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The future of freight transport in the UK28 April 2009

The question might well be posed: What is the road ahead for the UK’s road freight industry? Battered by cost increases due to the oil price, falling trade volumes and now the announcement in Alastair Darling’s 2009 budget that there is to be a regular series of further fuel tax increases, the indus  More

If There Ever Was A Time To Smash A Few Taboos...09 February 2009

Crisis... recession... depression... whatever word you use to describe the state of the global economy right now, the fact is that the world is a very different place to the one we lived in a year ago, and profitability is no longer the name of the game. Survival is.  More

Carbon Emissions: Britain Set to Lead The Way?22 January 2009

An up-beat picture of a cleaner and greener Britain in 20 years' time, with the rest of the world acknowledging the UK's championing role in carbon reduction initiatives, is being painted by field-leading consultants and software developers Barloworld Optimus.  More

Impact of Credit Crunch on your Forecast22 December 2008

At first glance you may be thinking the impact is going to be felt company wide and we just need to change the Company growth rate factor from a positive number to a ‘finger in the air’ negative one for say next 18 months. Job done, well that was easy now where are the golf clubs!!  More

Award Underlines No Excuse for not Going Green10 December 2008

“Sustainability and cost-cutting do go hand-in-hand, and there’s no excuse now for using cost as a get-out for not going green...!” So says software developer Barloworld Optimus whose carbon emissions tool CAST-CO2 played a key role in a significant contract win and an internationally-recognised  More

Optimiza makes Kwik-Fit's Supply Chain Fitter04 December 2008

"We now have a resilient and industry-leading supply chain that enables us to continue growing in the UK and to manage our costs better in the future" says Chris Bosworth, Kwik-Fit's Marketing and Business Development Director.  More

China Hears Carbon Message27 November 2008

Fears that China’s pre-Olympics carbon reduction initiatives were little more than a Games-related PR exercise have been dashed as observers note that far from reverting to previous practices, the Chinese government has heard the carbon message and is actively promoting a new responsibility towards  More

Global Downturn Sparks 'Era of Opportunity' For US Industry03 November 2008

While the fall-out from the continuing global economic downturn is hitting many companies hard, Chicago-based software developer and supply chain consultancy Barloworld Optimus reckons that US industry will emerge stronger and better equipped to face the future than if the recession had never happen  More