Beeline Sameday: www.beelinesameday.co.uk Really helpful couriers!
CACI: www.caci.co.uk MapMechanics is now part of CACI – you can find info about allmapdata, Truckstops and Optisite here.
CILT (UK): www.ciltuk.org.uk The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) - Kirsten Tisdale is a Fellow of CILT.
Cold Chain Federation: www.coldchainfederation.org.uk Trade body focused on representing and supporting the interests of the food and drink logistics industry. We're associate members!
Logistics UK: www.logistics.org.uk Trade association representing transport interests - excellent source of information on legal and other issues. We're members!
Health & Safety Exec: www.hse.gov.uk Excellent source of information on load security, manual handling, avoiding slips and falls...
Logistics Partners: www.logisticspartners.co.uk Aricia started working on projects with Logistics Partners in 2010 - Logistics Partners assists companies to maximise the efficiency of their supply chain focusing primarily on the systems employed.
Maptitude: www.caliper.com - we are now using Maptitude from Caliper for logistics projects which require mapping and offering training, but this link will take you straight through to Caliper's site so you can read about the software for yourself.
Metcheck: www.metcheck.com Interesting weather site. This is our favourite page - what's the chance of particular weather at different times of year - surprisingly accurate.
Moneypenny: www.moneypenny.co.uk We regard them as part of our team ...and they answer our phones better than we would!
Office of National Statistics: www.statistics.gov.uk All sorts of useful data on inflation, retail sales, productivity at a national level...
Returnloads.net: www.returnloads.net Connects courier companies and haulage companies to freight forwarders, manufacturers and commercial businesses, and vice versa. Have a look at this industry info page - try the fuel efficiency guide - unless you wrote it, you'll learn something!
RSA: www.thersa.org The RSA aims to strengthen, empower and mobilise networks to work together in taking on today’s most pressing social challenges and to produce real social change - Kirsten is a Fellow.
SHD Logistics: www.shdlogistics.com - excellent industry magazine and organiser of the SHD Logistics Conference and the Logistics Awards.
Storage Equipment Safety Service: www.sess.co.uk Slightly damaged racking ...not a problem? Think again!
Tableau: www.tableau.com Interactive data visualisation software for business intelligence.
Tatra Register UK: www.tatra-register.org.uk What we get up to in some of our spare time!
Transport Operator: www.transportoperator.co.uk Excellent journal concentrating on the nitty gritty of road transport - do sign up for the hard copy as you then get the benefit of Simpson Says - one of the best commentaries on the industry.