Stewart Oades, CEO of the former Christian Salvesen business, has been named president of the Freight Transport Association.

Tesco has taken the decision to bring distribution operations at its Fastway warehouse in Daventry in-house.

United Biscuits is reporting annual savings of £200,000 as a result of a web-based satellite vehicle tracking system from Masternaut.

Atlas Ward is working on a project to build a one million square foot import storage facility in Teesport for Tesco.

Deutsche Post World Net has unveiled a new structure – and a new name “Deutsche Post DHL” as part of its strategic plan.

Kewill has launched an integrated global solution that will enable logistics service providers and manufacturers, who need to process customs declarations in multiple countries, to trade more simply and cost effectively.

Northamptonshire-based Knights of Old has completed the BS EN ISO 14001 accreditation.

Barloworld Handling has opened a National Used Equipment Reception Centre in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

Avery Dennison has launched a high-speed printer, called the SNAP 700 which is designed to produce the most commonly used types of apparel and retail tags, labels and tickets.

Core Management Logistics has adopted GXS Trading Grid as its platform for electronic trading with Marks and Spencer.