GeoPlace, Carolyn Downs

Carolyn Downs ( Chief Executive of the Local Government Association), has been appointed as a new Director and Board Member for GeoPlace LLP.

Richard Mason, GeoPlace’s Managing Director, said: “We are proud that Carolyn has agreed to join the GeoPlace Board. This is an indication of the strategic importance of the partnership to the LGA.

GeoPlace is a 50:50 public sector limited liability partnership between the Local Government Association (LGA) and Ordnance Survey. The GeoPlace Board consists of four Members: two from the Local Government Group and two from Ordnance Survey. Carolyn replaces former LGA Chief Executive Officer John Ransford who was also a GeoPlace Board Member before his departure from the LGA.

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Logistics, Siegrist-Orel, next day delivery, aircraft spares and parts

Siegrist-Orel is providing critical spares to the aerospace industry using fast collection and delivery services from APC Overnight. The local APC East Kent office helps Siegrist-Orel to respond immediately to urgent orders for its high performance cable identification markers and sleeving. The rapid service ensures that planes are off the ground in the shortest time possible.

“APC Overnight’s flexibility enables us to meet customer needs and we can deal with urgent orders easily. This enables us to get our products to our clients in the shortest possible time. In the case of ‘aircraft on ground’ scenarios for aerospace/military customers, we need to guarantee a fast, reliable delivery to our customer,” says Natasha Couzins, Customer Services and Supply Chain Manager.

To manage order fulfilment, the company uses NetDespatch Velocity to book collections and print routing labels. This system also tracks the delivery and provides POD.

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Logistics, APC Overnight, new Chief Executive Officer appointed, Syed Ziaullah

Syed Ziaullah is the new Chief Executive Officer of APC Overnight, following the retirement of MD Ivor Skinner. He was Operations Director (since January 2008). APC turned over £58 million in the period 2010-2011 with pre-tax profits of £3.4 million. It currently delivers 1.4 million parcels a month throughout the UK through its 120 strong network of local depots. APC’s premium services and reliability have been instrumental in helping hundreds of customers grow their businesses. APC’s “Handled with Care” services in particular have helped wine, beer and fine food retailers extend their reach across the UK.

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National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards, Colchester Borough Council, Chorley Borough Council, Birmingham City Council

Colchester Borough Council was the overall Winner of the 2011 Street Naming Exemplar Award with Chorley Borough Council being Highly Commended and Birmingham City Council recognised as having Best Practice.
The 2011 Exemplar Awards were presented by GeoPlace at the ‘Everything Happens Somewhere’ conference and aim to share, reward and celebrate best practice for projects which bring service improvements and efficiencies through the effective management of address and street information. More: http://bit.ly/y1IICJ

3D laser mapping, laser scanning hardware and software

Jon Chicken is the new Managing Director of 3D Laser Mapping (he was the company’s Sales Director). Jon will take on responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Nottingham based supplier of laser scanning hardware and software and will manage the company’s continued worldwide expansion. 3D Laser Mapping founder, Dr Graham Hunter, will meanwhile take on the position of Executive Chairman. Dr Hunter will focus on the management of key suppliers, development of joint ventures as well as research and development to ensure the company’s offerings continue to ally with customer expectations and market demands.

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Logistics, next day delivery, parcel courier, Platt Packaging, outsourced fulfilment

Platt Packaging Limited has grown its business by 75 per cent with the assistance of reliable next day deliveries from APC Overnight. This business transformation is the result of a special parts assembly and packaging contract from an award winning central heating systems manufacturer.

“This is an extremely important contract for us and the delivery service we provide through APC is all part of the package. We need to get the parts to customers quickly and reliably and we are pleased to say that APC provides the essential logistics support we need. The local APC depot in Aberbargoed goes the extra mile to meet our requirements, which in turn keeps our customers happy,” says Rosie Platt, Commercial Director.

Platt books parcel collections online using the NetDespatch booking, labelling and tracking system.

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Fleet management software, maintenance, workshop software

Freeway’s new Cumulus web interface makes it easier for vehicle technicians and fitters to use fleet management software in real time. Cumulus was developed using Microsoft Silverlight. It enables workshop staff to interact with Freeway’s core software using tailored screens that communicate live information to and from the workshop floor. This cuts the cost of deploying the system to remote users who need limited access to its functionality and features.The easy web deployment and user-friendly interface provides exactly the right level of detail required on the workshop floor. This simplicity is also proving successful with senior managers as its cuts to the core details (for example, only showing the key details of orders requiring a senior manager’s authorisation).

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