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For the first time in four years the Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (ILT) annual accounts show an improvement on the previous year, but even so net assets (i.e. members funds) are still virtually £2 million down on what they were on the 30

Millipore’s pharmaceutical filtration equipment factory in Gloucester features a new fully equipped storage and handling facility, completed by Couzens Storage Solutions. As well as replacing several storage premises scattered around the previous s

n Solus Garden & Leisure is using pushback racking from Linpac Storage Systems to maximise the storage in its 930sq m warehouse in Hunnington, Halesowen. Due to steady growth in Solus’ business more storage was needed for the company’s range of Sco

Chesterfield-based Mentor FLT Training has developed a new way of assessing and training forklift truck drivers by using a simulator. Called Safetruck Training Simulator combines the state-of-the-art interactive training tool incorporates all the contr

Foodservice specialist Pioneer Foodservice is investing more than £100,000 on upgrading its Accord computer system. Hardware and software for the upgrade have been supplied by supply chain software specialist Business Computer Projects. The upgrade enco

Pearson is a leading international media company with market leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing – its brands comprise Pearson Education, the FT Group and Penguin.

n Silverman, which distributes a wide range of panels for use in many applications such as furniture, shopfitting, joinery and the exhibition trade, has maximised stock volumes at a new distribution centre having installed narrow-aisle cantilever r

BP is taking delivery of 30 new petroleum semi-trailers from Heil Trailer International, which have a number of features making them among the safest on the road. The new tri-axle, six compartment, 41,400 litre semi-trailers will be used in

Having reviewed its materials handling requirements, Northern Cargo Services (NCS) has placed a major contract for the supply and maintenance of its entire materials handling operations with Barloworld.