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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 45
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Clipper to handle Zara e-fulfilment
Clipper Group has signed a new contract with fashion retailer Zara.The new deal will see Clipper handling e-fulfilment for Zara, which is part of the retail group Inditex., from a new DC in Northampton, making deliveries to a selection of European countries.The new centre will have more than 340,000ft².This is ...
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ArticleYearsley says new 'superhub' will be finished next year
Building work at Yearsley Logistics’ new Peterborough cold store looks set to start within six months with the new ‘superhub’ up and running in around 18 months, a spokeswoman for the Lancashire-based firm has said.Work on the site, which will complement two other Yearsley superhubs – one at its Heywood ...
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TNT appoints City Link's Robert Peto
TNT UK has appointed ex-City Link finance director Robert Peto to its board. He replaces John Downing, the company’s financial director.Peto had been with City Link since 2011 until its demise last year.Before that he was financial director at Parcelforce and has also served in a financial role at DPD ...
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull appoints first national sales manager for truck bodies
Schmitz Cargobull UK has appointed its first national sales manager for truck bodies, in a move the manufacturer said demonstrates its commitment to the growing sales of temperature controlled truck bodies. Simon Lake, 45, has joined the company with 25 years of industry experience, including seven years with the Bevan ...
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ArticleQuartet quality for IPL Haulage
Southampton-based IPL Haulage has added a quartet of Daf XFs to its 30-strong fleet and opened a storage facility in Totton.The 6x2 units feature 460hp MX-13 engines, automated gearboxes, Super Space Cabs and Daf telematics. They were acquired on a four-year funding package through local Daf dealer Adams Morey, with ...
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ArticleHighways England: We need logistics sector on board
Highways England, the body replacing the Highways Agency from 1 April, said it needs to strengthen its relationship with the logistics sector.A spokesman for the government-owned company said: “We’ve got to get better information out to [hauliers] about roadworks.“It’s a really important relationship to us, and something Highways England will ...
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London Construction Consolidation Centre doubles in size as contractors realise benefits
The London Construction Consolidation Centre (LCCC) has more than doubled in size in the past 12 months, which it attributes to building contractors seeking alternative delivery methods to tackle congestion and local authority constraints they face in the capital.Operated by Wilson James, the LCCC now comprises 12,000m2 of warehousing space ...
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Owens thanks depot network investment for profit boost
Owens (Road Services) said investment in its depot network and a focus on steel transportation, helped boost its turnover and profit in its most recent financial year.In consolidated accounts for the year ended June 2014, the Dafen, Llanelli-based operator posted turnover up 6.1% to £38.5m (2013: £36.3m) and a pre-tax ...
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Exit checks: 'more exemptions needed'
The Home Affairs Committee has said it cannot see how the government will fulfil its promise to deliver 100% exit checks at Britain’s major cross-Channel terminals.The checks, due to start on 8 April, will allow the government to confirm travellers’ exit from the UK, which will help it monitor immigration ...
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Foreign truck levy smashes target
The HGV Road User Levy has smashed its initial £20m revenue target in its first year of operation, generating £44m in revenue from foreign-registered hauliers and prompting calls for the money to be reinvested in UK road freight.Transport minister Robert Goodwill MP said last week that over 1.8 million levies ...
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ArticleHauliers warned to check practices after Eddie Stobart ruling
A road transport lawyer has warned that a case that saw Stobart (Ireland) Driver Services, a division of Eddie Stobart Logistics, pay compensation to 21 drivers for alleged breaches to their weekly rest periods could have an effect on decisions made in the UK.Drivers for the Dublin Port-based driver agency ...
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ArticleFortnum & Mason shifts tea packing to DC
Upmarket grocer Fortnum & Mason has increased the efficiency of its tea packing process by installing a dedicated chamber within the retailer’s warehouse in Sutton near Ely in Cambridgeshire.Previously, Fortnum & Mason employees measured and packed 125g and 250g bags of tea on location at its London-based outlets in Piccadilly, ...
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John G Russell launches rail service to France ahead of Multimodal
John G Russell, part of the Russell Group, is set to exhibit its rail service to France, which was launched following a restricted capacity trial period, at this year’s Multimodal show.The service is operated by Eurotunnel subsidiary Europorte, supported by GB Railfreight, and runs between Barking and Dourges, near Lille, ...
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ArticleMoran Logistics and former Arla milk drivers cancel strike action
A strike due to begin today by 100 dairy drivers working at Moran Logistics' Leeds depot has been called off, with an “amicable conclusion” to the dispute reached.The drivers, who had transferred under TUPE regulations last month from Leeds-based Arla Foods to Moran Logistics, had voted in a ballot to ...
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ArticleEuropa Road strengthens UK to Germany routes
Europa Road has launched a direct service to and from the UK to Stuttgart five times per week.The operator, part of the Europa Worldwide Group, developed the new route following the rapid growth of its route to Frankfurt launched last summer, which it said has expanded quickly due to the ...
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ArticleDHL joins Movement to Work scheme
DHL Supply Chain has joined the Movement to Work scheme, which helps businesses train people aged 18-24.As a result of their membership to the volunary collaboration of UK businesses, DHL will run traineeships for around 430 candidates per annum.Candidates will spend six weeks with the company, where they will learn ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis to build third DC at Magna Park
John Lewis has signed a deal with the owner of Magna Park in Milton Keynes to build a new 638,000ft² DC at the distribution park.The new DC will be the third property IDI Gazeley has developed for the retail giant at Magna Park, following two previous custom-built sustainable warehouses of ...
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ArticleELB Partners takes triple-decker trailer from Lawrence David
ELB Partners has taken delivery of a triple-deck trailer from Lawrence David, with a fuel-saving curved-roof design.tyres in place of having a conventional twin-wheel set-up.The curtains were jointly designed by ELB and Britsh trailer-maker Lawrence David and had to be digitally printed in Poland, as they needed a specialist machine ...
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ArticleAn Easter treat from the gangmasters in Calais
It’s enough to put you off all those Easter eggs…. according to a story on the BBC’s news website, a group of seven stowaways in Calais were recently instructed by their trafficker to hide themselves inside a tanker load of warm chocolate.The idea was that they would stay there only ...
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ArticleThink Logistics heads to Multimodal to spread the word
Think Logistics will be hosting a stand at this year’s Multimodal event, to garner support from previously untapped areas of the logistics sector attending the three-day event.New promotional materials have been designed, with scheme supporters such as Abbey Logistics, Brian Yeardley Continental and Cast UK stepping up to talk about ...