Zebra Technologies is set to launch the Economy Mobile 220, a small, lightweight portable barcode printer designed for quick, on-demand receipt printing.

The Norbert Dentressangle Group has posted a 23 per cent rise in operating profit before goodwill and impairment of goodwill to 98.2 million euros in 2008, up from 79.8 million euros the previous year.

It sounds really simply – get six things right and you too can have a top-performing supply chain. It’s only when you examine the six management principles identified by consultants McKinsey that you realise quite what a challenge you face

Pastacorp has introduced CHEP’s Total Equipment Management facility and signed a contract with for some 240,000 pallet movements a year at its manufacturing plant in Chiry Ourscamps, L’Oise, Northern France.

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Michael Schaecher global head of air freight.

Hertfordshire glass and stone importer Camglass Limited has appointed Pantos Logistics UK to provide its inbound ocean services from Brazil, China and Turkey.

Unilever is set to deploy Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing software in the US in a bid to improve customer service and supply chain efficiency.

Wincanton has extended it contract with HJ Heinz and been awarded a three-year deal with Panasonic, which will generate more than £100 million for the group.

Manchester Airport Group has extended its contract with Norbert Dentressengle.

Uniq Prepared Foods Northampton has commissioned a new ERP system from Solarsoft Business Systems.