Barloworld Handling has invested £6 million in 340 Hyster forklifts for its short-term hire fleet, increasing its total investment over the last year to £10 million.
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Aggregate supplier Tarmac Trupak has replaced its 26-strong trailer fleet as part of a five-year contract hire agreement with GE’s TIP Trailer Services.
Management Dynamics has developed Air Rate Manager, an on-demand application to help companies manage air freight costs more efficiently.
Building materials company Marley Eternit, part of the Etex Group, has awarded Wincanton a five-year contract to distribute roofing products from its UK sites in Glasgow and Reading.
The Ministry of Defence has renewed its contract with freight exchange service Freightex to use its software to optimise its road freight.
Kellogg’s has relocated its cereals and food warehousing to a site in Manchester’s Trafford Park, which is to be managed by TDG on a five-year contract worth around £11 million annually.
Developer Kenmore has secured planning consent from Hillingdon Council for the development of two distribution warehouses at Hayes Xchange, its new distribution/warehouse development near Heathrow Airport.
City Link has taken Glasgow City Council Pension Fund’s 37,933 sq ft warehouse at Ashburton Point in Trafford Park at an annual rental of £204,838 and GLP Properties’ 40,599 sq ft unit at Roman Way in Preston on a ten year lease at £4.25 per sq ft. Savill
Online retailer Amazon said it is set to open its third UK distribution centre in Glenrothes, with the creation of 50 permanent and 250 temporary jobs.
Gazeley has agreed the purchase of a 100-acre site in Crick from Barwood Developments and RREEF. The site is situated at Junction 18 of the M1 and has outline planning granted for 1.5 million sq ft of logistics space.
