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.

CI Logistics is to distribute FKI Logistex conveyor equipment in England and Wales. CI says the contract will allow it access to a wider portfolio of products and will significantly benefit its existing customers.

The Freight Transport Association has called for more government action to deal with unroadworthy foreign lorries. It wants the government to commit itself to a database scheme for supporting the effective roadworthiness enforcement of foreign trucks.

Gefco is to open its first logistics platform in Russia. A 20,000 sq m facility will be located in Podolsk, near Moscow and is set to open for business in June 2007.