Kettering transport company Knights of Old (KOO) has switched its palletised distribution network to Palletforce, in a move that complements the network’s new consolidation programme.

Zebra Technologies has said that it is optimistic for the future, after announcing that its sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005 were at the top end of its forecasted range.

Gist, logistics service provider for Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Aldi, is using Paragon software to plan and monitor its time-critical primary distribution operation in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

Wincanton has opened a £4.5m WEEE recycling plant in Billingham, near Middlesbrough.

Hutchinson Ports (UK), owner of the Port of Felixstowe, has announced that the Government has given the go-ahead for the reconfiguration of the southern part of the port.

A fire has damaged B&Q’s Branston distribution centre, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

EWS has launched a new online facility to provide relief for logistics managers trying to move intermodal containers to and from some of Britain’s busiest ports and inland terminals.

Parcel delivery giant UPS, has launched ‘Billing Data’, a unique billing information service that allows customers to electronically receive UPS billing information via email.

The European Parliament has agreed on a new draft bill, to improve driving times and rest periods for professional drivers, and to step up the number of checks made.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Government announcement that it will now use the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) to support regional, inter-regional and local schemes that are beneficial to national productivity.