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    New contracts boost Wincanton revenues

    2023-01-13T15:37:00Z

    Wincanton said revenues across its group operations had increased by 5.5% during the third quarter of the current financial year ending March/April 2023, and its pipeline of new business opportunities continued to increase.Against a backdrop of challenging economic, political and labour conditions, the company said revenue was lower year-on-year by ...

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    Steep rise in vehicle recovery fees falls short of running costs, claims AVRO

    2023-01-13T14:40:00Z

    Plans to increase the fees charged by vehicle recovery operators to 28% falls “far short” of what is required to meet the spiralling costs crippling firms, according to the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO).Following a consultation into removal, storage and disposal charges, the Home Office said it would increase ...

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    Boughey Distribution marks Crewe Alexandra sponsorship with new video

    2023-01-13T14:23:00Z

    Boughey Distribution is celebrating its sponsorship deal with local football team Crewe Alexandra with a 50-second promotional film featuring colleagues at its warehouse.The firm signed the deal with the team at the beginning of the 2022/23 season and it included the naming rights of the main stand at the Mornflake ...

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    Woodside Logistics Group reports dip in profit

    2023-01-13T12:58:00Z

    Challenging conditions prompted by the trading arrangements for goods passing into and out of Northern Ireland contributed to Woodside Logistics Group experiencing a 5.3% reduction in pre-tax profits.Newly released figures for the period ending 31 March 2022 showed that the parent company of businesses including Woodside Haulage, Woodside Distribution and ...

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    Pallet-Track names new directors as founder departs

    2023-01-13T12:06:00Z

    Pallet-Track chief executive Caroline Green with (l-r) Tom Feeney, Lee Chambers and Carl JonesPallet network Pallet-Track has appointed a new chief operating and financial officer (COFO) and chief commercial officer (CCO) as its founder prepares to exit the Wolverhampton business.Tom Feeney has become its COFO and Lee Chambers has been ...

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    O'Donovan Waste to tackle wider range of hazardous materials

    2023-01-13T10:08:00Z

    O’Donovan Waste has launched a hazardous waste management service for its customers, enabling it to handle a range of materials such as asbestos sheeting, paints and aerosols.The company said it could deal with hazardous materials from ‘cradle to grave’ including free site visits, completion of legal documentation, provision of instructions ...

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    Winning entries revealed in council's 'name a bin lorry' contest

    2023-01-12T17:20:00Z

    Greta GarbageEd Sheerbin, Gary Bineker and Binnie the Pooh are just three of the winning names for environmentally friendly bin lorries clearing up the waste in Suffolk following a competition among residents.The trucks are fuelled by used cooking oil, known as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), and they are now helping ...

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    T.W Plummer reports "huge fuel savings" from new Volvo FH

    2023-01-12T17:05:00Z

    Burgess Hill-based haulier T.W Plummer has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 500 6x2 tractor unit with I-Shift, having recorded “huge fuel savings” with an identical truck.The third-generation family-run company runs an exclusive Volvo fleet and it said it switched from a 540hp engine to the fuel-efficient FH with ...

  • Expansion strategy - Chancerygate's managing director, Richard Bains (right), with European director, Jason Sharman
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    Chancerygate recruits European director as expansion drive continues

    2023-01-12T16:53:00Z

    Chancerygate MD Richard Bains (right), with European director, Jason SharmanLogistics property developer Chancerygate has accelerated its expansion plans in Europe with the appointment of Jason Sharman as European director.Last year, Chancerygate entered the European market for the first time with the €4.5m acquisition of a five-acre site near Dublin airport.It ...

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    Logistics UK in talks with foreign secretary over Northern Ireland protocol

    2023-01-12T16:36:00Z

    Logistics UK met with foreign secretary James Cleverly this week to discuss difficulties on the free movement of trade that have arisen as a result of the Northern Ireland protocol.Cleverly and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, met NI political leaders as well as business groups to ...

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    Stobart back in black despite driver shortage challenge

    2023-01-12T16:27:00Z

    Stobart has returned to pre-tax profitability, latest figures showed, despite the “significant challenge” of the driver shortage affecting the haulage giant’s results.For the 13-month period ending 31 December 2021, the company reported revenues of £591.2m and a pre-tax profit of £3.3m.This compared to a £559.1m turnover in the previous 12-months ...

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    Merseyside operator enters administration

    2023-01-12T12:26:00Z

    A Merseyside-based logistics operator that traded out of two operating centres entered administration after its floating charge holder grew concerned about recovering its outstanding liability.Optimum Logistics ceased trading in November 2022 despite its most recent financial results showing that it had returned to profit by the end of 2021.In a ...

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    'Aldi not our customer,' claims ArrowXL as protesters target store

    2023-01-12T11:22:00Z

    ArrowXL has questioned why the Unite union is planning to protest outside an Aldi store this week in an ongoing dispute over pay, when the retailer is not one of its customers.Over 350 union members have been taking strike action since October, with Unite claiming that the workers are poorly ...

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    Lincoln College partners with RHA on HGV driver training scheme

    2023-01-12T10:40:00Z

    Dozens of Lincolnshire residents are being offered the opportunity to be trained up as HGV drivers after a local college secured funding.Lincoln College said it would create a “pipeline of job-ready” candidates to hauliers in the region and help combat a skills shortage.It has teamed up with the RHA and ...

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    Jiffy Trucks celebrates 200th Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet truck with latest order from Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery

    2023-01-11T17:05:00Z

    Catering vehicle manufacturer Jiffy Trucks has supplied its 2ooth Isuzu Banquet Truck, just four years after introducing the model to its product range.The 200th truck was part of an order for three Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet trucks recently delivered to north-west bakery Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery, which employs 500 staff and ...

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    Greenergy and Octopus Hydrogen ink strategic green hydrogen delivery partnership

    2023-01-11T11:22:00Z

    Octopus Hydrogen and Greenergy Flexigrid have sealed a logistics partnership deal for the collection and delivery of green hydrogen to Octopus Hydrogen customers.Under the partnership mobile refuelling units will be transported by Greenergy to enable delivery, storage and dispensing of green hydrogen on customer sites.The first delivery was completed last ...

  • Tevva CEO & Founder, Asher Bennett
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    Tevva wins approval for mass production of 7.5-tonne battery electric truck

    2023-01-11T09:37:00Z

    Tevva has secured European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 tonne battery electric truck.The new certification means it can now start producing and selling in volume across the UK and Europe.Tevva is the first British company to receive ECWVTA for a 7.5-tonne electric truck and mass produced ...

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    Logistics disruptor Trucksters sees revenue soar by 300% in 2022

    2023-01-11T09:26:00Z

    (From left) Gabor Balogh (co-founder), Ramón Castro (CTO and co-founder) and Luis Bardají (chief executive and co-founder)Spanish road freight transport start-up Trucksters registered a record €30m (£26.5m) annual revenue in 2022, a 300% rise on 2021.The company, which expanded its service into the UK last year, uses a relay model ...

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    "A kick in the teeth" - Amazon announces warehouse closures threatening 1,200 jobs

    2023-01-10T15:59:00Z

    Online retail giant Amazon has announced plans to shut three warehouses at Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock, in the west of Scotland, putting 1,200 jobs at risk.The company said it is planning to open two new centres creating 2,500 jobs over the next three years and that it will offer ...

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    Genesis 2014 (Ltd) UK boss and four employees locked up for 34 years for part in £30m money laundering scam

    2023-01-10T14:53:00Z

    The co-owner of haulier Genesis 2014 (Ltd) UK and four of its employees have been locked up for a total of 34 years after being found to be part of a criminal enterprise run from the Tunstall-based firm, which saw large sums of illegal cash transported across the UK and ...