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Davies Turner bolsters apprentice line-up with new intake
Davies Turner & Co has recruited another 11 people for this year’s trainee programme. The new recruits to the logistics company will learn all aspects of Davies Turner’s business during the two-year apprenticeship.Like their predecessors who have passed through the programme, now in its ninth year, they will have ...
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Hermes launches degree apprentice programme
Hermes UK has launched a degree apprentice programme that enables students to earn while they learn.In addition, they are guaranteed a job with the parcels company when they have successfully completed their degree course.The four-year programme is being run in association with Leeds Beckett University, and this year six students ...
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Romney Marsh 'lorry park' fails to reach asking price at auction
Fears that a Kent village could become the country’s first post-Brexit lorry park after a four-acre site in Romney Marsh was put up for auction have been allayed after it failed to reach the asking price.The four-acre former industrial estate in the middle of Newchurch, nine miles south of the ...
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Pre-pack sale of Bedworth Haulage contained anti-embarrassment clause
The pre-pack administration and sale of Bedworth Haulage included an “anti-embarrassment clause”, according to a creditors' report.The clause stipulates that the purchaser, C4-Safety, can not sell up within 12 months without paying 25% of the sale price back to administrator Quantuma to be used to settle debts of the collapsed ...
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ArticleAir Products welcomes 90 Mercedes-Benz Actros
Mercedes-Benz has revealed an order for 90 new trucks from industrial gases supplier Air Products, after a tender process involving several other manufacturers.The Actros range met Air Products most important criteria - low total costs, maximised use and greater safety, according to the company.Supplied by North West Dealer Roanza Truck ...
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Training scheme to help former oil and gas workers gear up for careers on the road
A partnership in Scotland, between the RHA and logistics recruitment specialist, Driver Hire, is helping former workers from the off-shore oil and gas industry start new careers in road transport.“Whilst still a major employer in Scotland, the oil & gas industry has been shedding jobs for a number of years,” ...
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ArticleNew kings at Monarch Transport after management buyout
Glasgow-based Monarch Transport is under new ownership after the completion of a management buyout (MBO) at the firm.John Weir and Derek Anderson completed the acquisition of the business this month, having begun the process with an initial payment last December.The deal, supported by an independent bank, sees founder David McFarlane, ...
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ArticleDPD officially inaugurates EuroCentral depot in Glasgow
DPD has opened what it claims is its largest ever depot at EuroCentral, near Glasgow, creating 65 new jobs initially, with recruitment ongoing.The new 70,363ft sq DC in Holytown is 11 miles east of Glasgow, near junction 7 of the M8 motorway. It was officially opened by the MP for ...
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ArticleCartwright Group to convert former brickworks into flagship site
Cartwright Group has purchased a 26-acre site in Belton, North Lincolnshire to create a new flagship base for Cartwright Conversions.Led by MD Mark Cartwright, Cartwright Group currently build trailers and commercial vehicle bodies at its 38-acre site in Altrincham, with Cartwright Conversions operating from Doncaster.The conversions business was launched in ...
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ArticleLoCITY seeking to boost its support for operators adopting alternative fuels
LoCITY is looking to step up support to the industry as it reaches its mid-way point, with more focused workstreams and enhanced interaction with operators engaged with the scheme.Launched in January 2016, LoCITY is a five-year programme to help commercial vehicle fleets prepare and comply with the Ultra Low ...
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ArticleLawrence David bought by Polish group Wielton
Laurence Marshall, CEO of Lawrence David (left) and Mariusz Golec, CEO of The Wielton Group (right).UK trailer manufacturer Lawrence David has become part of the Wielton Group.Wielton is the third largest manufacturer of trailers in Europe with a primary listing on the Polish stock exchange. They have taken a 75% ...
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ArticleDeutsche Post DHL Group to introduce fuel-saving TRAILAR solar panels to fleet
TRAILAR founders Aaron Thomas (left) and Denny HulmeSolar panels that cut fuel consumption by 5% could become a regular feature on UK trucks after Deutsche Post DHL Group started the roll-out of the technology.Following a trial of the TRAILAR flexible solar matting on the roofs of DHL Supply Chain’s UK ...
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ArticleFully electric-powered MANs begin road trials with operators
The first MAN fully electric-powered trucks were handed over to customers for trials last week.MAN Truck & Bus chief executive officer Joachim Drees and Dr Ulrich Dilling, the executive board member for production and logistics, oversaw the handover at the MAN plant in Steyr, Austria, on 13 September.Companies including HOFER ...
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ArticlePalletline looking to sell benefits of its Amazon consolidation offer to other retailers
Palletline plans to replicate its national consolidation model with other retailers after seeing its Amazon freight volumes continue to build. The network is in talks with a number of major retailers in a move that would see Palletline extend the model, which offers a central booking service and consolidated deliveries ...
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ArticleLidl to build Leeds DC as part of major expansion push
Lidl is to build a 645,000sq ft DC in Gildersome, Leeds, as part of a major expansion of its distribution network. Its plans could create up to 500 jobs. Construction of the facility will follow a pipeline of new Lidl DCs including warehouses in Doncaster, Bolton, Peterborough and Luton.Ingo Fischer, ...
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ArticleA Davies Transport returns to Pall-Ex
A Davies Transport based in Yorkshire has re-joined Pall-Ex, covering postcodes within the Wakefield area.The company first joined Pall-Ex in 2009 and left in 2017 to join Palletforce.A Davies Transport cited a strong relationship with Pall-Ex and shared values as the reason for returning.Read more Pall-ex win Customer Care ...
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Trade associations react angrily to government migration report
The RHA and FTA have attacked the Migration Advisory Committee's call to favour high-skilled migrants after Brexit, warning it would amplify the skills shortage the logistics sector already faces.The report published today (18 September) advises that workers from the European Economic Area should be subject to the same visa requirements ...
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ArticleFORS to ramp up green requirements in 2019 standard refresh
FORS has revealed plans to mandate stronger environmental requirements as part of its two-yearly refresh, which comes into force on 14 January 2019.Speaking at the LoCITY annual conference earlier this month, Glen Davies, transport consultant and ex freight and fleet programme manager at TfL, explained the rationale behind FORS' regular ...
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ArticleInnovate UK shows progress of low-emission freight trials at Cenex-LCV 2018
Operators taking part in the DfT’s Low Emission Freight and Logistics trial headed to Cenex LCV at Millbrook last week to highlight progress being made in developing cleaner delivery vehicles for industry.Electric, natural gas, KERS, dual-fuel hydrogen, smart charging and aerodynamic lightweight vehicles were all on show to demonstrate the ...
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ArticleVolkswagen planning to divest Scania and MAN by year's end
Volkswagen is considering spinning off its commercial vehicle division – comprising Scania, MAN, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus and Rio– by the end of the year.Although dependent on market conditions, Volkswagen is targeting an IPO of the commercial vehicles business as Traton Group.Ahead of the biannual IAA show in Hannover, which ...