Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft has taken Goodman’s 213,240 sq ft First Point warehouse in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire

City Link moved a step closer to profitability in the third quarter – cutting its operating loss by 19 per cent to £5.5m. Sales were up 2.4 per cent to £76.2m

IAG Cargo has reported commercial revenue of €298m for the third quarter – an increase of 3.5 per cent on last year.

The Co-operative has opened its £22m Avonmouth distribution centre, which when fully operational in May will serve 500 stores in the South West

Peel has launched Pemberton Business Park, a 32 acre site which is part of a new mixed-use development to the west of Wigan town centre

Carousel Logistics has launched a new web site with an enhanced version of its EasyWeb system

Skills for Logistics has launched a scheme to help former military personnel make the transition to civilian logistics careers

The 5,000th parcel store in CollectPlus’ network has opened for business

Hermes has laid on 500 extra courier rounds and hired 480 temporary staff to cope with a 25 per cent increase in year-on-year parcel volumes during the Christmas peak

Allowing high capacity vehicles onto UK roads under controlled conditions could save between £90 million and £135 million a year, according to a report by the University of Huddersfield