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ArticleWhistl opens new Scottish depot after PostNL buyout deal
Whistl has tripled the size of its Scottish base with a move to a new depot in Tannochside, Uddingston. The mail delivery firm said its new 54,000ft2 depot is three times the size of its former Scottish home in Coatbridge.Whistl has been operating in Scotland for nine years, and currently ...
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FTA calls for delegated examiners to conduct more driving tests
The FTA has called for so-called ‘delegated examiners’ to be allowed to conduct vocational driving tests in the place of regular DVSA test examiners.The call comes after the government agency cancelled all outstanding training courses for delegated examiners at its Cardington, Bedfordshire, training facility through to the end of March.In ...
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British Safety Council conference to address HGV and vulnerable road user interaction
Reducing fatalities between HGVs and vulnerable road users will be a key theme at this year’s British Safety Council conference taking place on 23 September at Dexter House in London.Transport for London (TfL) will be talking about the work it has undertaken to prioritise the safety of vulnerable road users ...
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ArticleScottish interest-free loans of up to £100k available for businesses to invest in electric vans
Scottish businesses exploring the use of electric vans can now apply for an interest-free loan of up to £100,000 from the Energy Saving Trust.A funding pot of £2.5m has been made available by the Scottish government agency Transport Scotland to encourage the uptake of new electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles.The ...
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UK share of international traffic falls to new low
UK-registered goods vehicles’ share of the international road freight market has fallen to a fresh low of just 13%, new figures from the DfT have shown. In the year to the end of June, there were 2.3 million journeys recorded from the UK to mainland Europe by powered goods vehicles ...
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ArticleCemex apprenticeship scheme runs into second year
Apprentices at Cemex UKBuilding materials company Cemex will run its apprenticeship scheme for the second year running.The year-long programme, run in conjunction with System Training, gives apprentices what it describes as a “framework to achieve a Driving Goods Apprenticeship Level 2 and Category C + E licence”.The company is looking ...
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EC to decide over German minimum wage this autumn
The European Commission is not expected to decide until this autumn whether to pursue its infringement case against Germany over the imposition of the German minimum wage on hauliers from other nations, an EC spokesman has revealed.The EC launched its infringement procedure with a letter of formal notice in May ...
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Last-ditch talks held as industrial action begins at Indesit
Last-minute talks are being conducted today between Indesit UK and union Unite over the pay and conditions of over 200 drivers and warehouse staff at the white goods manufacturer - just over 36 hours before the first of three separate strikes is due to start. Following an overwhelming vote in ...
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ArticleSD Parr contract is cherry on the cake for Walkers Transport
Walkers Transport has been appointed main haulier for SD Parr in a deal that will see it move around 2,000 pallets per year for the glaced fruits and bakery products distributor.Leeds-based Walkers secured the contract with Barnsley-based SD Parr after a competitive tender and will be responsible for storing and ...
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Miniclipper expands warehousing and staff to handle growth
Miniclipper Logistics has taken a 12 year lease on a warehouse in Dunstable and boosted staff numbers by 40% in response to rapid growth this year.The firm said organic and new growth has seen its Leighton Buzzard Hibay warehouse reach full capacity this year, whilst its distribution centre in Houghton ...
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Sign up online today for Freight in the City expo news
Make sure you sign-up today to receive the latest news and information about the inaugural Freight in the City expo this autumn.Online expressions of interest are flooding in daily from representatives at local authorities, freight operators, retailers and academic institutions looking to attend the one-day exhibition and seminar programme at ...
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ArticleKammac returns to profitability
Skelmersdale-based FMCG haulier Kammac is back in the black after it sold its kegs and cask manufacturing division.After it posted a loss of £7,000 in 2013, in the year-ending 31 December 2014 Kammac achieved a pre-tax profit of £260,000. However turnover from continuing operations fell to £19.9m from £23.8m.The group's ...
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Maritime Transport surges onwards with 13th year of consecutive growth
Maritime Transport posted its 13th consecutive year of turnover growth, before it incorporated contributions from Roadways Container Logistics (RCL) into its business.The Felixstowe-based container giant acquired Aegeus Transport - the holding company for RCL – for an undisclosed sum in August 2014 and was fully integrated at the end of ...
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Nottingham launches consultation on cycle superhighway infrastructure
Nottingham City Council has launched a consultation into a major infrastructure project that will see the creation of a new, segregated cycle superhighway to improve access into and through the city centre.The Western Corridor is a new cycle route that will run from Colwick in the east to University Boulevard ...
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New ops director at Pall-Ex less than a year after predecessor's appointment
Pall-Ex has appointed Mark Tapper as its group operations director, less than a year after predecessor Kevin Morley was placed in an equivalent position.Tapper’s role incorporates the former UK operations director position, which was held by Morley until earlier this year when, according to his LinkedIn profile, he departed just ...
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ArticleDHL's Tradeteam extends Bibendum PLB Group contract
DHL's Tradeteam has renewed its partnership with Bibendum PLB Group for a further ten years. Tradeteam will continue to manage the warehousing and distribution of the company's wine, spirits, beers and soft drinks to customers throughout England, Wales and Scotland.The contract, said Bibendum, will provide long-term supply chain stability as ...
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ArticleElddis MD Nigel Cook has high hopes for new transport consortium
“I’m sat looking at an old Commercial Motor cover from 2010”, says Elddis Transport MD Nigel Cook. “There’s a big picture of an Elddis truck on it with the words ‘collaboration is key to success’. Nothing has changed.”Collaboration, Cook firmly believes, is “imperative” to surviving in the haulage industry; a ...
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Suckling Transport sees profit and turnover leap despite tough market
Suckling Transport said business had been “encouraging” last year, with profit and turnover up 49% and 43% respectively.Following a relocation of its head office in May 2014 after a change of ownership the previous year, the Laindon, Essex-based haulage contractor made sales of £19.4m during the year to 31 December ...
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Circle Express registers second year of profit as it trades through CVA
Circle Express has continued to trade successfully under a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), achieving its second consecutive profitable year.The company's latest results lodged at Companies House show the express distribution service made sales of £28.8m in the year ending 31 October 2014, an increase of £2m on the previous year.Pre-tax ...
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European Commission extends deadline for investigation into FedEx-TNT merger
The European Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for the completion of its investigation into FedEx’s proposed acquisition of TNT. The new deadline is 13 January compared with the original 7 December deadline. It came after the two operators requested more time.Ricardo Cardoso, spokesman for competition policy of the EC, ...