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ArticleDelsol adapts business to meet Covid-19 challenges
North Wales-based logistics firm Delivery Solutions (Delsol) has reported huge growth in consumer deliveries, driven by companies either increasing existing online sales or launching e-commerce offerings.New customers have included food producers, DIY and garden companies and craft beer makers, the company said.A member of The Pallet Network, APC Overnight and ...
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ArticleAztek Logistics orders nine new trucks as expansion plans continue
Aztek Logistics has invested in nine FORS Gold standard trucks including MAN tractor units, new MAN 18-tonne rigids and its first 18-tonne Volvo rigids.The Letchworth-based business, part of the Pallet-Track network, has reported a double-digit increase in service enquiries compared to this time last year and the move follows a ...
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Article"A landmark project" - Wakefield515 logistics and distribution hub takes shape
US warehousing giant Panattoni says significant progress is being made at its Wakefield515 site where steel is already up on what it describes as the largest speculative development in the North for 10 years.Caddick Construction, Panattoni's build partner for the landmark Yorkshire project, is on site to complete the 515,820sq ...
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Article"Time is running out" - RHA launches Customs Brokerage Service for RoRo traffic
The RHA has announced that the sign-up process for its new Customs Brokerage Service for international hauliers will begin on 1 November 2020.Initially focussing on roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) traffic, the service goes live on 1 January 2021 and will be electronically connected to all 26 major UK ports.It aims to ...
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ArticleNorth West Logistics makes key managerial appointments
North West Logistics has appointed Kevin Simpson as general manager own fleet (UK and Europe) and Matthew Dunn as marketing manager.Simpson joins the Accrington-based transport company after 13 years as a senior manager within Eddie Stobart and will manage the UK and European fleet of vehicles. He will also assist ...
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ArticleAO reaches depot milestone with new site in Bracknell
Electricals retailer AO has opened a new site in Bracknell, Berkshire.Opened last Friday (23 October), the 20,000sq ft site is AO's 20th depot in the UK and the third to open its doors in recent months, following expansion into Kent and Yorkshire.AO confirmed it had experienced increased demand of late ...
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ArticleInternational Forwarding opens new Midlands warehouse to support growth plans
Independent freight forwarder and Palletways member, International Forwarding (IFL), has opened a third storage facility in the Midlands.It said the expansion will help import-export businesses combat disruption from reduced air and sea freight capacity due to coronavirus restrictions as well as provide space for extra goods ahead of Brexit changes ...
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ArticleMAN offers more than 500 Covid tests a day using "rolling laboratory"
MAN has developed a “rolling laboratory” for Covid-19 testing, based on a TGE van capable of carrying out more than 500 tests a day.It said the vehicle could be used to conduct tests directly on site if infections were suspected, including at care homes, schools or company premises.Two different vehicle ...
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ArticleMichelin tops fuel efficiency charts after Volvo tyre trial
Michelin said its tyres have set new fuel efficiency records in the UK after its X Line Energy range was fitted to two Volvo trucks.The next generation 4x2 Volvo FM 420, operating with a tri-axle trailer at 40-tonnes, averaged 10.31mpg around Commercial Motor’s 760km road test route earlier this month.This ...
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ArticleLewisham Council adds to refuse fleet with 24 Mercedes-Benz Econics from Orwell Truck & Van
Lewisham Council has been supplied with another 24 Mercedes-Benz Econics from Orwell Truck & Van, completing its waste collection and recycling vehicle replacement programme.The order adds to the 15 low-entry Econics supplied in 2018. All are 6x2 Econic 2630L models with 7.7-litre in-line six-cylinder engines that transmit their 220 kW ...
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ArticleNo-deal Brexit could make cost of transporting goods unaffordable, Logistics UK boss warns operators
Logistics UK has claimed a no-deal Brexit could have a significant effect on the price of imported goods and make the cost of transporting them unaffordable to UK operators.In a letter to the Sunday Times published on 25 October, chief executive David Wells said: “Everyday household items we import will ...
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ArticleGasrec recruits new account directors to support shift to zero-carbon fleets
Renewable fuels provider Gasrec has appointed two account directors to support its fleet customers make the transition to cleaner fuels.The company confirmed it is on target to record a three-fold increase in demand for bio-CNG and bio-LNG by the end of 2020, versus volumes just 12 months prior.Mark Gilks (pictured) ...
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ArticleGap mulls closure of UK warehouse and distribution operation
Clothes retailer Gap said it could close down its Rugby distribution centre following a strategic review of its warehouse and distribution model.In a statement from US-based Gap Inc, Mark Breitbard, head of Gap Brand Global, said it had begun reviewing its options in Europe: “One of the options being explored ...
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ArticleDPD UK turnover passes £1bn mark but profits slip
Turnover at delivery giant DPD Group UK passed through £1bn last year.The MT Award winner said it had continued to invest in its infrastructure and it was building larger distribution centres in order to offer the capacity demanded by customers.For the year ending 29 December 2019, the domestic and international ...
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ArticleSeptember online sales up 53% as rush to order new games consoles points to 'digital Christmas'
Online retail sales were up 53% year-on-year in September, according to latest ONS figures, providing more evidence that we’re heading towards a ‘digital Christmas’.Overall spending in retail increased by 3.4%, but this was dwarfed by online purchases. According to ParcelHero, leading the online charge were department stores’ online sales, with ...
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ArticleGovernment to enforce Operation Brock as Brexit contingency amid plans for 45 haulier advice centres
Logistics UK said hauliers should be reassured by the government’s contingency plans for any disruption on Kent roads in January, after it said it would introduce legislation to enforce Operation Brock.However, it also said the latest plans still lack the detail that companies needed to plan ahead.Following consultation with the ...
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ArticleSlam Transport in deal with Montracon to buy new Yorkshire site and 100 trailers
Slam Transport in Coventry has acquired a 6.5-acre site near York to act as a foothold for haulage opportunities in the north of England.The site at Wilberfoss is fully secure with a barrier entry system and an 18,000 sq ft industrial unit, complete with vehicle inspection pits, a spray booth, ...
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ArticleCBI brands apprenticeship levy a "failed experiment" and calls for urgent government review
Business leaders have called time on the apprenticeship levy, demanding the government ends the “failed experiment”.The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said there was an urgent skills challenge in the UK jobs market and the country faced a stark choice: more investment in lifetime learning or do nothing and risk ...
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ArticleSwain profits hampered by fleet investment and rebranding of business units
Heavy investment by R Swain & Sons led to a dip in profits last year, but it has stood the national distribution firm in a strong position for the future, according to its MD.Latest financial figures showed the Rochester-based haulier added £373,000 to its turnover in the year ending 28 ...
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ArticleNew MAN hydrogen project sees German academics help run lab and test rig from manufacturing plant
(Left-to-right) Andreas Tostmann (chief executive of MAN Truck & Bus SE); Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, president of the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; Prof. Dr. Niels Oberbeck, president of the Nuremberg Tech; Dr. Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister; and Saki Stimoniaris, chairman of the MAN Group Works Council meet at the MAN ...