A lorry that had travelled from Ukraine transporting 12 pallets of wine on behalf of Ukrainian Wine Company UK was robbed 1am Monday (13/10) at a CCTV-monitored parking area as the shipment awaited transport on its way from Dover to London. The wineries affected include Kolononist, Grande Vallee and Chateau Chizay.
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The WSTA has added four members to its executive board, with the quartet attending their first board meeting at the Penderyn Distillery in Swansea this week.
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Should companies run their own warehousing IT systems rather than use a provider and how easily
can systems be integrated with other parts of the business? Simon Jack breaks down the fundamentals.
At first glance, the day-to-day logistics of running a bonded warehouse is scarcely of any interest to the wider trade, let alone consumers. Regarded as a prosaic stepping stone in the overall supply chain, firms such as Berry Bros & Rudd (BBR) have been managing these “holding bays” for decades, a regulated space where imported goods that are intended for export can be stored without actually entering the UK market. Duty and VAT payments are deferred until the wine is sold or removed from the bonded warehouse. It’s that simple.
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