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DSV Road appoints Jesper Hansen has UK MD
DSV’s Road division has appointed Jesper Hansen as UK managing director, following former MD René Falch Olesen’s decision to concentrate on his role as group chief commercial officer.Hansen joined DSV as traffic manager for the Benelux/France region in 1997 and worked his way up to his former role of division ...
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Ehrmanns chooses London City Bond for wine distribution
London City Bond has won a contract with wine importer Ehrmanns, following the customer’s assessment of the wine distribution market.The contract will see Ehrmanns move into LCB’s warehouse in Barking, east London, which is capable of storing three million cases of wine. It will also cover round-the-clock deliveries across London, ...
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ArticleHellmann targets contract logistics and consulting growth
Hellmann UK Contract Logistics and Consulting (CLC) has increased its shared user space to 130,000 ft².The expansion to the division of Hellmann Worldwide will see it open two new shared user sites in Winsford, Cheshire and Colnbrook, Berkshire, allowing it to continue to grow following recent wins with Avanti ...
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ArticleHermes boss to give keynote speech at Everywoman leadership conference
Carole WoodheadCarole Woodhead, CEO of Hermes, has been named as the keynote speaker at this year’s Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Leadership Academy.Taking place at the Daventry Court Hotel, Northamptonshire, on 10 September, the one-day event is aimed at future female leaders already working in the logistics and freight industry.A ...
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Article80mph proposals in the slow lane
In an interview with Auto Express magazine, transport minister Stephen Hammond last week said the government was considering higher motorway speeds and even thinking of introducing trials in 2014.Hammond told the magazine the idea was “not dead,” adding: “We are thinking about how we could trial it rather than go ...
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ArticleNew safety system for all light CVs from 2015
All new light commercial vehicles in Europe under 3.5t will have to be equipped to make an automatic call to emergency services in the event of an accident from 2015.The EU has legislated to introduce the system, called eCall, to all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The GPS-linked phone ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle moves two giant horse heads
A client made Norbert Dentressangle an offer it couldn't refuse when it asked the distributor to carry two giant horses heads from Scotland to Sheffield.Its long-term customer Outokumpu Stainless commissioned the heads to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of stainless steel in Sheffield by Harry Brearley, a steelworker ...
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ArticleDBL Logistics secures healthy seven-figure contract win
DBL Logistics has won a long-term UK distribution deal with health products maker Robinson Healthcare.The deal involving “a substantial seven-figure contract”, according to DBL, will see the Sheffield-based haulier and logistics firm become dedicated transport contractor for Robinson.DBL has been working with the firm since 2010 and already transports more ...
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Pall-Ex acts quickly after member Bill Chippington ceases trading
Pall-Ex has moved swiftly to ensure coverage continuity after St Albans-based member Bill Chippington Haulage ceased trading last week. (14 June).The company was placed into administration last week Peter Wastell and Michael Young, partners at FRP Advisory, handling affairs.The haulier had traded from its St Albans premises since 1976, as ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution: south-west lock-out
Gregory Distribution is part of Gregory Distribution (Holdings)With the purchase of the business of South West Delivery Services the Gregory Distribution empire is gaining quite the critical mass in the south-west pallets market.Gregory Distribution (Holdings), the group, has fared well in what is a tough road transport market as recent ...
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Volvo boss full of confidence in new Renault line up
At this week’s multi-million euro launch of Renault Trucks’ complete new line up in Lyon, senior directors from its parent Volvo Group turned out to lend their support to this €2bn (£1.7bn) project to revitalise Renault’s ageing CV portfolio. These included Volvo Group president Olof Persson and he spoke to ...
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Wincanton returns to profitability and targets market share gains
Wincanton has reversed heavy losses and is “back on track” – despite a 9.6% fall in turnover - after a turbulent two years that saw it sell its loss-making European activities and exit a poor performing market in the UK.For the 12 months ending 31 March Wincanton posted a pre-tax ...
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ArticleDo looks matter?
Do you care what your trucks look like? Or are you more concerned with purchase price, running costs and residual values?The extent to which emotion is involved in purchasing a new truck is interesting – I bet most people reading this care, at least to some extent, what the car ...
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ArticleRenault launches new Euro-6 range
Renault Trucks has launched its long-awaited Euro-6 range of trucks at a glitzy two-day event in Lyon in front of almost 10,000 staff, operators, dealers and press.The decision to completely replace its entire range from 10t to 44t at once is risky, but the firm and its parent Volvo are ...
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ArticleDfT plans to offer longer semi-trailers on first come, first served basis
The DfT will offer longer semi-trailers on a first come, first served basis before next year, after admitting the current timescale for getting the trial's 1,800 units onto the UK's roads will not be met.With around six months to go until the deadline to put the 1,800-plus trailers (at 14.6m ...
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ArticleFailed to make any money
In recent months we've had Gregory Distribution and Lenham Storage both warning that the situation in regards rates, and the pressure bearing down on them, is as acute as it's ever been.Talking to another operator recently, The Hub was interested to hear that another way rate pressure was manifesting itself ...
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DPD invests £3.7m in four new depots
Parcel carrier DPD has revealed plans to invest £3.7m in four new depots in Smethwick; Sheffield; Snetterton, Norfolk and Billingham, Teesside as part of its £175m strategy to handle increased volumes.The four sites will create 125 new jobs – 45 in Smethwick, five in Sheffield, 45 in Norfolk and 30 ...
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ArticleBatemans Brewery refleets with Ryder
Batemans Brewery has taken on six custom built Daf LFs at 21, 18 and 12-tonnes GVW, as it looks to refresh its fleet and boost carrying capacity.The vehicles, supplied on contract hire from Ryder, have custom-built Bevan curtainsiders bodies with a low deck height and low profile tyres and wheels.MD ...
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MT Tracker 12 June
Tomorrow I will be speaking with Wincanton chief executive Eric Born as Britain's second largest road transport operation (or is it?) reveals its latest annual accounts. The most important part is - can the company turn a profit and for much of the past 12 months it has promised "good ...
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South West Delivery Services bought by Kay Transport
Palletways member Kay Transport has acquired the business of Truro-based South West Delivery Services, which was headed by MD Mark Adams. Simon Lowes of Ashtons JWD was appointed liquidator of the firm, which is also a Palletways member, last week (7 June) at a meeting of creditors.“The majority of the ...