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Glasgow Event: Breakfast Seminar with O2 Fri 26th Mar
Friday, 5th March 2010
The simple way to reduce costs & improve productivityO2 Scotland are hosting a breakfast seminar at Glasgow Skypark office on Friday 26th March. Ever wanted to see what happens there? Now you can! The PODFather will be showcasing a solution which automates job scheduling, and gives...C Butt implement The PODFather to improve proof of delivery and customer services
Wednesday, 27th January 2010 - Haulage and Logistics
C Butt Ltd is one of the largest privately owned logistics businesses in the UK. Established in 1926 and with a head office located in Northampton, the group now operates from 19 locations with over 500,000 square feet of warehousing and a fleet of over 400 vehicles and 600 trailers. Today, C Butt...The PODFather partners with the Road Haulage Association
Monday, 21st December 2009 - Haulage and Logistics
The PODFather, the leading integrated system for backoffice traffic management and electronic proof of delivery, is working with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to provide its members with the best-of-breed software solutions for the logistics industries.Edinburgh, UK - 16th December 2009 --...PODFather is helping Oxfam to enhance procedures and working practices
Friday, 18th December 2009 - Haulage and Logistics
Oxfam is the world leading humanitarian aid organization. Working with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering, and improve lives of those afflicted by conflict or natural disaster. In the UK, Oxfam is also well known on the High Street for its network of general charity, book...Case Study: Berry Bros & Rudd
Friday, 18th December 2009 - Home/Office Deliveries
Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain's oldest wine and spirit merchant, having traded from the same shop for over 300 years. The business was officially established in 1698 in London, opposite St James's Palace. The company evolved from selling provisions, exotic spices, tea and coffee to,...Pushing Logistics Data to the outer edges of the Oil and Gas Industry
Monday, 26th October 2009
With the advent of broadband and low cost internet connections, businesses have never had it so good in pulling operational data from disparate assets and offices into a central computerised management system. But what about the final step in pushing data to the guys on the ground or on the...The PODFather - working with Intermec to provide best of breed solutions for the postal and logistics industries
Monday, 7th September 2009
Edinburgh, UK - 7th September 2009 -- The PODFather, the leading system for field force automation and proof of delivery, is working with Intermec to provide the best-of-breed software solutions provided by The PODFather (www.thepodfather.com), and the industry-leading mobile handhelds...McArdle Group improve logistic efficiency on the M25 by using The PODFather
Wednesday, 22nd July 2009 - Construction Services
Based at its new Head Office in Colnbrook near Slough, the McArdle Group offers a range of diverse, but complimentary civil engineering services to both the building and civil engineering sectors of the construction industry and it is chiefly involved in the ground preparatory work on the motorway...Case Study: Novograf
Monday, 15th June 2009 - Installation Services & Facilities Management
Based in East Kilbride, Novograf supplies high quality durable graphics and cladding for high profile companies such as the Co-operative Group and BAA. With a highly skilled workforce and up to date technology, this company successfully delivers the complete package from design to installation....The PODFather teams up with O2
Monday, 8th June 2009
The PODFather has teamed up with O2 to give you access to the UK’s favourite network†. The major benefits of this partnership that can be passed onto PODFather customers is free O2 to O2 calling, a very reliable data network, award winning customer service, and an excellent range of...Dash It secure large scale contracts for outsourced logistics
Monday, 1st June 2009 - Courier Services
The PODFather helps Dash It secure large scale contracts for outsourced logistics With headquarters in Southampton, Dash-It is an international specialist logistics company that has been in business for 25 years. The full spectrum of services provided through their 14 strategically located...McArdle eTicketting now in operation on two sites
Wednesday, 22nd April 2009
The PODFather provides rapid, cost effective solutions for haulage on large scale contracts The new purpose designed electronic Haulage Ticketing System has now been deployed in test environments on two contracts within the McArdle Group of Companies. The first site to utilise...Case Study: CarGo Logistics
Friday, 17th April 2009 - Courier Services
PODFATHER GETS THE GREEN LIGHT FROM CARGO LOGISTICS CarGo Logistics is a Leicestershire-based light haulage company carrying out general deliveries across the UK and Europe, but, more specifically, the company has carved a niche for itself as specialists in the transportation and delivery of...Whitepaper: The legality of electronic signatures
Friday, 17th April 2009
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Thursday, 12th March 2009 - Debt Collection & Door 2 Door
For more than 25 years, BCW Group Plc, a Glasgow headquartered credit management and debt recovery organisation, has provided expert support and management to a wide cross-section of public sector and private sector clients.Today, BCW Group is the UK’s premier provider of credit management...Case Study: Avalon Klik
Sunday, 1st February 2009 - Installation Services & Facilities Management
Based in Alva, Clackmannanshire Avalon Klik is an innovative business that specialises in providing retailers with credible visual retail solutions – everything from gantry and gondola specification, fascia signage and vehicle liveries, as well as specifying other point of sale (PoS)...Case Study: Medical Despatch UK Ltd
Monday, 19th January 2009 - Courier Services
Greenford, Middlesex-based Medical Despatch UK Ltd is a specialist courier company providing medical institutions across the UK with a fast and efficient service in transporting medical samples, pharmaceuticals, imaging films and reports. Farhan Arif, Sales and Distribution Manager of...Case Study: Tastes Catering
Tuesday, 30th December 2008 - Home/Office Deliveries
Established in 1990, Tastes Catering is one of London's leading independent specialist business caterers, serving over 200 different clients in the central London area, including global corporate and household names. Tastes’ offers its clientèle a mixture of hot and cold buffets,...Case Study: One Stop Express
Friday, 12th December 2008 - Courier Services
One Stop Express Limited, have joined the growing number of transport companies using The PODFather Proof of Delivery service. One Stop Express is an express transport company who specialise in delivery and collection of important documents, parcels, pallets and freight, locally, nationally and...Shortlisted for two Awards
Thursday, 13th November 2008
Valley Technology has been shortlisted in two award categories at the Scottish Software Awards 2008 - Best Wireless / Mobile Solution; and the top accolade - Scottish Software Company 2008.Best Wireless / Mobile SolutionValley Technology's innovative pay-as-you-go proof-of-delivery service,...ISO 9001Certified
Wednesday, 29th October 2008
Valley Technology Ltd, the company behind "The PODFather" pay-as-you-go proof-of-delivery service, has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirement of ISO 9001:2000 for "Delivering Software Solutions for business".Alastair Broom, Managing Director, commented:...Case Study: Acorn Express Logistics
Friday, 8th August 2008 - Courier Services
Acorn Express Logistics Ltd, established in 1999, provide traditional courier services along with specialist delivery services for hospitals and medical companies throughout the UK and Ireland. Acorn Express also provide unique 'deliver and build' services for high-end furniture...Courier Direct Magazine: One2One with Alastair Broom
Sunday, 25th May 2008
Published date: May 2008 Source: Courier Direct Magazine Location: UK Alastair Broom, Managing Director of Valley Technology Ltd and creators of The PODFather, is interviewed in Courier Direct Magazine. Courier Direct is dedicated to the express delivery and same-day courier...Event: The PODFather to exhibit at CPL Expo 08
Sunday, 25th May 2008
The PODFather is exhibiting at the Courier and Parcel Logistic Expo, held on 30th September, 1st & 2nd October 2008 at the Excel in London, UK.The Courier and Parcel Logistic Expo is the premier international trade show and conference dedicated to the fast-growing global express and parcel...Case Study: Martin Plant Hire
Wednesday, 16th April 2008 - Plant Hire
Losing delivery paperwork, or worse still, using it an excuse for non-payment of invoices, is damaging for both supplier and customer. So, when Scotland’s longest established plant and tool hire organisation began piloting The PODFather, the UK’s first pay-as-you-go, proof-of-delivery...Event: The PODFather to exhibit at Scotplant 08
Monday, 10th March 2008
The PODFather is exhibiting at Scotplant, held on Friday 25 & Saturday 26 April 2008, at RHS Ingliston in Edinburgh.Scotplant - the leading Plant and Construction Equipment show in Scotland - has been running for several years and attracts visitors from across Scotland, Ireland, and the North...Case Study: Neil Williams Haulage
Monday, 10th March 2008 - Construction Services
With a growing construction services business to manage, Mark Williams, Managing Director of Midlothian-based Neil Williams Haulage (NWH), had to contend with a mountain of logistical issues across the company’s 70-strong truck fleet. Now, after trialling a pioneering Proof of Delivery...Scotland on Sunday: PODFather has an offer you can't refuse
Friday, 8th February 2008
Published date: 16th December 2007 Source: Scotland On Sunday Location: Scotland By Douglas Friedli AN EDINBURGH IT company has launched the UK's first pay-as-you-go software system which will enable customers to sign for deliveries by mobile phone.The PODFather system was developed by...ThePODFather.com is set to transform Proof Of Delivery for the Haulage industry
Wednesday, 23rd January 2008
Edinburgh, Scotland November 2007 – A radical shake-up in the way logistics are handled within the haulage industry is being offered by a new concept in the fast-expanding proof of delivery world. ThePODFather.com is the UK’s first pay-as-you-go tariff and the most integrated...Call us on: +44 (0)131 510 0141
