The materials handling world was saddened by the passing of industry stalwart Bill Phipps, who died peacefully on Sunday 26 March.
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Innovate Logistics has bought the business of Celsius First that relates to the Portbury site near Bristol from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators of Celsius First.
Renault has updated its range of distribution vehicles with new versions of the Midlum and Premium with new cabs, chassis and powertrains. The Midlum range runs from 7.5 to 18 tonnes which the Premium Distribution runs from 16 to 26 tonnes.
Professor Alan McKinnon, director of Logistics Research at Heriot -Watt University, told delegates that at any given time, there is £460m worth of freight in transit on UK roads.
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has added the AC-powered FB series to its model range, offered at 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 tonne capacities.
Seven, the privately-owned logistics support services group based in Ipswich, has acquired H J Calver Ltd, the Felixstowe based container transporter, for an undisclosed sum.
Asda has renewed its contract with TruckLOG’s manufacturer, Davis Derby. Davis has been supplying the TruckLOG access control modules and fleet management systems to Asda, since 1998.
“We are a polluter,” said Ken Hall, vice president of Prologis told delegates. “We recognise that we have a responsibility.” Prologis along with other leading developers, has been developing more environmentally friendly warehouses.
TDG has secured the fuel distribution contract with Tesco in the south west and south east of England.
There was an error in the article “Yearsley buys Celsius depots” on page 5 of the May 2006 edition of Logistics Manager relating to the cold store at Hams Hall.
