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All Editorial articles – Page 15
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ArticleSurging warehousing demand strengthens WH Bowker profit in 2022
Rising demand for warehousing and a strong financial performance in the previous year has helped WH Bowker International increase both turnover and profit in 2022.The family-owned company, which is headquartered in Hull, specialises in UK and European transport services and is part of WH Bowker group of companies.The Palletline member ...
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ArticleMitchells of Mansfield helps clients offset carbon emissions with new service
Mitchells of Mansfield is aiming to make Nottinghamshire the greenest freight distributing county in the UK by offering its customers the ability to offset their freight carbon emissions.The family-run haulage business, based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has teamed up with carbon offsetting organisation Ecologi to create Mitchells' CO2 Carbon Co-Op. Each ...
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ArticleChris Hayter Transport navigates economic headwinds to boost profits in 2022
Chris Hayter Transport defied the economic downturn to deliver a rise in both revenue and pre-tax profits last year.The family firm, which is based in Witney, Oxfordshire, has depots in Witney, Skelmersdale and Heywood, Lancashire and has operating licences for 153 trucks and 158 trailers.The company specialises in distribution and ...
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ArticleChartered Institute of Logistics ranks Whistl in top 30 logistics providers
Mail, parcel and e-fulfilment specialist Whistl has risen up the ranks of the Top 30 Logistics Providers in the UK, climbing from 21st position in 2022 to 12th place on the 2023 list.The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) launched the listing six years ago, awarding those companies that ...
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May sees record road freight prices, latest TEG Index reveals
Following a significant price decline at the start of the year, the average price-per-mile for haulage and courier vehicles has risen by 4.4 percentage points since February, increasing steadily every month, according to the latest TEG Road Transport Price Index.The research shows an overall price-per-mile increase of 1% in May, ...
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ArticlePrologis welcomes Royal Mail Super Hub to DIRFT
Prologis has announced the arrival of Royal Mail's new Midland Super Hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT).Other new distribution centres at DIRFT include two sites for Warrens Group, which are now fully operational, with two new speculatively built sites - DC628 and DC327 - having recently reached completion.The ...
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GXO wins New Look click and collect contract
GXO has landed a deal with New Look to manage the fashion retailer's click and collect network, which covers all mainland UK stores.The deal follows the rapid expansion of New Look’s click and collect offering, which has expanded from covering 17% of ecommerce orders in early 2021 to 31% in ...
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ArticleELB Partners invests £1.5m to expand fleet
Croydon-based ELB Partners has boosted its fleet to more than 70 after purchasing eight new rigid trucks, two new articulated units and three new trailers.The 53-year-old firm has also invested in the installation of additional safety equipment in the new vehicles, including the very latest AI cameras and telematics technology ...
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XPO delivers top score in Big Logistics Diversity Challenge
XPO has delivered the top score in this year's Big Logistics Diversity Challenge.This is the third year running that a team from XPO has competed in the challenge which was held this year at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire.The challenge brings together companies within logistics to take part in mental ...
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ArticleMV Commercial reports 'huge demand' for waste and scrap recycling
A “huge demand” for skip loaders has prompted MV Commercial to expand its build and refurbishing programme – with remote control operated units proving popular.It said it had contracted more than 20 skip loaders in May and June alone and is now gearing up for a flurry of orders through ...
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ArticleSheffield Council left red faced after CAZ blunder forces £500,000 repayment of fines
Sheffield Council is facing up to repaying as much as £500,000 in clean air zone (CAZ) fines after they were issued with the wrong time when the clocks went forward.It said it was aware of “a technical error”, which resulted in 4,700 penalty charge notices being issued to drivers in ...
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ArticleBenton Bros sees turnover edge higher despite deepening losses
Lincolnshire’s Benton Bros (Transport) saw its losses deepen last year, despite turnover increasing by 8% in the year ending 31 January 2023.The haulier, which provides logistics and transport solutions to the construction and distribution sectors, reported a turnover of £12.8m during the period - up from £11.8m the previous year.However, ...
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ArticleHigh Court rules London ULEZ lawful
London’s ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) will expand to cover almost all of the area within the Greater London boundary next month, after the High Court ruled it was lawful.The landmark decision came after the RHA said it was right that politicians “pause and reflect” on how net zero was ...
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ArticleNorfolk UPN members invest and expand
(From left) Simon Lewis, Tim Clements, and Scott Gaine of Team C Express Logistics meet with UPN's Kevin NightingaleUPN said its presence in Norfolk had strengthened significantly after substantial investment and expansion by two of its members.Thetford’s Team C Express are spending a seven-figure sum this year as it looks ...
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ArticleFarrall's adds 10 new Volvos to fleet
Farrall’s Group has expanded its fleet with the addition of 10 new Volvo FH 500 6x2 tractor units.MD Matthew Farrall said: “We have been buying Volvo trucks for many years and are always impressed by the driving performance, premium finish and reliability the product brings to the table. They never ...
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ArticleGH By Products adds more meat to its tipper fleet
Lincoln-based animal waste management specialist GH By Products has expanded its trailer fleet with 10 new Fruehauf step frame bathtub tippers for collections from abattoirs around the UK.The first two 67 cubic yard capacity bathtubs have been put into operation and the rest will arrive at a rate of two ...
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ArticlePowerday orders Volvo electric skip loader after trial yields 'staggering' data
Recycling and waste management firm Powerday has become one of the first companies in the UK to place an order for Volvo Trucks’ fully electric skip loader.Following a successful trial that yielded “staggering” data, the two new electric skip loaders will come into service in September and are expected to ...
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Hellmann UK turns a corner despite difficult business environment
When MT last spoke to Hellmann UK MD Markus Fellmann back in 2021, the company was emerging from a management restructure and the Covid-19 pandemic in much better shape than five years earlier when the business was loss making.Hellmann Worldwide was founded over 150 years ago and is now a ...
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ArticlePallet-Track strikes gold with member retention
Pallet-Track said it was proud to work with all of its shareholder members after announcing that 40% of them have hit their 15-year milestone with the network.Next year, Pallet-Track will celebrate its 20th anniversary and it said a commitment from both sides to contribute into the relationship meant 37 of ...
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ArticleTG Lynes to switch whole fleet to HVO
Heating and plumbing materials supplier TG Lynes said the additional benefits of running two trucks on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) meant it is now considering introducing the green fuel to its other HGVs.It began using HVO in two 18-tonne Euro-6 lorries last year, refuelled by a 10,000 litre tank installed ...