Safe Storage: What Should You Look For?
One of the most important aspects to remember is whether your provider offers safe storage for your stock and runs an operation which goes above and beyond to achieve outstanding health and safety levels.
Entries by The Source Partnership
Behind Barnes: Transport Manager
Keeping things running smoothly at Barnes Logistics is a challenging but a thoroughly rewarding task for our Midlands Transport Manager, Laurence Gray. We recently caught up with Laurence about his roles, career journey and his recommendations for others looking to join the industry… 1. What does your role as Midlands Transport Manager entail? My main responsibility […]
Rochdale Storage – The Ideal Solution
Rochdale: storage’s ideal solution. As experienced warehousing and logistics providers, we’ve put a huge amount of effort over the years as our business has grown into where our headquarters should be based. What space offers value for money and return for our customers? Does the warehouse provide the very best in safety? Which location will […]
Roadside Littering: Protecting Our Country
With climate change and the rapidly-shifting natural environment a trending topic at the moment, we felt it would be pertinent to discuss roadside littering, its effects and what should be put in place to prevent it. As a logistics company, we spend a huge amount of time on the road and with that in mind, […]
Self-Driving Lorries: Could Public Fear Help Our Industry?
Automated, self-driving lorries have been a contentious topic which have grown from rumour to near-reality in recent years. We’ve voiced our concerns about the introduction of semi-autonomous vehicles when the planned ‘platooning’ technique was announced last year – from the decrease in road safety to the threats to employment. But it seems that it is […]
Behind Barnes: Human Resources
As part of our Behind Barnes campaign, we recently caught up with Toni Gilmore, to find out all about her position as an HR Assistant at Barnes Logistics… What does your role as HR Assistant entail, Toni? My main duties include making sure all legal documents (such as Drivers Licence etc.) and training is up to […]
How Will a No Deal Brexit Affect Just In Time Logistics?
The Brexit negotiations have taken more twists and turns than anyone could have imagined when the vote to leave the EU was announced back in 2016. With deals going nowhere and extensions to talks, it’s given business leaders even more time to think about how Brexit will affect their industry. We’re already seeing the more […]
Best Storage in Manchester
When it comes to selecting the best storage warehouse for your businesses’ products, decision makers must take a number of factors into account. Here at Barnes Logistics, we offer a secure warehouse, a range of flexible storage solutions and the implementation of JIT (Just In Time) Logistics strategies is there a better place to start […]
Behind Barnes: Transport Planner
This year, we’ll be taking a look behind the scenes at Barnes Logistics and shining the spotlight on the people who make our business the success it is. From our professional drivers to HR managers, it takes a large team to ensure we deliver the highest quality Just In Time logistics services to our clients. […]
Success For HGV Safety Perception
As professional drivers, our careers chronically face interrogation from the media and other motorists. Issues surrounding accidents, incidents, emissions and vehicle specification have the most volume amongst news coverage and encourage a negative perception of the drivers and the industry that they are tirelessly committed to. To some extent this concern is understandable; naturally every […]