Every year, containers of goods arrive relentlessly at distribution centres before being opened and tipped and stowed. Opening involves removing the seal, a bolt or bolts of steel that secure the latches of a freight container preventing the doors from being opened by thieves in transit. At a busy DC, this can be something that needs doing multiple times a day and, if you are using long handled bolt croppers for this job, the stress on the bodies of some members of your cargo reception crew can be excruciating.

Having first produced a Merridale Fuel Management System in 1994, to be used in conjuction with Avery Berkel and then later Gilbarco commercial fuel pumps, Merridale soon felt it needed to create its own brand identity for refuelling and introduced the Merridale Auditor range.

Peak season 2023 was challenging for UK retailers. Cost of living concerns dented consumer confidence, whilst global supply chain problems led to delays and cost increases for retailers. While these issues lie outside the control of any business, continued inefficiency in last mile delivery undermined both customer experience and profitability. 

Almost all independent haulage companies are family businesses. Their success is built on core values including customer service, a sense of fairness and hard work. But when it comes to choosing a transport management system, is there a provider who shares your family values?

Les Searle Group has taken a significant step to boost its in-house repair and maintenance operations by partnering with workshop equipment experts Totalkare to install items that will optimise the maintenance of their extensive fleet of excavators, dumper trucks, tractor trailers with low loaders and bulldozers.

Wilcomatic is pleased to be the authorised distributor of high specification Otto Christ commercial vehicle and car wash systems across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Already featured at last year’s Commercial Vehicle show at the NEC Birmingham, Otto Christ’s latest gantry wash system, the NOVA, has more advanced features compared to the outgoing Magnum and Taurus ranges and maintains the legendary reliability of the German manufacturer.