Linde Material Handling plans to boost its heavy truck business, with an investment of 21 million euros in product development and production facilities, over the next three years.

British Airways World Cargo has launched a second Boeing 727 freighter routeing connecting Lahore and Bahrain.

Volvo Truck Corporation has promoted Markku Olkinuora from regional managing director of UK and Ireland, to commercial trucks director for the European Division.

Bevan Group has launched a range of environmentally-friendly, 100 per cent recyclable eco-bodies for trucks and vans.

Boughey Distribution has won a major two year contract with international food group, Associated British Foods.

Work has begun on the extension to the South Rail Terminal at Felixstowe.

Ceva Logistics has won a multi-year contract with Dutch design company Bugaboo International.

Four Soft and Take Solutions, which provide IT products and systems for the supply chain management market, are planning to merge.

Bibby Distribution has relocated its operations to a 126,022 sq ft warehouse in Elland, Leeds

In a world where trade is global, ”global trade management” (GTM) sounds a fairly obvious name for what supply chain managers spend most of their time doing. In the world of European IT, however, the GTM label is a comparatively recent phenomenon