BP Retail has selected DHL to deliver some 30 million cases of fresh chill, ambient and secure products, like milk, soft drinks and sandwiches to 350 forecourt shops each year.
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Bibby Distribution’s parent company has bought a 51 per cent stake in the Costcutter retail group in a deal estimated to be worth about £100m.
TDG has recruited four people to its solutions design and business development teams.
Freight forwarder Panalpina has put together a portcentric distribution system for a major retail client.
Nissan is buying Swedish warehouse equipment manufacturer Atlet through its subsidiary, Nissan Forklift Europe.
Hospital Metalcraft, manufacturers of the Bristol Maid range of medical furniture and equipment, has chosen Masternaut’s web based vehicle tracking and mobile resource management service, to boost visibility of its mobile operations.
Environmentally-friendly heating company Energy Crops is running its new Mercedes six-wheeler on BioDiesel.
Turners (Soham) has started fitting NECK-IT units to its vehicles to help tackle the increasing problem of fuel theft from commercial vehicles.
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