Hayley Pink, Author at Motor Transport

Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone freight fund rejected by government

July 17, 2019 Hayley Pink

The government has rejected Greater Manchester’s request for a £116m support fund to help local businesses upgrade to compliant fleet vehicles.

Ocado’s Andover warehouse fire cost the business more than £100m

July 10, 2019 Hayley Pink

Online grocer Ocado has revealed the cost of the fire in February that destroyed its Andover customer fulfilment centre (CFC) to be £110.3m.

Clugston Distribution Services launches global logistics division and strengthens senior team

July 5, 2019 Hayley Pink

Clugston Distribution Services has created a new Global Logistics division as part of an “extensive review” of its £17m turnover business.

Zero-emission operator Zedify expands with east London depot

July 4, 2019 Hayley Pink

Zero-emission urban fleet operator Zedify has expanded with a new depot in Hoxton, east London.

Maxi Haulage hits record turnover in 2018, but warns of Brexit impact

July 3, 2019 Hayley Pink

Maxi Haulage achieved a record turnover of £66.3m in 2018, but warned the impact of pre-Brexit stockpiling on its Irish operation will hit its current year’s trading.

Morrisons facing threat of industrial action as Unite ballots members affected by Wincanton switch

June 19, 2019 Hayley Pink

Unite is to ballot staff at Morrisons over the supermarket group’s decision to outsource three northern transport hubs and vehicle maintenance operations to Wincanton.

DPD publishes details and more video of its £150m Hinckley Park hub project

June 19, 2019 Hayley Pink

DPD has broadcast construction footage of its new £150m hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, which it said will be the largest domestic parcel hub in Europe when operational in 2022.

Leeds and Birmingham “significantly postpone” clean air zone start dates

June 18, 2019 Hayley Pink

Leeds and Birmingham councils are to “significantly postpone” the January 2020 start dates of their clean air zones (CAZs) after a government delay to an essential online tool it is developing.

Morrisons to outsource part of its transport and vehicle maintenance operation to Wincanton

June 14, 2019 Hayley Pink

Supermarket chain Morrisons is to outsource a sizeable slice of its transport operation, alongside several vehicle maintenance departments to Wincanton.

TNT and Royal Mail take Freight titles at 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

June 13, 2019 Hayley Pink

The 14 winners of this year’s everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced today (13 June), with TNT and Royal Mail taking the top spots for the Freight Award.

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps freight operators understand market for alternative fuels

By Christopher Walton and Colin Barnett A Fuels in Action event at Kempton Park in Surrey last week (20 March) was the ...

Shell opens second hydrogen fuel pump, but remains focused on full ‘mosaic’ of alternative fuels

By the end of 2018, Shell will have opened three new hydrogen refuelling pumps on sites around London.But the fuel giant says ...

Electric vehicle uptake would improve with better distributor and operator collaboration

Improved collaboration between electric vehicle operators and electricity distributors will see a substantial increase of battery-powered vehicles on the roads of London, ...

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps

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Shell opens second hydrogen fuel

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Electric vehicle uptake would improve

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