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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 27
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ArticleHermes UK toasts record year
Hermes has revealed record results at its UK division, with revenue up 22% in 2011.The parcels company says this reinforces its position as the country’s second-largest home-delivery business.Revenue stood at €303m during 2011, up from €248m in the previous year.Hermes says its UK arm handled more than 140 million parcels ...
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ArticleFortec launches corporate division
Fortec has launched a corporate division as it looks to expand its reach with larger, national customers and attract more "blue-chip" clients to the network.The Daventry-based pallet network says the new division was necessary as national and international accounts often require too much funding upfront for individual network members to ...
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ArticleTip-ex to get new owner
Motor Transport’s owner Road Transport Media has revealed today (25 May) that it is acquiring Tip-ex, the UK’s only exhibition for the tipper and bulk transport sector.The annual trade show, held in Harrogate, attracts over 70 exhibitors and 2,000 visitors every year and is a major focal point for ...
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ArticleStobart Group in talks to buy Autologic
Autologic is in talks with Stobart Group over a potential cash offer by the Cumbrian giant for the number one operator in UK automotive logistics.The Northampton-based operator, which revealed a turnover of £144.7m and a pre-tax profit of £2.1m for the year ending 31 December last month, says that there ...
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ArticleWincanton builds supply chain for SuperGroup
Wincanton has revealed the full details of its warehousing contract with fashion retailer SuperGroup, which it began working on late last year.The logistics giant is part way through a two-year deal with SuperGroup to operate a distribution warehouse at Gloucester Business Park. The group, owner of fashion chain SuperDry, is ...
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ArticleWadworth Brewery opts for Paragon
Wadworth Brewery, the maker of 6X, has selected Paragon routeing software to aid it in streamlining deliveries to its 700 pubs across southern and western England.The brewer says it will use the system to review its current delivery strategy, model the most efficient routes and establish best use of its ...
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Tesco distribution meets carbon reduction targets
Tesco has revealed that its UK distribution operation has achieved the group's five-year goal of halving the emissions per case of goods transported.The supermarket's distribution operation handles 65% of all cases delivered across the global businessIt has done this by following its 'F plan', which has seen emissions per case ...
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ArticleDPD to offer carbon neutral shipping from July
DPD says it will be able to offer customers carbon neutral shipping from July.The parcel carrier's Total Zero commitment will mean customers can send packages of all weights, sizes and types that are carbon neutral at no extra cost.The business, which has already made a series of changes to reduce ...
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ArticlePartnership of the Year shortlist profiled
Abbey Logistics Group/CargillAbbey Logistics Group and food producer Cargill have worked together for over a decade and 2011 saw the partnership grow further.Cargill’s Trafford Park plant blends glucose syrup, and Abbey has to collect time critical loads to avoid halting production. In 2011 the pair took measures to improve OTIF ...
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ArticleMock trial by jury to try corporate manslaughter case
The popular Engineer in Court mock trial by jury returns at Derby University on 27 June, with the centrepiece 'trial' this year trying a case of corporate manslaughter following an insecure load falling from a vehicle.Society of Operations Engineers chief executive Nick Jones will this year don the judges' wig ...
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ArticleTurnover up but profit down at UK Mail
UK Mail has revealed a pre-tax profit of £12.9m for the 12-months ended 31 March, down 19.5% on the previous year mainly due to a £2.2m hit from closure of four depots.Group turnover for the year was up by 8.4% to £429m, however, when adjusted for the increase in Royal ...
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ArticleNews extra: Beware information overload from telematics
Chaired by the ubiquitous Quentin Willson, who spoke with passion and humour on behalf of FairFuelUK, Microlise’s transport conference earlier this month saw eight keynote speakers agreeing on two things.Firstly, that driver training is not just nice to have, it is essential; and secondly, the scope of telematics provision is ...
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ArticleCartwright launches Fleet Spec standard trailer
Trailer builder Cartwright has launched an off the shelf Fleet Specification curtainside straight frame semi trailer as a lower cost alternative to the bespoke trailers Cartwright builds to order.The Fleet Specification trailer has been designed using lessons learned from Cartwright's in-house rental fleet, which has over 4,500 trailers. While ...
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ArticleElddis Transport to introduce in-cab proof of delivery technology to fleet
Elddis Transport is to roll-out in-cab software that enables drivers to instantly scan and email proof of deliveries (PODs) after a successful trial.The Consett, County Durham-based operator has been trialling the Mandata system in five of its rigid vehicles.PODs are scanned as consignments are delivered, and the full process is ...
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Marks & Spencer 'managing' distribution costs
Marks & Spencer says “good progress” is being made in the overhaul of its supply chain, IT systems and warehousing.In its final year results announced today (22 May), the retail giant says the first phase of its warehouse consolidation programme is now well underway.Following the opening of a new one ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle hybrid enters UK service
Norbert Dentressangle has today (21 May) put the UK’s first 26-tonne GVW hybrid distribution truck into service.The 26-tonne , 3-axle Renault Hybrys Premium is the first of its type in the UK, and the fourth hybrid to join the Norbert Dentressangle group .The rear-steer hybrid, developed as part of Renault ...
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ArticleNorbert wins 10-year renewal with Shop Direct Group
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has won a 10-year contract renewal with Shop Direct Group (SDG) for the warehousing of its ‘two-man delivery’ products.The logistics giant will be responsible for the receipt, inspection, picking, dispatch and returns management of products requiring two-man delivery, such as furniture and white goods.Distribution will be handled ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain signs £75m contract extension with BP
DHL Supply Chain has won a six-year contract extension, worth some £75m, with BP's UK Convenience Retail business.Under the contract, DHL will provide warehousing and distribution services to BP’s 350 company-owned forecourts across the UK, handling 19 million cases per year of 1,400 product lines.DHL also provides frontline support on ...
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Article2012 Everywoman Award winners revealed
The winners of the 2012 MAN Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards were announced yesterday (17 May) at a lunch ceremony held at The Savoy Hotel in London, with Wincanton general manager Lynne Watson taking the coveted Woman of the Year Award.Now in their fifth year, the Everywoman Awards help ...
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ArticleWincanton strengthens ties with Sainsbury's
Wincanton Logistics has strengthened its ties with Sainsbury's following the award of a major warehousing and distribution deal with the supermarket giant.The three-year contract to handle the majority of business for Sainsbury's Local convenience stores across London is a welcome boost for the South-west operator following the recent loss of ...