Morrisons is to open a 150,000 sq ft cross-dock distribution centre in Bury to support the growth of its M local store network in the north. It has awarded Wincanton a five-year contract to run the site
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DPD has been granted planning permission by for its new £100 million parcel hub in Hinckley Commercial Park, East Midlands, which is set to create around 1,000 jobs when fully operational
Hermes has won a three-year contract with mail order company Chums, for which it will provide a nationwide home delivery solution
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed plans announced by chancellor George Osborne to invest £9.5 billion in UK infrastructure, for the period starting April 2015
James Tillyer was re-elected president of the European Transport Training Association (EuroTra) at the organisation’s Summer General Assembly meeting in Bucharest, Romania
Kuehne + Nagel has won a retail logistics contract renewal in China with global fashion and apparel manufacturer C&A, to include quality inspections, intercontinental seafreight and airfreight services
Procter & Gamble has begun implementing Terra Technology’s Multi-Enterprise Demand Sensing
Bibby Distribution is lobbying the Department for Transport to extend its current allocation of 15.65m trailers after reaching the 25 originally allocated under the trial scheme
Stobart’s Transport & Distribution division had a steady start to the year despite lowers volumes from some FMCG customers in the first quarter. But, “with reasonable weather over summer, this trend should be reversed, benefitting the business”
Online retailer Firebox has appointed arvato to handle fulfilment as it pushes ahead with plans to expand internationally
