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Bibby Distribution, which handles the distribution operation for Thwaites brewery, has taken delivery of four TGA rigids for a newly extended contract. All four chassis were acquired on five-year operating leases through MAN Financial Services.

Rising supply chain complexity is driving a need for sophisticated warehouse management systems that can deliver improved customer service and cost reduction – visibility up and down the chain is crucial. Are your systems up to it? By John Lamb

TDG has signed 10 million euros worth of contracts with food manufacturer Boyne Valley to provide chilled warehousing and the national distribution of Boyne’s food and non-food products in Ireland, for five years.

Voice technology has enabled food distributor, Brakes, to increase accuracy and speed of picking operations across its sixteen sites. The technology could soon be used for goods inwards, put-away, replenishment and loading. By Greg Tanner

Nissan is to supply Renault Trucks with its own brand of light duty vehicles through its specialised dealer network. Renault will sell the vehicles as a complement to the Master and Mascott ranges.

The port dominates the UK market for importing fresh produce, with almost one million tonnes of fruit arriving at Sheerness every year.

Focus on the ‘three Vs’, says the director of supply chain and customer service EMEA, Rockwell Automation

During 2005, one out of every four trucks sold in the UK was a DAF, according to end-of-year statistics from DAF Trucks.