The current problems in Logistics It’s no secret that the logistics industry is and will suffer from acute labour shortages now and in the coming years. Over the last 2 years 86% of logistics companies suffered from staff shortages. Picking and packing is the main area that has problems recruiting and retaining staff. The reasons…
Project Pavilion successfully delivered for The Wonder Group by Logistics Improvement Group Ltd. Well, here we are having successfully planned, delivered, and closed project Pavilion for our client The Wonder Group on plan at the end of June 2023 The Wonder Group Management Buy Out, the catalyst for change. Following their MBO in January 2021,…
The economic forecasts for 2023/4 Inflation has begun to fall but it is still well above the target of 2%. However, the Bank of England does expect it to fall rapidly later in the year. Energy prices are still high but are falling and that should filter through to the whole economy during the year.…
Labour and skill shortages Following the Covid pandemic the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK found that 86% of companies were experiencing warehouse staff shortages. People were looking for less physically demanding and more mentally rewarding work in other sectors. As a result, the remaining logistics workforce comes under even more pressure, which in turn…
The world has become a more demanding place. With Covid the growth of online shopping spiked dramatically and whilst it has since fallen back it is still higher than the pre-covid levels. Along with that, the consumers’ expectations have grown too. People expect to be able to buy online and receive their purchase(s) delivered to…
It’s just one thing after another! The easter period from 3rd to 14th April, brings the prospect of a rise in on-line shopping. At the same time, on-going strike action, is putting pressure on the logistics world to be able to source and deliver product, on time. Now add to that the Bank Holidays of…
Not many people give it a thought. The UK has always been a trading nation and to ensure that we can deliver goods abroad and receive goods from abroad we have developed an interconnected logistics sector. Air and sea freight interconnect with road and rail and make sure that the articles we ordered last week…
The year 2022 – A Summary More focussed More Third-Party Logistics companies (3PLs) narrowed their focus and concentrated on industries that aligned more to their strengths. The largest sector is still retail, whilst products for the leisure industries, namely bottled goods, are showing a continued decline. This is, more than likely, linked to the social…
The Covid pandemic created a huge increase in on-line shopping to 37.8% of all retail buying in January 2021. This fell back to 27.7 in August, followed by a pre-Christmas peak of 32.8% in November 2021. Through 2022 it fell back to 24.6% in August and is now climbing again to another pre-Christmas peak already…
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly … We don’t often blow our own trumpet but as it is Christmas, we just wanted to let off a little steam and enjoy telling you this – LIG are proud that a project of ours, with Urban Outfitters, won – The Supply Chain Warehouse Excellence award in 2021.…