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Culina's IPS sets up joint venture with Eddie Stobart
Culina-owned contract packing services provider IPS has established a joint venture with Eddie Stobart Logistics to run a dedicated packing facility at Stobart’s Bardon, Leicestershire site, where it stores and distributes products for Nestlé. The new contract packing operation will carry out various services for the food manufacturer, including flow ...
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ArticleMaritime runs for Decathlon with new trailers
Maritime Transport has taken delivery of six Lawrence David curtain-sided trailers in Decathlon livery. Maritime has been working with Decathlon since October 2013 and has a depot situated close to the retailer’s NDC in Brackmills, Northampton.Servicing a number of Midlands and Northern stores, the partners said the trailers ...
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Motor Transport Awards 2015 shortlist revealed
After two tough days of judging some superb entries, the shortlist for the 2015 Motor Transport Awards has been announced.DPD once again leads the pack, being shortlisted for four awards, while Cemex is up for two. The pallet networks are well represented, with Pall-Ex shortlisted in four categories, and Palletline, ...
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ArticleHireco invests £12.6m in trailer fleet
Northern-Ireland rental and leasing firm Hireco has bought 400 new trailers from SDC for £8m, adding the assets to £4.6m of trailers it has purchased from Krone, Schmitz Cargobull and Dennison.The order from SDC comprises 380 curtain-sided trailers and 20 box vans. The first delivery took place in April and ...
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John G Russell's rail service on track for expansion
John G Russell hopes to increase its rail freight customer base after introducing a rail service to France and Spain last year.The operator, part of the Russell Group which also comprises Carntyne Transport, is also developing its own a rail freight terminal in the Midlands, which director Ken Russell said ...
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ArticleBuilt to last: John Williams, MD, Maritime Transport
The interview with Maritime Transport Group MD John Williams takes place in the company’s impressive new head office overlooking the port of Felixstowe in Suffolk. The four-storey building is lavishly appointed with marble and granite everywhere – even in the drivers’ luxurious shower room – but Williams is quick to ...
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Gefco ready to take on new challenges, says UK boss
The UK MD of Gefco has said that the 3PL will be more profitable in the future, as it has made moves to strengthen its offering both inside, and outside, of the automotive logistics market.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk at Multimodal, Tristan Balayn admitted the company’s profitability “was not great” following the ...
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Pentalver gears up for London Gateway depot opening
Pentalver is preparing to open its London Gateway depot next month, bolstering the container haulier’s operation in the South East.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk at last week's Multimodal show in Birmingham, MD Chris Lawrenson said construction of the 5.5 acre depot is expected to be completed in mid May, ready for it ...
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ArticleMatthew Kibble takes delivery of first Shakespeare-liveried trucks
Matthew Kibble Transport (MKT) has taken delivery of its first Shakespeare Transport branded vehicles, following its acquisition of the company in March. The company has taken delivery of two new Volvo FH 460s (pictured), with a further three scheduled for delivery next month. Four Volvo FEs will also join the ...
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Potter opts for Mercedes-Benz Antos to mark golden anniversary
Potter Logistics is celebrating 50 years in business with an order for two Mercedes-Benz Antos tractor units.The vehicles, which will have personalised registration plates to reflect the multimodal operator’s milestone, are expected to be delivered next month.In 1965, founder Derrick Potter established Topcliffe Transport Company with a single 10-tonne Bedford ...
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ArticleDawsonrentals optimistic that green shoots will flourish
Dawsonrentals is one of the UK’s largest CV rental firms, and one of the few to offer the full range of vehicles from vans to trucks and trailers and the full range of services from daily rental to contract hire and leasing. An early adopter of Euro-6 to allow its ...
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ArticleMan of destiny takes over at UKWA
Peter Ward took over as chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) in January 2015, replacing Roger Williams who, after 15 years in the job, has semi-retired though retains his role as secretary general of the International Federation of Warehousing Logistics Associations.Ward has been in logistics for 30 years, ...
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Advanced Supply Chain's profit plummets but better times are ahead
Advanced Supply Chain suffered a 44% drop in pre-tax profit in the year ended 30 June 2014, according to newly published accounts at Companies House.The accounts show that Advanced Processing, which trades as Advanced Supply Chain, suffered a pre-tax profit fall to £730,698 (2013: £1.3m) after a major, undisclosed customer, ...
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ArticleWelch's Transport sees improvements in 2014
Cambridgeshire haulier Welch’s Transport has said that trading is on a “reasonably upward trend” after it saw volume improvements in its transport business in its most recent financial year.Turnover fell slightly at £11.6m for the year-ending 31 December 2014, from £11.9m in the previous year. However, pre-tax profit rose by ...
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Urban freight hubs could be a political vote winner, says London courier Fastlane
London-based global courier Fastlane International is calling on the UK’s political parties to introduce urban freight hubs to reduce congestion and emissions in city centres.The parcel firm said the use of urban consolidation centres could be a vote winner, yet it has not been addressed by any of the major ...
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Wincanton full of beans following Heinz contract renewal
Wincanton is to reach its 20 year milestone with H J Heinz, having renewed its long-standing contract with the food giant until at least 2019.Under the contract, Wincanton is responsible for the transportation, warehousing and repackaging of Heinz products, including its baked beans and sauces.The group handles around 35,000 loads ...
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FTA puts the spotlight on London freight
With work currently taking place on London's Cycle superhighway scheme, and ahead of the introduction of the London Safer Lorry Scheme in September, the FTA's Managing Freight in London conference will take place next month.According to the FTA, over 265,000 freight vehicles delivering 360,000 tonnes of goods to the UK ...
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Tesco goes live with new Microlise system
Tesco has gone live with a Microlise routeing system after a six week installation operation. Microlise installed both hardware and software for the supermarket giant in 2,500 vehicles across 19 depots over a period of six weeks. This followed an earlier phase which saw 4,000 units installed 18 ...
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Next step taken in integration of MAN and Scania
Volkswagen has taken another step to integrate its MAN and Scania truck brands, creating a new holding company devoted solely to commercial vehicles.The new holding company is called simply ‘Truck & Bus Gmbh,’ neatly side-stepping the issue of brand priorities.It will be led by Andreas Renschler, formerly boss of Daimler’s ...
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ArticleShortlist revealed for 2015 Everywoman Awards
The shortlist for the 2015 FTA Everywoman Transport and Logistics Awards has been revealed ahead of next month’s ceremony.The awards, which began eight years ago, recognise women in all walks of the transport and logistics industry, from directors to warehousing employees. The winners for each of the categories, including the ...