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Unite suspends industrial action at KNDL after fresh talks

2013-09-25T13:22:00Z

Industrial action by Unite members at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has been halted, following meetings between union representatives and company managers last week, KNDL has confirmed.The industrial action, which began with a 24 hour strike by drivers, draymen and warehouse staff on 11 September and included an indefinite ...

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MT Tracker - 25 September

2013-09-25T12:47:00Z

Well you win some and you lose some. Trading in shares at UK Mail Group continues to be a profitable experience, but - despite a good performance in its transport division Hargreaves shares continue to splutter.Yesterday Hargreaves Logistics said its turnover had increased by £5.4m from £77.3m to £82.7m for ...

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B2C parcels continues to drive growth at UK Mail

2013-09-25T09:28:00Z

Turnover at UK Mail Group is ahead of expectations as its parcels business continues to post double-digit growth in the B2C sector.In a pre-close trading update issued today (25 September) UK Mail said that reported turnover for the first half of the year would show a 7% year-on-year improvement – ...

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MAN pushes operator choice

2013-09-25T08:27:00Z

MAN will continue with a two-pronged approach to truck sales in the UK for the foreseeable future, offering operators a choice of new Euro-6 or used Euro-5 vehicles well into 2014.Speaking at the launch of MAN’s complete Euro-6 line up – other than engines over 500hp, which will be revealed ...

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Wincanton extends Valero fuel contract

2013-09-24T14:53:00Z

Wincanton has signed a five-year contract extension with petroleum refiner Valero in a deal that will see it move more than two billion litres of fuel a year.The contract, which extended the already 20 year-old partnership between the two firms, also sees the operator take over the scheduling and planning ...

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Knights of Old wins Community Foods distribution deal

2013-09-24T14:09:00Z

Community Foods has signed a three-year contract with Knights of Old for the distribution of its organic food range across the UK.The contract will see Knights of Old collect orders daily from three Community Foods sites for overnight delivery to retailers via its shared user network.Ian Beattie, MD of Knights ...

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Royal Mail, ND and Tesco triumph at Women in Logistics 2013 Awards

2013-09-24T11:45:00Z

Royal Mail scooped the Company of the Year accolade at the Women in Logistics (WIL) UK awards last Friday (20 September) in Solihull.Selected by public vote, the post and parcels giant received 85% of the vote, fighting off finalists Premier Farnell and Unipart Logistics.SME of the Year Award went to ...

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Select Committee to examine strategic roads plan

2013-09-24T10:33:00Z

The Commons Transport Committee has announced an inquiry into government policy on the UK’s strategic road network. The inquiry, for which it is currently inviting written submissions, will look at a number of specific areas including: How much the policies set out in the Government’s Action for roads paper will ...

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Hargreaves Logistics performance remains solid

2013-09-24T10:25:00Z

Turnover at the transport division of Hargreaves Services have risen in the past 12 months, however its profit fell marginally as its tanker division struggled.Hargreaves Logistics turnover increased by £5.4m from £77.3m to £82.7m for the 12 months ending 31 May. However operating profit fell slightly to £4m, from ...

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Fashion unleashed: changing trends in the supply chain

2013-09-24T08:42:00Z

DHL fashionFashion Unleashed! sounds like something Derek Zoolander might utter, but it’s a new report from DHL tying in with its role as logistics partner to the recent London Fashion Week.The report, actually written by consultant Lisa Harrington, explores the changes that are happening to retailers’ supply chains due to ...

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Pallet network concept set to thrive in Eastern Europe

2013-09-24T08:15:00Z

The MD of Pall-Ex has predicted the pallet network concept is due to come of age in Eastern Europe, with newly launched Pall-Ex Polska set to capitalise.Speaking following the launch of the fifth European network under the Pall-Ex banner, Adrian Russell said that with the launch of Pall-Ex Romania in ...

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Stobart banks £25m from property sale

2013-09-23T19:22:00Z

Stobart Group has said a £25m windfall generated by a property sale this month will be held in cash pending reinvestment or used to repay debt. The windfall results from the sale by Stobart’s estates division of an investment property at Admiral Retail Park, in Eastbourne, which the firm took ...

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Premier Logistics adds New Actros units to fleet

2013-09-23T12:25:00Z

New Actros units for Premier Logistics from MertruxLeicester-based Premier Logistics has bought five New Actros units with BigSpace cabs from its local branch of Midlands Mercedes-Benz dealer Mertrux. The additions are to keep pace with business growth and will take its fleet size close to 90 trucks.Last month, the company ...

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DHL and Unite settle Jaguar Land Rover pay row

2013-09-23T12:16:00Z

Unite and DHL have settled their pay dispute at Jaguar Land RoverDHL Supply Chain has come to a pay settlement with union Unite at Jaguar Land Rover following a dispute that had lasted two months.Staff at DHL voted for industrial action at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull ...

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Palletline on course to launch direct trunking service from 2014

2013-09-23T12:06:00Z

Palletline is on course to launch a direct trunking service from January 2014, a move that its MD Kevin Buchanan believes has the potential to evolve the decades-old pallet network model.Palletline is in its second pilot phase of the scheme. Buchanan told MT that while there were obstacles, not least ...

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Nightline restructures to handle volume growth

2013-09-20T15:20:00Z

Nightline is to restructure in a move that will see the creation of three different divisions at the firm, which has sites in Dublin, Belfast and Chorley, Lancashire.Its parcels business, Nightline Delivers, will remain as one of divisions, incorporating its Eirpost and Parcel Motel subsidiaries.However they will be joined by ...

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Seven day strike at City Link called off

2013-09-20T10:04:00Z

The RMT union has called off a week-long strike at City Link after the parcel carrier applied for an injunction at the High Court.Nearly 800 staff had planned to strike for seven days beginning Tuesday 24 September over pay, conditions and alleged changes to contracts, following a ballot which closed ...

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Unite claims overtime ban will stifle KNDL strike recovery

2013-09-20T09:55:00Z

Union Unite has claimed the real impact of recent industrial action at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has yet to be felt, as an indefinite ban on overtime restricts the logistics firm’s ability to recover from the 24-hour strike held on 11 September. A spokesman for Unite told Motortransport.co.uk ...

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EC targets cabotage 'simplification'

2013-09-20T09:52:00Z

Simplifications to the rules on cabotage could be unveiled soon by the European Commission, EC vice president Siim Kallas has confirmed. Speaking at a conference on 16 September organised by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), Kallas said a report to be presented later this year on the state of ...

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John G Russell invests more in Renfrewshire

2013-09-19T15:48:00Z

Hillington-based John G Russell (Transport) is to beef up its participation in the Invest in Renfrewshire scheme, a council initiative to help tackle local youth unemployment and support business growth. The scheme, set up in June 2012, aims to build partnerships with local firms who want to make an investment ...