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Mothercare has chosen Exel to manage its UK distribution centres. Both companies will work together to relocate Mothercare’s operations from its Support Distribution Centre (SDC) in Coventry, to a new 27,900sq m national distribution centre

Auto ID specialist inotec UK and RFID market leader Intellident are jointly holding an RFID educational seminar at Logistics Link 2005, being held on February 1 and 2 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

Internet shopping and make-to-order manufacturing continue to grow rapidly, forcing distribution service providers to make a marked shift towards tailored, flexible service provision and, most importantly, establishing added-value partnerships.

Picking errors have been cut by 50% at Whitbread Supply Chain’s depot in Reading following the introduction of wireless voice-controlled order picking and radio data terminals operating with warehouse management systems from Chess Logistics Tech

Nikon UK, part of photographic and optical equipment manufacturer Nikon Corporation, is using Amethyst Group Logistics Division to provide a partner logistics solution to support its Imaging retail operation for UK and the Republic of Irelan

In order to meet substantial growth in its Container Transport and Distribution operations, DHL is taking delivery of 600 new trucks throughout 2005. An initial batch of 200 new MANs trucks were delivered before Christmas. The policy for future del

CB Richard Ellis’ Industrial and Distribution team has made another letting, on behalf of AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, at the new warehouse and industrial scheme Links in Hanworth, West London.

Still Materials Handling has signed a new finance agreement with Capital Asset Finance, a subsidiary company of De Lage Landen Leasing (DLL). The new partnership enables Still to offer extremely competitive contract hire and hire purchase solutions

WHS Halo, one of the UK’s biggest PVC-U extruders for the window industry, has taken delivery of six multi-directional sideloaders from Sidetracker Engineering for its national distribution centre near Birmingham. The order is worth £300,0