Builders merchant Travis Perkins has chosen Briggs Equipment for a £5 million contract to supply nearly 400 trucks and other materials handling equipment to one of the country’s largest builders’ merchants and home improvement retailers
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Homebase has extended its contract with Unipart for 12 years after a review of its distribution strategy concluded that it needed a longer term relationship with a partner to supp[ort its growth plans
Panalpina has bought Grieg Logistics, which provides freight forwarding, domestic transport, warehousing, distribution and customs clearance services from 14 sites in Norway
Europa Worldwide Logistics has signed a build to suit deal for a warehouse at ProLogis’ ProLogis Park Midpoint in the West Midlands
Maersk Line has signed a contract for ten giant “Triple E” container vessels with an option to buy another 20
The European Commission has selected transport infrastructure development projects to receive funding totalling £144m (170m euros), from the trans-European transport network fund
Diesel prices have hit an all-time high, according to the Road Haulage Association
The core of Nike’s supply chain strategy is to be responsive to market demand – in essence filling shelves with consumer relevant product and then keeping them filled
Dachser has set up a joint venture with Jonen Freight in South Africa with the aim of expanding its intercontinental network
Jordans & Ryvita, Tate & Lyle, Le Palette Rouge and Cath Kidston have signed up to The Fresh Connection 2011, the supply chain competition
