The Extended Supply Chain conference 2010, takes place from 24th – 25th March, will focus on the concept of flexibility and meeting customer needs by responding efficiently to constantly changing market conditions
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Kuehne + Nagel has posted a 13.2 per cent drop in EBITDA to £545.8 million (CHF 885 million) for the year ended 31st December 2009 compared to the previous year.
Stobart Group is selling part of its Inland Ports asset to Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management), for £61 million, rising to £62.5m on the satisfaction of further conditions.
Asda has taken delivery of 150 new refrigerated trailers from Schmitz Cargobull.
CitySprint has acquired Coventry-based Goldstar Couriers for an undisclosed sum.
The amount of newly developed warehousing space built in 2009, was the lowest level in a decade, with just over six million sq ft completed according to Gerald Eve’s latest Prime Logistics Bulletin.
TDG has acquired Hungarian transport business RRS Logistics in a move that enables the group to extend its full range of services in Central and Eastern Europe.
There has been a surge of new development in the heavy duty materials handling market of late as manufacturers boost their offering in a bid to beat the recession. Lucy Tesseras invertigates
Zetes rolled out a combined voice and Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system for the Co-op in Sweden, which the company says has pushed up productivity by some 70-80 per cent.
The big retailers are waking up to the challenge of more environmentally friendly packaging and that it is beginning to have an impact right across the supply chain. Malory Davies reports on the trends.
