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Norbert Dentressangle saw its operating profit rise 34 per cent to 69.2m euros in 2006 while sales were up 15 per cent to 1.6 billion euros.

The Transport and General Workers Union and Amicus are to merge creating the UK’s biggest trade union with about two million members.

Q8 Oils has chosen Turners of Soham for its bulk distribution. It will be using two specially-liveried MAN TGAs with dedicated drivers to deliver bulk oils around the UK.

The takeover of Safeway in March 2004 had left it with two distribution networks and the capacity to serve more than 600 stores. By summer 2005, it had disposed of about 200 stores and, as a result, had over-capacity in its distribution facilities.

There were two big happenings that affected the market in 2006: the advent of digital tachographs in May and the introduction of Euro 4 emission standards in October. Like everyone, we tried our best to anticipate what these two would do to demand.

The past year has been the most momentous in our history, says Neil Crossthwaite, managing director of Ceva Logistics – and he should know, having spent 28 years in the business.

The spate of takeover and mergers in the third party logistics market have created some huge organisations, emphasising the difference in approach to the market.

Arch Express has joined the Pall-Ex network covering Peterborough and the surrounding region.