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McDonald’s UK distributor Golden West Foods have put their first ever Volvos – 30 new I-Shift equipped Volvo FM12 tractor units – into service at its Basingstoke depot.

Rogers Chapman, acting for Henry Schein, has acquired a 2,232sq m warehouse representing Units 5 & 6, Medway Distribution Centre in Gillingham, Kent at a rent of £4.75 per sq ft. The new facility will accommodate the tenant’s planned growth and expansi

The increasing demand for vehicle fleet management and telematics systems shows no sign of abating, as distribution fleet managers continue to juggle rising congestion and greater downward pressure from environmental legislation as well as spiralling taxa

Pulleyn, the temperature-controlled logistics specialist, has taken delivery of four 7.5 tonne rigid Mercedes-Benz Atego 818 sleeper cabs fitted with high specification refrigerated bodies designed and built by REEP, a leading manufacturer of refri

TNT Logistics UK has been supplied with 85 MAN vehicles for its Euro 113M NHS Logistics Authority contract. The fleet, in NHS livery, is being used to distribute healthcare supplies for the English National Health Service.

Auto ID specialist inotec UK and RFID market leader Intellident are jointly holding an RFID educational seminar at Logistics Link 2005, being held on February 1 and 2 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

Packaging and labelling are increasingly becoming key functions in the supply chain as companies strive to eliminate damage to their products as well as ensure that consignment labels feature the correct information.

Over the past two years, the North-west has seen a major upsurge in demand and take-up in the ‘Big Box’ market, involving new, large distribution facilities ranging in sizes in the main from 18,600sq m to 46,500dsq m (200,000 to 500,000sq ft). The North-w