Hans-Christer Holgersson has been appointed managing director for Scania (Great Britain) from September.

The surge in consumer demand for organic fruit and vegetables has led to London based Abel & Cole expanding its UK delivery fleet with 37 new Iveco Daily 35S panel vans in the past nine months, all with Polar refrigerated van conversions from Trumac.

Smith Electric Vehicles has won its first order from the Royal Mail – one of each of the Edison and Newton delivery vehicles, for trials.

The Freight Transport Association has launched a London Van Guide providing details of parking restrictions on London’s streets as well as highlighting PCN hotspots and other useful information.

Innovate Logistics, temperature controlled storage and distribution provider, will procure 185 of Volvo’s Euro 4 trucks over the next 12 months.

Northampton-based Mainland Group, a member of the Pall-Ex network, has taken delivery of its first Euro 4 vehicle after running a trial with 7.5 tonne demonstrators from different manufacturers, to determine its preference for EGR v SCR.

Hanbury Davies has opened a distribution and logistics depot at PD Ports’ Teesport Commerce Park, Middlesbrough.

The FTA is calling for the government to fund rail and road infrastructure upgrades needed for the improvement of inland transport links from ports.

TNT Freight Management has been renamed Geodis Wilson marking another stage in the merger of the TNT business with Geodis Overseas, which is due to be finalised by the end of 2007.

The British International Freight Association has chosen Lord Fowler to be its new president.