Postcomm, the independent regulator for postal services, has proposed penalties of £11.7m on Royal Mail for serious breaches of its licence obligations.

The offices of British Airways and a number of other air-cargo companies, have been raided by European and US anti-trust officials, as part of a co-ordinated investigation into alleged cargo price-fixing.

Wincanton, has been selected to support retailer Argos in managing a 700,000 sq ft direct imports centre in Kettering.

Skills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the freight logistics industries, is to develop the National Logistics Academy – an industry specific academy that aims to provide a focus for skills development and training within logistics by 2008.

Transport for London has a hidden agenda to raise revenue, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.

At the time of writing this column, we have another surge of interest in the popular press and TV on “Scourge of the White Van Man”.

Hi-Store has been involved in designing and installing industrial ‘back-of-house’ floors for many years, meeting the needs of a rapidly expanding market.

A huge demand for distribution warehousing is transforming the sector in the North and North East. While many will agree the past few years have seen a distinct move away from the Midlands to areas such as Doncaster in South Yorkshire,

The advice from the government is that operators will need to be ready to use digital tachographs in new HGVs and PSVs from May this year.

The site features a combination of Link 51 pallet racking and shelving systems much of which is centred on a two-tier ‘floor over’ structure which was also installed by Link 51.