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Contract wins help turnover and pre-tax profit at Wincanton grow
A combination of winning and retaining business and improving efficiency helped turnover and pre-tax profit at Wincanton grow in the first half of this year.The operator’s results for the six months to 30 September 2014 revealed that pre-tax profit grew by nearly a third to £12.7m, compared to £9.7m in ...
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Motortransport backs RHA training fund bid
With the skills shortage a clear and present danger, Motortransport and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport have today leant their support to the RHA's bid to secure backing for a training fund.Eagle-eyed readers may well spot the below letter (in full here) in today editon of The Times ...
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Norbert unveils Specialist Services national hub
Norbert Dentressangle has opened a national hub for its Specialist Services two-man delivery arm in Brownhills, near Walsall.The site features 20,000ft² of high bay storage space, a 23,000ft² cross-docking area with 22 loading bays and a 100,000ft² office area.The site will help ND meet current storage and distribution requirements, as ...
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Royal Mail to open 10 temporary sites
Royal Mail is to open 10 temporary parcel sorting sites between now and Christmas to sort a significant amount of its peak volumes.The sites will be opened on a phased basis from today (3 November) and will be located in: West Lothian, Leeds, Middleton in Greater Manchester, Wolverhampton, Llantrisant in ...
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ArticleFraikin meats trade butcher Fairfax Meadow's demand for 43 new vehicles
Fraikin has secured a seven-figure-deal with meat supplier Fairfax Meadow to supply 43 new vehicles on a four-year full-service contract hire basis.The order will comprise 37 Iveco Daily Agiles [an automatic version of the van], one MAN Euro VI tractor unit and five 26-tonners, which will be added to the ...
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ArticleAlliance Boots acquires healthcare logistics firm UDG
Pharmaceutical giant Alliance Boots has taken full ownership of Derbyshire-based healthcare logistics firm UniDrug Distribution Group (UDG).Alliance Boots, which owned half of the contract logistics firm, acquired the remaining shares from UDG Healthcare for £66m in August.The operator, which runs 56 vehicles and employs 750 people, is to be rebranded ...
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Goodyear sponsors Quiet Cities networking dinner
Goodyear is sponsoring the networking dinner at next month’s Quiet Cities global summit.The dinner will take place on the evening of Tuesday 25 November, and gives delegates the opportunity to network with other industry representatives following the first day of the Quiet Cities conference and exhibition.Marc Preedy, Goodyear Commercial Director ...
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ArticleEx-Christian Salvesen chief executive joins Wincanton
Former FTA president and ex-Christian Salvesen chief executive Stewart Oades has been appointed as a non-executive director at Wincanton.Oades, currently a non-executive director at wholesaler Palmer & Harvey and seafood firm MW brands, served as president of the FTA between 2009 and 2013. He will join the Wincanton board on ...
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ArticleLogistics sector gets nod for Trailblazer apprenticeships
The logistics sector has successfully won a place on the next wave of the Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme .Trailblazer apprenticeships are intended to be simple, accessible courses designed by employers specifically for roles in their business sectors, with funding made directly available to operators for external training purposes.The initiative was launched ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens to put its first Euro-6 dual-fuel truck into operation
Howard Tenens is to put its first Euro-6 dual-fuel vehicle on the road next month, running on a blend of compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel.The Mercedes-Benz Actros 2445 450hp unit has been converted by Prins Autogas UK and has a 93kg capacity CNG fuel tank. Howard Tenens plans to ...
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ArticleStaffing Matters: Apprenticeships Work For You
Following on from my last article bemoaning the fact the government apprenticeship funding is targeted at the 16-18 olds I’m pleased to say that Business West have just started a £1.4M government funded programme aimed at unemployed 18-24 year olds. Those claiming job seekers allowance (in the Bristol area) for ...
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Trade associations back Highways Agency reform and new watchdogs
Trade associations have welcomed the government’s plan to reform the Highways Agency, and the unveiling of the watchdogs that will be charged with ensuring the new private entity delivers.Gerry Keaney, chief executive at the BVLRA, said: “We welcome the reform of the Highways Agency and the government’s desire to introduce ...
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Think Logistics sets its sights on 1,000 students
Think Logistics has set itself a target of ensuring 1,000 students aged 16 to 18 attend one of its workshops by May 2016, and is urging operators to take part in the half-day sessions.The initiative, founded by Abbey Logistics MD Steve Granite, is an industry-led project that aims to raise ...
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Labour backs out-of-hours deliveries
The Labour Party has pledged its support for out-of-hours deliveries, claiming smarter management of the UK road network is one of its transport priorities.Speaking at a recent All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freight Transport session, shadow freight transport minister Richard Burden MP said: “The Olympic Games showed that through effective co-operation, ...
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Government says Highways Agency reform was the only option
The government has defended its controversial decision to reform the Highways Agency, and revealed the roles the newly installed strategic road network (SRN) watchdogs will play as part of the changes.Responding to the Transport Committee’s Better Roads Report from May, which labelled plans to transform the HA into a ownership ...
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Jack Richards & Son turnover grows following new business wins
Two major business wins helped turnover at Norfolk haulier Jack Richards & Son increase by 13% last year.MD Peter Brown told Motortransport.co.uk that an increase in business and an improved economic outlook helped turnover at the company rise from £29.7m to £33.8m in the year to 31 May 2014.Documents filed ...
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ArticleRico Logistics appoints head of HR following strong growth
Rico Logistics has appointed a new head of HR, Tracy Jump (pictured), following a period of significant expansion at the business.The Slough-based operator, which acquired the DHL Express same-day operation last October, said it has also been experiencing strong organic growth and the new role will be pivotal to Rico’s ...
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TNT Express invests in European road network
TNT Express is to spend €185m (£145m) improving its European road network during the next four years as part of its strategy to move more by road.The parcel carrier, which last month warned that it is not likely to hit its 2015 profit target, plans to refresh its trailer fleet, ...
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Waitrose awards Wincanton wines and spirits contract extension
Wincanton has won a contract extension with Waitrose for storage and distribution of wines and spirits to 357 UK outlets, which include supermarkets, motorway service stations, Ocado and Waitrose Cellar sites.The extension takes the partnership between Waitrose and Wincanton to more than 20 years.From its HMRC-approved, bonded warehouse facility in ...
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ArticleYearsley Logistics boosts refrigerated trailer fleet
Yearsley Logistics has put 35 additional Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers into operation.The S.KO Cool tri-axle refrigerated trailers join its 400-strong trailer fleet and will be used to distribute frozen goods across the UK.They have been fitted with Thermo King and Carrier refrigeration units, and have split internal cushion doors to ...