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.
The choice of location is one of the keys in the battle to beat congestion, according to Gerald Eve’s latest Prime Logistics report.
Palletways has opened a new 50,000 sq ft hub facility in Livingston, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. All goods bound within Scotland will be delivered via the new Livingston hub, while nationwide and pan-European orders will also be fulfilled via a hub fac
Industrial land prices will continue to fall this year, according to the June Property Snapshot from Colliers CRE.
Grantham Book Services is moving its entire distribution and client services to a 350,000 sq ft distribution centre in Grantham previously occupied by TDG.
