Closures Hit Meeks

• Mansfield-based haulier Meeks Transport is facing an uncertain future following British Coal's announcement that it is to close pits, at Aberfan and Oakdale. Meeks were using......

Tankfreight's £3m Cog

• Third party distributor Tankfreight has landed a £3 million contract with Unilever subsidiary Vinamul for chemical distribution from Vinamul's Warrington plant. The three-year......

Savings In Store Advice

• Many UK companies could halve their warehousing needs if they tightened up on their distribution systems, claims Joe Stephenson of Lynx Express Delivery Network. "Most......

C&r

TRANSPORT C&R stone depot • C&R Transport has opened a high-tech bulk storage depot on a 2.5-hectare site in Caine, Wiltshire, to service a new 222.5 million contract with mat......

Borden Chemicals Deal For Imperial

• Teeside firm Imperial Tankers has won a contract with Borden Chemicals to move formaldehyde from Borden's Peterlee plant to customers in the North-East. Imperial managing......

Arrow Exels

• Exel Logistics has won another year's contract distribution deal with abrasive wheel manufacturer Arrow Abrasives. The contract involves daily deliveries to customers......

Volvo Profits Down

• Volvo has turned in a disappointing set of secondquarter results, showing an 8% decline in profits to £218 million. First-half profits are up slightly from £368.2m to £411.8m.......

Cliva Targets Avis

• Avis Europe is being targeted for a .29 million takeover bid from speciallyformed consortium Cliva, made up of Lease International, General Motors and former parent company US......