When the Queen is amused 
B&H Worldwide is one of the 226 British organisations to be honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade for 2022. The prize is awarded for meeting several strict criteria including the importance of exports to the business; and Her... more
An acquisition in Canada
Michigan (USA)-based Lineage Logistics is acquiring Canada’s Versa Cold Logistics Services from Tor Quest Partners and its co-investors the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and OP Trust. Financial details were not disclosed. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in... more
WDS with new site in North Pacific
World Distribution Services (WDS), an affiliate of the World Group, recently secured a new 90,000 sqm distribution facility in the USA’s Pacific Northwest, giving customers an additional destination and thus more distribution options. “Developing solutions to keep freight... more
A French client for Goodman
After a successful cooperation in the Netherlands, 3PL provider Geodis is now starting its first project with Goodman, a global property group, in France. The two parties have inked a lease for a 30,000 sqm logistics platform close to Lyon. In anticipation of an increase in... more
GXO saves water, drinks wine
Majestic Wine, a major UK wine retailer, has awarded an additional contract to GXO, a spin-off of XPO Logistics to handle its e-commerce orders. Majestic Wine, with over 200 stores and over 1,000 staff in UK, was originally founded as Majestic Vintners by Sheldon Graner in 1980.... more
Digitec Galaxus: more space and service
In Switzerland, Digitec Galaxus has found a new permanent warehouse solution to house its products. "Our business grew enormously during the Covid-19 pandemic. We therefore leased an owner-operated temporary storage facility in Nebikon, Lucerne,” said Michael Stolle, the... more
New clients for Craiss
Craiss Logistik, an owner-managed medium-sized provider based in Germany, almost tripled its turnover in the consumer goods transport segment as an existing customer reorganised its deliveries to shops in southwest Germany. Craiss is aiming to commission a larger logistics... more
For new technology in the air
Lufthansa Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel have jointly taken a practical step to implement the use of power-to-liquid technology in aviation. On 14 April, the Lufthansa Cargo freighter with the identification D-ALFK took off for the first time under flight number LH8406 in the... more
Serving Stihl in Germany
The German division of the Stihl Group has contracted Hellmann to take over the warehousing of finished goods for the shipper, effective mid-2022. The agreement was concluded for ten years. The new facility will be completed by mid-year and the central warehouse will go into... more