Iveco has been named Official Sponsor of the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP Team whose rider Valentino Rossi has won the world championship nine times.

A combination of network consolidation and warehouse automation has resulted in an improved supply chain for global sportswear brand adidas.

SSI Schaefer has developed an entry-level, semi-automatic pick-by-light system called i-Pick, designed to boost picking accuracy.

Smurfit Kappa developed the pack, which uses a cartridge body that can be cut away and recycled with domestic collections and a nozzle and plunger made from biodegradable plastics.

Czech automotive packaging specialist Omnipack is using ARPRO expanded polypropylene to produce up to 15,000 dunnage trays a year for the country’s automotive industry.

FP International has launched two environmentally friendly packaging lines.

Excel Automation has completed all four phases of a contract to upgrade the Chivas Brothers’ palletisation and automatic dispatch facility in Dumbarton.

One e-commerce retailer has found strong customer support for moving over to a more environmentally friendly box filler.

Business secretary Lord Mandelson has unveiled ambitious plans to make the West Midlands a leader in low carbon technologies which will have significant supply chain implications.

Cargotec has customised an order of seven Kalmar reachstackers to improve pipe handling for Norwegian logistics firm NorSea Group.