Staples, the stationer, has chosen DHL Exel to supply its UK stores from depots in Milton Keynes and Daventry.

UPS has announced that it will cancel its order for 10 Airbus A380 freighters.

FedEx has taken another step in its expansion plan with the £205m takeover of DTW’s domestic express network in China plus DTW’s half share in FedEx-DTW International.

The UK operations of JE Bernard and SDV International Logistics are merging.

Gefco is developing a 38,000 sq ft international hub in Warrington.

Crate rental company PHS Teacrate is to produce its new IT2 flat screen computer crate in the UK rather than outsource the work to a manufacturer in China.

Kuehne & Nagel is expanding presence in Russia with more than 300,000 sq m of warehouse space over the next three years.

Geodis UK is taking Eurofirst, its European groupage service into Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

Dutch IT companies Groeneveld IT and Cat Logic are merging to form a new company.

Anson Properties funded by Standard Life Investments has won permission to build a 300,000 sq ft warehouse on the former William Cook Foundry site in Burton on Trent.