Browsing: Logistics

Seven, the privately-owned logistics support services group based in Ipswich, has acquired H J Calver Ltd, the Felixstowe based container transport company for an undisclosed sum.

Matthews Transport has joined the Fortec Pallet Distribution Network, taking responsibility for the Manchester ‘M’ postcode.

Freight forwarder, Davies Turner is expanding on its partnership with The Raben Group in Poland, to offer twice weekly trailer services to the Ukraine, moving via Raben Logistics hub in Warsaw.

TNT’s first quarter sales were up 8.9 per cent to 2,647m euros while the profit from continuing operations was up 6.9 per cent at 216m euros.

A significant investment into a sophisticated automated national distribution centre for Unilever UK Foods has upped the productivity stakes for the company’s customer service offering. Now both customers and margins can be well served. By Nick Allen

In a rapidly changing world, professional bodies face considerable challenges. The need to remain relevant to the needs of individuals and companies – how to address developments in logistics practice, how to keep abreast of technical change, and, not lea

John Lewis, director general of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association, says he is “cautiously optimistic” after a meeting with Transport for London

Is the European Commission’s latest plan for the logistics industry anything more than a thinly veiled attempt to push lorries off the road? Malory Davies reads the runes.