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ArticleEddie Stobart faces third strike at Doncaster DC
Eddie Stobart is facing a third strike by its drivers based at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.Although the operator and Unite had been in talks via Acas in a bid to resolve the long-running jobs dispute, efforts to find a way forward have failed.The 183 drivers, of which 180 are Unite members, ...
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ArticleBurdens in administration
Burdens, the civil engineering products and construction materials supplier, has been placed into administration.The company, which has 20 operating centres across the UK and an O-licence to run up 127 vehicles plus trailers, is in the hands of administrator Duff & Phelps.“We will continue to trade the company as a ...
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ArticleGlobal Garden Products extends Wincanton contract
Plymouth-based Global Garden Products (GGP) has extended its contract with Wincanton, which will take the partnership to a decade.Wincanton has provided warehousing and distribution for the manufacturer’s powered garden products since 2003, delivering to the main B&Q DCs, and direct to GGP retailers nationwide.The contract is run from Wincanton’s Rothwell ...
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ArticleVosa ceases testing at Gillingham and Grantham stations
Vosa plans to stop testing at its Gillingham and Grantham sites by the end of March 2013.Although the stations in Gillingham, Kent and Grantham, Lincolnshire, will not close, Vosa has taken the decision to cease testing at these sites.Operators will instead be able to test their vehicles at one of ...
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ArticlePlastic Omnium extends Bibby Distribution contract
Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior has extended its contract with Bibby Distribution for a further three years.The contract has grown to include transport from the firm’s new facility in Edison Road, Hams Hall, in addition to warehousing and transport between its manufacturing plants in Measham, Derbyshire, and Faraday Road, Hams Hall.Bibby ...
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ArticleTotal Sweet contract win for Culina
Culina Logistics has won a national distribution contract with natural sugar alternative firm Total Sweet.The contract, which began in September, will be operated out of Culina’s warehouse in Leighton Buzzard and will see it deliver pallets to retailers such as Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Holland & Barrett, using its shared user ...
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ArticleMeachers lands Carnival UK contract renewal
Meachers Global Logistics has won a major contract renewal with cruise ship operator Carnival UK, following a competitive tender process.The Southampton-based operator's relationship with Carnival stretches back 14 years, and Meachers already manages the company's supply chain for its vessel fleet. This includes providing inventory control, warehousing, consolidation, pick and ...
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IPS renews DX passport delivery contract
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has renewed its passport delivery contract with DX Group.The firm will continue to provide secure delivery of UK passports, supporting documents and internal mail for the IPS, a contract it has held since 2004.Since the secure delivery contract began, the firm has reduced ...
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ArticleNew logistics firm launched following sale of Scarlet Couriers
Former Scarlet Couriers founder Jon Barber has launched a new logistics firm after the Thames Valley courier company was sold to CitySprint earlier this year.The new firm, called 'Delivered', will provide nationwide parcel and pallet delivery as well as international delivery and warehousing from its depots in Slough, Reading ...
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ArticleGrampian Continental opens Newcastle site
Aberdeenshire-based Grampian Continental has opened a new operating centre in Bedlington, Newcastle, offering easier access to new routes in the south of England and on the Continent.The new site, the company’s third UK base, was chosen because of its easy access to the ferry port, linking it to Holland. ...
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ArticleStobart Group walks away from planned bond issue
Stobart Group has revealed it is abandoning its plan to launch a savings bond.In a statement to the City yesterday, the group said it had walked away from a plan revealed on 13 November that would have seen it launch a six-year retail bond with a fixed rate of 5.5% ...
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ArticlePalletforce partners with Italian pallet network
Palletforce has partnered with Italian pallet network One Express, launching a direct service to Italy for its members.The partnership began on 1 November and will allow Palletforce to offer its members day definite delivery and daily departures to Italy.Bologna-based One Express, which has 70 depots over Italy, is the first ...
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ArticleCartwright voted Pall-Ex Depot of the Year
Lincolnshire-based Cartwright Bros (Haulage) has been voted 2012 Depot of the Year by fellow member of the Pall-Ex pallet network. They collected their award from chief executive Hilary Devery and MD Adrian Russell in front of 350 guests at the network's annual dinner dance and award ceremony at the Celtic ...
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ArticleLivery of the Year is back!
Back by popular demand, Livery of the Year has been reinstated for the 2013 MT Awards.Trucks and trailers are mobile billboards that should be used by operators to present a strong, positive image of the company and the transport industry to the public.Judges will want to see a modern, stylish ...
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ArticleCity Link boss confident in turnaround plan
In November, City Link’s parent Rentokil revealed the express parcels firm had recorded a loss for the first nine months of the year of £24m, albeit £1m less than that posted in the same period of 2011 on revenue up £7m to £225m.Nevertheless Rentokil chief executive Alan Brown reaffirmed his ...
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ArticleDRIVEN to succeed
The Academy of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has held a series of four seminars across Europe under the DRIVEN banner (drivers and road transport instructors vocational European network), looking at how member states have implemented the EU Driver CPC directive.DRIVEN rolled into the UK in October, being held ...
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ArticleCPC-related drop outs could mean 25% fewer drivers during next decade
The industry could lose over a quarter of its driver workforce during the next decade as a result of Driver CPC-related drop outs and retirement.A survey of 172 LGV drivers by recruitment agency Milestone revealed that 8% do not plan on taking Driver CPC training at all, for several reasons ...
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ArticleTRG Logistics appoints new operations director
Wimbledon-based TRG Logistics has appointed a new operations director to manage the firm’s branches and recruitment business.Donna Topham will be responsible for operations in Dublin, Manchester and Birmingham, as well as TRG’s planned new offices in Wimbledon and Bradford.She will also manage the firm’s operations located at customer sites, ...