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TNT Home, the home delivery arm of TNT Logistics UK, has expanded its operations with furniture marketing and design specialist, Scan -Thors (UK).

Northern Foods is selling NFT Distribution for £51m to a management buyout team led by managing director David Frankish and backed by Phoenix Equity Partners.

Kewill Systems has bought CSF GmbH, a provider of freight forwarding and customs clearance solutions in the German and Swiss markets, for £3 million.

A new national hub for the Co-operative group has been officially opened in Coventry. The site will serve the 3,300 stores, that form the Co-operative Retail Trading Group.

Gazeley is to launch Felixstowe Portside – a “port-centric” logistics park development, supported by the Port of Felixstowe.

Wincanton has appointed Mark Ness development director Continental Europe to help develop its pan-European business.

NYK Logistics has won a further contract with Land Rover, to manage supply of components to point of fit, on the Defender and Range Rover production lines at Solihull.

The WEEE directive, which sets out new rules for the disposal of electric and electronic equipment, is now due to come into force on 1 January 2007. The legislation was due to come into force in August 2004.

Bito Storage Systems has developed a new parts kitting design to save space and increase efficiency for manufacturers. BMW has already deployed the system at its Hams Hall engine plant.