TDG has committed its 1,200 vehicle fleet to be managed by Linde Material Handling.

Bill Pfleger, managing director of Yale Europe Materials Handling, says that as the need to keep downtime to a minimum has emerged as a key driver in the forklift fleet selection process, Europe’s leading truck manufacturers have sought to differentiate t

The articulated truck concept has enjoyed some success in recent years.

The counterbalance truck might be seen by some as a tool to do a job rather than an integrated materials handling solution but the past year has been one of innovation, says Malory Davies.

Deutsche Post’s takeover of Exel at the end of 2005 led to the largest integration programme the industry has ever seen but that is complete and the company is looking to make the most of the benefits. Graham Inglis, chief executive officer, UK, Middle Ea

DHL Exel has opted for Paragon’s routing and scheduling system for its BP forecourt and convenience stores contract.

Simon Jersey has gone live with the second phase of a data capture system created by Darlington-based firm Agility Systems.

MOL Logistics has chosen the warehouse management component of Manhattan Associates’ Integrated Logistics Solutions for two warehouses in the Czech Republic.

Vianetic is offering VWMS-RF at no additional cost for new VWMS installations in 2007.

Brewer InBev has chosen the HighJump Supply Chain Advantage suite from 3M for its warehouse operations.