Amtrak Express Parcels has opened a new hub to handle increasing volumes of overnight parcels.
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The European directive on disposal of electrical and electronic goods promises to have a major impact on supply chains when it comes into force next year. Now there are just a few weeks left to influence how the legislation will be implemented.
Bob Russett, chairman of the Palletline network from 1993 to 2005, has bought Palletline Distribution outright from his fellow shareholders.
Ian Harbour has been appointed the new general manager of Culina’s Milton Keynes distribution centre. Harbour was promoted from supply chain development manager.
Advanced Processing of Halifax has won long-term national distribution contracts with Debenhams, Makro and Quiksilver totalling £1.8m.
Lane Group has ordered 12 Tautliner 4.5m trailers from Congleton-based Boalloy to join its 320 strong fleet.
Bito Storage Systems has developed a new parts kitting design to save space and increase efficiency for manufacturers. BMW has already deployed the system at its Hams Hall engine plant.
TDG won more new business than in the first half of 2005 and also secured the bulk of its contracts scheduled for renewal. Net business wins of £34m were up by more than 60 per cent.
The new building took nearly a year to plan and erect and Total was consulting at the site over that time period. “The previous plant was at Dun Laoghaire, some seven miles south of Dublin,” says Ian O’Toole, project manager for Cadbury.
A new national hub for the Co-operative group has been officially opened in Coventry. The site will serve the 3,300 stores, that form the Co-operative Retail Trading Group.
