Supply chain and freight was the star performer for UPS in the second quarter with operating profit rising 41 per cent on an adjusted basis to $187m (£116m). Sales grew of seven per cent to $2.3bn (£1.44bn)
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Cold storage and distribution company Yearsley has invested more than £500,000 in a 65,000 sq ft ambient storage chamber at its Grimsby depot, in response to demand for a single provider for both frozen and dry goods
James Jones & Sons has taken delivery of Irion sideloaders at three of its timber operations in Scotland, supplied by Barloworld Handling, to transport and store timber products
French meat supplier Kermené has chosen Savoye’s Picking Tray System for its operation supplying French supermarket E Leclerc
Boughey Distribution has signed a three year contract with pallet pooler CHEP, extending a 30 year association
Volvo Trucks’ global deliveries in the first six months of 2011 were 72 per cent higher than in the corresponding period last year
Zetes will be demonstrating two key solutions designed to save money and boost efficiency at Logistics Link North in September
Tesco is submitting plans for a 700,000 sq ft distribution warehouse on the 58-acre former Courage Brewery site at Worton Grange in Whitley, Reading, Berkshire
American engineering firm Thetford is taking a pre-let of 83,000 sq ft at St Paul Development’s Brookfields Park in Rotherham
Staffordshire haulier Partridge Transport Services has doubled the size of its base at London & Cambridge Properties’ Burntwood Business Park, near Cannock, to meet growing demand