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EV Cargo’s Palletforce has got 2024 off to the strongest of starts with the recruitment of one of the South West’s most respected names in road distribution.

Although any building that stores raw materials or manufactured goods before distribution is called a warehouse, there are vast differences from one building to another.

The Glasgow based distribution and warehousing business has joined both the Pall-Ex and Fortec pallet networks as a new shareholder member.

EV Cargo’s Palletforce has become the first UK pallet distribution network to gain Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) accreditation after successfully completing an audit around health and safety, environmental performance and business ethics.

Mercadona, the grocery retailer in Spain and Portugal, partnered with Cimcorp, a pioneer in robotic handling solutions, to implement an automated intralogistics system at its distribution center in San Isidro, Spain.

Kinaxia Logistics has acquired the trade and assets of Nelson Distribution. This will secure the jobs of all 170 staff employed in the business, and the service to Nelson’s customers will be uninterrupted.

E-commerce sales of supermarket shopping, meal kits, specialist foods and raw pet foods have seen enormous growth in recent years. By 2025, it’s estimated that 21% of the total food and beverages market will be online sales. While offering great convenience for consumers and considerable opportunity for online food retailers and distributors, it does not come without its challenges in terms of sustainability of packaging materials, storage and distribution efficiency, and the all-important customer experience.

Fercam is set to transfer its Distribution (groupage) and Logistics (contract logistics) divisions to a joint venture with Dachser under the name ‘Dachser & Fercam Italia S.r.l.’.

Fortec Distribution Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pall-Ex Group, is offering its members a leading product portfolio by introducing the ‘Euro Pallet’ range.

Wincanton has signed a five-year contract with IKEA Ireland to manage the retailer’s first Customer Distribution Centre (CDC) in the Republic of Ireland.