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Rate cut and owner’s illness added to PMP-Forward failure, administrators say
A rate cut on a major contract with Debenhams, combined with the owner’s long-term absence due to serious illness, helped tip haulier PMP-Forward into administration, according to Portland Business Recovery.Fareham and Felixstowe-based PMP-Forward, which transported goods for Debenhams, called in administrators Portland Business Recovery in August this year after suffering ...
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Clipper strengthens 10-year partnership with Asda
Clipper Logistics has extended its deal with Asda for both one-man and two-man fulfilment for the supermarket giant’s general merchandise and George product ranges.News of the deal follows Clipper’s interim results for the six months to 31 October 2018 which showed a 14.1% rise in turnover to £227.9m (2017: £199.7m) ...
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Birmingham sets daily clean air zone charge at £50 for non Euro-6 HGVs
Non-Euro 6 trucks will be charged £50 a day to enter the Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ), after council leaders approved the latest proposals today (11 December).The council had been considering charging non-compliant HGVs up to £100 a day to enter the zone, which covers all roads within the ...
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Transport secretary claims no-deal planning in hand as industry leaders attend crunch meeting
The transport secretary promised industry leaders last week that he is working hard to address the chronic shortfall in European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) permits, which are vital to hauliers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.Chris Grayling hosted the RHA, FTA, BVLRA, Kuehne + Nagel, Wincanton and ...
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3B Logistics placed into liquidation
Leeds haulier 3B Logistics has entered liquidation.The company was only incorporated in 2015 but it had grown to operate a standard national licence authorising 25 HGVs and 25 trailers out of premises in Garforth.Specialising in full and part load deliveries, the company – which was previously called Freightlinks (UK) - ...
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ArticleB Taylor & Sons joins Fortec from rival network Pall-Ex
Nottinghamshire’s B Taylor & Sons Transport has joined the Fortec pallet network after being inundated with volumes at Pall-Ex and TPN.MD Alan Taylor said its fleet was handling up to 500 pallets a day but it was now dealing with a more manageable 150 pallets at Fortec.B Taylor & Sons ...
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Canute Group struggles to hold back the debts
Almtone-owned Canute Group has narrowly avoided being wound up by HMRC after the taxman raised a petition against it. This came as the amount the firm owed to creditors ballooned to more than £135,000.The unadvertised winding up petition from HMRC was launched on 13 November and settled on 15 November, ...
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Administrator reports strong interest in regards sale of stricken firm Prolog
The administrator attempting to salvage Prolog said it is in discussions with more than 70 interested parties to try and agree a sale of the Nottinghamshire warehouse and distribution firm.Mazars was appointed to the company, now in administration, on 26 November following the withdrawal of financial support by a ...
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Clipper Logistics rides e-commerce wave to deliver more growth
Clipper Logistics experienced a buoyant first half boosted by new contract wins and organic growth in its e-fulfilment operation.Its interim results for the six months to 31 October 2018 show group revenue increased 14.1% to £227.9m (2017: £199.7m); pre-tax profit was 16.9% up at £9.3m (2017: £7.9m).New business secured during ...
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Retrofit expense means few hauliers will opt for clean air zone kits, warns Eminox
The expense of retrofitting non-Euro-6 HGVs to meet clean air zone (CAZ) standards has prompted a leading manufacturer to rule out developing retrofit systems for all but specialist trucks.Eminox offers approved retrofit systems for the bus and coach market and recently worked with waste operator Veolia (pictured) trialing the first ...
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Fortec welcomes Adrian Bradley back at 'exciting time' for the network
Adrian Bradley has left Pall-Ex where he was operations director to lead Fortec as its first MD since 2014.The move is part of a management restructuring at the pallet network, which has been without an MD since Neil Hodgson.Hodgson went on to found the ultimately unsuccessful Principle Pallet Network.Following Hodgson’s ...
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Highways England: delivering a better service to the freight industry – have your say
Highways England, which manages the 4,300-mile Strategic Road Network (SRN), wants operator views on what it is doing well, what it could do better and initiatives that could improve the service.It has recently started a three-year project aimed at improving the service it provides to the freight and road haulage ...
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ArticleClean air zone: Southampton residents oppose mooted £100 HGV charge
Charging non-compliant HGVs £100 to enter Southampton’s clean air zone (CAZ) is excessive, according to many of the city’s residents.The results of a consultation on the council’s CAZ proposals published this week, show that of 7,624 respondents, 1,067 (14%) said the proposed charge for HGVs was too low, 2,973 (39%) ...
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ArticleTarmac regional distribution model goes live with Eddie Stobart, Abbey Logistics and Pollocks [Scotrans] in the mix
Eddie Stobart has spoken of its delight in being involved in the start of a new five-year distribution model with Tarmac, which has commenced this month.The change, revealed by MT in July, has seen a regional distribution model introduced across Tarmac’s cement and lime division.It comes after more than six ...
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ArticleThames 'superhub' plans revealed for former Coryton refinery
Thames Enterprise Park has submitted an outline planning application to Thurrock council to create a 5 million sq ft ‘superhub’ on the site of the former Coryton Oil Refinery.The park, a joint venture between logistics developer iSec and biofuels specialist Greenery, is adjacent to London Gateway Port and is intended ...
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ArticlePrologis gets consent for new speculative development at DIRFT
Prologis has secured planning consent for a 535,000sq ft speculative building at its Prologis RFI DIRFT development near Crick in Northamptonshire.The consent was gained by working closely with Daventry district council and providing a high level of detail within the initial submission and consultation so that a quick decision could ...
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ArticlePalletways buys network member Systematic Logistics International out of administration
Palletways UK has purchased longtime haulier member Systematic Logistics International (SLi) after it was placed into administration yesterday (29 November).A sale of the business assets of the Colchester-based firm, described as having been a member of the network for 24 years, was completed by Palletways UK today (30 November).Barry Byers, ...
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Simpsons Logistics' last gasp effort to save its business revealed
Simpsons Logistics transferred 70 employees to another company when HMRC attempted to wind it up and agreements with APC Overnight and The Pallet Express (TPN) were cancelled, according to administrators.In an effort to rescue the company’s trade, Simpsons Logistics in Chester le Street, moved all its staff over to Logistics ...
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ArticleTeam C Express joins the United Pallet Network
Fortec member Team C Express has joined the United Pallet Network (UPN), in addition to its Fortec membership.The APC Overnight shareholder, was set up in 1997 in Thetford, Norfolk, and its MD Tim Clemments, said: “We have built our reputation by providing exceptional customer service and believe in having close ...
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Bad debts led to a bad end for Donnelly Transport, according to administrator
Northern Ireland steel haulier Donnelly Transport struggled under the weight of a number of significant historical bad debts and increased operational costs in the run-up to its administration in September. Administrators at the Scarva-based firm also said that the high level of company liabilities meant that it could not be ...