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By early 2002, Knowles Transport was aware that its existing in-house warehouse management system (WMS) was under intense strain – escalating inventory levels were making it more difficult to track goods; failure rates were high and pickers were frustrate

Sherry producer and shipper González Byass has set up its own distribution company in the UK – González Byass UK – and has also awarded an exclusive three-year bonded warehousing contract to Cert Logistics.

Express delivery giant TNT has opened a new £8.2M purpose-built facility in Birmingham. Handling tens of thousands of parcels and packages each week, the state-of-the-art depot at Network Park, Saltley, provides a vital strategic link for the deliv

US manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp and Exel have extended their co-operation. Following the transfer of generator assembly work from Manchester to Veghel in the Netherlands and the management by third-party logistics provider (3PL) Exel

Westway Industrial and Distribution Park in Renfrew, Glasgow has been sold by Prestbury WestCoast for £46M to a special purpose vehicle established by Moorfield Group, Halifax Bank of Scotland subsidiary Uberior Investments, and Westbrook Partne

Belgian group Interbrew says a need to cut distribution costs has led the decision to close Boddington’s brewery in Manchester, although it will continue cask production in the city.