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The nature and scope of third party logistics contracts reveals a lot about the state of the market. Our exclusive survey looks at some of the major deals signed in the past year and looks at industry confidence for the coming year.
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly has promised more than £200 million to start work on a strategic freight network in the Department for Transport’s rail White Paper.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has moved into larger offices at Prestwick Airport, 30 miles from Glasgow.
Haulier Eddie Stobart is to become the core of a new multi-modal logistics organisation set up by the Westbury Property Fund.
Palletways has opened a hub in Spain to serve its growing Iberian business.
GLS, Royal Mail’s European parcels business, has opened a subsidiary in Romania.
Unilever has announced plans for a major supply chain restructuring. Patrick Cescau, group chief executive, said the business would be reorganised into a series of multi-country organisations.
Barloworld has invested £1 million in a five year contract with Masternaut, to provide web-based vehicle tracking for 550 service vehicles.
