Proximity to the UK’s biggest air cargo hub makes the western M25 a magnet for logistics operations. But, as Liza Helps finds, warehouse space is in short supply and there is now talk of a return to speculative building
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It’s reckoned to be worth $1,000,000,000,000 globally. David Cameron, the British prime minister said it would be worth £600 million to the UK alone
Online shopping is driving growth in transport employment with a growth outlook for the last quarter of 2013 at +7 per cent, compared to +2 per cent in the previous year, according to Manpower
arvato Healthcare has entered a partnership with Swiss pre-wholesale company, Voigt Industrie Service, to offer its customers an integrated solution for the final-mile delivery of medication in Switzerland
David Hallam has been named as the Co-operative Food’s driver of the year at the company’s annual competition, which it says recognises those who go the extra mile to improve store service and efficiency
The US Federal Maritime Commission has voted to ask for additional information from the parties to the proposed P3 Alliance
PostNL, the Dutch post office, has sold about half of its 30 per cent shareholding in TNT Express for €507 million
European road freight firm Waberer’s International has ordered 600 DAF tractors as part of a comprehensive fleet renewal programme
Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland has renewed its logistics contract with Norbert Dentressangle, for the delivery of helicopter parts around the UK
Chancellor George Osborne has cancelled the fuel duty increase due in September next year, in his Autumn statement. But the Freight Transport Association was quick to respond – arguing that he should have done more
