Done Deals

MM&D MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010: Finland-based Cimcorp Oy, a supplier of automated material handling and picking solutions, has acquired RMT Robotics, a Grimbsy, Ontario-based manufacturer and integrator of robotic material handling systems. RMT Robotics will continue trading under its current name as a subsidiary of Cimcorp Oy, keeping existing management and staff. The combined staff number over 200, with 25 percent in Canada.

Dematic Ltd has moved its Canadian office to a new location. The logistics and materials handling solutions company moved on November 15 to 6750 Century Avenue, Suite 302, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 2V8. The phone number is 905-363-6970.

LeanLogistics welcomes its first Canadian client, Air Canada, to its list of international clients. Air Canada will use the LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS to improve visibility and performance in its cargo service, carrier and customer communication, as well as implement event notifications.

LV Lomas Limited has bought Hacrima Holdings Inc and its subsidiaries Primex Customs and Logistics Inc, Primex Packaging Services Limited, and RV Storage and Assembly Co Limited. Hacrima Holdings and the subsidiary companies will be amalgamated with the third-party logistics business of LV Lomas Limited, which operates under the name Lomas Logistics.

DHL Supply Chain has signed a two-year contract with D&S/Walmart in Chile. DHL provides supply chain services including warehousing, distribution management and reverse logistics to D&S/Walmart’s associate store, Ekono.

CP Rail and Teck Resources Limited announced a 10-year agreement to transport Teck’s steelmaking coal from its five mines in southeast British Columbia to Vancouver-area ports. CP will make investments to enhance its coal handling capacity to provide for Teck’s growth.