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ArticleMeachers growth leads to investment
Meachers Global LogisticsSouthampton-based Meachers Global Logistics has spent £1m on 16 new Volvo and Mercedes-Benz trucks, as well as 25 new Lawrence David trailers.The new trucks are a mixture of Actros and FH13s, all with Euro-6 engines. Five of the trucks have been purchased to replace older vehicles while the ...
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ArticleOut-of-hours urban deliveries will be the focus of Quiet Cities summit
Motor Transport has partnered with TfL, DHL and Route Monkey to launch a global summit to enable quieter deliveries of freight in urban environments.Quiet Cities will take place on 25 and 26 November 2014 at Twickenham Stadium. The two-day event will feature a full conference programme, a networking dinner, exhibition, ...
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Ignoring motorists is a vote loser
With the general election only 10 months away, FairFuelUK has argued it is political suicide for the main parties to ignore the needs of road users.In its latest poll of more than 11,000 motorists across the UK, two-thirds (67%) stated they thought none of the main political parties understood the ...
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ArticleBooths adds two trailers fitted with Vector fridges
North of England-based supermarket chain Booths has specified a pair of Vector 1950 multi-temperature units for two trailers joining its fleet. Mounted to tri-axle, double-deck Cartwright trailers, both units are equipped with Carrier’s E-Drive all-electric technology, which removes the mechanical transmissions in conventional belt-driven refrigeration systems and transforms engine power ...
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Out-of-hours urban deliveries will be the focus of summit
MT has partnered with TfL and DHL to launch a global summit to enable quieter deliveries of freight in urban environments.Quiet Cities will take place on 25 and 26 November 2014 at Twickenham Stadium. The two-day event will feature a full conference programme, a networking dinner, exhibition, and live demonstrations ...
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Wincanton extends NDC contract with soft drinks giant Britvic
Wincanton has secured a three-year contract extension with Britvic to operate the soft drinks giant’s NDC in Lutterworth, Leics.The contract will see Wincanton operating a factory clearance shuttle operation between Britvic’s Rugby factory and the Leicestershire NDC, transporting 44 million cases per year.Wincanton will also manage the automated NDC site, ...
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ArticleLiverpool gets £46m logistics hub funding boost
Liverpool from the airLiverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has received a £46.6m funding boost for its Superport ambitions.The funding is part of a package awarded to Liverpool from the government's Regional Growth Fund and will be used for transport schemes that directly support its plans to become a ...
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Miniclipper thinks big
Miniclipper is looking to significantly expand its warehousing capacity after new business wins and a surge in Palletline work saw it achieve a record turnover of £10m in its latest financial year.MD Peter Masters said the company’s audited accounts for the year to 31 May 2014 would reveal turnover just ...
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Operators up in arms as Mars changes payment terms
Operators working for Mars UK have hit out at a change in their payment terms, which have increased from 90 to 120 days, claiming the situation will damage cashflow so much that they may not re-tender for the business.Last month Mars UK was named and shamed in the national media ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2014: watch the video!
The Motor Transport Awards 2014 was a roaring success, not only with 1,600 people turning up to the Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane on Wednesday 2 July, but for the winners of 20 awards in 19 categories.Both Abbey Logistics and DPD were big winners on the night, with the ...
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ArticleHealth benefits from London’s Low Emission Zone have failed to materialise
The health benefits from London’s Low Emission Zone have failed to materialise because levels of harmful particles have not changed, an influential group of MPs has been told.Dr Ian Mudway, an expert in respiratory toxicology at Kings College London, told the environmental audit committee that his team were analysing data ...
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Driver agency market set for online 'revolution'
The creators of a new online marketplace that connects temporary drivers with hirers, Driver Exchange (DX), claim it is set to revolutionise the market for agency LGV drivers.Adam Thompson, co-founder of DX, said it would transform the agency driver market – just as Opentable.com and eBay have in the fields ...
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Palletline MD Kevin Buchanan on leave from the network
Pallet network Palletline has confirmed that MD Kevin Buchanan is currently on leave from the business that he has led since 2007.Palletline, which launched the Plus Logistics identity in April, is understood to have informed network members at the start of the month of the situation.In a statement to Motortransport.co.uk ...
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Gregory Distribution adds M&D Transport
Gregory Distribution, which last year snapped up Interoute Transport Services, has purchased Devon-based refrigerated haulage business M&D Transport.Angela Butler, Gregory Distribution finance director said: “We have enjoyed a long-standing working relationship with M&D and the purchase of the business will complement our existing refrigerated transport operations and create new opportunities ...
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ArticleHW Coates plays down 20% rise in profit
HW CoatesPackaged chemicals logistics specialist HW Coates Holdings has played down a near 20% rise in pre-tax profit last year, describing it as “satisfactory”.The Leicester-based firm saw turnover increase by 10% in the year to 31 December to £37.8m (2012: £34.3m); pre-tax profit rose from £8.1m to £9.7m – up ...
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Ceva appoints contract logistics chief operating officer
Ceva Logistics has appointed Brett Bissell as chief operating officer for its contract logistics division.In his new role, Bissell will be responsible for leading strategy processes, KPIs, growing Ceva’s worldwide contract logistics business.He joined Ceva in 2011 as executive vice president for Latin America and helped transform the business in ...
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APC to add 45 double-deck trailers to trunking fleet
APC Overnight is to add 45 new Cartwright double-deck trailers to its trunking fleet as it continues to expand its business.The network said the order for the curtain-sided moving floor trailers represented the biggest investment in its trunking fleet to date and forms part of a series of “strategic investments”. ...
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Argos DC staff set to strike over new shift patterns
Around 1,000 warehouse staff at five Argos DCs are set to strike for 24 hours tomorrow (4 July) in a dispute over terms and conditions, union Unite has claimed.The union said the strike, which is set to start at 6am at Argos’s Basildon, Bridgwater, Castleford and Magna Park sites and ...
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GeoPost seeks Cardiff depot plans approval
DPD and Interlink Express parent GeoPost UK has submitted plans to develop a 60,000ft² depot in Cardiff, which will be an addition to its growing network.The plans submitted to Cardiff City Council for approval include a 50,742ft² warehouse for parcel sortation and a customer collection facility.The parcel firm also wants ...
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Unite considers next steps as UPS talks unsuccessful
Unite says it is currently considering its course of action after talks with UPS earlier this week were unsuccessful.A spokesman for the union said the two parties made “no progress” in talks on Monday (30 June), and it is currently considering its next steps. A spokeswoman for UPS declined to ...