Scotts & Co has awarded a two-year contract extension to Hermes for the home delivery of 2.2 million items each year

Network Rail has chosen Atkins and Balfour Beatty to build a rail link north of Nuneaton station, as part of its £28 million national rail freight improvement scheme

Catering supplier Mitchell & Cooper has selected City Link to provide its MyCityLink service to deliver and track its products

Supply chain and freight was the star performer for UPS in the second quarter with operating profit rising 41 per cent on an adjusted basis to $187m (£116m). Sales grew of seven per cent to $2.3bn (£1.44bn)

Cold storage and distribution company Yearsley has invested more than £500,000 in a 65,000 sq ft ambient storage chamber at its Grimsby depot, in response to demand for a single provider for both frozen and dry goods

James Jones & Sons has taken delivery of Irion sideloaders at three of its timber operations in Scotland, supplied by Barloworld Handling, to transport and store timber products

French meat supplier Kermené has chosen Savoye’s Picking Tray System for its operation supplying French supermarket E Leclerc

Boughey Distribution has signed a three year contract with pallet pooler CHEP, extending a 30 year association

Volvo Trucks’ global deliveries in the first six months of 2011 were 72 per cent higher than in the corresponding period last year

Zetes will be demonstrating two key solutions designed to save money and boost efficiency at Logistics Link North in September