John Pattullo is leaving DHL to become chief executive of Ceva Logistics – the former TNT Logistics business.

The Amtrak express parcels business has new owners, including Alan Jones pictured.

Stelios has launched easyVan – a van rental scheme run in partnership with Northgate.

Amtrak has won a contract to deliver thousands of parcels a week for Virgin Vie At Home which has a network of more than 12,000 consultants.

UPM Raflatac, an RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, has been selected by retail giant Metro Group to supply its Rafsec G2 ShortDipole RFID inlays for a pilot scheme that will see products tracked along the supply chain from China to Germany.

RedPrairie is taking over StorePerform Technologies.

Savoye has been awarded a contract by Societe de Traitment de la Presse (STP) to undertake the automation of its logistics operations.

Mayer & Co Beschläge, based in Salzburg, is expanding its distribution centre in Trieben, designed by Witron.

Monkhill gets sweet Monkhill Confectionery, a division of Cadbury Trebor Bassett, is installing Lawson Software’s Quickstep Food and Beverage software across its four sites in Pontefract, York, Leeds and Cleckheaton.

Confectionery manufacturer Swizzels Matlow has bought three Linde T 20 AP stand on pallet trucks.