PalletFORCE, one of the UK’s fastest growing palletised distribution networks, has invested in an advanced check-weighing system at its Lichfield hub.
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Logistics group Brambles has announced plans to sell its waste management arm Cleanaway, which employs 8,000 people in the UK.
Dubai Ports World, the state-backed ports operator, have agreed to acquire P&O for £3.3bn.
Henley-on-Thames-based UPD (Marketing) has invented a device that indicates when a wheel nut is backing off and arrests further movement.
In-cab technology has moved along consistently with hauliers having more and more choice over how they keep track of their fleet and what goes into their cabs; touch-screen computers, GPS, GPRS and Mobile Network Terminals.
Exel, has extended its existing contract with Verlagsunion, one of the largest magazine distributors in Germany.
First half pre-tax profit at Business Post fell to £3m from £8.6m last year as a result of difficult economic conditions. Sales were up 21 per cent to £133m.
Toy maker Lego is centralising its European distribution centre in Prague and outsourcing its European operation to DHL. DHL will open and begin operations of its new customised logistics centre in early 2006.
P&O, the UK’s largest ports and ferries operator has received an approach from Dubai Ports World that could value the company at £3bn.
Pallet supplier Brambles says sales and profits are “well ahead of the comparative period in the prior year”. In Chep Europe, the company has experienced sales growth of around five per cent for the three months to September.
