Yale Europe Materials Handling says it expects demand for its counterbalanced forklifts to increase significantly across Europe during 2007.

Skills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the logistics sector is developing a three-year School’s Programme to introduce the study of supply chain to 14-16 year olds.

RS Components UK has awarded a two-year contract worth more than £1 million per year to CitySprint.

Volga-Dnepr Group is to take delivery of five Boeing 747-8F freighters with an option to purchase five more.

Freightliner Southampton has add two more services each day to the North West, bringing the total number of daily services to 17.

Palletforce has become a sponsor of the Logistics Countdown to 2012 Forum, an organisation established to help service the extensive infrastructure requirements for the build-up to the 2012 London Olympics.

Norbert Dentressangle saw its operating profit rise 34 per cent to 69.2m euros in 2006 while sales were up 15 per cent to 1.6 billion euros.

Aldi has announced plans to build a new regional distribution centre in Sheppey, Kent in order to support the retailer’s expansion in the South East of England.

A fully fitted and ready to go warehouse totalling 242,715 sq ft is avialble through agents Knight Frank and M3 in Telford.

Gazeley has won planning permission for a 470,000 sq ft cross dock faciltiy at its G.Park Newark scheme adjacent to the A1 motorway.