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ArticleDeputy mayor joins drive for lower emissions at LoCITY conference
Deputy London mayor for environment and energy, Shirley Rodriguez, has pledged her support to the drive towards lower emission commercial vehicles.The keynote speaker at the fourth annual LoCITY clean air conference at the Oval in London on 25 September, Rodriguez told delegates the programme continues to be very successful and ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution in deal to leaseback depots
Menzies Distribution has sealed a £24.65m deal with property investment company Custodian REIT for the sale and leaseback of eight ‘last mile’ distribution centres.The eight properties are located in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ipswich, Norwich, Stockton-on-Tees, Swansea and Weybridge and will be leased back to Menzies Distribution on new 10-year leases.Custodian ...
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ArticleThe Delivery Group to consolidate North West operations in new Warrington hub
The Delivery Group is opening a new hub near Warrington as part of plans to consolidate its North West operations.The specialist mail, parcel and pallet delivery firm has taken a lease on a 137,865sq ft facility located at the Mountpark Warrington Omega distribution park, close to J8 of the M62 ...
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Freight in the City is back in London next month with an exciting speaker line-up
Freight in the City Expo is back in London next month with a packed agenda to inspire, inform and influence the way you deliver goods into urban areas.Now in its fifth year, this popular one-day event once again brings you a full-day’s seminar programme with key speakers from industry and ...
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Tesco's Booker Group to buy Best Food Logistics
Bidcorp is to sell off Best Food Logistics to Tesco subsidiary Booker Group.The sale, announced today, is subject to approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority, which is expected to take several months to come to a decision.If the sale goes ahead it will increase Booker’s footprint in the ...
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ArticleRyder celebrates 25-year anniversary of apprenticeship programme
Ryder is celebrating 25 years of its award-winning technician apprenticeship programme and insists high-quality apprentices are needed now more than ever.Its national apprentice programme was launched in 1994 and since then the rental, contract hire and maintenance provider has employed 245 apprentices, who all undertake the IMI certificate in heavy ...
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P&O Ferrymasters to offer no-deal Brexit customs declaration service
Logistics provider P&O Ferrymasters is offering a customs declaration service to customers to facilitate the movement of goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit.The service will help customers make customs declarations at ports in the Netherlands and Belgium.It will also offer fiscal representation services for companies transporting goods throughout ...
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Customs checks in Northern Ireland bad for business, RHA warns
The RHA is warning that customs posts on either side of the Irish border would harm the economy.The warning has been prompted by reports that the government is proposing customs clearance zones be set up to check goods and paperwork.The RHA responded to the reports by warning that any customs ...
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ArticleEarned Recognition incentives and transport manager training key topics at NW conference
The DVSA is looking at a range of options to make its Earned Recognition (ER) scheme for 'exemplar' operators more commercially attractive.Speaking at the recent Invergold North West transport conference, DVSA head of Earned Recognition Phillip Breen said there would be a limited number of new authorised testing facilities (ATFs) ...
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ArticlePalletways welcomes EFS Global to cover parts of NW England
Haulage operator EFS Global has become the latest company to join pallet network Palletways.The Burnley-based company was founded in 1996 and employs around 325 members of staff across nine depots in Burnley, Manchester, Skipton, Bradford, Preston, Tamworth, Immingham, Bromborough and Liverpool.It has a fleet of more than 200 vehicles handling ...
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French legal action may help UK workers resolve XPO pension dispute, says Unite
A dispute with XPO Logistics over missing employee pension contributions could be brought closer to resolution following legal action being taken in the French courts, according to union Unite.The legal move is being used to pressure the logistics giant, which has its headquarters in France, to stamp out human rights ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution talks company culture, back to basics and 'Employer of Choice' ambition
When MT last met with Bibby Distribution in the summer of 2017, the business was hard at work getting ‘back to the basics’ of strengthening its core transport and warehousing operations.This included a network overhaul focusing on key geographical locations, investment in new fleet and warehousing management systems, reviewing low-margin ...
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UK commercial vehicle production sees best August since 2012
Latest figures show UK commercial vehicle manufacturing bounced back in August, with growth of almost 48% compared to this time last year.However, the SMMT warns year-to-date volumes are still down 13.4%, driven by a 24.5% reduction in overseas orders.New model production coming on stream positively impacted the monthly figures, which ...
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ArticleTravis Perkins to take delivery of all-electric truck
Builders' merchant group Travis Perkins is to take delivery of a new all-electric 26-tonne truck by the end of the year.Speaking at the fourth annual LoCITY clean air and sustainability conference at the Oval in London on 25 September, TP fleet compliance and road risk manager Alan Harvey confirmed the ...
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ArticleTravis Perkins in fleet deal with Ryder
Ryder has signed a deal to become vehicle leasing partner for Travis Perkins' fleet of 620 vehicles.The agreement was finalised back in December of last year after its previous supplier, Gullivers, went into administration. However, the announcement was delayed until this month.Commented Travis Perkins group fleet director Graham Bellman: “It ...
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ArticleWhistl trials all-electric Renault van
Whistl is trialling the first electric Renault Trucks Master ZE to be licenced on UK roads.The all-electric 3.1 tonne van has a range of around 100 miles and is being trialled in Belfast by Whistl on day-to-day operations, collecting business mail and parcels.The move ties in with Whistl's intention to ...
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ArticleELB Partners toasts 15 years with Batt Cables
Pallet-Track member ELB Partners is marking 15 years of connection with the oldest cable supplier in Britain, Batt Cables.The logistics company became tied up with the Erith cable supplier to handle its short haul requirements in 2004 and both businesses have grown together since then.Read more Logistics business ELB ...
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ArticleDPD signs new deal with ASOS
DPD has renewed its contract with online fashion retailer ASOS in a new multi-million pound, five-year deal.It means the parcels firm, which won two awards at this year’s MT Awards, will supply delivery services to ASOS customers across the UK until at least September 2024.DPD has worked with ASOS for ...
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ArticlePlug into electric potential for your urban deliveries at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November
If electric delivery vehicles are the focus of your visit to this year’s Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London, then you will be spoilt for choice in our exhibition zone.If you’re needing advice and information on whether electric vehicles will work for your operation or the ...
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ArticleNew 'live tacho' tool gets seal of approval from operators
A new fleet management tool offering “live tacho” status and instant analysis has been praised by fleet operators.Samsara’s tachograph management solution is available as part of its all-in-one fleet management platform, which includes tracking, dash cams and routeing and messaging.The Internet of Things company said the new features help customers ...