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Jigsaw secures £15m contract extension with Indesit
White goods manufacturer Indesit has extended its UK national bulk transport contract with Jigsaw in a deal worth £15m.The new part of the contract will see Jigsaw hold full responsibility for Indesit’s UK bulk movements and same day trunking from the customer’s national DC in Raund, Northamptonshire, to ten satellite ...
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Optima joins Fortec pallet network
Manchester-based Optima Logistics has joined the Fortec pallet network, for which it will cover the Oldham and Bolton areas. Optima, which transports a range of ambient goods throughout Europe including food products in the UK and camping furniture, kitchenware and bedding in France, operates from a 90,000ft² warehouse in Manchester ...
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MP calls for windfall tax if price-fixing in oil sector proves widespread
A windfall tax should be applied to the UK oil sector with the resulting revenues used to cut fuel duty, if the EC’s investigation into alleged price-fixing confirms widespread malpractice, it has been suggested. Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow and founder of the PetrolPromise.com campaign, said the EC’s decision ...
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FTA Everywoman Awards 2013 winners revealed
Wincanton were the big winners at the sixth annual FTA Everywoman awards, picking up Director of the Year and the Motor Transport-sponsored Rising Star award at the ceremony at London's Savoy Hotel.On Thursday 16 May nine awards were given to female role models in the road transport industry, who - ...
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ArticleSteve Porter Transport updates fleet
Steve Porter TransportIsle of Wight haulier Steve Porter Transport has spent £750,000 on 40 new trailers.The renewed trailer fleet, which has been purchased on a replacement basis, will operate out of the firm’s Isle of Wight and Portsmouth and Southampton depots.The company, which entered into a load and resource-sharing partnership ...
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Trading conditions remain tough at Boughey
NWF Group, which owns Nantwich-based food logistics firm Boughey Distribution, has said its performance during the current financial year will be “significantly ahead of current market expectations”. In a statement issued on 16 May, the feed, food and fuel distribution business said trading in the winter and early spring months ...
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Stobart shakes off turbulent year with turnover and profit gains
Stobart Group has shaken off a tough start to the year by revealing a 7.2% improvement in the profitability of its transport operations, and a 13% leap in turnover driven by the addition of Autologic.For the 12 months ending 28 February 2013 turnover at Eddie Stobart rose to £517.1m, compared ...
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ArticleUPN reveals identity of first European service provider
Trevor Paul from Twente Express (l) and Andrew Spencer from UPN (r)The United Pallet Network has revealed the identity of the first of its European service partners as Brownhills, West Mids-based Twente Express. UPN revealed in April that it had shaken up its existing European coverage in a move ...
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ArticleMotorway service stations could be forced to display fuel prices
The RHA and motorway service area (MSA) operator Moto have welcomed the prime minister’s plans to force service stations to display fuel prices on motorway signs, but the Petrol Retailers' Association (PRA) believes it will push prices up.RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said the added transparency will help lower fuel ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas - the bank that likes to say 'yes'
With UK banks under constant fire for failing to lend to British businesses, it is refreshing to talk to a banker who is positively eager to work with UK operators.Graham Winslet is sales director of BNP Paribas Rental Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, one of the strongest banks ...
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EC raids prompt calls for fresh investigation into UK oil sector
Calls have been made for further investigations in the UK into alleged price-fixing in the oil industry, after European anti-trust regulators confirmed they had carried out raids on several firms involved in the sector.The raids, which took place on Tuesday 14 May, are reported to have involved BP, Shell, Statoil ...
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MT Tracker 15 May
The quiet before the storm this week - Stobart's results are out tomorrow. Will the boardroom shenanigans of the past few months have led the management to take their eyes off the ball? Come back to MT.co.uk tomorrow to find out!In the meantime Bank Holiday's always mean a quiet few ...
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Panther launches delivery service for lighter goods after increased demand
Two-man delivery firm Panther has extended its range of delivery services to cover lighter large goods, as well as opening two new depots, following a surge in business over the last 12 months.The company said it has won £35m in new business over the last year due to customers seeing ...
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Fuel transparency bill is killed off; industry to fight on
MP Robert Halfon’s fuel price transparency bill has been killed off, having failed to make its passage through parliament in time.Halfon’s bill, which received a successful first reading last October, called for the tax take on fuel to be printed on every forecourt receipt.However, last week the Queen’s Speech heralded ...
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ArticleCM Downton orders 180 trailers from Cartwright
CM Downton has 0rdered 180 Cartwright trailers to service existing business and provide additional capacity for growth.The order consists of double-deck and hydraulic deck trailers, including longer-length and aerodynamic versions.Rob Emery, director at CM Downton, said: “We’re increasingly requiring larger and more flexible fleets to meet customers’ needs, and help ...
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ArticleUK hauliers want tax cuts
Hauliers want VAT cutHalf of business owners in the UK transport and logistics industry believe tax cuts are vital for encouraging growth according to the latest quarterly Close Brothers Business Barometer. It shows 50% of transport firms (albeit from a sample of 500 SMEs from across the UK business landscape) ...
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ArticlePotter Logistics trials new Hybrids in York
Potter Logistics has bought two Fuso Canter Hybrids.Yorkshire-based Potter Logistics is the first third-party UK logistics company to purchase the 7.5 tonne Fuso Eco Canter Hybrid. Potter has bought two of the diesel-electric vehicles for its Palletline operations in and around York city centre.Nick Brightey, general manager of Potter Logistics’ ...
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Howard Tenens advances north
Howard Tenens has acquired a new warehouse in Cheshire as part of its continued expansion into the North of England.The Gloucester-based operator is leasing a 177,000 ft² warehouse on Winsford Industrial Estate near Crewe, as part of the firm's plans to expand its operations northwards within the next five years. ...
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ArticleDrinks contract win cheers Abbey
Abbey Logistics Group will be distributing well-known drinks brands such as Lambrini, Crabbies and Tsingtao beer in the UK after a contract win with Halewood International, which owns and manufactures these and other brands.Abbey will invest over £1m in 10 new Daf trucks and 20 SDC curtain-sided trailers to serve ...
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ArticleCalling all truck, van and trailer rental companies
Motor Transport, in partnership with the BVRLA, is currently compiling a ‘who’s who’ of the UK commercial vehicle rental and leasing sector, and we want to hear from every sized player in this market.The data we are collecting will be turned into a supplement featuring the top 250 rental and ...