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Lex Logistics is investing £20m in a new 268,000 sq ft site at Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire. The deal signals the start of Chorley’s 100 acre strategic regional site at Buckshaw Village, designed to attract businesses to the area.

Wincanton has generated £150m cash by re-structuring some of its debt. The company says the funds raised are being used to “refinance existing bank facilities and to position the company to take advantage of the opportunities for continued future growth.”

Christian Salvesen and NOL subsidiary APL Logistics have formed a joint venture named Holistica to provide an integrated end-to-end offering for selected customers.

Cybit, the UK’s leading online telematics service provider, has announced that Bureau Veritas Laboratories, a leading construction materials testing and compliance consultancy, has implemented Cybit’s Internet-based fleet of vans at its London office.

EWS has appointed Tom Curry business manager Scotland. His role will be to target freight markets within Scotland and on Anglo-Scottish transport corridors.

British Airways has extended its relationship with the leading logistics specialist Gist, to manage the receipt, handling and despatch of all of its in-flight retail (IFR) products.