Managing change in a retail supply chain is a problem that many retail supply chain directors have to face at some point, but few will experience the challenge of combining two supply chains into one.

Online Roadways, the transport and logistics division of Pass J Holdings based in Essex, has acquired Mike Beer Transport. The acquisition now gives Online Roadways a 220 strong fleet, which ranges from sprinters to 44 tonnes.

DHL Exel has opened a new 40,000 sq m distribution centre in Cannock.

Following a change in market demand and industrial requirements in the North West, Rosemound Developments has announced that its Pioneer Point building will now offer occupiers the option of a sub-division of the building,

Slough Estates has revealed plans for a £20m redevelopment of a 10.5 acre site in Nechells, West Midlands.

United Utilities has replaced Arrowcroft with Gazeley as preferred developer at its 65,030 sq m (700,000 sq ft) Axis Park scheme in Liverpool.

NAI Fuller Peiser and the Freight Transport Association’s latest research into the Road Transport Directive – the part of the Working Time Directive aimed specifically at the logistics sector – has revealed that its predictions last year are coming true.

More than one thousand Leuze optosensors are used in a new order picking system at Reyher’s high bay warehouse in Hamburg.

The belief that all you need do is de-complicate your organisation and all will be well is resulting in some organisations going too far.

Codegate has launched MobileCourier, a software programme designed to improve field force management and the flow of information.