Pall-Ex owner and chief executive Hilary Devey is to star in next week’s episode of the Channel 4 television series The Secret Millionaire.

TDG has invested £3 million in a 25-acre chemical logistics centre on the Wilton International complex at Teesside, consolidating all of the company’s north-east England operations onto one site.

Materials handling company SDI Group UK has appointed Mike Hilton as managing director.

Franklin Silencers, the designer, manufacturer and supplier of industrial silencers, has upgraded the materials handling equipment at its Northamptonshire factory with used forklift trucks from Jungheinrich’s Ready to Go range.

The Co-operative Pharmacy has begun work on its new £15 million national distribution centre at the Meir Park site in Stoke.

Power technology company Wärtsilä has signed a three-year co-operation agreement with Ceva Logistics to run the global spare parts transport service for Wärtsilä Services, a contract worth 32 million euros (£26 million) annually.

Skills for Logistics has appointed Dr Mick Jackson as chief executive officer.

The FTA has produced a list of hotspots it thinks traffic authorities need to focus their attention and resources in London, following reports that commercial operators pay in excess of £600 million in parking fines each year.

Children’s retailer Adams has commissioned Retail Assist to replace its current supply chain and merchandising system with the Merret.NET application.

Rob Spicer has won the YouGovCentaur research panel prize draw after becoming a panellist only a few months ago.