Seventy four BP tanker drivers at the centre of a dispute with oil giant BP have a new final salary pension scheme following talks with the TGWU.
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Prime minister Tony Blair has officially opened Argos’s new distribution centre in Darlington. The 737,000 sq ft distribution centre is home to Argos Direct, Argos’ home delivery business.
Cranleigh Freight Services has taken delivery of two mega double deck road trains for the European fleet.
Dave Lunt has been appointed operations manager for the Haydock department of Rhys Davies Freight Logistics. Lunt brings more than 25 years experience in the distribution industry to the role.
AirBridge Cargo, Russia’s first international scheduled cargo airline and part of the Volga-Dnepr Group has ordered two Boeing 747-400ER Freighters with a list price of £262m for delivery in October 2007 and February 2008.
Exel shareholders have approved the firm’s takeover by Deutsche Post for an estimated £3.7bn.
Secureseal has launched a system to manage trailer assets and prevent the theft of goods in transit. It transmits trailer door seal information automatically before a vehicle passes a gatehouse, with status sent to a gatehouse PC or a PC via the web.
Help! I need somebody, not just anybody. I need a man with a 1970s Coventry Climax. David Woods, managing director of Acclaim Handling is a man on a mission.
FKI Logistex has been awarded a contract to supply a complete baggage handling system for the new Shanghai Pudong Airport Terminal 2.
Toy maker Lego is centralising its European distribution centre in Prague and outsourcing its European operation to DHL. DHL will open and begin operations of its new customised logistics centre in early 2006.
