Palletways has opened a 19,500 sq ft depot at Dartford to add to its existing sites in Lichfield, Edinburgh, Oxford and Greenford

Car maker Dacia has extended its contract with Gefco, which provides a multi-modal logistics service combining rail and road

Dr Carsten Intra is to take over as head of production and logistics at MAN Truck and Bus from 1st April

Sara Lee Corporation has appointed Luc Volatier senior vice president, supply chain and operations of its International Coffee and Tea

Jungheinrich has launched additions to its ranges of ic-engine and electric-powered counterbalance forklifts

Critical threats to the supply chain will be the focus of an examination by Patrik Jansson, vice president, head of engineering and materials management operations at Sony Ericsson, at the Extended Supply Chain conference, which takes place in London from

Transport secretary Justine Greening has warned rail freight operators that they will need to continue to pursue cost savings

Spanish company Condepols has launched industrial containers made of fabric as an alternative to pallets, called Big Bag, which it reckons could save four euros per load

Ink manufacturer INX International has completed a deal to move to a new 40,000 sq ft purpose-built manufacturing facility at Peel’s Hareshill Distribution Park in Heywood, Greater Manchester

Frozen foods supplier NH Case has selected refrigerated bodies from Schmitz Cargobull for two new 15 tonne rigid trucks set to carry out multi-drop deliveries in London’s Low Emission Zone