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Donnelly Transport placed into administration with the loss of 27 jobs
Northern Ireland haulier Donnelly Transport has entered administration, with all 27 employees made redundant.The company, which was based in Scarva and operated in the UK and Ireland, specialised in steel haulage.The decision was taken to appoint joint administrators from RSM on 26 September.A spokeswoman for RSM said Donnelly Transport had ...
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ArticleCalor to focus on BioLPG and LNG at Freight in the City Expo
Calor will be exhibiting at this year’s Freight in the City Expo, promoting its alternative fuel offering for freight operators looking to meet the ambitions of the government’s Road to Zero strategy.The company will be highlighting how renewable liquefied petroleum gas (BioLPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) can offer a ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics ready to push on to £100m turnover
After leading a management buyout in 2016, and acquiring Armet Logistics and selling the general haulage business in 2017, Abbey Logistics chief executive Steve Granite says the company is now set for the next phase in its development plan.Twice a winner of the Motor Transport Haulier of the Year, Abbey ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics sets sights on purchase of 11th haulier by the year's end
Kinaxia Logistics will buy its 11th haulier by the end of the year, according to director Peter Fields.Speaking to MT this week, after the announcement of Kinaxia’s acquisition of AKW Group, Fields said the haulage and warehousing group was set to purchase another logistics firm within “the next few weeks” ...
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Kinaxia Logistics swoops for AKW Group, marking its tenth haulage purchase
Kinaxia Logistics has made its tenth acquisition with the purchase of Palletline-member AKW Group for an undisclosed sum.Announcing the deal the UK haulage and warehousing company said it is planning further acquisitions over the next 18 months.Kinaxia said the purchase of the Trafford Park-based group, which includes Global Logistics and ...
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ArticleMike Williams joins Hireco Group as director of contracts
The former boss of Dawsongroup has joined Hireco as its director of contracts.Mike Williams was with Dawsongroup for more than 40 years, latterly as CEO, before leaving in 2016.Williams was also an inaugural member of the Motor Transport Hall of Fame.Hireco Group MD James Smith said: “To get Mike on ...
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ArticleTributes paid to Jayne Gray after Cycle Zambia Challenge tragedy
Tributes have been paid to Jayne Gray who was tragically killed in a road accident last month during a fund raising cycle challenge for logistics charity Transaid in Zambia.Mother of two Jayne, who was also the financial controller of family haulage business H&R Gray, a member of the Palletline network, ...
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ArticleHargreaves Logistics MD Andrew Spence-Wolrich leaves the business
Hargreaves Logistics MD Andrew Spence-Wolrich has left the business.The move follows the merger of Hargreaves Logistics with Hargreaves Services coal production and distribution business earlier this year as part of a wider cost cutting strategy.Hargreaves Logistics will be overseen by Hargreaves Services coal production and distribution MD John Burns.Spence-Wolrich, who ...
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CEVA Logistics appoints new chief financial officer
Serge Corbel has been appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of CEVA Logistics.He replaces Peter Waller, group CFO since 2016, who has left the company.A spokesperson for CEVA Logistics said: “Peter Waller has contributed tremendously in both the IPO in May 2018 and the successful refinancing of the company’s entire ...
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ArticleBirmingham conference addresses compliance issues for HGV operators
The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce in conjunction with Invergold Associates is holding Birmingham’s premier transport conference on 23 October 2018The first Birmingham Transport Conference being held at Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce venue will be chaired by the editor of Motor Transport Steve Hobson who will be introducing the ...
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ArticleBrexit buffer stocks will struggle to find space
Companies looking for warehousing to the west of London will increasingly face an uphill struggle to find anything suitable as supply heads towards an all-time low.The Western Corridor Industrial & Logistics Market Report from real estate advisory firm JLL found that record levels of demand in H1 2018 were being ...
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ArticleClose Brothers Asset Finance heads to Freight in the City Expo to help operators green their fleets
Close Brothers Asset Finance is heading to Freight in the City Expo this year to speak with operators looking to upgrade their fleets to meet clean air zone requirements.The company is on hand for guidance whether it be for operators looking at alternative fuels, the latest Euro-6 engines, or even ...
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ArticleVolvo FE-Electric truck to make UK debut at Freight in the City Expo
Volvo Trucks is using next month’s Freight in the City Expo to give its FE-Electric, which is designed for zero-emission refuse collection and urban distribution duties, its UK debut.The FE-Electric 26/27-tonne chassis cab, launched this summer in Hamburg, Germany, has a range of up to 200km (125 miles), and produces ...
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ArticleHermes places bumper 30-strong order of CNG-powered IVECO Stralis NPs
Hermes has ordered 30 compressed natural gas-powered (CNG) IVECO Stralis NPs after a successful six-month trial.The parcels firm said each truck is expected to reduce the fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions by around 80% compared with a conventional diesel counterpart. This equates to around 4,500 tonnes of CO2 per year.The trucks ...
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Severn Crossing tolls to be axed before Christmas
Tolls on the two Severn crossings are to be axed on 17 December, a fortnight earlier than initially planned.The announcement was made by Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday (2 October).He said the move would be worth up to £100m a year to ...
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Fuel duty to be frozen for ninth consecutive year
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has welcomed the news that there will be a 9th consecutive freeze in fuel duty.Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed the freeze in her speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham today (3 October).There had been fears that duty would be increased in the budget on 29 October.Howard ...
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ArticleHermes likely to introduce electric vans nationwide after London success
Hermes looks set to introduce electric vans fleets across the country, after successfully running a fleet of them in London during the past months.The parcels firm has had 32 Nissan eNV200 vans working on multi-drop deliveries within London’s Congestion Charge zone for the last two months.Speaking to MT Hugo Martin, ...
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ArticleOver 200 jobs at risk at DHL Supply Chain and DSV Road over Hovis mill closure
More than 200 driver and warehouse jobs are under threat after Hovis’s decision to pull out of its distribution deals with logistics firms DHL Supply Chain and DSV Road, according to a union.The decision is part of wider plans to close down Hovis's Southampton mill. The move will see the ...
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ArticleRenault Trucks' all-electric Master ZE makes UK debut at Freight in the City Expo
Renault Trucks has launched the first vehicle in its new all-electric 3 to 26-tonne line-up, the Master ZE.Making its UK debut at Freight in the City Expo in London on 6 November, the Renault Trucks Master ZE is aimed at operators requiring a zero-emission vehicle for working in urban environments.It ...
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Analysts warn of further challenges for Royal Mail after profit warning
Royal Mail’s profit warning has been met with shock by analysts who have warned that the group faces relegation from the FTSE 100 if it cannot tackle its productivity problem.In a trading update for the half year to 23 September 2018 released yesterday (1 October) the group revealed a 7% ...