2C supply chain processes to Berkshire-based Walker Logistics. Walker will provide picking, packing, kitting and fulfillment services for Boozi Body Care’s online sales and …
3PL is just what Dr Will’s ordered
To keep pace with growing online and retailer orders for its range of ketchups and sauces, London-based Dr Will’s has appointed Walker Logistics to manage its downstream B2B and B2C logistics operations. Dr Will’s had previously handled order fulfilment in-house but, with sales increasing, …
TUPE regulations are unsuited to needs of SME logistics service providers
As they stand, the TUPE regulations are unsuited to the needs of small and medium-sized logistics service providers and are unhelpful to employees too, says William Walker of Walker Logistics. The TUPE Regulations - or the ‘Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006’ - …
Cubitts benefit from Walker’s supply chain vision
London-based spectacle and sunglasses manufacturer and retailer, Cubitts, has outsourced key parts of its UK supply chain to Berkshire-based Walker Logistics. Founded in 2012, Cubitts produces a range of stylish men’s and women’s frames which it retails from outlets in some of the capital’s most …
More awards success for Walker Logistics
Fast growing supply chain solutions specialist, Walker Logistics, collected its second major industry award of the year when it was announced as the winner in the Operations SME category at the Logistics Awards, held recently at London’s Grange St Paul’s hotel. Walker had to beat off stiff …
Access offers Rapid WMS deployment for 3PLs
Delta Rapid, a new pre-configured Warehouse Management System (WMS) from leading supply chain software provider Access UK, can be installed and operational in 7 weeks. This means third party logistics (3PL) companies can now realise the immediate benefits of accuracy and eliminate manual order …
Logistics company will bring iconic WW2 aircraft ‘home’
Logistics services company Walker Logistics is undertaking a unique project to commemorate the role that the Berkshire village where it is based played in World War 2. Membury Airfield – where Walker Logistics’ 200,000 sq ft multi-user warehouse is sited – was the departure point for hundreds of …
