SCALA News

SCALA has seen a significant growth in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity over the past year, with it now accounting for 30% of its business activity. In the last year 11 M&A projects have been undertaken with seven different businesses, which has resulted in a two-fold increase in revenue from M&A related work, when compared […]

SCALA Director Dave Howorth offers his thoughts: In recent years the disruption that we have seen in our global supply chains has been at historic levels. The triple whammy of Brexit, Coronavirus and geopolitical discord in Eastern Europe, that has culminated in all-out war in the region, has exacted a pressure on supply chains unseen

Supply chains need to be flexible to minimise potential disruption caused by China’s regional lockdown. SCALA Director Phil Reuben explains: “With stay-home orders being given across the economic hubs of China including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Jilin, we are facing significant pressure on global supply chains, with China accounting for about 12% of global trade. “Congestion

SCALA has expanded its global presence with a string of recent international projects.  Through a combination of client referrals and a growing international reputation from successful projects, SCALA’s global presence has increased significantly, with international business projects having more than doubled when compared to pre-Covid levels. The business has recently delivered work in countries such

SCALA Executive Director Rob Wright was delighted to present the Award for Environmental Improvement to Hermes at the CILT Awards for Excellence held on 17th March 2022. This was a really inspiring evening: fantastic to be able to meet up with so many industry peers and friends after such a long time and we were proud to be sponsoring

SCALA Executive Director Rob Wright will be speaking at the forthcoming Logistics UK Supply Chain Resilience conference, sponsored by Quincus, to be held on 30th March 2022. David Wells, Chief Executive of Logistics UK, comments: “Supply Chain Resilience will be an essential event for all senior business leaders involved in logistics, helping them to prepare their

SCALA are delighted to be sponsoring and presenting the Environmental Impact Category Award at the CILT Awards for Excellence on 17th March 2022. As well as a great opportunity to meet with industry peers after a long time away from physical events, we are excited to be sponsoring such an important Category at the Awards: there are so

Despite increasing pressures to improve their carbon footprint, particularly following the COP26 conference, many organisations still do not have a sustainability strategy in place. From surveying business leaders across the grocery and homeware industries, our research found that nearly half of homeware organisations surveyed (40%) do not have a sustainability strategy in place at all,

SCALA, a leading international consultancy providing independent expertise in supply chain and logistics, has appointed Juliette Pitt as its new International Business Executive. Juliette has been hired to co-ordinate business development between SCALA China and SCALA UK. In her new role, Juliette, who speaks fluent Mandarin, will work closely with the teams from both geographical