Wincanton has chosen supply chain optimisation provider Manhattan Associates to standardise its European logistics infrastructure.
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Sparks Transport has added six new Euro 5 Renault Premium 450.25 tractor units to its 70-strong fleet.
Healthcare logistics provider Movianto UK has promoted former warehouse general manager Mark Cox to head of operations.
Knapp AG, the Austrian warehouse automation supplier, has bought Swedish logistics firm Moving AB from its owner Atle Industri for an estimated ten million Euros (£7.9 million), as it tries to strengthen its position in Scandinavia.
Tea and coffee merchant Taylors of Harrogate has signed a five-year storage and distribution contract with Bibby Distribution for an undisclosed sum.
Davies Turner has completed a multi-million pound expansion at its hub in Avonmouth, Bristol, to incorporate a newly built distribution centre alongside the existing transit facility.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is set to move its intermodal containers by rail rather than road in the UK after signing a contract with DB Schenker’s EWS Network.
Independent IT services company Vista Retail Support has implemented Masternaut Three X’s advanced satellite tracking services, giving it real-time visibility of its 90-strong fleet of service vehicles and mobile engineers in the UK.
Vehicle manufacturer Scania Great Britain has been presented with a Training Quality Standard award for its apprentice programme by the Learning and Skills Council.
Keith Wilson, the managing director at Port of Tyne, is set to retire in August at the age of 63 after nine years with the company.