A 150,000 sq ft national distribution centre for NHS Scotland, which was taken on a 25-year lease with 15 year break option at Canderside Toll Larkhall at junction 8 of the M74, is nearing completion.
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TNT Logistics has changed its name to Ceva Logistics following its sale by TNT Post Group to private equity investors.
Gefco is to open its first logistics platform in Russia. A 20,000 sq m facility will be located in Podolsk, near Moscow and is set to open for business in June 2007.
Gladman Developments has secured a site for a speculative 410,000 sq ft industrial and distribution development near Barnsley in South Yorkshire.
Wincanton, has won the distribution contract for bulk loads of aviation products and diesel fuels to various RAF stations, warships and Ministry of Defence sites in the UK.
The Freight Transport Association has called for more government action to deal with unroadworthy foreign lorries. It wants the government to commit itself to a database scheme for supporting the effective roadworthiness enforcement of foreign trucks.
The shift of manufacturing from Europe to the Far East is driving dramatic growth in deep sea container shipping which is creating a whole set of new challenges for the major shipping lines.
Tesco is to sign the largest single warehouse letting of the year at Evans Property Group’s Fradley Park in Lichfield.
Logistics legend John Harvey is back. Keswick Enterprises, Harvey’s investment vehicle, has bought DDS (Corby), the warehouse and delivery company, and renamed it Enterprise Logistics.
CI Logistics is to distribute FKI Logistex conveyor equipment in England and Wales. CI says the contract will allow it access to a wider portfolio of products and will significantly benefit its existing customers.
