Norbain SD has opened its new 4,645 sq m (50,000 sq ft) distribution centre at Ashton Moss in Lancashire, close to Junction 23 of the M60.
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Operators need to plan now for the switch from Euro 3 to Euro 4, according to Stuart Hunt, managing director of DAF Trucks in the UK.
Up to 3,000 jobs could be created through the proposal of six new distribution centres at Teesport by PD Ports.
Printer cartridge recycling specialist, Barnet Recycling in Norfolk, has taken one of the first MAN TGL 8.
Up to 100 new jobs are to be created by Ocado the online delivery arm of supermarket chain Waitrose,
Since September the landscape of the European third party logistics market has changed dramatically.
When Swiss-based transport company Kuehne & Nagel acquired ACR Logistics, its obvious aim was to expand its global network further into the logistically fashionable Eastern Europe and Asia.
Deutsche Bahn, the German rail operator, has bought US-based Bax Global to expand its position as an international logistics services provider in the Asia/Pacific region, and also in China and the USA.
DHL is making some 60 staff redundant as well as abolishing a number of temporary posts and short term contracts. In total some 120 jobs are affected. There had been speculation that the number of redundancies could be as high as 250.
Paul Carvell has left Business Post and Guy Buswell has taken over as chief executive.
