Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has signed a five-year hospital logistics contract with DHL Exel Supply Chain, worth £7 million.

Vehicle manufacturer Ford has outsourced its materials handling management requirements to Gefco UK.

Honda Logistics Centre has renewed its contract with Howard Tenens for aftermarket parts distribution for a further five years.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has launched a subsidiary in India with the aim of being more active in responding to OEM’s requests for developing logistics solutions.

That companies are under financial pressure is not in question. The issue is; what strategies are companies going to adopt to survive

Frozen food supplier Hopwells has taken delivery of a dozen 12-tonne Isuzu trucks.

Oliver Wight has launched a series Fast Track business improvement programmes, designed to help companies boost performance under difficult trading conditions.

Hyster has launched a series of electric forklift trucks, built to improve driver productivity.

InBev has signed a three year contract with Tradeteam in Northern Ireland, following a six year relationship elsewhere in the UK.

Independent transport and logistics company Downton has invested £10 million in an import and distribution centre near Gloucester.