All articles by Chris Tindall – Page 6
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AA benchmark rating for Howard Tenens at Sharpness
Howard Tenens Logistics said its Sharpness site team in Gloucestershire had attained an AA rating in the BRCGS global food safety standard audit.
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Council’s bin wagons turn veggie in environmental drive
A South Nottinghamshire council is converting its fleet of bin lorries to run on waste oil provided by supermarkets and other suppliers.
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“Driver’s paradise” comes top in truck stop of the year competition
Lorry drivers have voted The Red Lion in Northamptonshire as SNAP’s “hotly contested” truck stop of the year.
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XPO forges ahead with rollout of HVO and electric-powered fleet
XPO said it had rolled out HVO and electric-powered trucks in its 4PL and transport control tower operations, describing it as “an industry first”.
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Hayden Chilled’s liquidator spells out industry’s challenges
Accountancy firm Azets confirmed it was handling the liquidation of Scottish refrigerated haulage company Hayden Chilled and was now focused on providing support to the 37 staff made redundant.
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Wincanton opens new distribution centre in Scotland
Wincanton has expanded its Scottish operations after securing a 15-year lease for a new distribution centre in Bellshill – one of the country’s largest industrial transactions in the past year.
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Ground broken at former Rolls Royce site for four net zero sheds
Winvic Construction has won a £35.8m contract to design and build four warehouses on the former Rolls Royce Engineering Works factory in Bootle for Royal London Mutual Insurance Society.
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Microlise telematics helps Direct Sameday deliver fleet efficiencies
Direct Sameday Services said compliance control, fleet efficiency and reduced costs had all been achieved after it installed a telematics system from Microlise.
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Howard Tenens rides out political and economic storm
Howard Tenens said economic and political factors beyond its control were to blame for its relatively flat growth last year.
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New appointments at Kinaxia in bid to “get closer” to customers
Kinaxia Logistics said it had strengthened its senior team with two new appointments that formed part of a management restructure.
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Hexagon takes steps to protect itself from cyber attacks
Hexagon Leasing said it had achieved the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Essentials accreditation, a government-backed scheme supporting firms to protect themselves.
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Serco upcycles bin lorries in push for clean waste collections
Serco is piloting electric waste recycling wagons in Hampshire after two of its diesel fleet were ‘upcycled’ to cleaner versions.
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Reinventing the wheel? Freight transport left behind in creativity stakes
It takes creativity to keep a business going in tough times – hauliers know this more than most, yet the transport industry is ranked second from bottom in a list of sectors prepared to invest in people’s imagination.
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Government announces successful bidders of North East hydrogen transport hub
Plans in the North East to trial the first 19-tonne rigid truck powered by hydrogen fuel cells is one of a group of projects awarded government funds to transform road transport. QUANTRON_QHM_FCEV_AERO (002)[69827]
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Work begins on Sittingbourne logistics site
Two “high quality” net zero logistics units measuring 645,000sq ft are being built four miles away from the M2 in Sittingbourne.
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Erith Haulage Company builds on turnover and profit increase
Profits and turnover at Erith Haulage increased last year despite it operating in a “challenging” environment.
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Weaver Transport takes on new T520 Highs
Bulk powder tanker specialist Weaver Transport has added three Renault T520 High 6x2 pusher tractor units to its fleet.
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XPO seeks neurodiversity champions to drive inclusivity
XPO is offering training to ‘neurodiversity champions’ as part of a commitment to encouraging an inclusive environment.
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Wincanton builds on its relationship with materials supplier Jewson
Wincanton has extended its contract with Jewson to undertake deliveries of materials to the builders’ merchant’s branches from its automated eFulfilment facility.