C. H. Robinson has opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey, to offer international road freight services, as part of the company’s ongoing European expansion

Volkswagen CV sales declined year on year by 6.6 per cent in Western Europe, and 9.6 percent in Eastern Europe, but increased by 0.2 per cent worldwide in the first six months of 2013

Sainsbury’s has pulled out of plans to build a 528,000 sq ft distribution centre in Devon following a review of its logistics

Royal Mail is investing £70 million in barcode technology for business mail

The development of e-commerce has forced retailers to amend their range of delivery options, reducing charges and focussing on returns, according to iForce’s latest Delivery Options Research

Norbert Dentressangle plans to open a new distribution centre in Taunton, Somerset, for its specialist services operation, at the end of July

Twiflex has launched a new disc brake for mining and conveyor applications, featuring large pads and IP65 protection and aiming to serve high speed conveyor drives in mining and quarrying applications

Evans Transport has invested £2.5 million in fuel efficient vehicles, replacing 35 HGVs over the past 12 months, as part of its on-going fleet replacement programme

Bertie Maxwell has been appointed as chairman of logistics and driver recruitment company trg Logistics, replacing Nick Gordon, who has left the role in order to concentrate fully on his duties as chief executive officer

Warmer Energy Services has chosen supply chain and procurement specialist Integrated Services to provide a dedicated management facility at its head office in Liverpool