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ArticleWhistl sees losses slashed in 2021 boosted by Covid-19 e-commerce boom
Parcel delivery and e-fulfilment company Whistl cut its pre-tax losses by almost two thirds in 2021, according to its latest figures.Annual results to 31 December 2021 reveal a fall in pre-tax losses to £3.2m, from a 2020 loss of £8.6m. Turnover rose 26% in the year to £823.2m, up from ...
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ArticlePalletforce hits 50 million pallet milestone
Palletforce has delivered 50 million pallets of freight since its launch in 2001, the network announced this week.The business, which has 110 members and 15,000 daily customers, attributed the 50 million pallets milestone to investment across the Palletforce network, its Burton-on-Trent super hub, state-of-the-art technology and support from its members.Mark ...
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ArticlePrometeon Tyre Group drives sustainability agenda with introduction of “rigorous” checks on suppliers
Prometeon Tyre Group (PTG) has launched second party audits of its raw materials suppliers and “rigorous” checks on its minerals suppliers to ensure any materials supplied to PTG are not sourced from conflict zones.The moves are part of the company’s continuing sustainability drive, which has been set out in its ...
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ArticleFully electric Scania 45 R and S launch targets regional transport operations
Scania has launched a new range of fully electric trucks which can reach up to 350km on one charge and are targeted at regional operations.The Scania 45 R and S are available for order now, with production commencing in Q4 2023.The vehicles, which are designed for customers looking to electrify ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain adds 20 Bio-LNG trucks to M&S fleet
DHL Supply Chain is adding 20 bio-LNG trucks into its M&S fleet, replacing 20 diesel trucks.These latest Volvo FH LNG tractor units will operate across the M&S fleet in Peterborough, Swindon and Castle Donnington and follow DHL Supply Chain’s first delivery of 13 Volvo LNG trucks in January this year.The ...
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ArticleCMA to investigate fuel price rises as calls for essential user rebate mount
Business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng has asked the UK’s competition watchdog to urgently review the fuel market and make recommendations on how to “strengthen competition”.The request comes amid rising concern that forecourt retailers are not passing on the recent cut in fuel duty.In a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority ...
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ArticlePanattoni set to roll out 'biggest ever' logistics development in Avonmouth
Logistics real estate developer Panattoni is planning a major £250m speculative logistics development, in Avonmouth, Bristol.The company claims the site will include the UK’s largest ever speculative logistics building, in Avonmouth, Bristol.The development, called Panattoni Park Avonmouth, will be located on a prime, 73-acre site, Central Park, which Panattoni said ...
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ArticlePall-Ex founder Hilary Devey dies after long illness
Hilary Devey CBE, founder of the Pall-Ex network, has died, aged 65.The entrepreneur (pictured), who gained nationwide fame as a Dragon’s Den panelist, died on Saturday at her holiday villa in Morocco after battling a long illness.Devey left school at the age of sixteen, and served for a short while ...
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ArticleChoosing the right tariff can make your fleet EVs the cheaper and greener choice
The haulage industry is under huge pressure from rising costs. Despite the Chancellor’s cut in fuel duty, many operators of lorry and van fleets are considering alternative technologies.Electric vehicles not only deliver environmental benefits but present an opportunity for long-term savings. EVs have lower servicing and maintenance costs, and a ...
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ArticleTiger Trailers steps up to deliver 40 trailers in three months for fashion retailer 3PL
Tiger Trailers has pounced into action and manufactured 40 box vans within three months for a Primark contract won by 3PL Wincanton.The five-year deal will see Wincanton make more than 50,000 deliveries to 191 Primark stores across the UK each year.The logistics giant won the contract after Primark’s previous 3PL ...
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ArticleMiniclipper looks to the future with fleet investment
Miniclipper Logistics has chosen DAF for the first time, taking delivery of two new LF260 18-tonne curtainsiders.The order coincided with two MAN XXL 6x2 tractor units joining the fleet, as well as two Lawrence David doubledeck trailers, following an evaluation of its routes and vehicle utilisation.Lee Atterbury, Miniclipper transport operations ...
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ArticleEarly electrification of van contract hire boosts sales and profits for Novuna
Novuna Vehicles Solutions said its commitment to driving the UK’s electric vehicle transition resulted in record pre-tax profits of £54.2m.The company, part of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK, also saw revenues increase by 18.7% to £883.9m in the year ending 31 March 2022.It said new customer acquisitions helped the business defy ...
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ArticleE&R Freight makes third mercy dash to Ukraine
E&R Freight in Crawley has made its third mercy mission to Ukraine, delivering vital supplies into the war-torn country.The Sussex haulier travelled to an area south of Lviv before returning to the Moldovan/Romanian border with aid for deaf Ukrainian refugees.E&R founder and MD Richard Topping (pictured second left) previously delivered ...
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ArticleMore than half of logistics workers fear for their safety, survey says
More than half of people working in logistics and transport worry about their safety at least once a year, according to a new report.It also found that 60% of employees are concerned about facing aggression from a member of the public, with more than a third (34%) saying they have ...
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ArticleCarlton Forest strengthens management team with new partner
Carlton Forest Group has appointed Alex Matthias as its new partner and chief development officer, joining CEO Mark Pepper and chief operating officer Diane Ward.The family-owned 3PL and 4PL said Matthias brought years of director-level experience across disciplines including sales, business growth, policy, engineering, and energy.He joined Carlton Forest Group ...
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ArticleNew retail park rises on site of former Tamworth supermarket
Photo: Stuart Bogg ImagingA major new retail and trade park development has been announced on the site of a former Co-op supermarket in Tamworth.Demolition work has already begun on the 80,000sq ft site and construction is expected to take 52 weeks, with Lidl, B&M, KFC, Starbucks, Greggs, Subway and Travis ...
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ArticleTrucksters opens new lane from UK to Europe offering 'airfreight speed at road freight prices'
Freight transport start-up Trucksters has launched a new corridor connecting the UK to continental Europe and claimed it would reduce transport times by 50%.The route represents the Spanish-based firm’s first outside of the EU and links Barcelona and central and northern Spain to the UK in 24 to 34 hours.Trucksters ...
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ArticleDespite the challenges, road freight transport keeps on delivering the goods
The road haulage sector has seen many ups and downs in recent months as the driver shortages, pandemic and Brexit each had a negative impact on the availability of and demand for road freight solutions. Each of these situations would have posed a challenge in isolation but, cumulatively, they began ...
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ArticleCV repair specialist Sapphire branches into fleet management
Independent CV repairer Sapphire Vehicle Services has launched a fleet management division, which it said would allow operators to concentrate on what they do best.“For many companies, owning and operating a fleet is not their core business,” said Sapphire’s head of fleet services, Paul West (pictured). “Those who make or ...
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ArticleVision Techniques in new tanker safety partnership
Vision Techniques, a designer and manufacturer of safety systems for vehicles, said it had completed a project with Clackmannanshire Council to provide it with a range of safety products for its new DAF gully tanker.The tanker, which is designed to remove debris, waste or mud, has been kitted out with ...