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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 18
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ArticleWeak pound hurts EM Rogers but operator remains confident about future
A weak pound combined with rising demand for cheap Chinese trucks in Commonwealth markets has hit profit at international haulier and truck sales firm EM Rogers.Reporting its results for the year to 31 January 2017 the Northampton-based firm revealed that while turnover increased from £18.5m to £18.8m in the year ...
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ArticleUK Mail to open three new sites to accommodate Deutsche Post DHL volume
UK Mail is to open three new sites this year to accommodate current and future volume growth from its acquisition by Deutsche Post DHL. The German parcel operator bought UK Mail last December to support its own overseas operation, which has seen UK Mail handling 20% more parcels, both domestic ...
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ArticleHermes ups capacity by nearly 50% as Rugby super hub goes live
Hermes has opened its new Rugby super hub, increasing its overall parcel processing capacity by almost 50%.Hermes CEO Carole Woodhead 'breaks ground' on the Rugby super hubThe parcel carrier broke ground on the new £31m facility in January 2016. Creating more than 100 new jobs in the area, the new ...
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'Noise Oscars' looking for freight sector best practice in quiet deliveries
This year’s ‘Noise Oscars’ are open for entry and looking for organisations, projects and technology that can demonstrate proven steps in reducing noise pollution.Organised by the Noise Abatement Society (NAS), the John Connell Awards will take place on 31 October at the Palace of Westminster.The NAS works closely with local ...
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ArticleEast Trans wins medical supplies contract after warehousing investment
East Trans has won a contract with a medical supplies company after investing £1.6m in a new 40,000ft² high-bay warehousing facility.The firm said it won the contract after being able to offer the medical supplies company secure high-quality warehousing and reliable distribution across the UK. East Trans would not name ...
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Ford and Deutsche Post DHL present first StreetScooter Work XL
Deutsche Post DHL Group and Ford have revealed the first of their joint vehicle, the StreetScooter Work XL electric delivery van.The logistics giant announced its partnership with the manufacturer in June, scaling up DHL subsidiary StreetScooter's own electric vehicles.The StreetScooter Work XL, unveiled today in Cologne, is built on a ...
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ArticleHicks Logistics secures five-year UK Platforms deal
Hicks Logistics is celebrating 40 years in business with a £30m contract renewal with powered access specialist UK Platforms.The five-year deal puts the icing on the cake for the Caldicot, south Wales-based logistics company, which will supply more than 40 semi low-loaders and rigid beavertails for use by UK Platforms ...
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CM Downton renews contract with Glatfelter
CM Downton has renewed its contract with paper and engineering specialist Glatfelter, continuing a relationship that started in the 1990s. Downton manages all aspects of Glatfelter's operations, including warehousing of raw materials and finished goods and delivery to manufacturing plants and distribution of products across the UK. Though Downton manages ...
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ArticleRHA calls for detail on Irish border deal after Brexit
The government will work to avoid the "disaster" of a hard border between the Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit by keeping customs regulation to a minimum, but the RHA said it has reservations about the lack of detail provided. In a paper on future customs arrangements, the government says ...
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Tilbury2 development moves one step closer
Plans to build Tilbury2 are being fined tuned following a recent statutory consultation process.The consultation, which closed on 28 July, is part of the planning process for the construction of a new port. Port of Tilbury owners Forth Ports want to expand its existing operations by building and managing ...
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Matalan driver dispute comes to an end after pay offer is accepted
Matalan drivers at the retailer's Knowsley DC have won up to 6% in pay rises after the clothing retailer agreed to improve its original offer.The pay hike follows a dispute last month which saw drivers reject a pay offer from Matalan after the retailer changed the deal at the eleventh ...
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Maritime Transport delivers 'good return' despite Hanjin Shipping collapse
Maritime Transport saw pre-tax profit rise almost 10% year-on-year despite the collapse of "significant customer" Hanjin Shipping last year.According to its most recently filed accounts to Companies House the Felixstowe container haulage giant incurred a bad debt as a result of the South Korean shipping line - formerly the world's ...
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Yusen Logistics signs Hoover Candy deal
Yusen Logistics has won what it describes as a "major" contract with Hoover Candy for UK-wide supply of its entire product range to independent retailers.Yusen will collect products such as freestanding and built-in laundry, cooking, cooling and floor care appliances from Hoover's warehouse in Merthyr Tydfil for cross-docking and onward ...
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Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics Newark depot relocates to Carlton-on-Trent
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has relocated its Newark depot in Nottinghamshire to a site in nearby Carlton-on-Trent.The drinks distribution division is moving into a 70,000ft² site which adjoins the A1 north of Newark.Tim Gilbertson, director at property consultant FHP, said KNDL “needed to relocate from its Newark ...
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ArticleLack of warehousing in Scotland sees rents soar three times the UK average
Lack of warehouse building activity in Scotland has seen rents for 10-50,000ft² warehouses in Scotland grow three times faster year-on-year than the UK average.According to commercial property firm Colliers International, the lack of warehousing was hampering growth in the retail distribution sector.Prices for prime industrial space rose on average 7.7% ...
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TfL confirms strong compliance with London Safer Lorry Scheme
TfL figures obtained by Freightinthecity show that compliance with the London Safer Lorry Scheme (SLS) have remained consistently high since its launch in autumn 2015.In the period where data is available - from September 2015 to March 2017 – out of 25,325 HGVs stopped, only 2.1% (531) were found to ...
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ArticlePalletforce: £50m hub 'positions us perfectly' for sector consolidation
Palletforce is looking to take advantage of inevitable consolidation in the pallet sector with its new £50m hub, according to chief executive Michael Conroy.The Burton-on-Trent site, which opened on 10 August, has the capacity to handle 30,000 pallets a night, with 450 HGV parking spaces across the 38-acre site. The ...
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Drivers threaten strike action after Co-op dismisses disabled workers
Drivers at the Co-op Food's West Thurrock distribution depot are threatening strike action after two disabled drivers were dismissed.The drivers lost their jobs, with a third still facing dismissal, because they can't deliver to stores and the alternative jobs they carried out previously have been lost to outsourcing and internal ...
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Argos strike over redundancy payments to begin tomorrow
Argos logistics workers are to strike for three weeks from tomorrow (15 August) as the two sides remain at loggerheads over a redundancy payments dispute.Union Unite warned that deliveries to Argos customers will be severely hit by the strikes which will begin tomorrow and end on the morning of Tuesday ...
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John Menzies backs out of DX Group acquisition deal
The deal that would have see DX Group acquire Menzies Distribution has been called off, and a new board of directors is set to be installed at DX under the guidance of its largest shareholder - Gatemore Capital Management.Menzies backed out of its acquisition deal with DX Group after a ...