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.

Grahams Dairies has acquired 2.91 acres for a new depot to supply milk and other dairy products to Glasgow and the surrounding areas.

Agents Atisreal and NAI Fuller Peiser are banking on a shortage of good quality warehousing in Bristol to boost the chances of a successful letting of the recently refurbished Coors building at Aztec West, Bristol.

Peri, which produces formwork systems for the construction industry, has brought in a new fleet of lift trucks to handle increased levels of business and the need to lift heavier products.

Warehouse efficiency and safety depend on having a floor that meets the necessary flatness requirements. We look at some of the issues involved.

The government is now formulating its plans for future port development following a consultation period. But, asks Malory Davies, will it bottle the big challenges?