The Vanriet Group has formed and launched a new company combining the expertise of both Vanriet for conveyors and Rohaco for end of line robotic solutions into Vanriet Rohaco.

Oldham-based Lancashire Fork Truck Services has resigned its longstanding Still dealership and joined the UK-wide network of authorised dealers for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks.

Crown has launched its new TSP 6000 Series very narrow aisle turret order pickers.

An employment tribunal at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne has found that Asda illegally offered an inducement to 340 GMB members at its Washington site, to give up a collective agreement.

Instore, the discount retailer, has blamed increasing costs at its distribution warehouse for its second profit warning within a month. The owner of the Poundstretcher chain said it had “seen a significant shortfall in sales against internal expectations”

Toyota Industrial Equipment has launched a 24 volt, 3-wheel electric forklift truck, designed for tight spaces.

RS Components has become one of the first UK distributors to achieve the British Standards Institution’s RoHS Kitemark.

Roadcrew Solutions, Volvo Truck’s all-makes parts division, is moving its warehouse operation from its current location in Warwick to the Volvo Parts facility in Rugby, due to its rapid expansion over the last five years.

Fashion retailer Next has agreed a lease on a 1.1m sq ft distribution complex at St Paul’s Developments and Tritax Assets 85-acre Brookfields Park in South Yorkshire.

Logistics Link Live!, which takes place in May, is a new event with live elements including: a conference sponsored by Logistics Manager, and the Innovation Showcase.