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    CM Downton wins £15m Isover contract from Bibby Distribution

    2017-07-19T15:57:00Z

    CM Downton has won a £15m contract from Bibby Distribution, transporting goods for insulation manufacturer Isover UK.The five-year deal with the Saint Gobain-owned company will see Downton store and transport goods from Isover's Runcorn factroy, just 400m away from Downton's own site.Management, transport and warehouse staff from Bibby, six in ...

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    Northern cities need more attention in air quality debate, say researchers

    2017-07-19T11:48:00Z

    More attention must be paid to air quality outside of London, according to a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research.Speaking about the report – Gearing up for the Transition – researcher Darren Baxter said: “Toxic air is killing up to 40,000 children and adults a year. Too little ...

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    Overseas division GLS continues to drive Royal Mail growth

    2017-07-19T11:26:00Z

    Royal Mail’s overseas division was still driving business growth in Q1 of its financial year, as letter volumes continued to plummet. For the three months ended 25 June, the first quarter of Royal Mail’s financial year, the group saw turnover growth of 1%.Its UK letters and parcels division, UKPIL, suffered ...

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    John Hackling (Transport) profit up 41%

    2017-07-18T15:52:00Z

    John Hackling (Transport) saw pre-tax profits rise 41% last year, boosted by its newly opened depot in Swindon and Palletline’s decision to base a new regional hub at the depot during the period.Reporting its latest annual results for the year to 30 September 2016 the company revealed a rise in ...

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    Matalan drivers reject pay offer after last minute deal change

    2017-07-18T15:29:00Z

    Matalan drivers have rejected a pay offer after the deal was changed at the eleventh hour, according to the GMB unionMatalan had originally offered a pay deal to its drivers at its Knowsley DC which was acceptable to members, but a GMB spokesman told MT: “this offer was removed at ...

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    Cartwright's cradle to grave approach to trailer care

    2017-07-17T15:00:00Z

    The Cartwright Group has been based in Altrincham, Cheshire, since 1952, and while the core of the business is still designing and manufacturing on average 80 trailers and rigid bodies a week it now has many more strings to its bow.Its Rentals division has almost 6,500 trailers available for rent; ...

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    DHL Supply Chain opens new Scottish site

    2017-07-17T11:32:00Z

    DHL Supply Chain has begun operations at a new cross dock facility in Scotland. The site in Dyce, North East Scotland, offers approximately 20,000ft² of warehousing space and is suitable for multi-temperature customers.It is currently operating at 50% capacity, and DHL said it will create 45 jobs when it reaches ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes

    2017-07-16T11:23:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Sales per employee

    2017-07-16T11:15:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in Profit

    2017-07-16T11:05:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales

    2017-07-16T10:56:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Profit per employee

    2017-07-15T16:58:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in turnover

    2017-07-15T16:51:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2006 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Largest Companies

    2017-07-15T16:49:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2006.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2007 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes

    2017-07-14T13:42:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2007.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Government funding of £35m up for grabs for low-carbon vehicle technology

    2017-07-14T13:41:00Z

    Businesses are invited to bid for a share of a £35m funding pot to develop low-carbon vehicle technology.The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) competition is open to consortia that can deliver projects to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and strengthen the UK’s position on low-carbon vehicle technology.Projects include at least one vehicle ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2007 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Sales per employee

    2017-07-14T13:40:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2007.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    £20m available for electric vehicle-to-grid projects

    2017-07-14T13:30:00Z

    Innovate UK has committed £20m for innovative projects that develop future electric vehicle-to-grid products, services and knowledge.Vehicle-to-grid techniques could enable electric vehicle owners to offer electricity to the grid, or for other uses in exchange for financial or other benefits.As the fleet of electric and plug-in hybrid ultra-low emission vehicles ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2007 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in Profit

    2017-07-14T13:30:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2007.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...

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    Motor Transport Top 100 2007 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales

    2017-07-14T12:53:00Z

    These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2007.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...