Supply chain initiatives helped DIY group Kingfisher push its retail profits up 23.5 per cent to £277m in the first half of its financial year on sales up 1.4 per cent to £5.1bn.
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JF Hillebrand has donated 50 bulk flexitanks to the Chile earthquake relief effort.
Kawasaki has chosen Gefco for warehousing and distribution of its motorbikes, jet skis, all terrain 4-wheel vehicles and power products that include hedge trimmers, grass cutters and strimmers.
Geodis has acquired French small parcel express delivery company Ciblex, in a bid to reinforce its position in the parcel sector.
AkxoNobel Spain has chosen Kuehne + Nagel as its contract logistics provider in a five-year deal.
DHL has doubled the number of its global depots for its Clinical Trials Logistics service.
Vehicle distribution specialist QVD Fleet Services has taken delivery of a Mercedes Actros 2444LS capable of carrying up to 11 Mercedes-Benz saloons.
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has started calling at London Thamesport with its the “Africa Rainbow Northern Loop service”, serving ports on the Northern Europe and West Africa trade.
British Sugar has signed a five-year deal worth £800,000 per year with CHEP, which will involve the conversion of its dedicated internal yellow pallet pool to CHEP pallets.
Vectura, a supplier of logistics services for producers, agents and importers of wine and spirits in Norway, has signed a three-year deal with Kuehne + Nagel to outsource its warehousing and distribution activities.
