DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a four year contract worth £75 million to manage the UK warehousing and distribution of dry goods and chilled produce for BP's UK Convenience Retail business which manages the oil giants fuel station convenience stores. DHL, which has already been working with BP in the UK for over four years, has already implem...[more]

Bord na Móna, a €400 million turnover Irish company with interests ranging from power generation and home heating to growing media and waste management services, has re-appointed pallet pooler CHEP. Thomas Spellissy, Financial Controller at Bord na Móna Horticulture, said: "CHEP has delivered a very high level of customer service in both product...[more]

Lots of grass to cut and little time to spare? A problem faced by many homeowners with large gardens and one that Kubota's new T1880 ride-on mower is designed to solve. The T1880 builds on Kubota's reputation for quality and reliability with more power, a wider cutting width, and a mulching facility to put an end to emptying grass boxes. The result...[more]

Techno-Sommer Automatic is excited to announce the newly expanded MGP800 Series Mini-Parallel Gripper with flat guide. Designed for use in smaller electronic or medical applications, as well as assembly and multiple pick-and-place applications, these mini- grippers now come in eight different sizes ranging from 12 mm x 10 mm x 20 mm (L x W x H) up ...[more]

Basildon-based Abby Couriers has driven its way in to the finals of the Essex County Business Awards 2010 thanks to the quality of its staff training and development. Managing Director of Abby Couriers, Mark Giles, said: "Every company succeeds or fails due to the quality of staff within the company which is why Abby Couriers invests considerabl...[more]

Leading trade body the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents the users of rail freight in the UK, has asked that the needs of freight are not forgotten in the buzz surrounding High Speed Rail 2 (HS2). While FTA supports investment in transport infrastructure, the increasingly important role of rail freight in moving goods around th...[more]

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, is proud to announce that it has been named the 2009 World's Most Admired Company in the Engineering and Construction Industry by FORTUNE magazine. This is the second conse...[more]

Geodis Calberson is planning to invest further in its vehicle and trailer fleet in the UK as part of its plans to grow the company in 2010. In the last quarter of 2009, the French-owned company ordered 10 new double-deck trailers for its European daily delivery requirements in an investment programme approaching £250,000. The High Wycombe based ...[more]

The innovative Datalogic pod confirms itself as a winning tool against the economic recession A positive approach is the possibly the best way to overcome the most difficult situations. This has always been an operative philosophy of Datalogic Mobile EBS, which has been transmitted and put into a concrete product, representing a revolution in th...[more]

Giant food trade company LIDL is the first German discounter to opt for SSI Schaefer's innovative order-picking system. Awarded the contract as a result of its impressive track record in delivering innovative picking systems using state of the art, technically advanced components, SSI Schaefer has already begun work civil works to expand LIDL's ...[more]

Safeware Quasar's Managing Director Hazi Mistry and Director Simon Robinson are proud to have been chosen to speak as experts in their respective fields at the 2nd International Fresenius Conference, discussing the implications of the new Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The two day 'Implementing the GH...[more]

Exide Technologies has launched a new range of monobloc batteries featuring spiral wound AGM technologies. The drysafe RECUP (short for recuperation) batteries require no maintenance (including topping up) as the electrolyte is suspended in an Absorbed Glass Mat. The main benefit is that they offer superior high power performance (such as large pow...[more]

Collette Dooley has joined CFC Solutions as a telemarketing executive concentrating on its range of fleet management software. She has previously worked as a secured loan and commercial mortgage consultant, advising financial advisors about the finance products available to their clients. Collette said: "I'm very pleased to be joining CFC at ...[more]

The European Parliament recently released its report on the recast of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive. In his report, the Rapporteur, Karl-Heinz Florenz, addresses a number of concerns raised by producers and other key stakeholders. Dr Philip Morton, chief executive of producer compliance scheme, Repic, says: "We a...[more]

ACREOS of France, a specialist in industrial training equipment, has developed an innovative simulation tool for training machine operators in the building and public-works sector. ACREOS will demonstrate its simulators at the BAUMA trade show, which will take place in Munich from 19 to 25 April 2010. BAUMA, which will be held in the southern Ge...[more]

CHEP's parent company Brambles Limited has announced the appointment of Dolph Westerbos as Group President, CHEP Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). He will take up his new post in mid-April and will report to Brambles Chief Executive Officer, Tom Gorman. Mr Westerbos joins from Dell where he has been Vice President, Solutions & Services for E...[more]

Cybit, the UK's leading online telematics tracking provider, has implemented its Fleetstar solution into the service fleet of Cheshire Peaks & Plains Housing Association. Fleetstar will help to reduce fleet operating costs through real-time visibility of the mobile workforce by Cheshire Peaks & Plans centralised control staff. The Housing Associati...[more]

Workplace equipment provider Slingsby, which supplies a wide range of products across all industries, has just launched a brand new catalogue showcasing the company's entire 35,000 strong product range. As part of the company's on-going commitment to both competitive pricing and reducing its carbon footprint, for which it recently won a Carbon R...[more]

Couriers and hauliers are wasting opportunities to cut their carbon footprints, according to Lyall Cresswell, Managing Director of the Transport Exchange Group. They are passing up chances to save money - and to save the planet at the same time - by needlessly running trucks and vans empty on return journeys across the UK. "Private motorists ...[more]

The ESR 5000 Series of reach trucks developed by Crown has taken the iF product design gold award for 2010. Of the 2,400 or so entries from around the world, just 50 were singled out for top honours by the jury of international experts, putting Crown in the top two percent. Every year since 1953, the iF award has gone to companies and designers who...[more]