Barloworld Handling has invested £6 million in 340 Hyster forklifts for its short-term hire fleet, increasing its total investment over the last year to £10 million.
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Aggregate supplier Tarmac Trupak has replaced its 26-strong trailer fleet as part of a five-year contract hire agreement with GE’s TIP Trailer Services.
Management Dynamics has developed Air Rate Manager, an on-demand application to help companies manage air freight costs more efficiently.
Building materials company Marley Eternit, part of the Etex Group, has awarded Wincanton a five-year contract to distribute roofing products from its UK sites in Glasgow and Reading.
The Ministry of Defence has renewed its contract with freight exchange service Freightex to use its software to optimise its road freight.
Kellogg’s has relocated its cereals and food warehousing to a site in Manchester’s Trafford Park, which is to be managed by TDG on a five-year contract worth around £11 million annually.
Developments in logistics practice, legislation and technology have all combined over the past few years to change the way the loading bay is perceived and used.
Savills has been appointed joint agent with Jones Lang LaSalle and Burbage Realty on Gazeley and Land Securities’ 3.4 million sq ft Magna Park in Milton Keynes.
Tesco has chosen an Easilift loading system for the loading bays at its store at Wick in Scotland. It was designed, built and installed by Easilift to meet Tesco’s specific requirements for what has been described as ‘Britain’s greenest supermarket.’
Shepherd Developments in conjunction with the Abtech Group has completed five warehouse and distribution units ranging from 15,000 sq ft to 40,000 sq ft at Access 63 on the outskirts of Selby in Yorkshire.