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Partnerlink reveals European service partners
Partnerlink, the haulage consortium that counts Knights of Old, AK Worthington, Viamaster Transport and David Hathaway Transport as members, has launched a European service.The 18-strong UK consortium, which also features Owens Road Services, John G Russell and R Swain & Sons on its roster, is now offering services between the ...
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ND names new UK logistics MD
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has announced the appointment of Phil Shaw as MD of its UK logistics business.The move follows the recent appointment of former UK logistics business MD Malcolm Wilson as MD of the group’s logistics division.Shaw was previously director of ND’s packed chemicals and manufacturing business unit in the ...
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Surge in online retail returns expected on 'Boomerang Thursday'
A 15% surge in online retail returns is expected to be handled by parcel carriers today (6 December), following the high volumes processed on ‘Cyber Monday’.A peak in the number of items being returned is expected to be handled on ‘Boomerang Thursday’, CollectPlus research has revealed. The firm found that ...
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Pall-Ex snaps up Cornish member to ensure continuity
Pall-Ex has moved to ensure coverage continuity in the South-west by buying Cornish network member Intercounty Distribution for £700,000.The company based on the Pennygillam Industrial Estate in Launceston has an O-licence for up to 22 vehicles and eight trailers. It has been a Pall-Ex member for 14 years.Pall-Ex MD Adrian ...
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Tesco enters Eddie Stobart row
Tesco has been drawn into the Eddie Stobart Doncaster row as drivers at the DC prepare to start a third wave of strike action tomorrow (6 December).The supermarket chain, which runs the DC’s warehousing but outsourced the transport operation with 183 drivers to Eddie Stobart in August, has made a ...
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Morrisons renews deal with Norbert Dentressangle
Supermarket group Morrisons has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for the operation of two of its distribution centres in Scotland.The new contract, which extends ND’s involvement for a further two years, covers the 575,000ft² composite DC at Bellshill and the Eurocentral 85,000ft² fresh produce DC, also near Glasgow.Christian ...
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Royal Mail says next year "a good aim" for privitisation
Royal Mail Group chief executive Moya Greene said that next year “would be a good aim” for the planned sale of the firm.Although there is no definite time frame for Royal Mail to be privatised, the government hopes the firm receives the capital it needs in 2013, Greene said at ...
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Chancellor freezes fuel duty in Autumn Statement
The chancellor has frozen fuel duty in his Autumn Statement today, meaning the scheduled rises scheduled for January and April next year will no longer take place.George Osborne gave no hint of a cut but said fuel would only see “inflation only rises” until September – effectively meaning the April ...
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Pickfords completes pre-pack administration
Removal and storage firm Pickfords has completed a pre-pack administration led by its existing management team.Administrator BDO, which was appointed to the Wembley-based Moving Services Group UK on 23 November, sold the removal firm to recently incorporated Pickfords Move Management on the same day.The two legal entities share the same ...
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Brose extends Gefco contract
German automotive product supplier Brose has extended its contract with Gefco by three years.The new part of the contract will see Gefco deliver products from Brose’s production site in Coventry to one of its customers in Redditch. The original contract, held since 2005, already sees Gefco deliver vehicle ...
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Co-operative trials new Dolphin aerodynamic truck-body
The Co-operative Group, which has said it would welcome the opportunity to trial more longer semi-trailers, has become one of the first customers to receive Dolphin aerodynamic truck bodies from Gray & Adams.The Dolphin is named because of its streamlined profile, which is designed to maximise fuel-efficiency and therefore reduce ...
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TNT Post dismisses Communication Workers' Union attack
Final mile postal workers could boycott mail handled by private sector firms in the new year, after a consultative ballot of Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) members at the Royal Mail.The union said that it had concerns that competition in the market for final mile postal deliveries, from the likes ...
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Hoyer acquires De Rijke's bulk liquid division
European chemical transport giant Hoyer has acquired the bulk liquid division of Dutch logistics company De Rijke.The deal sees Hoyer take on 240 employees at five De Rijke offices, including its site in Preston Brook, Cheshire.Across Europe Hoyer will add to its operations: 1,500 tanker containers, 130 tractors and 300 ...
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Calling all network operators!
The new category introduced in the 2012 awards for Network of the Year will again be running in 2013.Network of the Year is open to any national transport or logistics operator with multiple DCs or depots, including pallet networks, parcels carriers, hauliers and own-account operators. Ownership structure is immaterial; the ...
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Online retailers at risk of overwhelming their distribution networks
DX Group sales and marketing director Paul Doble has warned that online retailers are in danger of overwhelming capacity on their distribution networks in the run up to Christmas.Financial services firm Experian has predicted a 36% rise in online retail visits today and Doble said retailers should re-assess their delivery ...
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News Extra: Too much of a good thing
The explosive growth in e-commerce in recent years has left the road transport industry struggling to provide enough capacity. MT looks at the implications of this change.Today (3 December) is Cyber Monday, where consumers in the full swing of crazed Christmas-gift buying are expected to set a record and make ...
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LaFarge/Tarmac joint venture executive team announced
LaFarge and Tarmac owner Anglo American have revealed the executive team that will oversee their UK joint venture.Jamie Pike has been named as the venture’s non-executive chairman, Cyrille Ragoucy as chief executive and Guy Young as chief financial officer (CFO).Pike was chief executive of Foseco, a business serving the foundry ...
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Hermes opens 1,000th ParcelShop
Hermes has opened its 1,000th parcel shop, five months after the service was launched.The firm plans to expand the network to 2,500 sites by the end of 2013, following the opening of the milestone ParcelShop in Stockport.It launched the service in June with 500 stores nationwide, which offer an alternative ...
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UPS and TNT Express submit remedies to addess competition concerns
UPS and TNT Express have submitted remedies to the European Commission to address its competition concerns, extending the review period further.The submission extends the EC’s review period by 15 business days to 5 February 2013.The proposed remedies involve the sale of the business activities and its assets. UPS needs to ...
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