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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 3
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ArticleGrace Foods extends Jigsaw contract
Bardon, Leicestershire-based Jigsaw has extended its distribution contract with Grace Foods.The logistics network, made up of 10 haulage partners with the majority share owned by CM Downton, improved the consistency of deliveries since it took over transport for Grace from an in-house operation in 2009.Grace produces a range of Caribbean, ...
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ArticlePolice to take no further action against URTU seven
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said it will take no further action against the seven United Road Transport Union (URTU) men arrested in relation to a Driver CPC fraud investigation.The announcement brings to an end a 10-month probe, in conjunction with the DSA, into URTU general secretary Bob Monks, plus ...
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ArticleSox Express extends Advanced Supply Chain contract
Sock manufacturer Sox Express has expanded the scope of its relationship with Advanced Supply Chain.Advanced Supply Chain will now provide all of the manufacturer's warehousing requirements, in addition to transport services, for Sox customer Asda. Sox Express operations director Robert Leckie said: "We had used Advanced delivering product to our ...
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ArticleGFS launches new products to help manage surging e-commerce sales
Crawley-based Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has launched a suite of products it claims will make it easier for retailers to manage their interaction with parcel carriers.GFS said that faced with an ever-increasing volume of parcels, primarily generated by online retail, some parcel operators have attempted to manage the strain on ...
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ArticleWincanton names new finance director
Wincanton has named Adrian Colman as the successor to finance director Jon Kempster, as the logistics giant continues its march back to profit.Colman was finance director at technology company Psion through to its acquisition by Motorola Solutions in October.He has also worked as chief financial officer of London City Airport ...
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ArticleYearsley wins bun fight to take new bakery deal
Yearsley Group has won a new contract with bakery products manufacturer CSM that will see it collect, store and distribute more than 300 finished frozen product lines.The deal involves collections from CSM’s factory at Bromborough, on the Wirral, consolidation of goods at Yearsley’s Heywood cold store in Lancashire, and distribution ...
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ArticlePartnerlink reveals European service partners
Partnerlink, the haulage consortium that counts Knights of Old, AK Worthington, Viamaster Transport and David Hathaway Transport as members, has launched a European service.The 18-strong UK consortium, which also features Owens Road Services, John G Russell and R Swain & Sons on its roster, is now offering services between the ...
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ArticleND names new UK logistics MD
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has announced the appointment of Phil Shaw as MD of its UK logistics business.The move follows the recent appointment of former UK logistics business MD Malcolm Wilson as MD of the group’s logistics division.Shaw was previously director of ND’s packed chemicals and manufacturing business unit in the ...
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ArticleSurge in online retail returns expected on 'Boomerang Thursday'
A 15% surge in online retail returns is expected to be handled by parcel carriers today (6 December), following the high volumes processed on ‘Cyber Monday’.A peak in the number of items being returned is expected to be handled on ‘Boomerang Thursday’, CollectPlus research has revealed. The firm found that ...
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ArticlePall-Ex snaps up Cornish member to ensure continuity
Pall-Ex has moved to ensure coverage continuity in the South-west by buying Cornish network member Intercounty Distribution for £700,000.The company based on the Pennygillam Industrial Estate in Launceston has an O-licence for up to 22 vehicles and eight trailers. It has been a Pall-Ex member for 14 years.Pall-Ex MD Adrian ...
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ArticleTesco enters Eddie Stobart row
Tesco has been drawn into the Eddie Stobart Doncaster row as drivers at the DC prepare to start a third wave of strike action tomorrow (6 December).The supermarket chain, which runs the DC’s warehousing but outsourced the transport operation with 183 drivers to Eddie Stobart in August, has made a ...
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ArticleMorrisons renews deal with Norbert Dentressangle
Supermarket group Morrisons has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for the operation of two of its distribution centres in Scotland.The new contract, which extends ND’s involvement for a further two years, covers the 575,000ft² composite DC at Bellshill and the Eurocentral 85,000ft² fresh produce DC, also near Glasgow.Christian ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail says next year "a good aim" for privitisation
Royal Mail Group chief executive Moya Greene said that next year “would be a good aim” for the planned sale of the firm.Although there is no definite time frame for Royal Mail to be privatised, the government hopes the firm receives the capital it needs in 2013, Greene said at ...
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ArticleChancellor freezes fuel duty in Autumn Statement
The chancellor has frozen fuel duty in his Autumn Statement today, meaning the scheduled rises scheduled for January and April next year will no longer take place.George Osborne gave no hint of a cut but said fuel would only see “inflation only rises” until September – effectively meaning the April ...
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ArticlePickfords completes pre-pack administration
Removal and storage firm Pickfords has completed a pre-pack administration led by its existing management team.Administrator BDO, which was appointed to the Wembley-based Moving Services Group UK on 23 November, sold the removal firm to recently incorporated Pickfords Move Management on the same day.The two legal entities share the same ...
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ArticleBrose extends Gefco contract
German automotive product supplier Brose has extended its contract with Gefco by three years.The new part of the contract will see Gefco deliver products from Brose’s production site in Coventry to one of its customers in Redditch. The original contract, held since 2005, already sees Gefco deliver vehicle ...
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ArticleCo-operative trials new Dolphin aerodynamic truck-body
The Co-operative Group, which has said it would welcome the opportunity to trial more longer semi-trailers, has become one of the first customers to receive Dolphin aerodynamic truck bodies from Gray & Adams.The Dolphin is named because of its streamlined profile, which is designed to maximise fuel-efficiency and therefore reduce ...
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ArticleTNT Post dismisses Communication Workers' Union attack
Final mile postal workers could boycott mail handled by private sector firms in the new year, after a consultative ballot of Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) members at the Royal Mail.The union said that it had concerns that competition in the market for final mile postal deliveries, from the likes ...
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ArticleHoyer acquires De Rijke's bulk liquid division
European chemical transport giant Hoyer has acquired the bulk liquid division of Dutch logistics company De Rijke.The deal sees Hoyer take on 240 employees at five De Rijke offices, including its site in Preston Brook, Cheshire.Across Europe Hoyer will add to its operations: 1,500 tanker containers, 130 tractors and 300 ...
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ArticleCalling all network operators!
The new category introduced in the 2012 awards for Network of the Year will again be running in 2013.Network of the Year is open to any national transport or logistics operator with multiple DCs or depots, including pallet networks, parcels carriers, hauliers and own-account operators. Ownership structure is immaterial; the ...