Total has renewed a contract with Wincanton, which will see the latter manage Total’s maintenance warehouse at Lindsey Oil Refinery in Lincolnshire for a further three years

European materials handling production value decreased by 6.8 per cent at just under €56bn in 2013, according to figures from FEM, the European Materials Handling Federation

IDI Gazeley has acquired three class-A logistics warehouses in Europe totalling 1,000,000 sq ft

Samuel Grant, which will be exhibiting at next week’s Logistics Link North, has launched the Samson Nano, a new pallet wrapper boasting the lowest turntable height of any existing pallet wrapper

Rising volumes of air and ocean freight has led DHL to introduce a freight capacity management programme

Rico Logistics has appointed Tracy Jump head of human resources. Before joining Rico, Jump worked for DHL UK for ten years where she was head of HR and subsequently promoted to HR director

Herman Jorgensen has become UK managing director of GAC, based at the company’s Grangemouth office, working alongside the company’s finance and human resources functions. He was formerly general manager at GAC Norway

Vax, the vacuum cleaner maker, has opened a 230,000 sq ft national distribution centre at Stonebridge Cross, in Droitwich Spa

UPS has expanded its home delivery options in the UK with the introduction of its My Choice service, which offer advance delivery notifications, and the ability to reroute packages to another address or reschedule deliveries for a future date before a UPS

Logistics Hub UK will be present at this year’s Logistics Link North, taking place in Doncaster next week, where the firm will use the exhibition to set out the benefits Sheffield City can bring to the logistics centre