JPM Eco Logistics has expanded its fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles with the purchase of three new Volvo trucks for £235,000, with funding from Lombard.
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Parcelnet has acquired the courier business of TNT Post, taking over the delivery of more than 12.5 million parcels a year.
The European Committee for Standardisation has agreed to produce a new European standard for the transport of foodstuffs across international borders in insulated and refrigerated vehicles, overriding the existing ATP agreement.
Food distribution company Brakes Group has signed a deal with Gray & Adams which will see the company manufacture its rigid body parts throughout 2008.
Speciality retailer Pets At Home has enlisted the help of Unipart Logistics and Manhattan Associates to set up a scalable, menu-priced, e-fulfilment system to enhance its online business.
DHL Exel Supply Chain is to roll out a new safety programme to all drivers and crew members working on the Next home delivery contract following a month-long trial by volunteers on the service.
British Gypsum, the internal drylining supplier, is extending its relationship with railfreight company First GBRf after signing a multi-million pound five-year contract.
Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres is launching a tyre fleet management system, in a move to drive down costs for fleet operators.
Going green is often presented as a purely altruistic exercise – being kind to small furry creatures, saving the planet for future generations and so on.
Construction on the £50 million outer harbour at East Port UK, now the trading name for Great Yarmouth, is now well on its way.
