The wide spread replacement of unreliable mechanical dock levellers with electrically controlled hydraulic devices.
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Procter & Gamble is trialling in the London area GPRS in the cabs so that it knows exactly the trucks are.
Rosemound Developments has extended its UK land bank with a 65-acre strategic land purchase from Burford at Cabot Distribution Park, Bristol.
SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturer’s Association, will hold its third annual safety conference on November 3, 2005
Britain’s largest ports and ferries operator, P&O, has received an approach from Middle Eastern rival Dubai Ports World (DPW). The move was announced yesterday and could value the company at £3Bn.
The Transport and General Workers Union and BP have agreed to postpone planned industrial action.
Tesco has announced plans to open a new warehouse, dedicated to dealing exclusively with online grocery orders. The company has experienced increasing volumes of consumers wishing to shop online in the south-east of England and London.
Linpac Storage Systems has won the contract to supply Woolworths’ Rugby distribution centre with a pallet racking storage solution to accommodate over 8,000 pallets.
United Biscuits (UB) is the leading European manufacturer and marketer of biscuits and snacks, owning top UK brands McVitie’s and Carrs. The company currently ships almost 3,000 TEU’s per annum from the UK, Belgium, Spain and Israel to more than 90 market
Masternaut, creator of mobile resource management software, has assisted Help the Aged to equip 160 of its collection vehicles with a new in-cab wireless data and satellite tracking system.
