Amazon was forced to halt construction of a Connecticut distribution center again after an eighth noose was found on the site in just a month, The internet sales giant shut down building work on its new fulfillment center in Windsor, Connecticut on Wednesday after the discovery was made. It previously paused work on May 19 … Read more
Several energy suppliers are at risk of collapse after struggling to pay back cash owed to distribution networks, a source from a challenger supplier has told This is Money exclusively. Those who owe money to the networks also have to pay a hefty 8 per cent interest on top of their original bill, leaving some … Read more
The World Health Organization chief on Monday warned that the world was on the brink of a ‘catastrophic moral failure’ on distributing vaccines which were mostly ‘hoovered up’ by wealthy countries. During WHO’s week-long executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lamented that Guinea received a mere 25 vaccine doses while over 39million jabs have been … Read more
Conservationists have drafted the first ever global map of bee diversity to help track the distribution of populations of the vital pollinators. There are some 20,000 individual species of bee presently living on Earth — but accurate, compiled data on their distribution had been lacking. Researchers from China, Singapore and the US analysed and validated … Read more
Ocado’s distribution hub plans halted by locals: Online grocer wanted to build depot next to school playground By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 21:53 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 14 October 2020 Ocado has been dealt a blow after residents in North London successfully halted plans to build a distribution hub … Read more
‘Multiple’ Tesco workers are infected with coronavirus at vast distribution centre where 1,800 staff supply 318 stores Livingston Distribution Centre in West Lothian said ‘small number’ test positive Warehouse supplies 318 Tesco branches across Scotland, England and Ireland Around 3.6million boxes of produce reportedly pass through centre each week By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Fourteen B&Q staff test positive for coronavirus at a distribution centre – as Sky TV call centre in Cardiff is closed after three workers were infected DIY company said virus had effected workers at the warehouse in South Marston Other colleagues were informed of the result through track and trace system Swindon currently has one … Read more
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have visited an Asda distribution centre to thank staff who have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, met some of the 700 workers at the Asda centre in Bristol on Thursday, as well as drivers and those based at nearby stores. Staff told … Read more
Amazon warehouses ‘are prime sites for coronavirus’: Workers at two distribution plants fear the bug will thrive there because of a lack of hand sanitisers and non-enforcement of social distancing among staff Amazon’s business is booming as shop closures have seen orders surge online But a worker in Doncaster said lack of space means they … Read more