Supply Chain

Oulu – October 24, 2026 -- Aspocomp has appointed Dominic Büch, a PCB industry professional with 14 years of experience, as Sales Manager for Central Europe, with a focus on defence and semiconductor customers.

Büch moves from product management to key account sales

Büch previously worked as Product Manager for HDI and wire bonding. He later became Key Account Manager for global electronics manufacturers. At Aspocomp he is responsible for technical sales and customer relationships across Central Europe.

Defence and semiconductor sectors drive demand for technical PCB support

Büch says customers in both sectors are actively seeking reliable, high-performance PCB partners. Early involvement is central to his approach: Aspocomp flags manufacturability issues and material risks during the layout phase to help customers avoid costly iterations.

DALLAS – October 23, 2026 -- MODE Global, a third-party logistics provider, has received a Silver rating from EcoVadis, placing it among the top 25 percent of companies the sustainability ratings provider has assessed.

EcoVadis scorecard covers 21 indicators across four themes

The EcoVadis methodology draws on the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and ISO 26000. Its scorecard measures performance on 21 indicators grouped into environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

MODE Transportation, a MODE Global subsidiary, earned the same Silver rating in 2022. The 2023 result extends the recognition to the parent company.

Global – October 22, 2026 -- KMS Lighthouse, a knowledge management platform provider operating in eight countries, applies a zero-tolerance policy on modern slavery across its own operations and supply chain, according to its statement last reviewed in December 2024.

Suppliers must pass a take-on assessment before signing contracts

Every supplier must complete a take-on assessment before entering a contractual relationship with KMS Lighthouse. The assessment identifies potential risk areas in the company's business and supply chains and leads to mitigating procedures, including monitoring, to minimise the likelihood of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Global – October 22, 2026 -- PayCargo and Gnosis Freight have combined payment processing with real-time container tracking in the Container Payment PortalTM, which triggers container release as soon as payment is confirmed.

Portal automates the path from invoice to container release

The platform pairs PayCargo's payment network with Gnosis Freight's visibility data. It targets demurrage and detention, the charges that hold containers at terminals. Users receive invoices automatically, which cuts manual data entry, and pay through one-click verified payment options.

Once a payment is confirmed, the release workflow runs without manual steps. The companies say this shortens dwell time.

Global – October 22, 2026 -- KMS Lighthouse has set out an environmental policy that applies to all of its offices and employees and also binds suppliers, vendors, service providers, contractors and consultants. Company executives review the policy annually under a formal governance system.

Policy requires partners to comply with environmental laws and standards

The policy's external compliance clause says KMS Lighthouse expects its partners to operate responsibly and follow environmental laws and standards. The company also plans to develop sustainable procurement practices across its supply chain. Preferred purchases include recycled-content products, energy-efficient equipment, third-party-certified green cleaning products and water- or vegetable-based inks to reduce VOC emissions. The policy also commits the company to supporting local businesses in procurement.

Melbourne – October 22, 2026 -- Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) runs seven facility groups across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, anchored by 29 accredited radiopharmacies in the United States, to deliver radiopharmaceutical doses to patients before the products decay. The short half-life of these products makes efficient manufacturing and logistics a prerequisite for timely delivery.

RLS network delivers patient doses from 29 U.S. sites

The RLS Radiopharmacies network is accredited by The Joint Commission. Each site is staffed by Nuclear Pharmacists, Radiation Safety Officers and a dedicated courier fleet.

Seneffe and Yokohama anchor commercial supply in Europe and Asia Pacific

TMS Seneffe, in Belgium's RadioPharma Valley, is one of the largest GMP production facilities of its kind in Europe and Telix's primary manufacturing site for the region. It includes a dedicated laboratory for alpha therapies.

United States – October 22, 2026 -- Internova Travel Group has adopted a zero-tolerance modern slavery policy that covers independent travel advisors, agents and consultants as well as employees, directors and officers.

The policy applies to Travel Leaders Group Holdings, LLC, which does business as Internova Travel Group, and its subsidiaries. It follows the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and added guidance from the U.S. Department of Defense's Combating Trafficking In Persons Program Management Office (CTIP PMO). The company states that not all sections of the Act apply to it directly, but it has committed to meet stakeholder expectations.

Ottawa – October 22, 2026 -- Allen-Vanguard has published a board-approved statement committing to a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery across its own operations and all of its supply chains, in line with its disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act.

Allen-Vanguard operates from Canada and the United Kingdom

The company supplies customized technical solutions that protect end users from Radio Frequency based threats. Defense forces and public safety and security agencies worldwide use them. Its head office and international sales unit are in Ottawa, Ontario, and its UK office is in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Three policies anchor the compliance framework

Allen-Vanguard has implemented a Modern Slavery Policy, a Corporate Code of Conduct and a Whistleblowing Policy. The company says it will enforce systems and controls to ensure modern slavery does not exist in its business or supply chains.

United States – October 22, 2026 -- Americold says its ecommerce fulfillment network can deliver to 99% of the US population in two days or less, and that it shipped 6.8 million pounds of dry ice in 2025 to protect direct-to-consumer (D2C) orders.

The cold chain operator's D2C offering combines multi-temperature storage, pick-and-pack and kitting services, and insulated packaging sourcing. Its multi-temperature zones store, pick and pack product at the proper temperatures.

Americold's fulfillment network targets two-day delivery to 99% of US households

Americold operates a nationwide network of ecommerce fulfillment centers. The company says it can place product on the doorstep of 99% of American households within two days.

Edison, N.J. – October 22, 2026 -- M&M International will open a 40,000-square-foot stainless-steel tubing plant in the Greenpark free-trade zone in Coyol, Costa Rica, in the first quarter of 2027, adding a third manufacturing facility to its network.

The plant is under construction. M&M, a portfolio company of Gainline Capital Partners, says the site will expand production capacity and diversify its manufacturing footprint to strengthen supply chain resilience for customers.

Phase one targets medical tubing for catheters, needles and robotics

The first phase will produce stainless-steel medical tubing, a component used in catheters, needles, robotics and surgical instruments. The location puts production closer to customers in the U.S. and Latin America.