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More than 2,300 City Link employees laid off
City Link’s administrators have made more than 2,300 staff at the failed business redundant.Following the parcel carrier’s collapse into administration on Christmas Eve, Ernst & Young confirmed that although an offer was made for the business by a consortium, it offered “no money up front and significantly undervalued the assets ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Boris Johnson, mayor of London
11) Boris Johnson, mayor of LondonThe mop-topped cycling mayor of London may be seen by many as a bit of a buffoon – his attack on the EU drivers’ hours rules in August was widely seen a gaffe – but Johnson has been hugely influential in moves to make construction ...
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ArticleTake part in Best Places to Work in Road Transport
Transport operators with a large percentage of drivers on the payroll can still take part in Best Places to Work in Road Transport.Motor Transport, in association with Logistics Job Shop, has launched this major new awards scheme to recognise the best employers in third-party road transport and logistics voted ...
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CVS and Richard Lawson Leeds Crown Court latest
The relationship between Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) and Richard Lawson’s Spirit Auto Logistics and its successor Spirit Motor Transport was further explored on 12 December, when the trial of two directors and two of the management team of CVS, and Lawson, continued at Leeds Crown Court.Last month CVS MD Martin ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Richard Fleming, logistics director, Sainsbury’s
Richard Fleming, logistics director, Sainsbury’s12) Richard Fleming, logistics director, Sainsbury’sSainsbury’s has more convenience stores (676) than supermarkets (595) today and it’s Fleming’s job to make sure that it’s 2,000 plus trucks and vans are delivering to this multiple channel of retail outlets as efficiently as possible.Half of its convenience stores ...
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ArticlePower Players: Malcolm Wilson, MD, Logistics, Norbert Dentressangle
Malcolm Wilson, MD, Logistics, Norbert Dentressangle13) Malcolm Wilson, MD, Logistics, Norbert DentressangleA Brit on the board of French logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle, Wilson has been rewarded for the successful integration of Christian Salvesen and TDG into its UK logistics business, acquisitions which shot ND into the premier league.While ND’s spending ...
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The biggest stories of 2014 on motortransport.co.uk
As 2014 draws to a close, MT.co.uk looks back at the stories you wanted to read. There were shocks, surprises and startling revalations galore in the road transport industry, but what were the ten stories that attracted the most attention? Here's a clue: Seafield, Stobart and shortages dominated...1) Lomas Distribution ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Dwain McDonald, chief executive, GeoPost UK
Dwain McDonald, chief executive, GeoPost UK14) Dwain McDonald, chief executive, GeoPost UKMultiple MT Award winner GeoPost UK, comprising of DPD and Interlink, continues to set the standard in the parcel industry, and beyond. Its Predict service continues to be built upon as the industry-leading technology for B2C and B2B parcel ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Eric Born, chief executive, Wincanton
Eric Born, CEO, Wincanton15) Eric Born, chief executive, WincantonWincanton remains the largest British owned and based third-party logistics provider in the UK and Born continues to run the business under the ‘no surprises’ mantra with great success. Born admits that he likes the business to be “boring”. If so, he’s ...
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2014: a year of merger and acquisition activity
Renewed economic confidence and a focus on efficiencies saw an increase in the amount of mergers and acquisitions in 2014 as operators looked to strengthen, diversify and consolidate. Motortransport.co.uk takes a look back at a surprisingly strong year of M&A activity.In February, Pollock (Scotrans) acquired Blackburn-based haulier Gilbraith (TS) for ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: David Hunt, vice president and MD for Ryder Europe
David Hunt, vice president and MD for Ryder Europe16) David Hunt, vice president and MD for Ryder EuropeRyder Europe is the largest rental and leasing provider in the UK of trucks, and the second largest of trailers, and in 2014 it continued to grow, acquiring trailer repair and maintenance company ...
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Recommendation for cycle-safety training in every Driver CPC course, gets lukewarm response
Training course providers have reacted with scepticism to a new DVSA recommendation that they should include one hour on vulnerable road users (VRUs) in every Driver CPC periodic training course from next year. The recommendation was unveiled by the DVSA recently as part of new guidance being made available to ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Kevin Buchanan, MD, Pall-Ex
Kevin Buchanan, MD, Pall-Ex17) Kevin Buchanan, MD, Pall-ExBuchanan’s change of horses from Palletline to its keen rival Pall-Ex has set tongues wagging in the incestuous world of pallet networks. Pall-Ex’s high profile owner and chairman Hilary Devey and Buchanan have crossed swords in the past, but a healthy mutual respect ...
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Operators warned that current, lower haulage costs will not last
The RHA has warned vehicle operators not to assume current haulage costs will be sustained during 2015 when negotiating any end-of-year rate increases with customers. Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk in the wake of an RHA report showing a 0.18% fall in total haulage costs in the year to 30 September, Nick ...
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City Link appoints administrators at Christmas after substantial losses
City Link appointed administrators on Christmas Eve, temporarily suspending all operations over Christmas, citing continued “substantial losses over several years” and admitted it would be unable to accept new parcels due to the further losses it would incur.Administrators Ernst & Young’s (EY) also revealed that it had failed to identify ...
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Top 10 business wins of 2014
Third-party logistics providers have this year won millions of pounds in business, taking on more work from existing customers as well as winning contracts from new clients. Motortransport.co.uk looks back at some of the highest value and longest contract wins of 2014.Acumen Automotive turnover set to grow following JLR winAcumen ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Danny Glynn, MD, Enterprise Flex-E-Rent/Burnt Tree
Danny Glynn, MD, Enterprise Flex-E-Rent/Burnt Tree18) Danny Glynn, MD, Enterprise Flex-E-Rent/Burnt TreeWhat is a car rental guy doing in the MT Power Players you may ask. The answer is that, along with Burnt Tree CEO Richard Metcalfe, Glynn is in charge of Enterprise’s commercial vehicle contract hire and rental firm ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Alastair Cochrane, MD, TNT Express Services UK and Ireland
Cochrane was MD of former Whistl sister company TNT UK until 201419) Alastair Cochrane, MD, TNT Express Services UK & IrelandOnce the market leader and innovator –some would say inventor – of the express parcels market, TNT Express has retreated into its shell for a period of introspection and restructuring. ...
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Highways England will transform the nation's roads
Highways England (HE) – the new company set up to replace the Highways Agency from next April – has promised to “transform our national roads” over the next decade and beyond and suggested it will be “a very different business from the organisation it will succeed”. The statements are ...
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ArticlePower Players 2014: Richard Burnett, chief executive, RHA
Richard Burnett, chief executive, RHA20: Richard Burnett, chief executive, RHAThe incoming CEO of the RHA has a tough challenge redefining the role of an association that almost went bust before his predecessor Geoff Dunning took over in 2009. Falling membership in the depths of the recession and a huge pension ...