DRIVER SHORTAGES CRIPPLING SUPPLY CHAINS

The Chemical Business Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for urgent Government action to resolve the chronic shortage of HGV driver shortages that are creating serious issues and delays in the supply...

WITH BREXIT, COVID, AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVING CHEMICAL LEGISLATION, STICKING WITH A LOGISTICS PROVIDER YOU...

A logistics provider you can trust in times of change We all need no reminder of the turbulence the past 18 months has brought to not just the chemical industry, but industries and countries across...

Wooden pallets – at the heart of sustainable business

To mark EPAL’s 30th anniversary year, Felicity Smith, national secretary for EPAL UK & Ireland, tells us how the pallet - a 60-year-old invention - will form the backbone of the green recovery. The wooden...

The calm after the storm

It is now a legal requirement that every wooden pallet crossing a UK/EU border is ISPM15-certified. Following the dash to source adequate supplies of compliant pallets towards the end of 2020, Felicity Smith, national...

MAJOR INVESTMENTS AT TAN INTERNATIONAL

Tan International, a longstanding supplier of chemicals in Scotland, is geared up for expansion to further support customers in key focus industries including Food & Nutrition, Oil & Gas and Agriculture. Tan International is a...

TRANSPORT COMPANY OVERCOMES THE CHALLENGES POSED BY BREXIT

Without the transport and logistics element of our industry, we’d have no trade. So how has Brexit affected the business at ground level? Here, David Dodd, Regional Director (UK & Ireland) for Suttons International,...

Bowker strengthens its hazardous transport service with new Yorkshire Hazchem territory

WH. Bowker Limited have announced regional expansion of its chemical logistics services by adding their Selby Distribution Centre to the Hazchem Network. The family-owned logistics provider who specialise in the carriage of hazardous goods and...

A strong partnership is crucial for safe chemical transport

Dachser is one of Europe’s largest specialist logistics providers to have developed a bespoke industry solution specifically designed for the chemical industry - Dachser Chem-Logistics. During the entire Covid-19 crisis, Dachser has remained fully...

Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government opens multi-million pound bulks terminal at Teesport

PD Ports is celebrating the official opening of a multi-million pound bulks handling facility at Teesport that marks an important milestone in the revival of the Tees Valley following the collapse of the SSI...

GLOBAL CHEMICAL AND INGREDIENT DISTRIBUTOR PRIDES ITSELF ON LOCAL SERVICE

Univar Solutions framed its ambitions in just one short sentence when it went on the acquisition trail last year. It was and continues to be determined to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical...