First half pre-tax profit at Business Post fell to £3m from £8.6m last year as a result of difficult economic conditions. Sales were up 21 per cent to £133m.
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Toy maker Lego is centralising its European distribution centre in Prague and outsourcing its European operation to DHL. DHL will open and begin operations of its new customised logistics centre in early 2006.
P&O, the UK’s largest ports and ferries operator has received an approach from Dubai Ports World that could value the company at £3bn.
Pallet supplier Brambles says sales and profits are “well ahead of the comparative period in the prior year”. In Chep Europe, the company has experienced sales growth of around five per cent for the three months to September.
The European Commission has cleared, under the EU merger regulation, the proposed acquisition of Exel by Deutsche Post.
According to figures released from the Department for Transport (DfT), the number of lorries from the EU states which joined the European Union in May 2004, have shown an enormous growth in journeys to the UK.
The findings of the Burns freight taxes inquiry were released in a press briefing yesterday (22nd November 2005), announcing that 96 per cent of all road hauliers see no level playing field with foreign operators.
The UK may need dedicated freight rail lines due to the rising volume of imported coal being moved by train, according to a Network Rail executive.
High street retailer Boots, has recently signed up global logistics company Exel to assist with its legal requirements in recycling packaging waste.
Schoeller Arca Systems (SA Systems), has announced the purchase of Basic Industrial Plastic Pallets (BIPP).
