The FTA has appointed Jo Tanner as director of communications, who will take up the role in July.

Warehouse and distribution provider Amethyst Group has agreed a five-year lease package, including maintenance, with Narrow Aisle’s Flexi trucks for its Wellesbourne site.

The industry should not “over-complicate” solutions to stop satellite navigation systems directing lorries down inappropriate roads, according to the Freight Transport Association.

BMI Cargo UK has appointed Transnautic Aero Poland, the Polish member of the EGSAC network, as its offline GSSA, with immediate effect.

National Learning at Work Day, which aims to improve workforce skills, is taking part on 22 May and Skills for Logistics is urging businesses in the moving, storing, handling of goods and the wholesale sectors to take part.

Dachser, which partnered with Russian company Intellect Logistics at the end of last year, has established a new company called OOO Dachser, based in Moscow, in a bid to strengthen its position in the Russian market.

TallyGenicom has added the 2440 and 2540 models to its dot matrix business printer range.

RH Freight has appointed Bryony Attenborough to the newly created role of energy and environment officer.

Dürkopp Fördertechnik has developed DStore, a warehouse management system for garment handling, storage and distribution centres.

Savoye has installed a stand alone preparation system for book distributer Bookpoint at its Abingdon facility.