It’s a tough job but someone has to do it – deliver goods in our major cities with the traffic jams and waiting restriction at the delivery point. Malory Davies looks at the measures that can be taken to make life a bit easier in the urban jungle.
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Stewart Oades can take credit for pushing up operating profit at Christian Salvesen by 15.5 per cent after just a year in the hot seat. Operating profit for the full year rose to £20.9m on sales up just 1.9 per cent at £820.7m.
U-Freight is rebranding its international ocean freight forwarding activities, under the U-Ocean banner.
Brixton Estates has been on a buying spree. It has bought the British Airways Regional Cargo Building at Green Lane, Hounslow, and the Circle South Industrial Estate at Wharfside Way, Trafford Park, Manchester.
The Barcode Warehouse is investing £500,000 to expand its sales and stock area by 613 sq m, following an increase in online sales by 37 per cent.
Following a long period of stagnation, industrial rents across the North West are increasing. That’s the conclusion of property adviser DTZ.
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.
HelioSlough’s rail freight depot proposal for Radlett, Hertfordshire, faces opposition from residents.
