Philip Ashton, CEO of 7bridges, the AI-powered logistics platform While financial services, marketing and eCommerce adopted AI and Machine Learning years ago, the logistics industry and in particular supply chain technology has been slower to digitise. In 2021, the status quo is undergoing a period of disruption. AI-powered logistics and supply chain technologies are fueling…
In response to the news that the government will be introducing grants of up to £7,000 to help households replace gas boilers – Rated People has reported a 28 per cent rise in demand for heat pump installations. An air source heat pump – the most common style of heat pump – could save the…
The need to achieve net zero has accelerated in recent years, with energy-efficient homes and lower heating bills critical to meeting the ambitious 2050 goal. At the same time, sustainability has hit the mainstream and now drives purchasing decisions. These two trends are driving the next generation of smart heating systems, with new functions and…
Screwfix Sprint will offer delivery direct to site within 60 minutes Service is Screwfix’s latest innovation focused on hyper-convenience Launch follows successful trial across Bristol Screwfix, the omni-channel trade retailer, is to launch a rapid delivery service called Screwfix Sprint that will deliver orders direct to site, within 60 minutes. Following a successful trial, Screwfix…
Shoal Group has acquired SWA, a leading supplier of essential cable terminations, fastenings, fixings and tools for the electrical and construction industries, on 1st August 2021. SWA was established in 1988 and is committed to providing top-quality products and services to its customers. It stocks over 8,000 product lines at its 50,000 square foot warehouse…
As shoppers return to the High Street, online sales have fallen for four months in a row, with Amazon and Etsy reporting a marked slowdown in growth. But the e-commerce expert ParcelHero predicts online will level out at a quarter of all retail sales. Shoppers may be flooding back to High Streets and shopping centres,…
LEDVANCE is looking ahead and helping wholesalers to prepare for the new eco-design and energy label regulations by smoothing their path towards technical and legal compliance when specifying LEDVANCE products. The new Single Lighting Regulation (SLR) and Energy Labelling Regulation (ELR) represent the next major step towards efficient and climate-friendly lighting with defined new regulations…
Lee Mallett and Tim Ketterer of Lee Mallet Agencies (East Anglia and Home Counties Sales Agents for WISKA UK Ltd), will be running this year’s London Marathon in support of The British Heart Foundation. The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation that funds research related to heart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors. …
Research and Development, R&D, it gets written about a fair amount so we know it’s important, so what? Over 50,000 SMEs in the UK have claimed research and development tax relief in the past year, but this is significantly under the total £6 billion budget currently set aside by the government (who have committed an…
Firefighters in Bexleyheath are creating a special mindfulness garden at their station to help combat the stresses of the job – with the help of a leading builders merchant. Bexley Fire Station, based on Erith Road, will soon have an additional area where around 50 firefighters will have the chance to relax with colleagues…