• Wincanton Logistics has won the contract to distribute products
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in Scotland for the retail group Superdrug; 8,000 products will be distributed to the firm's 60 Scottish stores.
• Merlin Dist," is to deliver 3.5 million parcels a year for Services from UOS's Birmingham depot. The contract will be serviced by 100 trucks using Merlin's multiuser network to handle fluctuations in demand.
• Parcelforce has won a contract for next-day deliveries to American Express's 250 administrative and travel-related offices. It claims a "special procedure" will streamline Amex's payment and administration costs.
• United Transport is spending £9m on 200 new trucks and specialist tank bodies for its 750 vehicles. The new vehicles will cut costs in its petrochemical, food and drink sectors.
• Mansped has invested £1.2m in 50 high-volume curtainsiders to be used throughout its European network. A roof lifting mechanism raises the ceilings of the 98.3m3 units by 200mm.
• Following a trial in the South-East, Belling has given Merlin Distribution the England and Wales home delivery contract for its appliances. its two-man crews are trained installers.