Supply chain specialist Gist is expanding its primary business into Europe with the acquisition of G Van Dongen Holdings BV, a European temperature-controlled transport operator comprising of seven companies based in the Netherlands and Spain.
Helping US pork producers understand the cost drivers behind their supply chain has won Gist Consulting Manager John Cowburn the prestigious title of CAST User of the Year, 2005.
Supply chain specialist Gist has won a new £50m contract with high street giant Woolworths to manage a new strategically important Distribution Centre on behalf of the retailer.
At the Retail Week Award ceremony, Monday 1st March, Gist and Marks & Spencer were announced as the winners of the Retail Technology Solutions Award for the implementation of RFID.
At an award ceremony held on Thursday 21 October 2004, leading supply chain specialist Gist won the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport’s (UK) Annual Award for Excellence in Environmental Improvement and Safety for its innovative work in employee safety.