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ArticleOne of the founding fathers of TNT, Bill Hanley MBE, remembered
Bill Hanley died suddenly on 9 August, aged 81.Hanley played a key role in developing the TNT Express business. He was a director of Inter County Expressand remained with the company when the directors accepted a takeover offer from TNT in back in 1978, this led to him taking on ...
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Trading at Welch's Transport "progressing well" in 2013
Trading at the transport operations at Welch’s Transport this year is “progressing well” after a “reasonable performance” in 2012, according to MD Jim Welch.Despite the contribution of road haulage and warehousing activities at Welch’s Transport falling slightly from £8.8m in 2011 to £8.6m in the 12 months ending 31 December ...
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ArticleStobart Group reports solid first half, appoints new chairman
Stobart Group has made a “solid” start to its financial year despite a cold and wet June followed by the July heat wave causing volatility in its retail distribution business.The Group said today (23 August) that in the six months to the 31 August its transport and distribution division had ...
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Turnover down but profit up at John Raymond Transport
John Raymond Transport, which celebrates 60 years in business next month, achieved a modest increase in profit last year.For the year ending 30 September 2012, the company, with depots in Bridgend, Cannock and Swindon, reported a pre-tax profit of £42,000, on a turnover of £19.9m.Director Jonathan Raymond, son of the ...
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John Mitchell feels the benefit of tough rates stance
The managing director of John Mitchell (Grangemouth) said an increase in turnover and profit at the company was down to being tough with customers who wouldn’t move on rates.The haulage and warehousing firm saw an 8.5% increase in turnover for the year ending 31 March 2013, to almost £13m.Pre-tax profit ...
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ArticleCourier Diamond Logistics opens four new franchise sites
Courier franchise network Diamond Logistics opened four new depots last month as it continues with ambitions to operate over 30 sites by the end of 2015.The new sites in Croydon, Norwich, Newcastle and Ashburton in south Devon were opened in July to allow the franchises to grow before the Christmas ...
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Palletways expands into Czech Republic and Slovakia
Palletways is to launch services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia next month, a move that expands its services across 13 countries on the Continent.On the same day, Palletways’ European business will also start offering mini quarter pallet and light pallet services, bringing its number of different sized pan-European pallet ...
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ArticleMT Tracker - 21 August
Shares in road transport businesses continue to trade at record highs for the calendar year, despite a relatively quiet August and an oh-so-slight dip in the value of the MT basket of shares.News from the firms trading on the London Stock Exchange has, in the past seven days, amounted to ...
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Birmingham considers Low Emission Zone
Birmingham City Council is considering introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) within the city’s ring-road in order to incentivise the take-up of cleaner vehicles by operators in the area.Proposals outlined in its Draft Low Emission Strategy revealed that it was currently conducting a feasibility study into whether a LEZ would ...
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ArticleAre you missing out on tax relief?
Just what sort of research are you doing here?Although research and development (R&D) and logistics aren't obvious bedfellows, the clever bods at Baker Tilly have pointed out that despite investment in R&D by UK companies having tripled in the past decade to £1.2bn, the amount of tax relief claimed by ...
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Bedfords enters international haulage market
Bedfords, of Birstall, West Yorkshire, has had its application for an international O-licence granted by the traffic commissioners.The operator, which is a Palletforce member and the parent company of haulage consortium LinQ Alliance, will now provide a pan-European service to satisfy the demands of its clients.MD Steff Pfadenhauer, said: “This ...
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ArticleConcerns raised over pallet wrap safety
A pallet wrapping company has warned that businesses are wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds per year by not ensuring goods are adequately packaged.Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists (GVPS) said it was “surprising” that some firms often overlook the price of wrapping pallets, given the huge costs involved.And it warned ...
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Palletways launches the Platinum Club
Palletways has relaunched its member recognition scheme with the help of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, in a bid to create an even more exclusive club.The pallet network, which previously accorded its best members Platinum status, has introduced the Platinum Club.In doing so it moves from an accolade conferred to ...
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Kuehne + Nagel appoints new group CEO
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Dr. Detlef Trefzger as its CEO, following the departure of former group CEO Reinhard Lange earlier this year.The former executive vice president of K+N’s contract & integrated logistics division will take up his new position with immediate effect, but will still be responsible for the ...
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ArticleTesco defends recruitment policy at Dagenham DC
Tesco has defended its recruitment policy after being accused of seeking out foreign workers, rather than British ones, at its new Dagenham distribution centre in East London.Earlier this week, a leaked speech due to be given by Labour immigration spokesman Chris Bryant alleged the new Dagenham site employed a large ...
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Motor Transport July 2013 Diesel Price Commentary and Chart
UK diesel rose for the second month in a row during July, rising 2.0% to 111.86 ppl. Crude oil prices were higher compared to the previous month.Some tightness in supply appeared to impact while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa looked to offer support. Broader financial market ...
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ArticleAndrew Baxter takes control of Europa Worldwide Group
Europa Worldwide Group has been acquired by the former joint owner of RH Freight, Andrew Baxter – who takes a 90% controlling stake in the international operator.It marks a return to the industry for the former deputy managing director at RH Freight, which was sold to Kuehne + Nagel in ...
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ArticleMatthew Clark reduces delivery costs
Matthew Clark has taken 13 Dafs via RyderDrinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has taken delivery of 13 custom-built Dafs from its vehicle supplier Ryder, in a bid to increase the load capacity of its 190-strong fleet and further improve operational efficiency.Matthew Clark has estimated, with assistance from Ryder, that it can ...
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ArticlePay another day
Road transport operators appear to be keeping staff remuneration under control as the UK's ponderous recovery unfolds, with just a quarter having granted pay rises to their employees in the past 12 months.A survey of SMEs on behalf of Close Brothers Asset Finance, albeit covering 550 companies from across the ...
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News UK and Telegraph Media Group choose Ceva Logistics
News UK and Telegraph Media Group (TMG) have signed a joint distribution deal with Ceva Logistics.Ceva will continue to handle the distribution of newspapers for TMG, a contract which it had previously held, including The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Telegraph and the weekly world edition of The ...