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ArticleCeva opens global excellence centre in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leigh Pomlett_president of Ceva EuropeCeva Logistics has opened its third global centre of excellence, at its UK head office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. This European centre joins others in Florida and Singapore and is designed to demonstrate and develop Ceva’s end to end supply chain services for potential and existing customers.The centre ...
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UPS plans Dordon site
UPS plans to open a site in Dordon, near Tamworth, after signing a 15-year lease with developer IM Properties.The express parcel carrier plans to move into a 152,500ft² unit on the Birch Coppice Business Park, located near junction 10 of the M42.The site will include 7,500 ft² of office ...
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Collapsed Orb Logistics owed £1.2m
Former Palletline member Orb Logistics owed unsecured creditors over £1.26m when it went into administration earlier this year, it has been revealed.Orb, formerly named Mission Logistics, went into administration and ceased trading in July. It began trading, initially as Mission Logistics, when its directors bought the trading name and assets ...
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Hushing it up
Out-of-hours deliveries were introduced for the London Olympics and, while not without challenges. were so successful that several firms have continued them. Louise Cole reportsThere are many reasons why urban deliveries should be conducted between late evening and early morning. Traffic levels are at their lowest, so the largest vehicles ...
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DX Group turnover up as Nightfreight turnaround continues
DX, which listed on AIM in February, has said that the focus for the next three years will be the turnaround of the former Nightfreight business, which is now called DX Freight.The move to one, unified, network infrastructure – incorporating both DX and former Nightfreight business – is being conducted ...
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ArticleEx-Innovate Logistics staff to receive payments
Ex-employees of defunct business Innovate Logistics will receive surprise payments three years after the business was dissolved, after the administrators applied for a £470,000 rates rebate.Harry Yearsley is also in line for a payment after it helped pay staff wages at the time of Innovate’s administration more than six years ...
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FairFuelUK concerned by lack of Labour Party interest in fuel price issue
FairFuelUK (FFUK) co-founder Howard Cox has said he is “absolutely disgusted” with the Labour Party’s apparent disinterest in the issue of fuel prices, after a fringe event on the subject held at the Labour Party conference in Manchester attracted just a handful of attendants. FFUK spent around £4,000 – ...
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ArticleCorporate Solutions Logistics boosts fleet to support Lidl contract
Corporate Solutions Logistics (CSL) has added 44 trucks and trailers to its fleet to support growing volumes on its contract with supermarket chain Lidl.The Solihull-based operator has added 44 Montracon refrigerated trailers and 44 Euro-5 tractor units- a mixture of Daf, MAN and Mercedes- to its predominantly Daf fleet. This ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz confirms 8x4 Euro-6 Econic cab for tipper market
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it is working on an 8x4 Euro-6 version of its low entry Econic cab, which that would be suitable for some urban construction applications where the improved visibility of vulnerable road users such as cyclists is an issue. Michael Kamper, UK MD of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, told MT ...
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Fortec parts ways with managing director and senior executives in management restructure
The Fortec Distribution Network has announced the departure of its senior management team, after MD Neil Hodgson, the commercial director and the operations director all left the business earlier this month.In a statement the pallet network said a new senior management structure was being put in place to “support both ...
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ArticleWincanton celebrates two recent business wins
Wincanton has secured two new distribution contracts: a five-year deal with military equipment supplier General Dynamics UK and a three-year contract renewal with Adidas.The General Dynamics deal extends a relationship it has held with Wincanton since 2006, which involves inventory management, storage and dispatch of Bowman secure communications equipment used ...
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ArticleUniversity unveils cycle-friendly truck concept
Loughborough University has unveiled a new design of truck it claims could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians. The Direct Vision concept, based on a previous design from the University of Aachen (FKA), features a cab 80cm longer than normal trucks with a rounded nose, smaller dashboard, ...
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ArticlePAC report criticises stop-go approach to roads funding
A piecemeal, stop-go approach to funding for road maintenance has made it difficult for highways authorities to deliver maintenance cost-effectively over recent decades, the Public Accounts Committee has said. In a new report on roads maintenance published this week, the committee said the DfT’s “unpredictable and fluctuating” budgets for road ...
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Book now to secure your place at Quiet Cities
Booking for the Quiet Cities global summit in November is now open.The two-day summit, a joint initative between Motor Transport, TfL, DHL and Route Monkey, and it will take place on 25 and 26 November at Twickenham Stadium.Confirmed speakers include Ian Wainwright, head of freight and fleet programmes at TfL; ...
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Mail competition inquiry launched following Royal Mail calls
An inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector has been launched, after calls from Royal Mail to protect it from last mile delivery competition earlier this year.The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) committee yesterday said the inquiry would investigate access, end-to-end delivery of mail, the parcel delivery services available ...
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Parcels, pallets and prices hit UK Mail
Parcel volumes over the summer at UK Mail were below expectations, causing turnover to slip 1% year-on-year in the first half of its financial year.For the six months ending 30 September UK Mail said that the first quarter showed good revenue performance, but the second quarter has been more challenging ...
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Boughey Distribution finalises Wardle consolidation
Boughey Distribution parent NWF Group had a stable quarter of trading over the summer as it revealed that all customers have now been relocated to its Wardle, Manchester, DC.During June, July and August NWF said that Boughey “remained stable” with the normal seasonal reduction in activity across the summer months. ...
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ArticleAPC appoints head of transport
APC Overnight has appointed Mike Allison as head of transport.Allison has held various roles in the transport industry over the last 15 years and has also specialised in the movement of hazardous goods with the police. He has joined the company to improve efficiency, as well as setting and maintaining ...
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ArticleTNT Express warns it is unlikely to hit 2015 profit target
TNT Express has admitted that it is unlikely to hit its profit improvement target for 2015, following an increase in competitive pressures and poor trading conditions in Europe.In a trading update today, the express parcel carrier admitted that it is likely to take three to five years for its Outlook ...
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ArticleLegislation, that's what we need
Shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh addresses the Labour Party conference in Manchester. Photo credi: Stefan Rousseau/PA WireMary Creagh MP, Labour’s shadow secretary of state for transport, told the party’s conference in Manchester yesterday that a Labour government would focus on transport safety - with big ramifications for operators.“We deserve to ...