APL Logistics has been awarded a contract to provide intercontinental logistics services to porcelain and glass producer Waterford Wedgwood.

RH Freight has formed a partnership with German transport company Cordes & Simon. RH exports twice weekly to Germany and in return daily shipments are sent from Villingen-Schwenningen to RH’s hubs in West Thurrock and Nottingham.

Nissan has launched a new range of low level order pickers with a modular format that enables users to specify an order picker tailored exactly to the requirements of their application –

Target Express has won a three-year multi-million pound deal with UK Leisurewear to distribute goods both internationally and around the UK.

Derrick Potter, founder and executive chairman of the Potter Group, has been appointed senior vice-chairman of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA).

Hallmark Cards has awarded a contract to Savoye for the automation of its 220,000 sq ft Dawson Lane warehouse in Bradford.

Sbh.uk has completed a new 12,022 sq m distribution centre for L’Oréal. Located off Junction 27 of the M1, it will store and distribute brands from L’Oréal’s Luxury Product Division.

Elite Worldwide reckons it is the UK’s first carbon neutral courier and is urging others to take a similar approach.

St Helena in the south Atlantic is so isolated that it was chosen for the exile of Napoleon following the Battle of Waterloo.

Gladman Developments has got the green light to build a 361,205 sq ft speculative distribution warehouse near Runcorn, Cheshire.