DX acquires in Northern Ireland 
Delivery solutions provider DX has added to its Northern Irish portfolio and acquired Express Freight, gaining access to a 12,140 sqm base close to Belfast. With 50 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry, Express has now amassed a team of 115 staff operating out... more
Duvenbeck expands in northern Germany
Duvenbeck has taken over Sander Logistics Group, thus adding Sander’s locations in Hamburg, Itzehoe, Rostock, Halle and Moosburg to its portfolio. Sander has been working in the transport sector for almost a century, which provides complementary local expertise for Duvenbeck’s... more
Dipping into logistics
Jarrolds & Sons was founded in Suffolk in 1770 before moving to Norwich, where its department store is still based. Having expanded its business portfolio from retail to property, training, marketing and business services, Jarrolds joined APC’s UK network in November... more
Four units for Fiege in Leipzig
Fiege Real Estate is developing a multi-user facility in Borna, near Leipzig. Comprising 38,000 sqm of logistics space divided into four units, the hub is set to offer warehousing as well as office and social rooms for companies looking for a base in the Leipzig/Halle region.... more
Between Bremen, Emden and Osnabrück
C-Port on the Coastal Canal, which links the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Hunte and Weser Rivers, welcomes a new freight forwarder seeking to expand its presence in Lower Saxony and northern Germany. After a year of negotiations, Emons Spedition has acquired a 4 ha site at... more
Providing IT support from Porto
Dachser has opened its newest IT hub in Porto, adding to its corporate IT network in Europe, Hong Kong and the USA. The local team is starting out small but is set to grow, with a move into a bigger facility planned for Q2/2025. By the end of 2026, IT support in Portugal is... more
New handling vehicles at Heathrow
The British logistics provider Davies Turner has made a significant investment in its air cargo business at its hub in Heathrow and replaced its existing material handling equipment with seven electric forklift trucks, three reach trucks and one battery charging truck, all using... more
Cargoboard launches in Iberia
Logistics companies on the Iberian Peninsula now have access to Cargoboard’s transport services, offering digitalised solutions between Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of October, Cargoboard and its local partners – CBL Logistica and Salvat Logistica – have handled... more
Hellmann homes in on robotics
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has implemented Geekplus robotics automated storage at its hub in Dubai. In collaboration with AI-RobotX MEA, the company is seeking to enhance operations at its e-commerce centre in Dubai Commercity. This recent robotic addition to its storage... more
Overnight parcel delivery from Flintshire
APC’S Delivery Solutions (Delsol) opened a 1,951 sqm hub in Flintshire, UK, last week, bringing its portfolio to four sites in the country. The site’s location in Deeside industrial park gives it access to northwest England and north Wales, where demand for parcel services is... more