Manufacturing continued its “marked rate of expansion” in May, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index.
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The Khafji Joint Operations has awarded a £11.8m ($17m), five-year contract for fourth party logistics warehousing and solutions in Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia to Agility.
A new double deck scissor lift modular dock pod designed, manufactured and installed by Easilift Loading Systems has increased loading/unloading efficiency for the TIC Retail Accessories Group
American Airlines has launched a direct service between Chicago and Beijing offering 150 tonnes of cargo capacity per week
LXE, the rugged mobile computer business, has launched four headsets designed for voice recognition applications
Cross-Channel rail operator Eurotunnel has bought GB Railfreight, the UK’s third largest rail freight operator, prompting a call from the Rail Freight Group for cuts in the cost of moving international rail freight between the UK and France.
Royal Mail has chosen DB Schenker Rail to take over its entire rail operation from today. The logistics company is taking over the multi year contract from First Group’s GBRf
American medical supplies manufacturer Medline has taken developer Cantt Pak’s 132,000 sq ft Manor Point warehouse in Runcorn.
The 41,250 sq ft former Rank Hovis McDougall premises on Bermuda Park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire has been let to Ralph Coleman International on a new ten-year lease at a headline rent of £176,500 a year equating to £4.28 per sq ft.
Developer Muse has started what is believed to be the first speculative big shed development in the country for nearly a year with its proposal for two warehouses of 92,000 sq ft and 67,000 sq ft on Plot F at its Eurocentral scheme in Scotland.
