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ArticleNightline International sets out growth ambitions a year after formation
Newly-created Nightline International, which was established when Nightline restructured last year, hopes to double the size of its business by 2017.MD John Quinn said the company has set out “solid foundations for long-term success” in the year since it was formed. This includes an increase in sales both in the ...
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ArticlePalletways appoints UK managing director
Luis Zubialde, Palletways UK managing directorPalletways has revealed Luis Zubialde is to become its first UK managing director, strengthening its recently remodelled executive team further.Zubialde is currently MD of the company’s Iberian network, a role he will continue in while a successor is found before taking on his new role.Julian ...
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ArticleLife's Good for Yusen Logistics after LG Electronics win
Yusen Logistics has won a contract to deliver LG Electronics logistics subsidiary Hi Logistics UK to deliver products throughout the UK.The contract will see Yusen deliver LGs complete product range, from audio visiual products to kitchen appliances, collecting from Hi Logistics’ DC in Ryton near Coventry for onward delivery to ...
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ArticleTransport Exchange Group updates mobile app functionality
Transport Exchange Group has updated its mobile app to allow operators to provide customers with the status of their load.The app is available to Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange customers and will provide real-time information about their deliveries.Drivers will be able to use the ‘My Booking’ area on the app ...
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FedEx, DHL and Royal Mail named in top 20 business brands
DHL, FedEx and Royal Mail have been named among the top 20 strongest business brands for the second year running in the annual ‘Superbrands’ league table.FedEx was voted the strongest of the UK’s transport and logistics brands, ranking at number 14 in the 2014 table, while Royal Mail followed closely ...
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Logistics boosts group turnover at Norbert Dentressangle
Strong growth in its logistics division helped offset declining revenues from transport at Norbert Dentressangle last year, leaving the firm's turnover almost 4% up with a fractional increase in profitability.Following a particularly good fourth quarter, the group reported an overall 3.9% rise in turnover during 2013 to just over €4bn ...
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DHL secures £30m Virgin Trains contract
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract with Virgin Trains to provide transport for its on-board catering.The £30m contract will see DHL’s food service business deliver products for the train operator’s west coast mainline, which stretches between London Euston station and Glasgow.The operator will use its ‘Focus’ warehouse management ...
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ArticleYodel has Tour of Britain contract renewed
Yodel has had its contract to provide the logistics for The Tour of Britain extended by five years.The operator will continue to be the official logistics partner for the cycling event and will transport thousands of tonnes of equipment and race infrastructure across the country using a fleet of 30 ...
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DX Group reveals turnover increase and begins AIM listing
DX Group said it has successfully raised approximately £200.5m through selling shares on AIM this morning, following a 3% increase in turnover for the first six months of its current financial year.Shares began trading at 100 pence per share at 8am today (27 February), with interest from institutional and other ...
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DPD to open £3.5m Peterborough site
DPD has invested £3.5m on a new depot in Peterborough, which will be double the size of its current site in the city.The 37,000ft² site at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park will become fully operational in April and will replace its current Peterborough depot.It will give the operator improved access ...
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ArticleDX Group flotation comes at the right time, says analyst
As it prepares to list on AIM this week, DX Group has said that it will not begin its plans to integrate DX Freight, formerly Nightfreight, into its wider network until the business is operating at acceptable levels of efficiency.In its AIM admission document seen by The Hub, DX ...
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UKLPG joins FairFuelUK call to make alternative fuels more affordable
LPG trade association UKLPG has signed up as an official backer of FairFuelUK (FFUK), and has taken the opportunity to urge the government to make alternative fuels more affordable in next month’s Budget.The association has joined the RHA, FTA, APN and the RAC as head line sponsors of FFUK, which ...
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TNT Post submits formal complaint over Royal Mail contract changes
TNT Post UK has submitted a formal complaint to regulator Ofcom claiming that rival Royal Mail has breached its regulatory conditions.TNT’s complaint comes after Royal Mail revealed it would be changing the terms of the contracts it holds with other mail carriers, including the price it charges for final mile ...
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ArticleThe Hub takes a look inside FedEx UK's Stoke-on-Trent operation
As FedEx UK’s Trevor Hoyle stepped into his new shoes as vice president operations UK and Ireland, The Hub was invited to the parcel giant’s hub in Stoke-on-Trent to see its night operation in full swing.The Stoke-on-Trent hub started its life as a site for cross-docking and was the company’s ...
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ArticleScania + MAN = MANia?
VW Group has put €6.7bn (£5.5bn) on the table to buy out the minority shareholders of Scania as that the current shareholder structure of Scania “compromises integration and co-operation efforts significantly”.The German automotive giant already owns 62.6% of the Swedish marque and says the next “logical and consistent step” in ...
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C&D South West opens Dorset depot
Chard-based C&D South West has opened a depot in Dorset, expanding its coverage in the South East and granting it easier access to the region’s ports and also central London.The Palletforce founder member believes the expansion will enable it to grow both its domestic and international business interests.Central to this ...
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Clipper Logistics helps mark five years of ECO Stars
ECO Stars founder member Clipper Logistics was on hand last week (21 February) to mark the fifth anniversary of the emissions scheme.ECO Stars launched in South Yorkshire in 2009 in a bid to tackle road transport’s contribution to air-quality issues in the region.Now in operation at 11 UK locations, as ...
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ArticleProhire appoints second David Barlow
Commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management specialist Prohire has appointed David Barlow as its new group commercial director.Barlow has previously worked for as Hill Hire, Transamerica Leasing and Trailerent in a career spanning more than three decades. He will be responsible for Prohire’s new vehicle procurement and all ...
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Arla to convert fifth of fleet to dual-fuel
Own-account operator Arla Foods plans to convert its HGV fleet at two sites to dual-fuel after opening a refuellingstation in Buckinghamshire.The operator already has 10 dual-fuel trucks in service at its new £150m Aylesbury dairy, with plans to convert up to 80 HGVs at that site this year. It will ...
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Baxter aiming high at Europa Worldwide
Three years ago the industry was shocked as one of the most prominent names in family haulage, the Baxter family’s RH Freight, was snapped up by Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel for £66.9m. It was a move that came out of the blue, and was concluded within in matter ...