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Developer Kenmore has secured planning consent from Hillingdon Council for the development of two distribution warehouses at Hayes Xchange, its new distribution/warehouse development near Heathrow Airport.
A mobile dock lift from Transdek is proving to be cost-effective for loading trailers at a new regional distribution centre opened by A F Blakemore and Son in the West Midlands.
Secureseal has launched an electronic hubodometer intended to make it easier for companies to keep track of how far trailers have travelled by accurately recording wheel revolutions.
Ingersoll Rand has appointed Ray Pittard as president of its Climate Control Technologies division in Europe, replacing Didier Teirlinck.
Traffic speed data for heavy goods vehicles in the UK is now available from independent traffic intelligence company Journey Dynamics.
François Bertreau, the newly appointed CEO of Norbert Dentressangle, has reaffirmed his confidence in the group, despite challenging market conditions, after the company posted a strong growth in revenue for the first half of 2008.
Yell has consolidated delivery arrangements for its Yellow Pages directories after signing a five-year sole distributor contract with Deya in the UK.
Department store Harvey Nichols has installed a business intelligence platform from Board, replacing a number of existing tools from Business Objects, Arthur Planning and Hyperion as it tries to “harmonise” its business and reduce costs.
APC Overnight has invested £250,000 in extending its national sortation centre at Essington near Wolverhampton.
