Takeover fuels T.E.I. growth 20 destribution points by June
November 2001 – TPG have acquired 100% of T.E.I. Ltd, a Thailand express service for the domestic market.
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November 2001 – TPG have acquired 100% of T.E.I. Ltd, a Thailand express service for the domestic market.
Read MoreTwente Express, the West-Midlands member of pallet delivery network Pall-Ex, has built a 500 sp meter transhipment area and loading bay for double deck trailers at its Brownhills depot.
Read MorePalletways has recruited two new members, Oxford Logistics and Basildon-based Balin Distribution.
Read MoreThe prospects of a swift recovery at Mothercare came to an abrupt halt yesterday when the company warned it had serious problems at its new warehouse which would hit full-year profits. Stores were running short of stock because of the warehouse hold-ups, and that was being reflected in lost sales. The warehouse is operated by Tibbett & Britten, which has a five-year contract. Mothercare chief executive Chris Martin said Mothercare would raise the issue of compensation once the full costs of the problem had been calculated.
Read MoreInternational supply chain specialist, Exel, has achieved two major contract wins on both sides of the Atlantic with Visteon Corporation, the world’s second-largest supplier of integrated automotive technology systems
Read MoreSwissair, the embattled Swiss flag carrier, has agreed the sale of its 49.9 per cent stake in LTU, the German charter airline, for a symbolic E1 in a move that allows it to avoid honouring a financial commitment that could have cost it up to SFr1.3bn ($785m).
Last week the state savings bank of Dusseldorf announced that it would take over Swissair’s 49.9 per cent stake in LTU in a government-orchestrated bail-out that has been heavily criticised by Lufthansa, Germany’s national airline, which competes with LTU through its stake in Condor, a rival charter airline.
Read MoreYesterday the SUD-PTT union at French post office La Poste issued a warning to strike on 2 January over the conditions of the switch to euro notes and coins.
Read MoreTwenty years after it was split from British Telecommunications, the Post Office is considering a mobile phone business as part of its re-entry into telecoms.
Consignia, the state-owned group that runs the Royal Mail, is partnering Sweden’s pan-European telecoms operator, Tele2, to launch a fixed-line service next week that will use Post Office outlets and branding.
It is understood both parties see a mobile phone service as a logical next step if that operation is successful.
The move represents an effort by Consignia to expand its revenue base, which has been hit by the spread of e-mail and private postal companies.
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