Skills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the freight logistics industries, is to develop the National Logistics Academy – an industry specific academy that aims to provide a focus for skills development and training within logistics by 2008.
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Yara is to open one of the world’s largest Adblue plants in Sluiskil, Netherlands, to market its Air1 brand across Europe.
Stertil Stokvis has improved the efficiency of a series of loading bays at the 250,000 sq ft Argos NDC in Wolverhampton.
Wincanton, has been selected to support retailer Argos in managing a 700,000 sq ft direct imports centre in Kettering.
Van maker LDV has appointed Charles Megan interim chief executive officer following Allan Amey’s decision to retire from the business on his 60th birthday in May this year.
Procter & Gamble has awarded Wincanton a contract to manage re-packaging and customisation activities for its Fabric and Homecare business.
The offices of British Airways and a number of other air-cargo companies, have been raided by European and US anti-trust officials, as part of a co-ordinated investigation into alleged cargo price-fixing.
Platinum Equity, which has just sold ACR Logistics to Kuehne & Nagel, has completed the acquisition of Peak Technologies from RR Donnelley & Sons. Peak supplies automated identification and data collection systems and enterprise mobility solutions.
Davies Turner is relocating one of its key regional distribution centres to a new facility at Cumbernauld in Scotland.
Postcomm, the independent regulator for postal services, has proposed penalties of £11.7m on Royal Mail for serious breaches of its licence obligations.
