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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 4
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ArticleOnline retailers at risk of overwhelming their distribution networks
DX Group sales and marketing director Paul Doble has warned that online retailers are in danger of overwhelming capacity on their distribution networks in the run up to Christmas.Financial services firm Experian has predicted a 36% rise in online retail visits today and Doble said retailers should re-assess their delivery ...
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News Extra: Too much of a good thing
The explosive growth in e-commerce in recent years has left the road transport industry struggling to provide enough capacity. MT looks at the implications of this change.Today (3 December) is Cyber Monday, where consumers in the full swing of crazed Christmas-gift buying are expected to set a record and make ...
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ArticleLaFarge/Tarmac joint venture executive team announced
LaFarge and Tarmac owner Anglo American have revealed the executive team that will oversee their UK joint venture.Jamie Pike has been named as the venture’s non-executive chairman, Cyrille Ragoucy as chief executive and Guy Young as chief financial officer (CFO).Pike was chief executive of Foseco, a business serving the foundry ...
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ArticleHermes opens 1,000th ParcelShop
Hermes has opened its 1,000th parcel shop, five months after the service was launched.The firm plans to expand the network to 2,500 sites by the end of 2013, following the opening of the milestone ParcelShop in Stockport.It launched the service in June with 500 stores nationwide, which offer an alternative ...
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ArticleUPS and TNT Express submit remedies to addess competition concerns
UPS and TNT Express have submitted remedies to the European Commission to address its competition concerns, extending the review period further.The submission extends the EC’s review period by 15 business days to 5 February 2013.The proposed remedies involve the sale of the business activities and its assets. UPS needs to ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart faces third strike at Doncaster DC
Eddie Stobart is facing a third strike by its drivers based at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.Although the operator and Unite had been in talks via Acas in a bid to resolve the long-running jobs dispute, efforts to find a way forward have failed.The 183 drivers, of which 180 are Unite members, ...
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ArticleBurdens in administration
Burdens, the civil engineering products and construction materials supplier, has been placed into administration.The company, which has 20 operating centres across the UK and an O-licence to run up 127 vehicles plus trailers, is in the hands of administrator Duff & Phelps.“We will continue to trade the company as a ...
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ArticleGlobal Garden Products extends Wincanton contract
Plymouth-based Global Garden Products (GGP) has extended its contract with Wincanton, which will take the partnership to a decade.Wincanton has provided warehousing and distribution for the manufacturer’s powered garden products since 2003, delivering to the main B&Q DCs, and direct to GGP retailers nationwide.The contract is run from Wincanton’s Rothwell ...
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ArticleVosa ceases testing at Gillingham and Grantham stations
Vosa plans to stop testing at its Gillingham and Grantham sites by the end of March 2013.Although the stations in Gillingham, Kent and Grantham, Lincolnshire, will not close, Vosa has taken the decision to cease testing at these sites.Operators will instead be able to test their vehicles at one of ...
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ArticlePlastic Omnium extends Bibby Distribution contract
Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior has extended its contract with Bibby Distribution for a further three years.The contract has grown to include transport from the firm’s new facility in Edison Road, Hams Hall, in addition to warehousing and transport between its manufacturing plants in Measham, Derbyshire, and Faraday Road, Hams Hall.Bibby ...
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ArticleTotal Sweet contract win for Culina
Culina Logistics has won a national distribution contract with natural sugar alternative firm Total Sweet.The contract, which began in September, will be operated out of Culina’s warehouse in Leighton Buzzard and will see it deliver pallets to retailers such as Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Holland & Barrett, using its shared user ...
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ArticleMeachers lands Carnival UK contract renewal
Meachers Global Logistics has won a major contract renewal with cruise ship operator Carnival UK, following a competitive tender process.The Southampton-based operator's relationship with Carnival stretches back 14 years, and Meachers already manages the company's supply chain for its vessel fleet. This includes providing inventory control, warehousing, consolidation, pick and ...
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IPS renews DX passport delivery contract
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has renewed its passport delivery contract with DX Group.The firm will continue to provide secure delivery of UK passports, supporting documents and internal mail for the IPS, a contract it has held since 2004.Since the secure delivery contract began, the firm has reduced ...
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ArticleNew logistics firm launched following sale of Scarlet Couriers
Former Scarlet Couriers founder Jon Barber has launched a new logistics firm after the Thames Valley courier company was sold to CitySprint earlier this year.The new firm, called 'Delivered', will provide nationwide parcel and pallet delivery as well as international delivery and warehousing from its depots in Slough, Reading ...
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ArticleGrampian Continental opens Newcastle site
Aberdeenshire-based Grampian Continental has opened a new operating centre in Bedlington, Newcastle, offering easier access to new routes in the south of England and on the Continent.The new site, the company’s third UK base, was chosen because of its easy access to the ferry port, linking it to Holland. ...
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ArticleStobart Group walks away from planned bond issue
Stobart Group has revealed it is abandoning its plan to launch a savings bond.In a statement to the City yesterday, the group said it had walked away from a plan revealed on 13 November that would have seen it launch a six-year retail bond with a fixed rate of 5.5% ...
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ArticlePalletforce partners with Italian pallet network
Palletforce has partnered with Italian pallet network One Express, launching a direct service to Italy for its members.The partnership began on 1 November and will allow Palletforce to offer its members day definite delivery and daily departures to Italy.Bologna-based One Express, which has 70 depots over Italy, is the first ...