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Fire damages 50% of Norbert's Grantham warehouse
A fire at Norbert Dentressangle’s Easton distribution centre, near Grantham, last week damaged approximately half of a warehouse there containing pet food, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue has confirmed.The blaze broke out at around 2.45pm on Monday 15 July and resulted in "severe damage by fire to 50% of the warehouse ...
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DPD denies fifth hub option
DPD has denied that it is currently considering opening a fifth hub in 2018-20.The parcel carrier, which recently received planning permission to develop its 330,000 ft² East Midlands hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, said it has not yet set out plans for expansion beyond the investments planned over the next two ...
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New business and volume growth helps Fowler Welch profit rise
Pre-tax profit at Fowler Welch rose 12.8% last year, as a result of improved vehicle efficiency, new business wins and volume growth from existing customers.Parent company Dart Group revealed that pre-tax profit for Fowler Welch rose to £4.4m for the year ended 31 March 2013, up from £3.9m in 2011-12. ...
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Maritime Transport wins Tesco Haulier of the Year award
Felixstowe-based Maritime Transport has won the Haulier of the Year award at Tesco’s recent Primary Distribution supplier conference.The haulier was recognised as the supermarket giant’s primary grocery and general merchandise haulier of the year after being nominated by primary distribution managers.The award was presented by John Clark, Tesco primary operations ...
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Sainsbury's postpones Exeter DC plans
Sainsbury’s has postponed plans to develop a new regional DC on the outskirts of Exeter, two years after receiving planning permission, as it now has no immediate need for a depot in the area.The supermarket was granted permission to develop a 528,000 ft² DC in Clyst Honiton in September 2011 ...
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Palletline Logistics (Midlands) ceases to trade
Palletline Logistics (Midlands) has lost its battle for survival and ceased to trade.The Birmingham-based haulier had entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) last May, after encountering cash flow problems that stemmed from errors in reporting its operating figures to its lenders.Palletline Logistics (Midlands) MD Bob Russett was a founder ...
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'No targets' in place for third party driving tests
The Driving Standards Agency has said it “is not currently seeking” to increase the number of third party sites that carry out vocational driving tests. A spokeswoman for the agency confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk recently that 10.5% of LGV driving tests were now being conducted at a total of 38 third ...
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Winterbotham Darby extends and expands Fowler Welch deal
Food manufacturer Winterbotham Darby has extended its contract with Fowler Welch for three years, after just one year of working together.The extension will see Fowler Welch store, pick and despatch bakery products to Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury, Waitrose and Morrisons from Winterbotham Darby’s facility in Portsmouth. Stock is produced in France ...
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ND gets its freight forwarding on
Well, that didn’t take long. Barely two weeks after Norbert Dentressangle began raising funds, sorry, trading on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange it’s flexed its acquisitive muscles again. This time picking up Franco-Russian freight forwarder Daher Group.It’s not the first time ND has snapped up freight forwarding interests in ...
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Are Britain's roads equipped to handle the summer?
During a time where the British Retail Consortium is reporting above average retail figures, all the more important for trucks to be on the roads and delivering goods into stores, one of the busiest roads in the UK, the M25, came to a standstill on Sunday (14 July).Unable to take ...
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MT Tracker 17 July
The success story of the first half of the year, without doubt, is UK Mail. It simply, absolutely, will not stop, moving parcels with volumes up 25% in the first quarter year-on-year. If you had bought a share in the firm in January, it would have set you back 365p ...
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An Inconvenient Truth: even utopia needs deliveries
The London Olympics may be a happy memory for most, but it appears the freight industry’s “legacy” is far from assured.While it is true that the Games successfully pushed freight’s needs onto the political radar at the traditionally people and passenger focused Transport for London (TfL), not everyone it seems ...
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K+N predicts stronger second half
Profit fell at Kuehne + Nagel's road and rail logistics division in the first half of 2013, compared to the same period in 2012, although it predicted a stronger second half-year performance.The division pulled back strongly in the second quarter from an 85% first-quarter drop in EBITDA caused by adverse ...
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Transaid goes back to its roots
International development charity Transaid has gone back to its roots providing logistics support to other aid organisations since Gary Forster took over as chief executive in 2011, as he explains to Steve Hobson.While Transaid was set up as an independent body in 1998, its origins go further back, and ...
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Panther launches Saturday delivery service
Household furniture and appliances delivery firm Panther Warehousing has launched a Saturday delivery service as it attempts to meet consumers’ demands.The operator, which recently expanded its services to include delivery of 'light and large' goods, is now able to offer next day delivery of goods six days a week, provided ...
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Evans Transport opts for Euro-5 fleet renewal
Evans Transport in fleet renewalPalletforce member Evans Transport has spent £2.5m on more fuel efficient vehicles in the past year, as part of an on-going fleet replacement programme.The family-run firm, which has its head office in Barnstaple, has replaced 35 LGVs over the past 12 months. The bulk of ...
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Brit European prepares for growth in 2013
Automotive specialist Brit European Transport improved its margins in 2012, despite a slight fall in turnover.The haulier – which acquired bulk liquids business Tankplus in November 2012 – saw pre-tax proft for the year-ending 31 December 2012 rise to £465,265 from £334,522 in the previous financial year.This represents an pre-tax ...
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Schenker and Roadways Container Logistics cut truck miles
Rail freight operator DB Schenker Rail UK has selected Roadways Container Logistics' Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) as its Midlands rail hub.Two DB Schenker trains from Southampton and one from Felixstowe run daily into the state-of-the-art terminal, carrying more than 770 containers a week in and out of BIFT. Roadways ...
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DPD East Midlands parcel hub given the green light
Building work for DPD’s £100m East Midlands parcel hub is likely to begin in August, following the granting of planning approval.The project, which will form part of the £175m investment in its hubs and depots revealed last year, will see a 330,000 ft² hub developed on the 33-acre site close ...
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MT Awards 2013: the movie!
The highlights from the 2013 Motor Transport Awards are now available for your viewing pleasure.If you missed the road transport industry’s Oscars on Wednesday 3 July, or if you were there and want to be reminded of what a great night it was, the movie features all the best bits ...