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Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics Newark depot relocates to Carlton-on-Trent
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has relocated its Newark depot in Nottinghamshire to a site in nearby Carlton-on-Trent.The drinks distribution division is moving into a 70,000ft² site which adjoins the A1 north of Newark.Tim Gilbertson, director at property consultant FHP, said KNDL “needed to relocate from its Newark ...
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ArticleLack of warehousing in Scotland sees rents soar three times the UK average
Lack of warehouse building activity in Scotland has seen rents for 10-50,000ft² warehouses in Scotland grow three times faster year-on-year than the UK average.According to commercial property firm Colliers International, the lack of warehousing was hampering growth in the retail distribution sector.Prices for prime industrial space rose on average 7.7% ...
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TfL confirms strong compliance with London Safer Lorry Scheme
TfL figures obtained by Freightinthecity show that compliance with the London Safer Lorry Scheme (SLS) have remained consistently high since its launch in autumn 2015.In the period where data is available - from September 2015 to March 2017 – out of 25,325 HGVs stopped, only 2.1% (531) were found to ...
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ArticlePalletforce: £50m hub 'positions us perfectly' for sector consolidation
Palletforce is looking to take advantage of inevitable consolidation in the pallet sector with its new £50m hub, according to chief executive Michael Conroy.The Burton-on-Trent site, which opened on 10 August, has the capacity to handle 30,000 pallets a night, with 450 HGV parking spaces across the 38-acre site. The ...
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Drivers threaten strike action after Co-op dismisses disabled workers
Drivers at the Co-op Food's West Thurrock distribution depot are threatening strike action after two disabled drivers were dismissed.The drivers lost their jobs, with a third still facing dismissal, because they can't deliver to stores and the alternative jobs they carried out previously have been lost to outsourcing and internal ...
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Argos strike over redundancy payments to begin tomorrow
Argos logistics workers are to strike for three weeks from tomorrow (15 August) as the two sides remain at loggerheads over a redundancy payments dispute.Union Unite warned that deliveries to Argos customers will be severely hit by the strikes which will begin tomorrow and end on the morning of Tuesday ...
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John Menzies backs out of DX Group acquisition deal
The deal that would have see DX Group acquire Menzies Distribution has been called off, and a new board of directors is set to be installed at DX under the guidance of its largest shareholder - Gatemore Capital Management.Menzies backed out of its acquisition deal with DX Group after a ...
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ArticlePalletline adds three members to the fold
Palletline has welcomed three new members; IJ McGill, F and G Transport and HE Baldry Haulage.IJ McGill is returning to Palletline after two years at Fortec; F and G transport will be moving from UPN; and HE Baldry Haulage will be making the shift from Palletways.Bristol-based IJ McGill, which will ...
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Industry reacts to driving licence reform plans for clean van technology
A proposal to allow category B (car) driving licence holders to drive heavier vans, provided they run on an alternative fuel, has been welcomed by Gasrec.The fuel supplier last year pushed the DfT to consider an additional 1-tonne allowance on the category B driving licence for drivers of low-emission vans, ...
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Searon Logistics calls in administrators after biggest customer relocates
Felixstowe-based Searon Logistics has entered administration after its largest customer moved to Southampton, causing a significant increase in costs.Insolvency firm McTear, Williams & Wood was appointed by the company on 8 August after an attempt to find a buyer or a new investor failed. A spokesman for the insolvency practitioners ...
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ArticleBad debt up 20% for road transport sector
The UK road transport sector saw a 20% surge in suppliers’ bad debts in the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest Creditsafe Watchdog Report.The report, which tracks quarterly economic developments across the transport sector, revealed bad debt owed to the sector leapt to £3.3m in Q2, up from ...
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Retiming deliveries could lead to cyclist deaths, says SteerSafe
Moves to encourage out-of-hours deliveries in London, aimed at cutting congestion, have been slated by safety campaigners who warn they could lead to more cyclists’ deaths.Road safety campaign SteerSafe said this week that any move to night-time deliveries should be accompanied by a mandatory requirement for hauliers to install 360-degree ...
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ArticleArrow XL hub destroyed by fire to reopen in 2019
ArrowXL's Worcester hub after the fire in AprilArrow XL has said it will be two years before it can reopen the hub that was destroyed by a fire earlier this year.The 200,000ft² Worcester hub, one of Arrow's four key sites, was consumed by the blaze on 20 April.The two-man delivery ...
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ArticlePeter Fuller named as new UK Mail CEO
UK Mail CEO Peter FullerUK Mail has named Peter Fuller as chief executive officer, almost two years after his predecessor stepped down. Guy Buswell left UK Mail in November 2015, during a tumultuous period when the company saw pre-tax profit plummet in the wake of the wrong sortation technology being ...
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Registrations now open for third Freight in the City Expo in London
Registrations are now open for this year’s free-to-attend Freight in the City Expo on 7 November at Alexandra Palace, London.Now in its third year, the expo provides a collaborative forum for urban logistics decision-makers from the public and private sector to debate the key challenges and latest innovation to promote ...
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LoCity invites freight operators to a free roadshow on gas-powered CVs
Operators considering using gas-powered vans or HGVs can find out all they need to know at the latest LoCity roadshow taking place on Thursday 21 September at Twickenham Stoop Stadium.Free to attend, the roadshow is the second in a series of four events created for the freight industry to help ...
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Consortium to trial system that will switch to zero-emission running in polluted areas
A consortium formed of several automotive technology companies and Leeds City Council is developing a system that will automatically switch a vehicle’s engine to zero-emission running in heavily polluted areas.The council has teamed with Cenex, Transport Systems Catapult, consultancy EarthSense, transport network systems developer Dynniq and Tevva Motors to launch ...
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ArticleElddis Transport loses turnover to low fuel prices
Lower fuel prices cost Elddis Transport last year, with savings passed onto customers causing a drop in turnover. The County Durham operator recorded turnover of £25.6m for the year ended 31 December 2016; a 1.6% from 2015’s £26.1m.But MD Nigel Cook told MT the drop was entirely down to last ...
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Hargreaves Services to tighten spending in its logistics arm
Hargreaves Services is to "ration" expenditure in its logistics division after it suffered a 91% fall in operating profit last year due to competitive pressure.Operating profit plunged from £1.2m to £100,000 in the year to 31 May 2017, as turnover dropped 11% to £48m (2016: £54.4m). It said this reflected ...
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Article£10m northern hub for Pallet-Track
Mark Pulford, logistics director for Pallet-track (left) with Cllr David Molyneux, deputy leader of Wigan CouncilPallet-Track will open a £10m northern hub at Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, next week.The pallet network said the regional hub, which officially opens on Monday 7 August, has created 20 jobs although more are expected as ...