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The Works, which sells books, crafts and gifts, has bought Workforce Management from RedPrairie to optimise labour productivity at its Sutton Coldfield distribution centre.

RKW Foods has secured units 13 and 14 at Brixton’s Heathrow Estate, Silver Jubilee Way, Heathrow totalling 40,619 sq ft.

BSH Home Appliances has made NYK Logistics its sole provider of logistics services for small trade customers, as well as handling 50 per cent of bulk deliveries into the distribution networks of BSH’s major retail customers.

British Airways World Cargo has renewed the wet-lease of its three Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft for an additional five years from Global Supply Systems, in a deal with total operating costs of more than £500m.

TNT saw operating profit (EBIT) rise 2.6 per cent to 681m euros in the first half on sales up 9.6 per cent to 5.3bn euros.

BIFA is calling on the government for a more radical, streamlined approach to border security for cargo movements by reducing the number of agencies needing to be co-ordinated.