Tesco’s distribution centre at Barlborough near Chesterfield is to remain open as a general merchandise centre. The retailer set out plans to close it earlier this year as part of a distribution network reorganisation

Kewill has launched new mobile apps for its Kewill Logistics Software to enable its customers’ employees to access and update journey information on the move

Milton Keynes-based Shanks Waste Management has brought in a 3PL to manage its European export of low carbon fuel, from both its Kettering and Glasgow materials recycling facilities

Half of all trucks drivers choose not to wear their safety belts, even though they double the chances of survival in a serious road accident, according to Volvo Trucks

London Gateway, the giant new port and logistics park at the mouth of the Thames is on track to open later this year as planned, DP World confirmed in its first half results

The Co-operative’s investment in its logistics infrastructure showed its worth in the first half of 2013, as the food business faced up to difficult market conditions

Irish foodservice wholesaler Fegans Foodservice has invested in BCP’s Accord web ordering system

Transport and haulage SMEs achieved growth of about 4 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to Bibby Financial Services’ Business Factors Index

Liebherr, the construction machinery group, has started work on a new logistics centre near Kirchdorf an der Iller in Baden-Württemberg

Medical equipment supplier Maquet has brought in Menlo as global forwarder manager to reduce its roster of carriers for finished products