The FTA is urging the Government to devise an alternative plan for moving freight off the roads now that there will be no backing for Central Railway’s Liverpool to Lille, France, project.

Seven Trent Property subsidiary DIRFT, has sold more than 90 acres of undeveloped ground at its 364-acre DIRFT Logistics Park, at J18 of the M1 in Northamptonshire, for an undisclosed sum to a joint venture company controlled by Rosemound Developments and

Overhead chain conveyor specialist Conveyors International has teamed up with German chain conveyor systems manufacturer Schierholz. The agreement enables Conveyors International to project the full range of Schierholz systems in the UK.

The UK’s retail sector wastes up to £200M a year because of inefficient supply chain practices surrounding the return of unwanted, unsold or damaged goods. That is the finding of a new report commissioned by Royal Mail and by Cranfield School of Managemen

Having reviewed its materials handling requirements, Northern Cargo Services (NCS) has placed a major contract for the supply and maintenance of its entire materials handling operations with Barloworld.

Chesterfield-based Mentor FLT Training has developed a new way of assessing and training forklift truck drivers by using a simulator. Called Safetruck Training Simulator combines the state-of-the-art interactive training tool incorporates all the contr

For the first time in four years the Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (ILT) annual accounts show an improvement on the previous year, but even so net assets (i.e. members funds) are still virtually £2 million down on what they were on the 30

Following a management buy-out in January 2004, table-top and gift-related products provider Grenadier, has appointed Amethyst Group Logistics Division to deliver a complete logistics and distribution solution. As part of the agreement, Amet

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has implemented two new transport and warehousing agreements that further streamline the company’s European logistics operations. The new arrangements, with DHL Worldwide Express and Caterpillar Logistics Services, comb

HarperCollins, one of the top three book publishers in the UK, has awarded a new three-year contract to Exel to manage its inbound supply chain from Asia and consolidate books from its ‘Preferred Printers’ in the Far East,