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International Decorative Services has extended its relationship with the Potter Group at its rail-connected centre in Ely after signing an imported timber distribution contract with the company.

The FTA has appointed Ian Jones, managing director of Mercedes-Benz UK, Graham Roberts, non-executive director of PD Ports, and Ian Veitch, chief executive officer of NYK Logistics to its 2008/09 board.

Contact lens maker CooperVision has hired Meachers Group to provide it with overflow warehousing and local distribution following a period of growth including the acquisition of Ocular Sciences.

Aggregate Industries’ Building Materials division has signed an eight-year partnership deal with TDG worth £50 million annually in a bid to manage its transport operation more efficiently.

Kuehne + Nagel has increased its profit margin by 12.3 per cent during the first half of 2008 despite the economic slowdown, but anticipates a slower growth rate for the second half of the year owing to the “unfavourable economic forecast”.