Pilkington Automotive has appointed Briggs Equipment, the Cat lift truck distributor, to manage its materials handling operations, in a five-year deal worth £1.2 million.
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Atlas Ward has started work on a new £13 million multi-temperature depot in Paddock Wood for foodservice distributor 3663 First for Foodservice, replacing three existing sites.
More than 80 per cent of supply chain managers recently polled at manufacturing companies involved in international trade expressed concern that growing protectionism could sink the world into a global depression.
Murray Logistics of Bellshill in Scotland has joined Palletways, the pallet network.
The government must come up with a plan to improve the quality and availability of truck stops in the UK, according to Skills for Logistics.
Business Post’s second half sales were down slightly on the previous year, primarily reflecting the effects of the difficult economic environment on the parcels business.
Rail freight operator DB Schenker is launching a marketing campaign to attract customers to move their freight onto its trains during the current economic downturn.
Barloworld has launched Truckserve, a new service package for companies that own new or used forklift trucks.
Packaging manufacturer bpi.films has invested £10 million in enhancing its Leominster factory, increasing production capacity by 40 per cent.
Logistics consultancy Davies & Robson has appointed Andrea Harris lean specialist to work with clients to take waste and cost out of their supply chains.
