The FTA has condemned Keith Brown, the new transport minister for Scotland for saying it is unreasonable for large retailers to withdraw their home delivery services because of recent extreme weather in Scotland

Yodel has joined with System Training to provide a logistics apprenticeship programme to introduce more young people to the logistics industry

Eurofins Scientific, an international group of laboratories, has awarded a contract to Science Warehouse to provide purchasing and transaction software across eight UK sites

Deutsche Post DHL has renewed its partnership with The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for a further three tears

Culina Logistics has been accredited with the Soil Association’s Organic Certificate of Registration

Syncreon Automotive UK has let 130,000 sq ft of warehouse space at KBP, Havant in south east Hampshire

Road freight service provider Freightex has set up an office in Dublin as part its expanded operation

Eddie Stobart has sponsored the Emeralds & Ivy Ball in aid of Cancer Research and The Marie Keating Foundation as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations

Henkel, which makes Loctite, has awarded Kuehne +Nagel a two-year contract to manage the Shanghai warehousing operation for its adhesives business.

Martyn Pellew, PD Ports’ group development director, has stepped down after eight years from his full time role with the company, to pursue other interests and broaden his portfolio