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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 12
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ArticleWincanton wins Worlds Apart contract
Wincanton has won a five year storage and distribution contract with children’s toy and furniture manufacturer Worlds Apart.Annually, the contract will see the firm deliver 20,000 orders to around 1,350 locations, including homes and retailers. Wincanton will also oversee the storage of the firms goods, storing approximately ...
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ArticleTVS Supply Chain Solutions acquires Rico Group
TVS Supply Chain Solutions has acquired same day courier and technology company Rico Logistics for an undisclosed sum.TVS, which specialises in supplying spare parts to the automotive industry - including Isuzu Truck, MG Motor and Dennis Eagle - has an annual global turnover of six billion dollars and has acquired ...
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ArticleCulina goes nuts over new shared-user contract
Liverpool-based nut processor and packer Trigon Snacks has awarded a new contract for warehousing and distribution of its brands, including Planters and BigD, to Culina.Under the deal, Trigon products will be stored at Culina’s Middleton depot, near Manchester, and delivered using a shared user-model to wholesalers and retailers throughout the ...
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ArticleMarshalls of Eversham joins Pallet-Track
Marshalls of Eversham has become pallet network Pallet-Track’s 74th member.It is the first time the 25-year old haulier based at a former airfield in Pershore, Worcestershire, has joined a pallet network.The company, which has been operating within Pallet-Track for the past six weeks, has taken on the top part of ...
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ArticleFFUK repeats calls for duty rethink as fuel sales plummet
Campaign group FairFuelUK (FFUK) has made a fresh call for the Chancellor to scrap January’s planned 3ppl rise in fuel duty, after figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showed a sharp fall in fuel consumption.Sales of transport fuels fell 6.3% in the second quarter compared to ...
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ArticleUPS and TNT merger approval depends on challenge to DHL and FedEx
Regulatory approval for the multi-billion euro UPS and TNT Express merger is dependent on whether the new company would be challenged enough by its competitors, the European Commission has said.If the deal is approved, the number of major parcel delivery companies in Europe will be reduced from four to three, ...
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ArticleDownton gets former Bibby man
Former Bibby Distribution head of business development, David Hutchings, has been appointed to the newly created role of head of business development at Gloucestershire-based CM Downton.Downton, which won the Motor Transport Haulier of the Year Award in June and has doubled its turnover in the last three years, says Hutchings ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel and DHL get involved with labelling initiative
Kuehne + Nagel and DHL Tradeteam are working with Costa owner and customer Whitbread on an initiative to standardise product information, removing cost and complexity from the supply chain.The project is running in parallel with the Premier Inn-owner’s involvement with the Food Service Directors' Group (FSDG’s), which also includes Brakes, ...
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ArticleC Butt joins Pall-Ex
The Pall-Ex pallet network has signed up MT Top 100 company C Butt as a member.The Northamptonshire based company will start operations for Pall-Ex on 8 October. It will serve the CV postcodes, before expanding into the NN postcode region next year.Adrian Russell, chief executive of Pall-Ex, said: “C Butt ...
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ArticleFairFuelUK backs call for fuel-tax breakdown on receipts
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has backed Robert Halfon MP’s efforts to introduce legislation to provide a breakdown of the amount of tax paid on fuel receipts.Halfon, founder of the PetrolPromise.com campaign, will make his case for this transparency in the Houses of Commons on 16 October, under the ten-minute rule motion.FFUK supported ...
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ArticleMeachers and Steve Porter Transport launch partnership
Meachers Global Logistics and Steve Porter Transport Group have launched phase one of a partnership they hope will develop, generating new business and stripping out duplication from their respective networks.The strategic partnership, which began in earnest this week after months of preparatory work, sees Meachers trunking the Isle of Wight-based ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Yodel - tough at the top
Last month MT exclusively revealed that Yodel chief executive Jonathan Smith is to leave the parcels firm after two years in charge of the combined DHL Express Domestic UK and HDNL (not to mention 18 months in charge of the DHL business alone).Smith’s CV shows more than 20 years’ experience ...
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ArticleDPD invest £4.3m in new depots in south-east and Scotland
DPD is to open three new depots in London, Southampton and Dundee to handle the expected increase in parcel volumes this Christmas.The expansion - an investment of £4.3m by DPD - is expected to create 150 new jobs across its new depots at Southwark in London, Hedge End in Southampton ...
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ArticleRates squeeze can not go on, warns pallet head
The issue of significant downward rate-pressure remains the elephant in the room despite continued volume growth in the pallet sector, according to network heads.Speaking after the Association of Pallet Networks revealed its members had experienced volume growth of more than 4% in the first half of the year (compared to ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle adds fizz to Villa Soft Drinks
Norbert Dentressangle has won a warehousing and distribution contract with Villa Soft Drinks.The deal involves ND making daily collections from Villa's Bradford headquarters, with products stored at Norbert's Wakefield site in advance of distribution.ND will provide a mix of dedicated services while some loads will be integrated into its shared-user ...
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ArticleGreat Bear says Hello Kitty after Conair deal
Great Bear has won a contract to manage distribution and warehousing for high street brands Hello Kitty, Tresemmé, Babyliss and Cuisinart.As part of the deal, the Tattenhall-based company is to manage the UK distribution centre for Conair, the US firm behind a range of brands in the personal care products ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail gets green light to revamp final mile deliveries
Royal Mail has received approval to revamp its final mile delivery service, and will roll out its Delivery to Neighbour initiative next week.It has received regulatory approval from Ofcom to launch the programme on Monday 1 October, allowing the firm to deliver large items or items that require ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle expand La Palette Rouge facilities
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has moved the Warrington hub of its specialist fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) pallet pooling operation La Palette Rouge (LPR) to a new 50,000ft² facility, injecting £750,000 and doubling the workforce.ND is spending £600,000 on new equipment including pallet inverters, conveyors, spray booth and drying kiln, along ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) wins five year contract with Omya UK
After unveiling double-digit rises in turnover and profit, Turners (Soham) has continued on the upward curve by securing a new five-year contract with Omya UK, one of the country's leading producers of calcium carbonate.The deal for the management and movement of fine powder products, includes a Turners' team based at ...
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ArticleHermes opens Coventry and Carlisle depots
Hermes has opened two depots in Coventry and Carlisle, bringing its network of depots and hubs to a total of 24.The parcel firm says the new sites are necessary to accommodate the expected growth in parcel volumes ahead of the Christmas peak.The new depot in Coventry is expected to handle ...