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[ January 18, 2019 ] Hawk Plant (UK) collapses into administration Industry News
[ January 18, 2019 ] No deal Brexit ‘catastrophic’ for UK supply chain Viewpoint
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Hawk Plant (UK) collapses into administration

January 18, 2019 Chris Tindall

One of the largest independent plant hire firms has entered administration, two months after it said the collapse of Carillion had caused it disruption.

RHA attacks HS2 move to ban non-Euro-6 trucks from supply chain as ‘virtue signalling’

January 15, 2019 Carol Millett

The decision to ban all but Euro-6 trucks from working on the HS2 rail project is “virtue signalling”, the RHA said this week

Recovery firms call for review of Highway England’s statutory recovery scheme over transparency concerns

January 15, 2019 Chris Tindall

Recovery firms are demanding a review of Highways England’s (HE) statutory recovery scheme amid concerns about a lack of financial transparency.

Abandon charging clean air zones for business friendly alternatives, demands the RHA

January 14, 2019 Chris Druce

The RHA has called on councils to think twice before hitting hauliers and local business with the expense of charging clean air zones, after Southampton abandoned the approach.

Transport jobs to go as part of a wave of redundancies at Ford

January 14, 2019 Carol Millett

Car manufacturer Ford is planning to cut around 150 transportation jobs during the next two years as part of a major restructuring of its European division.

UK hauliers have one more week to apply for EU transport permits

January 11, 2019 Roger Brown

Operators have just one more week to apply for European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) permits that will allow them to continue transporting goods in the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Fortec Distribution Network to find out if it faces HSE sanction shortly

January 11, 2019 Chris Druce

Fortec is expected to learn shortly if it will need to spend any of a £500,000 contingency fund put in place after a site incident in 2016 that triggered an HSE investigation.

DfT remains fully committed to UK platoon truck trial this spring

January 9, 2019 Chris Druce

The DfT remains fully committed to conducting a lorry platoon trial this year on UK roads, despite Daimler’s announcement this week that the commercial benefits of the technology appear negligible.

Final chance to have your say on TfL’s Direct Vision Standard and Safe System permits

January 9, 2019 Hayley Pink

TfL has launched the final consultation on its Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and associated Safe System permits.

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Hazchem Network looks to the future with confidence after move to new Hinckley hub

January 9, 2019 Carol Millett

The Hazchem Network is looking to boost volumes this year after opening a new 10-acre hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire this week.

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

Posted by Emma Shone on Mar 28, 20182

Electric vehicle uptake would improve

Posted by Christopher Walton on Mar 22, 20183

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