Temporary building supplier Spaciotempo has invested £500,000 in new stock and taken on five new staff after a rise in demand.

Poundland has gone live with a deployment of Motion F5 Tablet PCs in two warehouses in the Midlands

Wincanton has created a dedicated Olympics area on its web site

A manufacturer is looking to outsource the provision and management of a UK northern distribution centre to a third party logistics provider through a competitive tender

Culina Logistics has started a next day ambient delivery service into Tesco’s national distribution centre network

WH Smith, the high-street retailer, has reaffirmed its commitment to a collaborative approach to high street deliveries by extending its contract with Wincanton for a further three years

Global Freight Solutions, the parcel carrier management company, has signed partnership deals with UK Mail and Hermes

Casio EPoS has launched its new software-as-a-service offering, Casio Business Portal, and its first Android platform tablet computer, the VX Tablet

Wavin, a European plastic pipe maker, has chosen Quintiq Scheduler for ten of its manufacturing sites, to support the short-term planning and lower operating costs

Toll Global Forwarding has taken a 10,000 sq ft unit at Avonmouth. Toll offers a range of services from traditional freight forwarding to bespoke supply chain solutions and has more than 1,100 offices in 55 countries