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The winners of TDG’s 2005 annual awards for excellence have been announced.

An employment tribunal at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne has found that Asda illegally offered an inducement to 340 GMB members at its Washington site, to give up a collective agreement.

Asda has come under fire again this month from the General Workers Union (GMB), amid claims that the supermarket’s daily target pick rate of 1,400 boxes is equivalent to exercising for eight hours in a gym.

An employment tribunal at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne has found that Asda illegally offered an inducement to 340 trade union members, to give up the collective agreement negotiated by the GMB union.

A fire has damaged B&Q’s Branston distribution centre, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Government announcement that it will now use the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) to support regional, inter-regional and local schemes that are beneficial to national productivity.

Christian Salvesen and Midex Reverse Technologies are working together to offer UK businesses an end of life electronics collection and reprocessing service to meet the provisions of the new EU legislation on the waste electrical and electronic equipment

One of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers Michelin, is urging the European Commission to take action against a flood of counterfeit truck tyres, which it warns could threaten road safety.

The Freight Transport Association has set out a four point plan to the European Commission in its response to the mid-term review of the White Paper on European transport policy published in 2001.