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The results ranged from a reduction in maintenance costs of some £150,000 per annum across Wickes’ four sites, to tangible improvements in the environmental impact of the fleet and risk management.

In March 2004 VoiteQ completed a roll-out of its VoiceMan voice directed picking system which utilised Vocollect’s Talkman terminals for 50 WH Smith users on the warehouse floor.

Thysen Krupp Materials has taken 13,669 sq ft of warehouse and storage space at Denton Parkway Business Park at more than £6 psf for a seven-year lease.

Ford has chosen Penske Logistics to provide material planning and handling services at its Transit van plant in Southampton.

With Wincanton’s emergence last year as the UK’s largest publicly-quoted third party logistics provider, its chief executive is under more intense scrutiny than ever. He talks to Malory Davies.

Microlise has released an in-vehicle tracking unit, which includes a GPRS modem with EDGE capability, which increases the speed of data communications transfer.