CeMAT, the giant materials handling show, kicks off in Hanover on 2nd May under the tagline “Sustainability in intralogistics”. Here’s a quick guide to some of the new products at the show

Argos has awarded TDG a three-year extension to its contract to run its distribution centre at Mossend in Scotland

Bakery Warburtons has added six dual-fuel Mercedes-Benz Axor tractor units to its fleet

Independent freight forwarder FS Mackenzie has launched a twice-weekly express road trailer service between Western Europe and Iraq

The growth on online sales seems to be unstoppable. In the UK, for example, high street sales have fallen over the past couple of months but online sales are growing strongly

A potential pot of £1.5 billion has been made available to fund 250,000 apprenticeship places over the next four years, including the new logistics qualification

CitySprint has taken over TnM Couriers in Warrington, its second acquisition of the year

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has signed a ten year contract extension with DB Schenker to manage its 3PL parts distribution centre at London Heathrow

RFID producer UPM RFID, part of UPM’s Engineered Materials group, is launching a range of tiny near field communication (NFC) tags and inlays

Kellogg Company has hired Steven Sterling as senior vice president, global supply chain