Executive Director Dave Howorth looks at how businesses can best support their staff. Labour shortages have been an ongoing issue in warehousing, with a 2022 CILT survey suggesting that over four-fifths (86%) of companies experienced operative shortages in the previous two years. This is only set to be exacerbated this golden quarter, with warehouse operative …
SCALA has appointed a new executive director to help drive the business’ future direction and strategic growth. With an extensive resume spanning roles at organisations from DHL and Galderma to Sika and Deloitte, Scott Whiffin brings a wealth of supply chain expertise and experience to benefit our existing and future clientele. He also brings valuable …
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SCALA has appointed an experienced Turkish consultant to lead projects for clients looking to undertake operations in Turkey. The strategic partnership will expand the business’ expert international offering, which already spans countries such as Australia, China and the US. SCALA Turkey is designed to support UK and continental European companies with their operations in Turkey, …
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SCALA has run Supply Chain Best Practice Forums in the Grocery and Home Appliance sectors for many years where we bring together senior delegates on a quarterly basis to share their knowledge and experience with others in the industry. The first meeting of SCALA’s new Best Practice Forum for small- and medium-sized 3PLs on 12th …
SCALA’s Rob Wright and Dave Howorth were delighted to attend the CILT (UK) Awards for Excellence on 28th September and proud to present the award for Environmental Improvement to the winners, Menzies Distribution. A fantastic evening celebrating an amazing industry and a huge well done to all the winners and nominees !
Research with manufacturers, retailers, and 3PLs across a range of sectors has highlighted that many have already invested significantly in warehouse automation, including over a third (35%) currently having between £1m and £5m invested, while a significant 28% have over £5m invested. Our latest report on the rise of robotics and automation in the supply …
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This year’s 20th Anniversary Supply Chain Debate on “The Next Ten Years in Supply Chain” provided a huge wealth of valuable information and opinion from our six expert speakers. We’ve put together a video of the highlights from all our speakers that day which you can watch here:
Global supply chain and logistics consultancy, SCALA, has announced its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The strategic move is set to support long-term business sustainability, enhance collaboration with clients and empower employees to become more involved in the development of the business. Following the transition, which took place on 1 August 2023, 87.5% …
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Staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to 81% of businesses within the manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries. According to our new ‘Robotics and Automation report’, over half of businesses are planning to invest in warehouse innovations to overcome labour shortages and rising e-commerce demands. Individual case or item picking systems top the list …
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SCALA has facilitated two supply chain best practice forums for Grocery and Home Appliance suppliers for over a decade, bringing together director-level delegates to share industry best practice and enable learning and collaboration in a perpetually changing marketplace. Through this outlet, members have been able to enhance their understanding of trends, developments and regulations, with …
