German truck maker MAN is expected to launch a £6.4 billion takeover bid for Swedish rival Scania in a move that would make it Europe’s largest manufacturer of heavy commercial vehicles.
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Sammons Enterprises has purchased the materials handling division of Finning (UK), the official dealer of Cat Lift trucks warehouse and counterbalance equipment in Great Britain.
Hallmark Cards has awarded Savoye a contract to automate its 220,000 sq ft Dawson Lane warehouse, in Bradford.
Clipper Secure Logistics has consolidated its tobacco and bonded operations at its Rotherham shared-user facility and doubled the workforce on site to 90.
Cert FMCG, part of the Cert group, has won a new contract to provide storage and distribution services for D&D Wines International.
Linde AG is rebranding its materials handling division, in preparation for its sale.
Crown’s WF 3000 series pedestrian stacker and TSP 6000 series turret order picker have been awarded prizes in Europe and the USA for design.
Bob Russett, chairman of the Palletline network from 1993 to 2005, has bought Palletline Distribution outright from his fellow shareholders.
Homebase has bought six 13.6m step frame tri-axle box van lifting deck trailers and six 13.7m ratchet deck curtainsiders from Don-Bur.
Robert Bosch has picked SSI Schaefer to construct bays of Regal 3000 shelving under existing bays of pallet racking.
