Author: Christopher Walton

The Freight Transport Association has hit out at a 17 per cent rise in the congestion charge as an “is an unfair tax on businesses which have no option other than to use the city’s roads and is higher than the increase for casual users”

BCMX, an innovative business communications software platform, is to be launched at Logistics Link Live at the NEC next week

Briggs Equipment has taken on distribution of Yale Europe Materials Handling products in Northern Ireland, making it the exclusive dealer for the Yale brand throughout the UK

Bibby Distribution is changing its trading name to Bibby Supply Chain Services. CEO Iain Speak said it would allows the company to offer a wider range of services to customers across a wider international basis

The new generation of vans offer ten per cent whole life cost savings compared to their predecessors, according to GE Capital Fleet Services

UTi Worldwide has appointed Jeff Hammond senior vice president, global sales, directing the regional sales vice presidents, global vertical market sales leaders, sales operations and the supply chain design and innovation team

Logistics property developer Gazeley is being rebranded IDI Gazeley as part of a plan by owner Brookfield to consolidate its $3.5 billion off logistics assets around the world

Food logistics company ACS&T plans to launch a nationwide pallet distribution network in the coming year, alongside a multi-user, kerbside delivery network which will handle consignments as small as a single case and charge appropriately

Ambassador Antalis will debut its new Masterline ePacker at Logistics Link Live ahead of its official launch later this summer

A trial of double deck trailers by Birds Eye, Partner Logistics and DHL is taking eight trucks a week off the road