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Operating profit rose seven per cent at Wincanton to £42 million despite some pressure on margins. Sales were up 9.6 per cent to £1.8 billion and the company said business wins and renewals totalled some £385m during the year.

International road hauliers based in the UK are doing no more than treading water against their European counterparts, according to figures published by the Department for Transport.

Four industrial agents are the lucky winners of a range of hi-tech prizes in a competition run by IM Properties as a marketing initiative for the Aspect Development at West Moor Park in Doncaster.

Kwik Save has awarded the UK warehouse and distribution contract for its ambient and frozen goods to TDG in a deal worth more than £9 million a year.

Kuehne & Nagel Ireland has won a contract to manage the global logistics requirements for Organon Ireland, a manufacturer and marketer in the health care industry.

Kalmar has received an order for six DRF 450-60S reach stackers, with an option for an additional 14, from Hind Terminals in Mumbai, India.

The Haven Gateway, which takes in Felixstowe and Harwich, moved a step closer to “Growth Point” status when the government said it was “minded to” approve an application by the Haven Gateway Partnership.

Northern Foods is to sell off its distribution arm, NFT Distribution, as part of a major restructuring which will see it disposing of businesses that represent 40 per cent of group revenue.

Impact Toyota has won a contract worth £250,000 to supply and maintain some 23 counterbalance trucks to Debach Enterprises, the Ipswich based transport and warehouse provider.