Logistics
News
STEMS monitors temperature-controlled shipments in clinical trials – 17-Feb-2010
Almac's STEMS equips clinical supply professionals with all crucial shipment temperature reports.
Univar to buy Quaron Group – 12-Feb-2010
Belgian chemical distributor Univar is strengthening its presence in Benelux and France with the acquisition of the Quaron Group for an undisclosed sum.
Coldpack introduces Airliner insulation material – 8-Feb-2010
A new insulating film material for cost-effective temperature-controlled pharmaceutical transit packaging is being introduced in the UK by Coldpack.
Thermal pouch protects medicines in transit – 3-Feb-2010
Coldpack’s inflatable thermal envelope for transporting small temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical items is available in three sizes of one, three and five litres.
Penn Pharma upgrades hq and invests in inventory management system – 4-Nov-2009
Penn Pharma, a leading UK bioscience company, has completed the first phase of its £12m five-year expansion programme by investing £315,000 in upgrading its site at Tredegar in Wales and improving transport access. In addition, the company has invested £350,000 in a new inventory management system.
Technical
Drive out theft in transit – 10-Feb-2010
With thefts of high value cargo on the rise many logistics companies could take more security measures to counter action by criminal gangs
Time for a systems upgrade? – 4-Feb-2010
The economy may not be booming, but while business is slow Alex Mills, Chess Logistics Technology, argues that there is no better time to review logistics performance and invest in new warehouse systems
Secure supply lines – 7-Mar-2009
A new international track and trace pilot has shown that electronic product codes can be used to make the supply chain more secure
A route to lower costs – 7-Mar-2009
In this volatile economic climate, Purvinder Tesse, logistics director at freight forwarder FCL UK, provides some tips on avoiding the hidden costs of international transport
Specialist storage capacity at Almac in Northern Ireland gets a boost – 19-Feb-2009
Almac Clinical Service has added 1,277m³ of storage capacity at its EU headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland to meet increased demand for cold-chain and controlled clinical supply storage from biotech and pharma companies.
Events
EURO ID 2010 – 2-Mar-2010
4 - 6 May 2010
Cologne, Germany
Jobs & People
New NYK Logistics pharma sales director – 16-May-2008
Global integrated supply chain solutions provider NYK Logistics has appointed Rachel Williams as its new sales director of pharmaceutical & healthcare.