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When people think of courier services, they tend to picture routine deliveries of business documents. That, however, is only part of the story. Every day is different in the courier industry and many deliveries pose unique challenges. Some deliveries are downright surprising, and some even save lives. Medical deliveries Medical equipment, organs for use in…
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It’s common for people to underestimate the scale and importance of the logistics industry. Every day of the year, it’s this industry that ensures the efficient flow of goods, within the UK and internationally. Across the economy, almost every type of business depends on logistics for its continued operation. Without logistics, materials wouldn’t reach factories,…
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Companies of all sizes and across a huge range of industries need to move materials and goods, whether over short distances or across the globe. Without the proper inventory management and transportation, raw materials wouldn’t make it to the factories and goods wouldn’t make it to warehouses, retail outlets and customers. For companies that don’t…
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A survey of 421 leading companies by Deloitte, one of the world’s “Big Four” professional services networks, provides overwhelming evidence that better supply chain management translates directly into higher profits. Deloitte categorised the companies in the survey based on the efficiency of their supply chains. It found that of the companies with strong supply chain…
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Potential UK Delays from RMT Strike Transport union RMT have announced that some members intend to commence strike action for one week from Tuesday 24th September. Although RMT are integrated within networks we utilise, detailed plans are being implemented to keep service disruption to a minimum, and to resolve the current dispute with the union.…
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The UCS booking portal offers a field for “recipient email” entry. Previously this field generated a tracking and information email to the consignee once the consignment had been collected from the shipper premises. This has been improved and now the recipient will also receive an email to confirm their consignment has been delivered with full…
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Today we tested importing data files of consignments for customers shipping large volume of multi pick orders. We can now import files for multi piece consignments and provide the labels in batches according to pick lists of items to be picked and not just in lists according to the delivery address. This offers a major…
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On Wednesday 28th August we were asked to provide a quote for collecting a huge server rack from a data storage site in the USA on the following day the 29th. We needed to get a vehicle on the site the following day with 2 men to meet an engineer to collect the 500kg, 2m…
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We have recently improved the manner in which our UCS shipping labels are produced. Previously we were using HDML and images to render the labels and now we are using PDF. We have introduced this as the PDF provides us with better control of the page formats and this offers us better quality to the…
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Welcome to the new UCS site. We are excited to unveil our new homepage which will went live Monday 19th August and we hope that you benefit from the improvements that have been made. The purpose is to better highlight the various services we provide and to make access and more user friendly. These changes…
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The Connected Santa program is back this Christmas and will run for two weeks beginning on Monday 12th December. All the support last year made the event a huge success. Everyone involved is hoping this will surpass last years performance. Cisco set up a video link so children in one of several hospitals can meet…
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Bracknell Town FC host another New Years Eve Party!!! See below and any interest email as per below or go to the website www.bracknelltownfc.com “It’s that time of year again where we start thinking about the New Year’s Eve celebrations! As most of you know we’ve hosted a very succesful event over the last 2 years,…
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Sleeping Beauty Xmas Activity Day 10th December 1330-1830 at the Macdonald Windsor Hotel, 23 High Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LH All children welcome to the party and panto provided by Sebastian’s Action Trust. If you have children who wish to come or would like further info please contact Jane Gates on 01344 622500
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Santa Run Sunday 4th December, 2011 – 10am Virginia Water, Surrey Our annual Santa Run is a great way to start the festive season. We will provide the Santa suits at the start and the refreshments at the finish, all you have to do is sign up with your friends and walk, jog or run…
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The X-Factor charity single ‘Hero’ has become the fastest selling charity record of the decade selling over 300,000 copies in it’s first week, and Bracknell based courier company The UCS Group had a big part to play in it’s success! When radio pluggers Hungry and Woods were given the task of delivering the song to…
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UCS are proud to be able to assist with sponsorship for Tilehurst Gymnastics Club’s local competition. Tilehurst Gymnastics Club was started in January 2009 and currently has over 300 members aged 3+ in the club section and 250 in the extracurricular schools section. They often compete in Regional competitions and at an invitational comp this weekend they…
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UCS answer the call from Marco Pierre White to give troops the perfect taste of Christmas! When he decided to show his support for the troops in Iraq by cooking them Christmas dinner, celebrity chef extraordinaire Marco Pierre White had only two concerns…firstly, would he get shot?! And secondly, how on earth could he get enough fresh…
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International logistics specialists UCS are proud to announce their support for the National Centre for Domestic Violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to mark the start of the month long campaign, the National Centre for Domestic Violence are working with acclaimed artist Adelaide Damoah and hosting a unique art exhibition to lift…
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UCS Pull Out All The Stops for the Arch to Arc Bike Ride International logistics specialists UCS went above and beyond the call of duty last week when they supported a group of challengers from the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer as they biked from London’s Marble Arch to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Driver…
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Celebrities and residents joined forces at a charity curry party to raise money for the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer on Tuesday 19thOctober. The bash at restaurant Le Raj, in Epsom Downs, was attended by names such as Chris Tarrant, Eamonn Holmes, Shane Richie and James Whale himself. Mr Tarrant led the auction of…
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