Mike Jones has been appointed general manager of Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK taking over from Terry Foreman who is set to retire after three years in the role.

The Label Store has begun the first phase of its growth plan by acquiring a new 18,300 sq ft manufacturing facility in Beverley, East Yorkshire near its two existing sites.

Drinks manufacturer Britvic has extended its contract with Wincanton for a further two years, building on its nine-year relationship with the company.

Equity Insurance Group has extended its business partnership with Venson Automotive Solutions after signing a further five-year contract with the company.

DHL has appointed Hans Hickler as chief executive officer of the company’s Global Customer Solutions organisation.

Avery Weigh-Tronix is set to launch a new software package designed to identify and weigh vehicles and trailers, manage customer and supplier contracts and handle in and outgoing payments.

Kuehne + Nagel is now operating a wholly-owned national subsidiary in Saudi Arabia and will be developing its contract logistics business in the country throughout the rest of the year, as well as making “considerable investments” in 2009.

BSI Management Systems has presented NYK Logistics with a number of certificates to acknowledge the international quality and environmental management standards at several of its sites.

Network Rail’s plans to minimise passenger disruption by carrying out engineering works on weekday nights rather than weekends could hurt the rail freight industry as key routes will be more frequently closed.

Still Materials Handling has taken over its largest UK distributor, DAC Handling Solutions, with the combined business trading under the Still name.