FloraHolland has chosen Logistex to develop, install and implement a handling systems for its distribution centre at Aalsmeer in The Netherlands

BG Freight Line has launched a second weekly direct service between Teesport and Rotterdam to meet rising demand

Continental Tyres has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to handle logistics for its its original equipment and aftermarket dealer business in Thailand

Air France Cargo-KLM Cargo has been awarded accreditation as a “Qualified Envirotainer Provider”

Brewer Fullers, Smith and Turner have cut end-of-line packaging times by 20 per cent on some of their product lines by using specialist beer trays developed by Smurfit Kappa

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Lars Peter as UK road freight product manager

EnerSys has launched PowerNet, a software system designed to improve battery fleet management of all lead acid battery technologies.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) took off with a bang last year, becoming the way for cash-strapped businesses to roll out much-needed systems, on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Rob Smith, VP, marketing, Europe, Kewill reckons e-commerce has “changed the landscape of logistics”.

Things have been fairly quiet in the RedPrairie corner, understandably, as it is going through the motions of being acquired by a fund affiliated with New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm.