Xpediator buys Palletforce member Nidd Transport for £4.6m

Clare Bottle (pictured) has been appointed chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) with Neil Bowker, commercial director of Bowker Group, taking on the role of chairman.

Palletforce has launched a new shipping service to Asia with a member operator, in what the network said is its first step to establishing itself in China.

Bridgetime Transport, part of The APC network, has opened a new operational parcel depot in Cwmbran.