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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 28
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ArticlePotter Group Logistics buys House of James
Ripon-based Potter Group Logistics has bought York logistics firm and Palletline member House of James for an undisclosed sum.The deal, struck yesterday (16 May) boosts Potter’s turnover by 50% to £22m, adding 100,000ft² of warehousing space, 35 vehicles and 55 trailers to the fleet.Motortransport.co.uk understands that Simon Gill, MD of ...
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ArticlePalletline Logistics (Midlands) has CVA approved
Creditors of Palletline Logistics (Midlands) have voted in favour of the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) applied for by the haulier last month.MD Bob Russett (pictured) told Motortransport.co.uk he had mixed feelings after approval of the CVA this week (16 May): relief that it had passed ensuring a future for the ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart profit falls as increased costs bite
Stobart Group’s transport and distribution division, Eddie Stobart, saw revenue grow but profit fall in its most recent trading year, as it failed to cover increased costs through rate rises.For the 12 months ending 29 February turnover rose to £519.5m from £475.3m a year ago.However, pre-tax profit fell from £34.2m ...
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ArticleLloyd Fraser expands fleet after fashion win
Lloyd Fraser Group has placed a 55-truck order with rental firm Ryder following a major 3PL contract win with an undisclosed fashion retailer.The order comprises 45 rigids – 16 Daf LF 7.5-tonners and 29 CF 18-tonne box trucks – which will be used on multi-drop delivery work, as well as ...
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ArticleNews extra: Operators respond to tight market
Smaller volumes and higher costs: 2011 was a pretty gloomy year by anyone’s standards. The outlook for the rest of 2012 is not much better but operators are greener and more efficient , according to a joint report by the FTA and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK."In the past recovering from a ...
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ArticleNightline celebrates 20 years in business
Irish parcels firm Nightline celebrated its 20th year in business with a visit from Ireland’s deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore.Speaking at the firm’s Dublin headquarters, Gilmore said Nightline’s success during a period of economic uncertainty was due to the company’s “solid foundation” of innovation, commitment and hard work. He added: ...
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ArticleDPD reacts to Money Saving Expert's consumer campaign
DPD is urging the parcels sector to focus on helping retailers avoid unhappy customers through failed deliveries following a new consumer campaign launched this morning on ITV’s Daybreak programme, Stand and Deliver.Speaking in reaction to Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis’s campaign to help shoppers stand up for their rights after ...
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ArticleDeben Transport offer lifeline to Catalyst subbies
Subcontractors for failed intermodal container haulier Catalyst Road and Rail Services have been handed a lifeline after Deben Transport stepped in to take on some of the work.Catalyst Rail Services, which holds two O-licences for a total of 25 vehicles and 29 trailers entered voluntary liquidation on 24 April. In ...
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Research seeks answer to what makes a great leader
The Work Foundation is looking for SME bosses to take part in a research programme that will try to identify the keys to great leadership in SMEs. The charity, which is part of Lancaster University, hopes to discover how investment in leaders can help SMEs continue their development.The research will ...
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ArticleOperators face fines if drivers don't hold Driver Qualification Cards
Logistics employers will face a £1,000 fine if their drivers are caught working professionally without having a Driver Qualification Card (DQC) with them.The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) warns that not only will drivers themselves be fined up to £1,000 if they can't produce a DQC when stopped by Vosa, but ...
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ArticleAutologic acquires Spirit Motortransport assets
Autologic has made its third asset acquisition from failed car transporter hauliers in as many years.Through its subsidiary Walon it has acquired certain assets of Spirit Motortransport, which entered administration on Friday 11 May.Autologic says the assets acquired comprise car transporters, IT and office equipment and the goodwill attached to ...
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ArticleUPS secures TNT Express takeover funding
UPS has announced it has the funding in place for the acquisition of TNT Express, which was announced on 19 March.The US parcels giant will finance the deal by using €3.7bn of cash from its balance sheet and around €1.46bn via existing credit facilities.Totalling €5.16bn, the original deal reached between ...
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ArticleCVA at Circle Express
Creditors at airfreight haulier Circle Express unanimously voted to approve a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).The Slough-based logistics firm appointed turnaround firm KSA Group to devise a CVA to enable the business to carry on trading while it repays its debts over five years at a rate of 38.3p/per pound owed ...
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ArticleApprenticeship of the Year shortlist profiled
Dextra GroupIn 2007, North Dorset lighting firm Dextra Group wanted to offer young people an entry into logistics, however it soon discovered there were no relevant apprenticeships offered at that time. Undeterred, it enlisted the help of Wiltshire Transport Training and Skills for Logistics to develop its own two-year programme: ...
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ArticleHaulier of the Year shortlist profiled
CM DowntonThis family-run firm based in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, has achieved the remarkable feat of growing turnover and doubling operating profit since the credit crunch struck in 2008, a performance described as "spectacular" by one judge. In an industry where a profit margin of 3% or 4% is not unusual, ...
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ArticleBVRLA calls on DfT to provide more lorry road user charge details
Industry associations are urging the government to provide finer details on its proposed lorry road user charge (LRUC) following the end of the scheme’s consultation period.The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has questioned how a new grant, set to replace the Reduced Pollution Certificate (RPC) as part of ...
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ArticleNetwork of the Year shortlist profiled
Palletways (UK)Palletways has a Europe-wide network of more than 300 members handling some 27,000 pallets per day across the group. Its central hub in Lichfield is supported via centrally-owned sites in London (Greenford and Dartford) and a Scottish hub in Edinburgh. Its UK business, the engine room of the group ...
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ArticleSeafield Logistics wins screed distribution contract
Seafield Logistics went into administration in JuneNotts-haulier Seafield Logistics has won a two and a half year contract with floor screed manufacturer Lafarge Gyvlon.The win adds to Seafield’s contract with Gyvlon to distribute its products to Ireland, which it has held since July 2011. The new contract will also see ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution wins Dairy Crest renewal
Gregory Distribution has renewed its farm collection contract with Dairy Crest at Davidstow in Cornwall.The new contract, which commences on 2 December, is for a period of three years.In a statement the company says: “This renewal is a reflection of the continued commitment by all Gregory staff involved in the ...
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ArticleUPS employs two wheels, two feet and the River Thames for Games deliveries
UPS has revealed it will be using bicycles, couriers on foot and London’s waterways in a bid to minimise delivery disruption during the Games period.Following successful trials in January and February in multiple postcodes around central London, the US logistics giant has decided to incorporate a fleet of bicycles into ...