Forklift safety technology has come a long way since Toyota set the ball rolling in 1998 with its System of Active Stability. This system – the world’s first in electronic forklift safety – was designed to calculate potential danger areas the forklift was

The logistics market is changing and that presents new challenges for the UK Warehousing Association. As a result, says chairman Derrick Potter, the association needs to be forward thinking in developing its operations.

The fire in Atherstone on Stour that resulted in the death of four firefighters is sure to send a powerful shockwave through everyone involved in designing, specifying building and managing warehouse structures.

Logistics Link South 2008 looks set to sell-out before Christmas for the first time in its seven year history.

The Freight Transport Association has extended its training programme to include a diploma in management.

Foulger Transport, a leading member of palletised freight distribution network Palletline, has won a £5 million contract with gym equipment supplier Life Fitness.

Freightliner Group has placed an order (its largest ever) for 30 newly designed freight locomotives from General Electric’s transport unit.

Suzuki has renewed its distribution contract with Ceva Logistics for a further five years.

As the impact of rising interest rates and tighter credit hit home to consumers, retailers will be watching the tills nervously in the run up to Christmas. Lean times may well lie ahead. For the supply chain that means a closer eye kept on costs, inventor

DHL Express is to set up an £85m parcels hub at Shanghai Pudong airport.