Fulfilment

Whistl expands fulfilment reach with £6m warehouse expansion

Logistics and e-commerce fulfilment company Whistl has revealed it will expand its package and parcel fulfilment reach with a £6m investment in its Lutterworth facility in Leicestershire.

Going postal

When the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced members who worked for Royal Mail planned to strike on four different days in August and September it was viewed by many as a minor irritation...

Driving down the cost of e-vehicles

It’s perfectly clear that the direction of travel in automotive – pun intended – is toward zero- emission vehicles. For the present, this means buying electric.

Whistl enjoys acquisitive boost ahead of peak period

Whistl is ramping up for the busiest peak period in its 15-year history as the mail manager reaps the benefits of a push into parcels and machinery investment.

Paragon CC calls time on Jarrow site

Paragon Customer Communications has announced plans to shut its fulfilment site in Jarrow as it consolidates operations across fewer sites.

Cotton Traders acquires Prolog from administration

Catalogue and online clothing retailer Cotton Traders has bought Promotional Logistics out of administration.

Parcelhub launches print distribution service

Parcelhub has added a print distribution service to its offering, enabling printers, publishers, brand managers and advertising agencies to outsource all of their supply chain operations with the...

Prolog managers buy three sites out of admin

Three of Promotional Logistics' six sites have been sold back to former members of the management team.

Parcelhub introduces integrated labels to speed order processing

Parcelhub has introduced an integrated label option that it said will enable retailers, brands and wholesalers to produce picking sheets, packing slips and shipping labels on a single piece of paper.

Prolog meets Christmas rush as admins court buyers

Administrators at Promotional Logistics have reported a high level of interest in the business, which continues to trade while a buyer is sought.

Whistl bolsters fulfilment offering with Spark acquisition

Whistl has continued to grow its fulfilment offering by acquiring privately held fulfilment and contact centre company Spark Ecommerce Group.

Whistl invests and hires at Parcelhub

Whistl has started to expand Parcelhub, the business it acquired in June, after investing in its first automated parcel sortation machine and taking on a new director of business development.