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Clipper Logistics opens new South Wales facility for Wilko to help boost retailer’s e-fulfilment business
Clipper Logistics has opened a new warehouse facility in Magor, South Wales, in partnership with home and garden retailer, Wilko.The new development saw Clipper work closely with the Wilko team to deliver the facility within four months.Clipper Logistics has worked with Wilko for the past 10 years, recently helping streamline ...
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Unipart Logistics appoints Ian Truesdale as MD
Ian Truesdale (pictured) has been appointed MD of Unipart Logistics with a brief to help clients “reimagine” their supply chains using smart technology and automation.Truesdale will succeed Frank Burns, who has been named executive vice president of Unipart Group, which is the parent company of Unipart Logistics.Truesdale, who joined Unipart ...
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Panther Logistics wins deal to become sole delivery partner to Cult Furniture
Northamptonshire-based Panther Logistics is continuing its run of new contract wins after being selected by online retailer Cult Furniture to be its sole delivery partner.Panther will be delivering heavier items such as sofas and tables and will be offering Cult customers delivery to a room of choice and removal of ...
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Maintain fuel duty freeze to ensure industry meets decarbonisation targets, Logistics UK tells Chancellor
If the logistics sector is to meet decarbonisation targets the government must maintain its freeze on fuel duty, Logistics UK warned this week.The call comes ahead of the 2021 Spending Review, which will conclude next week (27 October 2021) alongside the Autumn Budget - one of the most important in ...
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Bericote’s major speculative distribution centre begins to takes shape at Coventry Logistics Park
Construction company Glencar is to build an 80,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three new units at a site in Coventry for logistics commercial property developers Bericote Properties.The project, at Coventry Logistics Park which is located close to Junction 2 of the M6, began this month with the ...
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BMW Mini car production threatened as Imperial Logistics HGV drivers vote to strike
Mini car production at BMW’s Cowley plant could be severely disrupted after HGV drivers at Imperial Logistics International UK, who deliver components to the factory, voted in favour of a six-day strike.The warning from union Unite comes after HGV drivers at the haulage firm voted 94% in favour of strike ...
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Abbey Logistics extends Viridor plastics recycling deal at new £250m Avonmouth facility
Road tanker and logistics company Abbey Logistics has extended its partnership with recycling and waste management company Viridor.The two companies began working together last year through Abbey’s bag to bulk facility where Abbey provided reformatting and bulk transport services for recycled polymers from Viridor’s Skelmersdale facility.Since then, the partnership has ...
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"Act now or face drastic disruption" - hauliers and trade bodies sign urgent plea to PM over driver shortage
Leading hauliers have joined forces with the RHA and a host of other trade bodies to write to the Prime Minister urging him to take urgent action to tackle the HGV driver shortage.The letter, which lands on Boris Johnson's desk in National Lorry Week, calls on him to swiftly implement ...
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Use retrofit solutions to ensure trucks are ULEZ compliant, advises Zemo Partnership
HGV operators should adopt approved vehicle retrofit solutions to meet the demands of London’s newly expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone, according to Zemo Partnership.The new London ULEZ, launched today, (25 October) will be 18 times the size of the current central area, covering all of London up to but not ...
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Andover Trailers supplies two bespoke trailers to haulier L Hunt and Sons
Hampshire-based haulier L Hunt & Sons, has taken delivery of two new bespoke built trailers from Andover Trailers, extending a relationship between the two companies dating back more than 30 years.The first new delivery is a high-specification, tri-axle, 56-tonne gross weight extending step frame – a replacement for a smaller ...
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Government’s unlimited cabotage proposal a “shameful betrayal” of UK lorry drivers and hauliers, says RHA
Government plans to allow foreign lorry drivers to undertake unlimited deliveries in the UK for two weeks at a time are a “shameful betrayal” of UK lorry drivers and haulage operators.The accusation is made in RHA’s response to the DfT’s short 7-day consultation which seeks views on extending road haulage ...
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Vauxhall chief demands government support for van owners as London’s ULEZ balloons
As London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expands today (25 October) from central London to the North and South Circular roads, growing 18 times larger than its original size, Paul Willcox, MD at vehicle manufacturer Vauxhall, called for a single nationwide policy to simplify the rules and greater government aid ...
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AO on hunt for 100 HGV drivers and warehouse operatives as it opens new Leeds depot
Online electricals retailer AO is on the hunt for 100 HGV drivers and warehouse operatives and is offering up to £1,000 in starter bonuses to new recruits.The company said this week that it is seeking to recruit drivers nationwide, with over 100 logistics vacancies available, including HGV drivers, 7.5t delivery ...
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Coventry council offers local businesses the chance to trial the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter
Coventry Council is helping local businesses switch to electric vehicles by offering the use of four battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eSprinters. The vans, supplied by local dealer Midlands Truck & Van are on offer to those working in and around the city for free extended trials. The move is ...
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JCB retrofits Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with its bespoke hydrogen-powered engine
JCB is hailing a second major breakthrough in its drive to convert to hydrogen-powered vehicles after installing one of its hydrogen engines into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. This latest development follows the plant manufacturer’s installation of its hydrogen engine into a 7.5-tonne Mercedes truck in February this ...
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National road-pricing scheme to replace fuel duty 'must not increase hauliers' costs', MPs told
A national road pricing scheme to replace an emissions-based tax regime must not penalise the road haulage industry, MPs have been warned.Giving evidence to the transport select committee earlier this week, the RHA said hauliers already pay more tax than anywhere else in Europe and any new road pricing scheme ...
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Driver population down 50,000 in 2020/21 with biggest loss in age group 46 to 55
Middle-aged HGV drivers are the most likely to have left the industry in the last four years, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said lorry drivers in the age group 46 to 55 have seen the largest decline since 2016, plummeting by almost 34,000.By comparison, the age ...
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Union Unite throws its weight behind #TruckedOff campaign
The Unite union has given its backing to HGV drivers’ grassroots campaign #TruckedOff, which aims to highlight the “dreadful employment conditions” being endured in the industry.As part of its support, the union is urging all professional drivers to park up at 11am on Monday 1 November and take their statutory ...
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Stan Robinson overcomes challenges of Covid to put in "exceptional" performance
Stan Robinson put in an “exceptional” financial performance for the year ending 31 May 2021, with profits rising by more than 200%.Its latest results showed that revenues also increased, by 10.3% to £25.9m, from £23.4m the year before.Pre-tax profit soared to £2.3m, compared with £748,000 in the previous period.The company, ...
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DPD takes a 360-degree view of van safety
DPD has partnered with AI tech firm Wayve and installed 360-degree cameras on its vans in London, as part of a pilot to increase the safety of its drivers and other road users.The two companies are working together to find out how innovations in computer vision and machine learning can ...