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Birmingham-based technology services provider Probrand has signed three sector leading company’s to its online IT purchasing hub, The IT Index.

The UK’s largest cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement, has adopted an innovative ‘truck, track and trace’ system to enable its drivers to focus on driving and at the same time improve ‘real-time’ communications with its 9,000 customers.

Commercial property developer Rosemound is set for a November completion for the 60,387sq m Pioneer Point distribution building in Ellesmere Port.

All of Nikon Europe’s incoming and outgoing goods, warehousing and value-added services are being handled by DHL Solutions as part of a deal covering Europe and Africa.

Having started out designing, building and running factories, logistics was not top of the career agenda for Argos’ supply chain director. So what changed?

The latest contract logistics rankings published by Transport Intelligence in its annual report, “European Logistics Leaders 2005”, show that UK provider Exel, which is subject to a takeover bid by Deutsche Post, remains the largest global provider

As part of its ongoing commitment to safe operations, TDG has invested a further £25,000 in its vehicle maintenance programme – it has introduced tracking units across its fleet of ADR networked trailers.

Spiralling transport costs can force companies to look seriously at their bottom line and consider oother alternatives. For NMHG, barges are the answer.

With thousands of hotels and restaurants close together, inner London is a huge business potential for food suppliers. However, there is a costly downside – traffic congestion, the £5 daily congestion charge and the increased fuel costs due to the constan