Founded in 1970 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC is one of the leading global shipping lines in the world. Privately-owned, the company employs 40,000 staff in 165 countries, working from 475 offices, four of which are in the UK.

MSC has access to an integrated network of road, rail and sea transport resources which stretches across the globe. This means they can provide a complete door-to-door import and export service to and from almost anywhere in the world.

Every week MSC provides more than 200 shipping services through over 300 ports across the 6 continents around the world.

Morrisons is one of the UK’s biggest food retailers and the only British supermarket to have our own food processing sites, abattoirs and even a farm. We employ expert livestock buyers to pick animals straight from the farmer and we are unique in making almost a quarter of the food we sell in store ourselves. We’re committed to supporting British farming, that’s why all Morrisons-branded fresh meat and everything on our butchers’ counters is 100% British. Our aim is to give our customers more of what matters to them, offering great quality food at low prices.

Based in Munich, MAN Truck & Bus AG is a leading international supplier of commercial vehicles. In 2012 the company with approximately 34,400 employees achieved sales of more than 8.8 billion Euros and sold more than 74,600 trucks. With a share of 17% the company retained its position of second place in the European market for trucks over six tonnes in 2012. In the UK MAN has been meeting the needs of the transport industry for over 35 years and is committed to growing the business to the benefit of its customers investing heavily over recent years in the development of the dealer network.

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturing business, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover is a world-renowned premium 4×4 brand while Jaguar is one of the world’s premier luxury sports saloon and sports car brands.

We employ 25,000 people globally and support more than 190,000 UK jobs through the supply chain, dealer network and wider economy.

All of our cars are engineered and designed in Britain. More than 80 per cent of the cars produced at our three advanced manufacturing plants in Merseyside and the West Midlands are exported to more than 170 markets worldwide.

Home Bargains, is one of the UK’s fastest growing discount retailers. The company has over 300 stores throughout the UK and employs more than 10,000 staff. Home Bargains is widely regarded as one of the largest businesses in Merseyside.

We aim to offer the lowest prices in the UK on top quality, branded goods.

A wide range of products and brands is on offer in our stores, including health & beauty, food, toys and games, household, clothing, seasonal, sweets, snacks, drinks and alcohol as well as our own range of affordable home style.

The Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF) represents and supports the interests of the entire food and drink logistics industry, a sector vital to the UK economy and to the population as a whole.

The Federation represents our industry’s interests at the highest levels with Government, higher education and other allied trade bodies to secure, for instance, improvements in the support for quality training for temperature-controlled distribution.

We pride ourselves on knowing our members on an individual basis so we can better provide individual support and advice to member companies whatever their needs may be.

London Gateway is the UK’s new deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park.

Situated on the north bank of the River Thames it provides the closest access for the world’s biggest ships to the largest consumer markets in the UK.

The location of the port ensures goods will travel the shortest distance in the UK, which means fewer road miles, lower costs and less vehicle emissions.

Using latest technology and a high level of automation, London Gateway ensures ships load and unload quickly and efficiently, making the new port a world class asset for the UK.

DHL Supply Chain stores and delivers just about everything you use every day, from the bed you sleep in, to the clothes you wear, the toys and computers you play with and the food you eat. We even deliver the fuel for the cars and buses you travel in!

We use over 7,000 vehicles of all shapes and sizes, with 10,000 drivers who make deliveries day and night to ensure all these products get to our customers on time. And with over 40,000 people work for DHL Supply Chain in the UK, we’re the biggest logistics company – not only in the UK, but the whole world!

Collect+ makes it really easy to buy, return or sell goods online. We work with over 210 retail brands as well as marketplace sites like eBay and Amazon and deliver over 10 million parcels a year.

With a UK network of over 5,250 local parcel stores, we’ve made it simple for customers to collect online purchases, return unwanted goods or send items to customers or friends. You can find Collect+ in supermarkets, newsagents, convenience stores and even petrol stations and shopping centres. Our stores have long opening hours, handy locations and secure storage and are open 7 days a week.

Century Logistics was launched in 1997 by Stephen and Ann Basey-Fisher to provide cost effective contract warehousing services for all types of businesses including new and dynamic E-commerce retailers.

Providing a complete warehousing and distribution service allows our customers to concentrate on their business.

We collect their stock from the docks, unload it onto pallets and store it in our racked warehouses for as long as they want. When our customer sells the stock we then pick and pack it before delivering the products to the retailer. All the goods must be handled carefully by our hard working forklift drivers.