in depth newsdesk l ●inbrief...
Some of the stories you may have missed on
www.PressOnShD.com this month...
Canmoor Asset Managementis expected to take day-to-day control of the 4.6m sq ft Trafford Park and Heywood Distribution Park sites, Greater Manchester, once US investors Harbert take ownership ... The Widdowson Grouphas won additional business with global office supplies and solutions provider, Office Depot ... The Freight Transport Association has called on the Chancellor to cut fuel duty by at least five pence per litre and scrap the increase planned for August ... Developers have won permission to combine two Yorkshire warehouses into one 560,000 sq ft megashed, as demand from discount retailers grows ... More than 400 works of art by the celebrated 20th-century Dutch expressionist Karel Appel have been found in a British warehouse a decade after they went missing .... The Chinese will have to spend nearly one-fifth of its gross domestic product (GDP) on logistics costs to achieve the 9.2% economic growth of last year, according to an official report ... Co-Opand Aldi are pressing ahead with a new warehouse development as food retailers jostle for position ... Specialist provider of robotic and automated solutions CKF Systems has entered into a strategic alliance with Clevertechas the Italian industrial automation business looks to increase its UK sales ... A 60-year-old man has died after being hit by a fork lift truck at a Jewsons factory in Beaumont Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire ... CESAB Material Handling has strengthened its UK marketing resource with the appointment of Wayne Tulip as marketing executive ...
Catch up with breaking news online at
www.PressOnShD.com Briggs flexes its US muscles
Briggs Equipment has announced it intends to take over from Barloworld as the US's largest dealer of Hyster fork lift trucks.
In a statement, Briggs International, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Briggs Equipment has executed a letter of interest to acquire a portion of Barloworld Handling’s assets. With this acquisition, Hyster Company will appoint Briggs as an authorised dealer for the sales and service of Hyster brand lift trucks in a portion of Barloworld’s territory. Barloworld Handling has accepted Briggs’ letter of interest. Briggs is conducting due diligence of Barloworld’s US materials handling operations.
Once completed, this transaction will position Briggs as one of the largest Hyster dealers in the US, with responsibility for a large portion of the southern United States. Briggs will sell and service Hyster brand lift trucks in Florida, Arkansas and Atlanta, and portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Briggs will assume dealer responsibilities in these territories.
Briggs is currently one of the largest dealers of Yale brand lift trucks, with branches servicing Yale products and
customers in portions of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Briggs International subsidiaries also are the Yale dealers for the UK, and the Hyster and Yale dealer for most of Mexico. Both Hyster Company and Yale Materials Handling Corporation are operating divisions of NACCO Materials Handling Group. "Briggs is excited by the potential to expand both its footprint and product offering in the United States with the addition of the Hyster brand," said Dave Bratton, CEO of Sammons Enterprises. "The growth of our materials handing business brings more opportunities to
our employees and better service to our customers. This acquisition provides our customers with more product options and quicker response times."
www.briggsequipment.com
Toyota ‘s new president
Matthias Fischer, managing director of Toyota Material Handling Deutschland since 2007, has been appointed the new president of Toyota Material Handling Europe. He replaces Håkan Dahllöf, who has now left the company.
"Mr Fischer has a solid experience of the material handling business from working closely with customers in the European market. With his background he will be able to lead Toyota Material Handling Europe to yet greater growth and profitability," says Christer Högberg, chairman of the board of directors.
Håkan Dahllöf successfully directed Toyota Material Handling Europe through a period of considerable change. He was one of the prime architects of the structure of the Toyota Material Handling Group, today the world's largest material handling player.
Schenker Rail to work on Radlett depot
German-owned rail freight operator DB Schenker Rail has been chosen to work on the controversial plans for a 3.5m sq ft green belt logistics depot in Hertfordshire. The move comes as a final decision on the Helioslough scheme at Radlett moves closer. DB Schenker Rail has been chosen as preferred operator for new rail freight interchanges at two sites, both close to the M25. The interchange at Radlett in Hertfordshire is being promoted by SEGRO, while the interchange at Colnbrook in Berkshire is being promoted by Goodman.
Rail industry forecasts predict growth in container traffic on the UK railway of up to 300% by 2030. In order to meet this demand, DB Schenker Rail believes that significant new terminal capacity is needed, especially close to major consumer markets.
Alain Thauvette, chief executive of DB Schenker Rail UK, said: "To
deliver rail freight growth in the UK we need new terminals. We are delighted to have reached agreements with SEGRO and Goodman to be their preferred operator for these planned interchanges. Both terminals have the potential to take up to 2,000 long-haul lorry movements off the roads every day, reducing both congestion and carbon emissions. The Radlett scheme could see a
development of five units, ranging from 480,000sq ft to 1.2m sq ft. The proposed development will total 3.5m sq ft. There will be 2,652 car parking spaces and 617 lorry parking spaces.
Plans for the development of the airfield site at Radlett have been fiercely opposed by local people for the last 10 years. St Albans Council refused planning permision and following Helioslough’s appeal a planning inquiry was held. A final decision by planning inspectors is expected to be announced within weeks. Helioslough is working on a second large railfreight scheme. Together with partners Shepherd Developments, they have been selected by utilities giant Severn Trent to work on a 7m sq ft logistics park close to Etwall, Derbyshire. Plans for the 620-acre site were originally proposed in 2008 but have encountered stiff opposition from local people.
www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk www.PressOnShD.com March 2012 ShD 9
inbrief
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60