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ArticleGregory updates fleet for Spar deliveries
Gregory Distribution has invested in a fleet of 10 new temperature controlled trailers for its work with the Appleby Westward Group servicing Spar stores across the south west of England. The Gray & Adams trailers all feature Carrier Transicold Vector 1950 MT fridges, all-round lighting, directional reversing lights and rear ...
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K+N workers set to strike over 'superhubs'
Union Unite has confirmed a 24-hour strike by drivers, draymen and warehouse workers at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) will take place on 11 September.The strike, which will start at 10am, is expected to affect deliveries of brands including Fosters, Heineken, Kronenbourg, John Smith’s, Strongbow and Britvic soft drinks ...
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GFS to manage Musto's click and collect orders
Parcel carrier manager Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has had its contract with outdoor clothing retailer Musto extended to include management of a ‘click and collect’ service.The company already handles the management of domestic and international parcel delivery for Musto and the new service will allow consumers to collect their parcels ...
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Increased enforcement of LGVs promised to protect London's cyclicts
Operators working in the capital will face greater Vosa enforcement and potentially greater regulation in a bid to improve cycling safety in London, the government has announced.Transport minister Stephen Hammond and London mayor Boris Johnson revealed today [4 September] that they will be establishing a dedicated HGV Task Force to ...
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ArticleKeltbray-backed cycling safety programme reaches milestone
Keltbray has welcomed the 10,000th cyclist into one of its truck's cabsConstruction operator Keltbray is taking part in a milestone cycling safety event today (4 Sept) in London, where it will welcome the 10,000th cyclist into the cab of one of its lorries.The monthly cycling awareness events, run under the ...
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ArticleSector Report: Agriculture
The agricultural transport sector has fared better than others during the recession with the help of rigorous cost control and by constantly seeking to add value. Louise Cole reportsThe agricultural sector is performing strongly, despite a highly competitive marketplace – but the goal for operators in future will be ensuring ...
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Royal Mail workers could strike from 10 October, says CWU
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has warned that strike action at Royal Mail and Parcelforce is possible from 10 October if union members vote in favour of it later this month.The union said a ballot for strike action will be held from 20 September if talks with the post and ...
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Norbert Dentressangle wins £100m ASOS contract
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has sealed a £100m logistics deal with online fashion giant ASOS, taking the three-year contract from incumbent Unipart Logistics.The operation will see ND managing the retailer’s 1.1 million square foot global DC in Barnsley, West Yorkshire, which handles more than 60,000 product lines shipped to customers in ...
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KNDL workers vote for strike action
Workers at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) have voted in favour of strike action in a ballot by union Unite, which concluded last week (28 August).Unite revealed that 85% voted to strike on a turnout of 64%, having balloted 970 drivers, draymen and warehouse workers.Industrial action could affect deliveries ...
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ArticleRyder wins €30m MoD vehicle supply contract
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a four year vehicle supply and maintenance contract to Ryder, worth €30m (£25.4m).It will cover the supply of LGVs to the MoD’s operation in Germany, as well as other vehicles including cars and minibuses, and will reflect the MoD’s planned troop reduction in ...
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Unite recommends DHL/ Jaguar Land Rover pay settlement
Union Unite is to recommend to its members a settlement with DHL and four companies providing the operator with agency staff on its contract with Jaguar Land Rover.DHL, alongside staffing firms NAC, Staffline and Milestone had been in negotiations with Unite over terms of pay for permanent and agency staffDHL ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle wins Shanks European waste deal
Shanks Waste Management has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to manage European export of low carbon fuel from its Kettering and Glasgow materials recycling facilities.ND will now manage the transport of refuse derived fuel from Shanks locations in Kettering and Glasgow into energy recovery facilities in Holland and Germany, under transfrontier shipment ...
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UK Pallets adds Neill & Brown and Hellmann Worldwide
UK Pallets has added two new partners - Neill & Brown Global Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics – as part of the “continued development” of the network.Neill & Brown will handle the HU postcode for the network, effectively replacing D&P Haulage, which, at the end of 2011, switched networks to ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) acquires Lewis Tankers
Turners (Soham) has acquired hazardous logistics specialist Lewis Tankers, as part of a strategy to expand its ADR operations.Hensall, East Yorkshire-based Lewis Tankers already has a well-established presence in the chemicals, aviation and energy industries, which will complement Suff0lk-based Turners' fuel distribution operations.Turners general manager Colin Rutherford will head ...
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ArticleYearsley Logistics opens northern superhub
Yearsley Logistics has completed the first phase of its new £20m northern ‘superhub’ in Heywood, Greater Manchester.The new 13.6-acre cold, which will be constructed in three phases, will double the chilled distribution specialist’s pallet capacity from 40,000 to 80,000 units per night.Harry Yearsley, MD at the Lancashire firm, said the ...
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Tesco receives permission for Oxfordshire home delivery DC
Tesco has received planning permission to develop a 134,333 ft² DC near Abingdon, Oxfordshire.Documents submitted to Vale of White Horse District Council in May revealed the supermarket’s plans to develop a home delivery DC on a former Esso site in Milton Hill, near Abingdon, which will be used specifically ...
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MT Tracker 28 August
The promise of a solid first half in its financial year did little to improve investor confidence in Stobart Group - because investors were already ahead of the curve. On 17 April it was trading at a year low of 76.5pence per share. Today its at its year high of ...
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HGV Road User Levy: a level playing field?
For decades the government has been urged to make competition fairer between UK and foreign operators but, now action is being finally taken, how effective will it prove, asks Guy Sheppard.When the HGV Road User Levy comes into force in April, Rob Hollyman, MD of Purfleet-based UK and international distribution ...
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Premier Logistics adds second southern location
Leicester-based Premier Logistics has added a second southern site to its rapidly growing operation.The operator, which revealed plans to leave its Meridian Business Park home last month for bigger premises, has acquired the business and assets of collapsed haulier Cobley Transport (Reading).The deal for the Thatcham depot of Cobley Transport ...
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Nightline Logistics joins Fortec network
Nightline Logistics has joined the Fortec Distribution Network as it seeks to enter the next phase of growth.The Nuneaton-based firm will serve Fortec customers in Coventry, parts of Warwickshire, including Nuneaton, Rugby, Leamington, Warwick, and Tamworth in Staffordshire.This is the first time Nightline, which also operates a satellite depot in ...