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Birmingham creates new website to help fleet operators with clean air zone compliance
Birmingham City Council has developed a new website to help operators understand pending clean air zone requirements and provide fleet upgrade advice.Business Breathes features information on low-emission vehicles, grants and incentives that will be available if businesses need to upgrade their vehicles to avoid charges.It also provides online tools such ...
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DfT under fire over Brexit ferry deals as FTA prepares for the worse and Manston contingency is extended
MPs have accused the government of failing to respond to allegations that it illegally awarded ferry contracts to three operators as part of Brexit ‘no deal’ contingency plans.As the FTA announced it was continuing to advise members about managing UK-EU trade flows in the event of the country crashing out ...
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ArticleHermes Europe CEO Carole Walker to retire in the summer
Carole Walker will step down from her role as CEO of Hermes Europe and take early retirement this summer.It is a decision Walker said she made a long time ago, but felt the timing was now right to announce.From 1 March, Kay Schiebur, Otto Group executive board member services, will ...
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ArticleMore employers needed to promote logistics careers to students
Think Logistics is looking for logistics firms to offer over 90 internships or work placements for students around the UK between February and August this year. Employers taking part in the programme last year were so impressed with their interns that 75% said they would have been happy to offer ...
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ArticleVeolia fined £1m after employee run over by HGV and killed
Veolia ES (UK) has been fined £1m after one of its employees was run over and killed by a reversing lorry.John Head suffered fatal injuries when he was run over by the refuse vehicle whilst he was walking across the yard at the waste and recycling arm’s Ross Depot Waste ...
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ArticleKidds Transport adds warehousing space as its business outlook brightens
Kidds Transport in Lancaster has put the devastating effects of 2015’s Storm Desmond behind it, investing £1.6m in additional warehousing following “tremendous growth”.The new warehousing space - located at a separate site to the haulier's Canton Road headquarters - provides an extra 130,000sq ft of storage and two acres of ...
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Knights of Old selected as long distance partner for CAE Delivers
Irish parcel carrier CAE Delivers has selected Knights of Old as its long-distance haulage partner.Under the terms of the deal the Kettering-based haulier will collect and consolidate consignments in south-east England for delivery to CAE’s Dublin depot.CAE Delivers’ MD Jamie Knapper said: “Over the last year or so, we have ...
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ArticleUPN to move to new central hub next year
United Pallet Network (UPN) is to move to a new home next year as it makes provision for continuing growth.The pallet network is to relocate to a new facility on Fradley Distribution Park, where its current central hub is.A new long-term lease commences from January 2020 and UPN will be ...
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Hargreaves Services counts the cost of Wolf Minerals collapse
The insolvency of a major mining customer cost Hargreaves Services more than £8m last year, the group revealed today.In its interim results, Hargreaves Services, whose distribution and services division includes Hargreaves Logistics and Hargreaves Waste Services, detailed the impact of Wolf Minerals' insolvency.The resulting loss of the contract at the ...
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ArticleDriving training to the next level at UPS Integrad
Burton upon Trent was once a global brewing superpower and although that heyday is behind it, the town has successfully reinvented itself, retaining its international flavour and attracting the likes of UPS.The global operator opened its UK Integrad training facility in the Staffordshire town in May 2017, in a move ...
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Government slammed for passing the buck on air quality
The UK government has been accused of ‘passing the buck’ over clean air policies and ignoring practical solutions to reduce emissions.Addressing the inaugural Pro Tect Solutions conference on compliance at the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset, Howard Cox, a founder of FairFuelUK (FFUK), said the government’s refusal to own and ...
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Boughey Distribution experiencing Brexit surge
Grocery distribution and warehousing specialist Boughey Distribution is experiencing a surge in activity as customers make contingency plans in case of a no-deal Brexit.Providing an update today in parent group NWF’s half-year results to 30 November 2018, chairman Philip Acton said Boughey Distribution was experiencing high activity rates.He added this ...
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Royal Mail feels the pressure as letters decline continues at pace
Growth in parcels revenue failed to offset the continuing decline in letter volumes in the first nine months of its financial year, Royal Mail said today.While parcel volumes and revenue were both up 6% in the nine months ended 23 December, with the firm citing a strong performance during the ...
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MBO team plans to double size of Halcyon Tankers within 12 months
The management team of Halcyon Tankers is planning to double the size of the firm this year after buying the company from Hargreaves Logistics.Former Hargreaves Logistics MD Andrew Spence-Wolrich has joined forces with Halcyon MD Ian Elliott and Nigel Barraclough, who was MD of Hargreaves Services between 2011 and 2015, ...
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ArticleICS Distribution gets off to strong start at The Pallet Network
Smethwick-based ICS Distribution delivered record opening volumes in its first week of joining The Pallet Network (TPN), according to ICS transport manager Sid Hill.The company, which specialises in transporting hanging garments, bonded freight movements, warehousing and contract logistics, started working with TPN the week before Christmas, after being invited to ...
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Supply chain apprenticeship degree makes debut
The Supply Chain Academy has launched a work-based degree-level apprenticeship in supply chain management in partnership with Leeds Trinity University.The apprenticeship aims to help supply chain sector firms tackle the skills shortage, develop in-house talent and cut recruitment costs.The four year course, which was approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships ...
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Jack Richards & Sons sees year of growth but sounds note of caution
Jack Richards & Son increased turnover by 17% last year after benefitting from “a benign market”, according to its MD.However, pre-tax profit at the Norfolk haulier fell from £1.2m to £988,000 in the year ending 31 May 2018. It blamed this on an increase in administrative expenses.The Fakenham-based company boosted ...
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ArticleBook your place on Motor Transport's free Clean Air Roadshow in Bath
Motor Transport is holding a free half-day roadshow on 6 March to enable operators to engage with Bath & North East Somerset Council about plans for a proposed charging clean air zone (CAZ) in central Bath.Under the proposed plans, commercial vehicle operators would need to ensure their fleet vehicles meet ...
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ArticleAmazon pilots autonomous delivery 'Scout' robots
Amazon is trialling a fully-electric autonomous delivery robot called ‘Scout’ to take packages to their final destination.Created by the online retailer, the delivery bots roll along the pavement at a walking pace and are being used to drop off packages in a neighbourhood in Snohomish County, Washington.Customers order their goods ...
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ArticleMcPherson takes delivery of UK's first liquefied natural gas Volvo FMs
Scottish haulier McPherson has taken delivery of the UK’s first pair of Volvo FM liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor units.The Arbelour-based firm, which specialises in transporting bulk spirits, will initially be using the new gas trucks to carry distillery by-products to Scotland’s central belt.Both trucks are equipped to full ADR ...