‘beelocal’, an online enterprise that will enable independent shops and producers to sell their goods via the internet and offer customers a 24-hour delivery service, has taken part of a former carpet factory on Aynam Road in Kendal, on a three-year lease

Property agents across the country are reporting an increase in the number of companies enquiring about space for logistics for the first time in a year.

Swedish medi-tech company Sandvik has secured a 15-year multi-million pound deal for a 112,000 sq ft orthopaedic implant and instrument production and distribution facility at JF Finnegan’s Beighton Link Business Park in South Yorkshire.

Stobart Rail has been shortlisted as one of three preferred bidders for a £25m contract to turn Carlisle Airport into a logistics hub for its sister company Stobart Logistics.

Plans for what will be one of the biggest port-related developments in the country – covering almost 1,500 acres on the South Bank of the Humber – have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council by Able UK.

Volvo Trucks says it is well on its way to producing a technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other, in a bid to increase road safety.

Cargoitalia has completed its first commercial flight since its reformation under new management and ownership.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has transported British-trained racehorse, “Bronze Cannon”, to Russia to compete in the President Stakes.

Structural changes in the express industry in terms of geographic focus, distribution models and customer preferences will force the major players to reorganise their networks, according to industry analyst Datamonitor.

Paccar, the US parent of DAF Trucks, has reported lower revenues and net income for the second quarter of 2009.