Casio has released a new range of industrial hand held terminals, the DT-X11 range, designed for transport and logistics, retail and service management applications.

Manhattan Associates has won a major contract with MH Alshaya Co, one of the Middle East’s most well-established retailers.

Schmitz Cargobull has completed an extensive refurbishment programme at the Maldon, facility of A1 Schmitz Cargobull, the trailer manufacturer’s used trailer centre.

Thales Properties has let its 35,230 sq ft light industrial warehouse known as Silver Key in Erith, Kent, to electrical equipment manufacturer WT Henleyon an 11 year lease at a rent of £245,000 a year.

A key part of the tender process is modelling the distribution operations for a prospective client, which typically supplies three, six or 12 months of historical order data.

Firework manufacturer Black Cat is gearing up for its biggest night of the year. Get it right and the results are spectacular; get it wrong and bonfire night could be a damp squib. Malory Davies reports.

A new European standard for warehouse floors is under discussion.

DHL Global Mail, part of the Deutsche Post World Net, has chosen Four Soft’s 4S iLogistics software to help manage its operations.

The Haulage Exchange has reached 1,000 live loads a month posted onto the web site. The exchange was launched six months ago building on the success of the Courier Exchange site.

German truck maker MAN is pressing ahead with its £6.4 billion takeover bid for Swedish rival Scania despite the Scania board rejecting the takeover offer.