Memorex Products Europe Ltd, a leading supplier of CD/DVD media and USB/data storage devices, has renewed its existing contract with Kuehne + Nagel in the Netherlands, to provide contract logistics and European distribution services.

LXE has introduced the HX1, a rugged, wearable, speech recognition computer. The HX1’s open systems hardware and software architecture are designed to support open system,

Darlington-based Agility Systems has formed a strategic alliance partnership with Eastern Data Group, one of the UK and Ireland’s top suppliers of mobile solutions for home and direct store delivery of FMCG product.

BT Rolatruc has added four new models to its range of materials handling equipment. Launched at CeMAT in Hanover last month, the new additions are:

P&O Ports has signed a full service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for the 20 ESC 7th generation straddle carriers operating at its new Antwerp Gateway terminal.

The Haven Gateway Partnership expects to find out sometime in late December whether or not it has been awarded the right to build a 16m deep water container facility at Bathside Bay, in Harwich.

Fortec Pallet Distribution Network is using a new sliding scale pricing scheme for larger consignments of palletised freight sent through its network of nearly 60 depots.

Procter & Gamble is trialling in the London area GPRS in the cabs so that it knows exactly the trucks are.

Boots is to reveal the results of a year-long project to revolutionise its shelf filling processes. The project is expected to save the company £80M in efficiency savings.

Temperature-controlled Culina Logistics has sponsored a spoof supply chain website designed to ‘ease the stress of today’s logistics and supply chain industry’.