Barloworld Handling has invested £6 million in 340 Hyster forklifts for its short-term hire fleet, increasing its total investment over the last year to £10 million.
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Aggregate supplier Tarmac Trupak has replaced its 26-strong trailer fleet as part of a five-year contract hire agreement with GE’s TIP Trailer Services.
Management Dynamics has developed Air Rate Manager, an on-demand application to help companies manage air freight costs more efficiently.
Building materials company Marley Eternit, part of the Etex Group, has awarded Wincanton a five-year contract to distribute roofing products from its UK sites in Glasgow and Reading.
The Ministry of Defence has renewed its contract with freight exchange service Freightex to use its software to optimise its road freight.
Kellogg’s has relocated its cereals and food warehousing to a site in Manchester’s Trafford Park, which is to be managed by TDG on a five-year contract worth around £11 million annually.
Tesco has chosen an Easilift loading system for the loading bays at its store at Wick in Scotland. It was designed, built and installed by Easilift to meet Tesco’s specific requirements for what has been described as ‘Britain’s greenest supermarket.’
The UK’s first two-storey warehouse, located at Heathrow, is complete. Developed by Brixton, X2 comprises 242,600 sq ft of warehousing and ancillary offices in eight units, configured for high-capacity throughput.
Loading houses, or dock pods, are increasingly finding favour – most commonly in temperature controlled buildings or where internal floor space is at a premium. Loading bay specialist sara says the benefits are that the construction can be produced to sui
Planning has been secured for baker Warburtons’ 120,000 sq ft bakery and distribution warehouse in Bristol. Gazeley, with funding partner Legal & General, and Hermes’ UK Logistics Fund (UKLF), has been granted planning permission to develop the bespoke ba