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Wincanton refinaces banking facility
Wincanton has successfully refinanced its main banking facility, securing a new five-year term through to June 2019.The operator, which revealed its pre-tax profit had more than doubled in its annual results earlier this month, said the refinancing comprises a new £170m facility with improved pricing for the group.Wincanton’s facility is ...
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TNT Post to offer track and trace for the first time
TNT Post is giving its customers the ability to monitor the status of their parcel and packet deliveries for the first time with the launch of a track and trace system.The new service, called P&P InSight, is aimed at small e-commerce businesses and mailing houses with e-commerce customers.It will allow ...
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Hermes to open Liverpool depot
Hermes has taken on a 47,000ft² depot near Liverpool, as part of its ongoing investment in its network and capacity.A spokeswoman for the parcel carrier confirmed that it would move into the depot, which is situated on the Trio Knowsley Industrial Park in Knowsley, near Liverpool, this year.Plans for the ...
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ArticleFTA gives cautious welcome to TfL guidance on cycling infrastructure
The FTA has given a cautious welcome to Transport for London’s (TfL) plans to accomodate the growing number of cyclists in the capital but warned that freight deliveries nust be considered in any new designs.Launched last week (13 June), the draft London Cycling Design Standards showcased the latest ideas ...
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ArticleScania offers three-year R&M package as standard
Scania is underlining its confidence in the reliability of its Euro-6 range by becoming the first manufacturer to offer a three year repair and maintenance package as standard on all new long haul and distribution trucks. The “bumper to bumper” package covers everything except out of hours servicing and annual ...
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ArticleBibby: Collaboration in supply chain can save up to £2bn a year on fuel costs
Supply chain collaboration could save around £2bn a year on fuel costs, a panel of logistics industry leaders revealed at last week’s International Festival of Business in Liverpool.In a lively debate - organised by Bibby Supply Chain Services and chaired by Motortransport.co.uk editor Steve Hobson - panelists looked at how ...
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ArticleDBL becomes first operator to join Logistics Hub UK
DBL Logistics has become the first warehousing and distribution company to become a member of the Logistics Hub UK scheme. The Sheffield-based business has agreed to support the hub, which aims to establish the Sheffield city region as the north of England's leading multimodal logistics location.Logistics Hub UK is a ...
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ArticleLomas Distribution takes on collapsed Seafield's Winsford site
The MD of Buxton-based Lomas Distribution has expressed his delight after the company secured the Winsford warehousing business of collapsed firm Seafield Logistics saving jobs in the process.Following Abbey Logistics successful deal for much of the failed business’s bulk powder operations, Lomas Distribution secured Winsford and the palletised transport operation ...
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ArticlePall-Ex member RJ Murray wins £3.6m solar panel contract
RJ Murray & Son has won a three-year contract with solar panel firm Global Heat Source, worth £1.2m a year.The new operation will be based at pallet network Pall-Ex’s northern hub in Carlisle, which is run by RJ Murray, and is expected to boost freight volumes by around 500 pallets ...
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ArticleSpatial Global secures Gruppo Media extension
Publisher Gruppo Media has extended its delivery and warehousing contract with Castle Donington-based Spatial Global.The contract has been extended to include receiving, storing, pick and pack and dispatching merchandise to customers, along with delivering bulk orders to retailers.The operator will continue to provide pick and pack, warehousing, mail delivery and ...
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Clipper to manage Cabbages & Roses supply chain
Clipper Logistics has won a contract to manage the supply chain for fashion, fabrics and homeware brand Cabbages & Roses from its Enfield shared-user site.The contract covers deliveries to stores and worldwide distribution for the retailer’s e-commerce operation, both of which were previously serviced in-house.Clipper will use its returns management ...
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Europa Worldwide continues expansion plans
Europa Worldwide has made two significant steps towards its goal of becoming the number one groupage operator in the UK; opening a new site in Nottingham and delivering the first phase of its £1.7m IT investment.The international groupage and freight forwarding specialist has become one of the first tenants in ...
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TfL confirms new out-of-hours delivery trials
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed three new out-of-hours delivery trials are to start in London, after signing a deal with an external consultancy to manage and assess them.The trials will focus on three distinct areas, said a spokesman for TfL: the possibility of a long-term change in delivery behaviour; ...
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Rates freeze contributes to profit drop at Arcese UK
Pre-tax profit at Arcese UK fell over 30% in the year to the end of December, accounts posted at Companies House have shown.Turnover at the Thurrock-based firm, which runs around 80 vehicles, rose almost 1.7% during 2013 to £24.07m (2012: £23.67m) but profits before tax fell to just under £259,000 ...
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Seafield Logistics in administration
MT Top 100 company Seafield Logistics has been placed into administration.In a statement Grant Thornton confirmed it had been appointed as the firm's administrator today (11 June), with David Riley, Les Ross and Joe McLean handling the process.“Immediately following the appointment, the bulk powder transport business was sold to ...
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Abbey Logistics buys majority of Seafield Logistics' bulk powder operation
Abbey Logistics Group has acquired the majority of the assets and customer base relating to the bulk powder transport business of Seafield Logistics.Seafield Logistics is a major player in the UK bulk powder transport market, with significant contracts in food and non-food markets. It ranked 55 in Motor Transport’s Top ...
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Morrisons extends reach of home delivery service
Morrisons has extended its home delivery service into Hull and Manchester as it continues with plans to offer grocery deliveries to 50% of UK addresses by the end of the year.Deliveries in the two areas began on Monday 2 June and follow the introduction of similar operations in Yorkshire, London ...
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Inglis promoted to chief development officer in DHL reorganisation
DHL Supply Chain Europe CEO Graham Inglis has been promoted to chief development officer as part of a management shake-up.Inglis (pictured right) will be responsible for global sales and marketing and DHL's sector and product teams. He will also take on responsibility for its global Service Parts Logistics and Life ...
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ArticleACS&T "best in the business" strategy boosts profit to £1.1m
Temperature-controlled operator ACS&T has said that making its operation and facilities some of the “best in the business” led to improvement in profit last year.Pre-tax profit was £1.1m in 2013, from £651,000 in 2012. Turnover for the year ended December 2013 was £20.5m, flat on 2012’s £20.47m.MD Malcolm Johnstone ...
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ArticleFortec Connects in bid to leapfrog rivals
FortecFortec will complete its most significant IT project in a decade by the end of the year, in a move it claims will put it ahead of its pallet network rivals and on par with the best the parcels sector can offer.Andrew Knowles, Fortec operations director, told MT: “If you ...