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Fast-growing European logistics operator GBA Services is backing its business confidence with a spend of over £4 million on its largest-ever vehicle purchase - driven by continuing growth in demand and a significant new entry into FMCG store delivery work.

SEGRO has let a 36,000 sq ft facility to cargo handler Swissport UK. The deal will allow Swissport UK – an existing SEGRO customer - to grow its business and increase cargo handling at the UK's hub airport, Heathrow.

As the anniversary of Hurricane Maria is upon us, school is about to start for Puerto Rico's 240,000 school-aged children. Many children will be returning to broken desks, mold from still-leaking roofs and walls in desperate need of paint, all of which impact the learning environment.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has expanded its training team with the appointment of Claire Capaccioli as Trainer – Freight and Customs Procedures.

Teesport comments that it has has become the first UK port to actively minimise the risk of plastic pellets from leaking into the environment, as its operator PD Ports signs up to the Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) initiative.

Manufacturer and distributor of health and safety solutions, Seton, has launched a speed bump which the company claims to offer market leading strength and durability.

Cereus, the construction waste transport operator, has equipped its tipper fleet with Kinesis telematics as part of a drive to reduce the environmental impact on the streets of London.

The logistics sector remains a priority for the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in terms of reducing the number of injuries sustained in the workplace. Although classified separately, both the wholesale sector and transport and storage are rated as having ‘statistically significant’ non-fatal injury rates above the average.

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd has extended its foothold in Pakistan by forming a new subsidiary in the country to tap into the increasing trade in South Asia as well as the new business opportunities along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ('CPEC'), a major pilot scheme of the Belt and Road initiative.

Hastings Freight, a member of Palletways, the European express palletised freight network, recently held its inaugural Golf Day at Beauchief Golf Club in Sheffield.