Logistics & distribution

Whistl buys Relish business
Whistl has acquired sampling specialist Relish from Kin + Carta as the business, formerly St Ives, wraps up its divesture of non-core operations to become a pure-play DX (digital transformation)...

Thriving through accelerated change
This past year has accelerated change affecting the printing industry. Quadient’s Sof Tsigarides explores driving new revenue streams, enabling production efficiencies and growing existing business.

Protection racket: The shifting sands of liability
Who is responsible if your shipment gets damaged in transit? More importantly, who picks up the tab for reprinting it? Printers should be careful to ensure their work is properly covered.

Wrapped up and hot
There’s a part of the UK printing industry that has been the subject of many millions of pounds worth of investment in recent years, resulting in a massive increase in the available capacity.

Your October & November Printweek has landed. Coming out on the eve of COP26, along with our usual news round up, dominated by M&A, the 'Sustainability Issue' has a definite green hue including a paper wrapping special report...
The issue's cover feature looks at how print can grow back greener by supporting buyers' eco agenda as mega brands and their consumers demand planet-friendly print as a matter of course. The...

Royal Mail trials drone deliveries to remote islands
Royal Mail has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, using drones from Windracers to help better connect remote island...

Whistl to train next generation of HGV drivers
Whistl has launched the Whistl Driver Academy to invest, train, and develop the next generation of HGV drivers for its expanding business.

CMYUK opens new distribution hub
CMYUK has opened a major new national logistics distribution hub in the Midlands capable of holding up to £15m worth of stock and with extended ordering hours for collection, and same and next day...

Whistl expands Parcelhub into Essex and SE London
Whistl has expanded its localised collection service to Essex and south east London through a new collection point located in Basildon.

Whistl secures multiple new customer wins
Whistl has revealed a raft of new customer wins and contract renewals secured across the business in the first half of the year.