Danish group DSV, which trades at DFDS Transport, is launching a take-over bid for Frans Maas, the Dutch logistics provider. It has aqreed with Koninklijke Frans Maas to make a cash offer of 38 euros a share and a majority of KFM shareholders have agreed
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Operators need to plan now for the switch from Euro 3 to Euro 4, according to Stuart Hunt, managing director of DAF Trucks in the UK.
Palletforce has invested in an check-weighing system at its Lichfield hub. Accurate weighing is vital to ensure the safe placement of pallets aboard double-deck trailers.
Sbh.uk’s rent review team is boasting a rent saving totalling more than £1 million for a single building as it looks back on 2005 as one of its most successful years.
UPS, the $36bn package delivery giant, has announced a new management structure.
Masternaut has developed a specialised satellite tracking system for its contract with Healthcare Logistics.
Quinn Glass, the container glass manufacturer, has started using the rail freight services of EWS, Britain’s largest rail operator, between Widnes and Mossend.
Teesland iDG has won consent for its 7,925 sq m (85,300 sq ft) industrial/warehouse development at Access 4:20 on Bellingham Way, Aylesford, near Maidstone, Kent.
With a ridge height of 140 ft (42.5m) – as high as eight HGVs – Kimberly-Clark’s new 160,000 sq ft 34m (112ft) high distribution centre in Northfleet, Kent, is set to be one of the tallest warehouse structures in the United Kingdom.
One of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers Michelin, is urging the European Commission to take action against a flood of counterfeit truck tyres, which it warns could threaten road safety.
