Linpac has won a contract to provide Invensys (Controls Europe) with a storage system to increase the company’s warehouse efficiency by maximising space utilisation and speeding up picking operations at its Plymouth site.

Toshiba has launched RFID@Toshiba, a system designed to offer a complete end-to-end RFID infrastructure system for customers thinking of adopting the technology.

Sainsbury’s has successfully completed a week-long trial transporting containers on the river Thames using Cory Environmental’s barges from a south-east London depot to its store in West London.

PD Teesport is investing £300 million to develop its Northern Gateway, which will transform the port into a deep sea terminal to ease direct services from Far East countries such as China.

Jim Spittle has been appointed non-executive director of supply chain recruitment consultancy George Henderson.

Güdel, Swiss automation systems manufacturer, has launched a logistics division in the UK, headquartered in Coventry.

PalletForce has acquired Norfolk-based Star Transport as part of its distribution network.

Theo de Pencier has succeeded Richard Turner as chief executive of the Freight Transport.

Siemens Automation & Drives has launched a materials handling division to provide support for the logistics, aggregate, airport, reclamation and recycling markets.

The iForce team at the Bromford Gate site in Birmingham has won Team of the Year Award sponsored by Bibby Distribution at this year’s UK Warehouse Association Awards.