Supply chain initiatives helped DIY group Kingfisher push its retail profits up 23.5 per cent to £277m in the first half of its financial year on sales up 1.4 per cent to £5.1bn.
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JF Hillebrand has donated 50 bulk flexitanks to the Chile earthquake relief effort.
Kawasaki has chosen Gefco for warehousing and distribution of its motorbikes, jet skis, all terrain 4-wheel vehicles and power products that include hedge trimmers, grass cutters and strimmers.
Geodis has acquired French small parcel express delivery company Ciblex, in a bid to reinforce its position in the parcel sector.
The Storage Equipment Centre has completed the design, supply and installation of Domino’s Pizza Group’s storage facility its hub in Milton Keynes.
Kanes Foods has signed a contract with Briggs Equipment, the UK’s national Cat Lift Truck distributor, after it demonstrated it could reduce costs by deploying its Speedshield fleet management system.
US clothing retailer Gap is set to take developer ProLogis’ DC4 warehouse totalling 230,347 sq ft at ProLogis Stafford in the West Midlands to service its soon to be launched e-commerce operation.
Euro Car Parts has taken a 256,000 sq ft D&B facility at IM Properties Birch Coppice on a 15-year lease with a break at ten years at a rent in there region of £5.50 per sq ft.
Foodservice distributor Bako NW has saved some £75,000 per year, since investing in a voice-directed warehouse system from BCP.
Fashion company Gerry Weber International has selected Nordic ID as its handheld RFID supplier.
