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Logistics consultancy Davies & Robson has helped market- leading access equipment hire company Lavendon to improve the operating effi ciency of its collection and delivery service within the UK and Germany. A key part of the operation is the collection and delivery of powered access equipment, ranging from small scissor lifts to large self-propelled cherry pickers. Transport is undertaken by an in-house fl eet of 124 vehicles and 70+ contractors. To improve the effi ciency of its transport operations, Lavendon brought in Davies & Robson to provide specialist advice and support. The company worked with Lavendon to introduce a programme to reduce fuel consumption and improve transport purchasing, including the preparation of new terms and conditions for ‘Approved’, ‘Primary’ and ‘Premier’ contractors. The project also identifi ed Lavendon’s transport controllers as the key to more effective cost management and assisted in the delivery of an in-house training programme. Finally, Davies & Robson made recommendations for improvements to Lavendon’s management information system to monitor depot performance and changes to the accounting systems to support improved transport pricing.
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With operating costs spiralling, manufacturers and retailers are having to face tough cost saving decisions impacting their workforce and suppliers. Are too many ignoring much simpler and less painful ways to cut operating costs because they cannot see how to solve an age old problem, for example the loss and theft of transit equipment? Bill Howie, ceo of ACQSYS thinks this is an issue which few businesses are addressing. Every year manufacturers and retailers are spending more than £200 million of capital replacing stolen transit equipment – cages and stillages and high value items such as beer kegs – to make good losses due to theft or ineffi cient control measures.
“Operating costs are rising every day and management teams need to fi nd ways to trim unnecessary outgoings, but most have not realised the signifi cant savings that can be made very close to home. In the past with transit equipment, which is not seen as ‘high investment’, it has often been seen as simpler to take the loss and replace the equipment, especially with the pressure to get goods delivered on time,” said Howie. To read the rest of this article, please follow this link:
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GENERAL MANAGER National Distribution Centre
Midlands
Our client is a leader in their field and now has an excellent opportunity for a General Manager to run their National Distribution Centre and lead planned expansion.
With senior level management and operational experience of running a NDC supplying over 100 retail outlets nationally and a rapidly growing volume of direct dispatches to customers, you must be a strong motivational leader able to develop and implement warehousing/distribution strategy to maximise efficiency and service levels.
Ideally with an engineering background your additional responsibilities will include the management of a small production unit and the maintenance of quality standards.
Ideally based in the East Midlands and educated to degree level the successful candidate will have every opportunity to develop their career within a well established and hugely successful company. On offer is a highly competitive salary package and a range of additional benefits.
To apply for this role please send your full CV to John Soulsby, SCA Search & Selection, Lletty, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, Powys SY21 0DS or email
JohnSoulsby@SCA-Search.com
For more information prior to applying call John Soulsby on 01938 811931
www.shdlogistics.com Clarke
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