The British International Freight Association has named Kuehne + Nagel’s Steve de Croos as Young Freight Forwarder 2008 at its annual awards ceremony.

Iveco dealers across the UK are offering retail customers 1,000 litres of free fuel with the purchase and registration of any new Stralis or Trakker heavy truck until 31st March 2009.

Italian car manufacturer Fiat has signed a contract with Ceva Logistics to provide complete warehousing and supply of automotive spare parts for north western Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands at a newly opened local distribution centre in Duisburg.

Lamberts Healthcare has selected Magnius to supply and implement an ERP system to help it achieve greater business efficiencies, increase sales and boost profitability.

Zetes is taking over the print and apply activity of Bopack Systems, which specialises in the design, manufacture and production of labelling machines.

DHL Express has expanded the infrastructure and operating capacity at its logistics industry gateway located at Mexico City’s International Airport.

Leading property services firm Atisreal, in association with Logistics Manager, is undertaking a research study related to the town planning environment associated with Logistics and Distribution Property.

Hard-pressed retailers are going to have to get a great deal more creative when it comes to customer service, inventory and the order-to-cash cycle. Winning customers and keeping costs down will require much closer collaboration between trading partners,

King Sturge are offering the lease on an 88,000 sq ft warehouse in Grantham after being appointed as joint agents on the building on Swingbridge Road with Humberts.

Samuel Grant has taken a 16,300 sq ft shed at Wilson Bowden’s East Midlands Distribution Centre in the Midlands.