The UK fork lift truck market rose to 31,700 annual unit orders in the second quarter of 2007

DHL has taken RREEF’s 305,000 sq ft warehouse in Harworth, South Doncaster.

A Profileograph is a motorised level sensing instrument used for surveying defined movement areas such as very narrow aisles.

Christian Salvesen shareholders have backed the takeover bid by Norbert Dentressangle.

The UK comes in ninth in study of logistics performance by the World Bank.

Wrenbridge is redeveloping the 170,000 sq ft former Swish curtain rail factory on the Lichfield Road Industrial Estate in Tamworth.

Imports from the Far East are going to be surcharged because of congestion at UK ports. The Far Eastern Freight Conference is imposing the surcharge of £68.64 ($145) per teu, sparking an angry reaction from shipper’s groups.

Cathay Pacific has ordered 10 Boeing 747-8 freighters plus seven 777-300ERs in deal worth £2.5 billion.

Food packaging company PFF has secured a 93,000 sq ft refurbished factory building at Opus Land’s Airedale Park, Keighley.

Eddie Stobart has signed a deal to occupy M2, a 103,095 sq ft unit on SEGRO’s Heywood Distribution Park in Greater Manchester.