All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 19

  • Bob-Monks-URTU
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    URTU men arrested in Driver CPC fraud investigation have bail extended

    2012-08-02T16:08:00Z

    The seven United Road Transport Union (URTU) men arrested by police as part of a fraud investigation relating to the Driver CPC have had their bail extended until September.All were arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation in February as part of a police and Driving Standards Agency probe.They ...

  • SheeseSelection1
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    'Sheese the one' for Culina with new Bute Island contract win

    2012-08-02T15:43:00Z

    Culina has won a new distribution contract with Bute Island Foods to transport its vegan Sheese product to wholesalers and retailers across the UK.The food firm originally ran its Sheese distribution operation from Scotland, however, it decided it would be able to reach a wider market more effectively by switching ...

  • Transport@cevatruck
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    Ceva Logistics sees profit slip in tough market

    2012-08-02T14:12:00Z

    Ceva Logistics, which recently saw its long-running relationship with Crown Paints extended, has seen group profit fall after its contract logistics businesses was affected by Europe’s economic malaise.While revenue in the first half of the year was up 5.5% at €3.5bn (2011: €3.4bn), EBITDA slipped 10.5% to €136m (2011: €152) ...

  • Athletes and local children first on completed track Picture taken 03.10.11 by David Poultney for LOCOG
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    Westfield shut-down as action at Olympic Stadium starts

    2012-08-02T10:28:00Z

    Westfield shopping centre access will be severely restricted this weekend as the athletics programme of London 2012 starts.Organisers are expecting more than 200,000 Olympic spectators and accredited workforce each day, which will make the Stratford area exceptionally busy.It also means that Westfield Stratford City will only be accessible to accredited ...

  • VOSA on the M25
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    Vosa OCRS revisions to come into force on 1 October

    2012-08-01T16:30:00Z

    Vosa's delayed shake-up of the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system will take effect from October.OCRS changes had been slated for 30 April originally but this, and a subsequent 1 July deadline, were missed.As of last month the agency still didn’t have a revised date for the introduction of the ...

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    Norbert Dentressangle first-half results holding strong

    2012-08-01T14:11:00Z

    Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has revealed a first-half consolidated revenue increase of 13.3% to €1.9bn (up from €1.7bn in the same period last year) despite struggling with volumes.Like-for-like growth remained flat, dipping by 0.2% compared with H1 2011, which ND attributes to a sharply deteriorating European economy during the second quarter.ND’s ...

  • Transport@IMG_0207
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    London 2012: retailers man-up for Olympic deliveries

    2012-08-01T13:26:00Z

    London retailers appear to have crewed-up to ensure delivery continuity during the Olympic and Paralympic period.Most of the major retailers and brewery groups are running night-time deliveries too during London 2012 in a bid to mitigate Olympic Route Network (ORN) restrictions.Pallet networks, including Pallet-Track and Palletline, have made sure their ...

  • ByBox
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    ByBox kicks off £2m expansion plan with Big Yellow Self Storage

    2012-08-01T10:41:00Z

    ByBox has secured a partnership with Big Yellow Self Storage, as part of a £2m investment to expand its network of parcel locker boxes across the UK.Nine new ByBox locker terminals have already been rolled out at Big Yellow’s sites in Camberly, Hounslow, West Norwood, North Kensington, Battersea, Birmingham, Fulham, ...

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    Wincanton scoops Neal's Yard contract extension

    2012-08-01T10:39:00Z

    Wincanton has won a contract extension with organic skincare firm Neal’s Yard, which will run until at least 2014.The logistics firm has worked with Neal’s since 2008 when it scooped a three-year deal to handle warehousing and deliveries from its 500,000ft² shared-user DC in Greenford, West London.Jon Hiatt, operations director ...

  • Filling a tank
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    Plaid Cymru leader backs Petrol Promise campaign

    2012-07-31T16:15:00Z

    The leader of the Welsh national party, Plaid Cymru, has signed up in support of PetrolPromise.com.Elfyn Llwyd is the 69th MP to back the campaign website’s push for an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation into the price of fuel.PetrolPromise, which was founded by Robert Halfon MP, wants the non-tax ...

  • Redhead-International
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    Redhead International opens Northen Ireland depot

    2012-07-31T12:34:00Z

    Redhead International has officially opened its new depot in Northern Ireland’s Mallusk.The opening ceremony on 27 July was performed by Northern Ireland’s executive minister for regional development, Danny Kennedy.The new 33,000ft² facility features a 20-tonne overhead crane for heavy lifting, as well as office space.Redhead international’s director of Ireland and ...

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    Pall-Ex Polska set to launch next year

    2012-07-31T11:59:00Z

    Pall-Ex Polska is set to launch in Poland in May 2013, the pallet network has revealed.KMC-Services has become the network’s latest network partner as part of its ambitious European expansion plans.Pall-Ex is aiming to have a 15-strong European network in place by 2015, and Polska will be the company’s fifth ...

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    2012-07-30T10:27:00Z

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  • Transport@Autologic Holdings plc - Transporter 2
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    Autologic prepares for Stobart takeover

    2012-07-30T09:58:00Z

    Trading in shares in Autologic will be suspended on 9 August as Stobart Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stobart Group, completes its acquisition of the firm.On 18 June Stobart made an offer of £12.4m- the equivalent of 20p per share - for the automotive logistics firm. Both parties had been ...

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    Roadways Container Logistics back in the black

    2012-07-30T09:07:00Z

    Roadways Container Logistics has returned to profit despite a fall in turnover and a warning that rates in the market remain depressed.For the year ended 31 December 2011, Roadways achieved a pre-tax profit of £319,000, compared with a pre-tax loss of £697,000 in the previous year. Turnover, however, fell ...

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    Palletline backs FairFuelUK

    2012-07-27T15:48:00Z

    Palletline is backing the FairFuelUK (FFUK) campaign by sponsoring the IT infrastructure that enables FFUK to communicate with its hundreds of thousands of supporters.Kevin Buchanan, MD of Palletline, says: “We’re proud to be part of this admirable movement and the important work it is doing to force the fuel price ...

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    London 2012: cabbies plan third strike tomorrow (27 July)

    2012-07-26T15:49:00Z

    Some of London's black cab drivers are set to demonstrate tomorrow (27 July) at 5pm at Hyde Park Corner in protest against restrictions being imposed on them during the operation of the Olympic Route Network (ORN).FTA has been advised by the Metropolitan Police of the planned demonstration as it is ...

  • UPS, London Olympics 2012
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    London 2012: UPS makes final delivery of media equipment

    2012-07-26T14:43:00Z

    UPS has completed its final delivery to the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) at the Olympic Park.As a result the equipment for 21,000 media representatives is now all delivered, set up and in place for the start of the Games.The logistics giant has transported 400 tons ...