Freightliner Heavy Haul has won a contract for the rail haulage of potash and salt from Boulby Mine to Tees Dock terminal and Cobra Rail freight, Middlesbrough.
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Wincanton has won a contract with Volkswagen Logistics to deliver workshop equipment including tools, engines, packaging and rejected goods to seven locations from its operation in Braunschweig.
Marks and Spencer is following in the steps of TNT and Ceva and testing the Smith Newton, a zero emission, 7.5 tonne battery powered truck, designed for city centre deliveries.
TDG has completed the first run of its rail service from Purfleet to Grangemouth in Scotland, from where goods are shipped to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.
Trilogy Logistics has won a contract with children’s entertainment producers and rights-owner Hit Entertainment.
Tesco has bought 15 electric vans from Modec for its online food delivery service.
Plumbing supplier Wolseley has taken delivery of more than 50 Luton-bodied Mercedes Benz Sprinter 311CDI chassis cabs.
Sainsbury’s is taking a 500,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at ProLogis’ 150-acre Pineham development in Northamptonshire.
The road infrastructure may still be poor, but low labour rates, along with its close proximity to western markets, makes the countries of Eastern Europe an attractive market, says Chris Lewis
The ELA has a packed agenda for 2007. More than ever, there is a need for education, the sharing of best practice, networking and innovative thinking.
