All Industry News articles – Page 53

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    Logistics UK in talks with foreign secretary over Northern Ireland protocol

    2023-01-12T16:36:00Z

    Logistics UK met with foreign secretary James Cleverly this week to discuss difficulties on the free movement of trade that have arisen as a result of the Northern Ireland protocol.Cleverly and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, met NI political leaders as well as business groups to ...

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    Jiffy Trucks celebrates 200th Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet truck with latest order from Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery

    2023-01-11T17:05:00Z

    Catering vehicle manufacturer Jiffy Trucks has supplied its 2ooth Isuzu Banquet Truck, just four years after introducing the model to its product range.The 200th truck was part of an order for three Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet trucks recently delivered to north-west bakery Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery, which employs 500 staff and ...

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    Flagship Partners teams up with Convey Technology

    2023-01-10T12:38:00Z

    Training provider Flagship Partners and driver and vehicle compliance specialist Convey Technology have forged a new partnership which gives Flagship’s customers access to Convey’s driver and manager compliance platform.The partnership gives drivers and managers access to key reports and information via a single platform for all their compliance needs.They can ...

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    Motus Commercials brings in EfficiencyIT to transform its communication platform

    2023-01-10T11:54:00Z

    Commercial vehicle dealer group Motus Commercials has signed up tech specialist Efficiency IT to improve and modernise its communication platform.The project will see EfficiencyIT deploy 8x8 Inc’s Unified Communications platform to improve customer service and retention rates, and drive operational and cost efficiencies across both Motus Commercials and Motus Vehicle ...

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    Mercedes-Benz Unimog gains traction in Scotland as AM Agri joins dealer network

    2023-01-09T17:37:00Z

    Agricultural specialist AM Agri (Alan Mackay Machinery) has been appointed as Mercedes-Benz Truck UK’s new Unimog dealer in Scotland.The Forfar-based company, which also operates from a second branch in Aberdeen, is adding the Unimog 4x4 to its portfolio of farm equipment brands.The company, which is jointly owned and managed by ...

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    Government looks to prevent Channel Port delays by holding trucks in off-road virtual queues

    2023-01-09T17:19:00Z

    Government plans could see HGV drivers heading to Dover and Folkestone ports held in off-road, virtual queues, in Kent and beyond, to prevent the 20-mile long queues to the Channel Ports seen last year.The DfT is putting out a tender for a specialist supplier to look at the feasibility of ...

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    Birmingham student wins sponsorship from RHA Benevolent Fund to study for logistics degree at Aston University

    2023-01-09T14:20:00Z

    Birmingham student Wen Shao has been awarded a sponsorship to study a four-year Transport and Logistics degree at Aston University, funded by the RHA’s Benevolent Fund.Wen Shao (pictured left with RHA Benevolent Fund chairman Jim French) won the sponsorship after interviewing for the award in November.The RHA said this week ...

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    Government pledges £204,000 to help HGV drivers stuck in Kent queues

    2023-01-05T18:04:00Z

    A disaster response charity has been awarded a contract by the government worth more than £200,000 to provide food and water to HGV drivers trapped in queues in Kent.Kent County Council (KCC) handed the initial 12-month contract to RE:ACT, which was set up by the former head of the British ...

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    Bin lorry's blind spots led to pedestrian's death, inquiry reveals

    2023-01-05T14:48:00Z

    A fatal accident inquiry looking into the death of a pedestrian hit by an HGV bin lorry said it could have been avoided if the operator had not relied on a vehicle with extensive blind spots.Margaret Johnstone died in November 2020 due to “catastrophic injuries” when she stepped off a ...

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    Graphics firm invests £750,000 in nine-colour printer to meet growth in trailer livery market

    2023-01-05T12:53:00Z

    A curtainsider graphics firm has invested £750,000 in a nine-colour LED printer to keep it at the forefront of the growing market for liveries on trailer curtains.Sapphire Curtains and Graphics said its new EFI VUTEk Q3r UV LED printer had improved efficiency and increased throughput by 700%.The equipment can print ...

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    BT Group invests £5m in new drone superhighway linking logistics hubs

    2023-01-04T15:41:00Z

    BT Group is to take a £5m stake in drone start-up Altitude Angel as part of wider plans to create a drone superhighway linking key UK logistics hubs.BT will provide Altitude Angel with the financing in return for a stake in the business.The investment will accelerate the roll-out of Altitude ...

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    Record £1.5bn of orders returned following Christmas delivery delays, ParcelHero reveals

    2023-01-04T11:56:00Z

    ‘Takeback Tuesday’ returns increased by 25% yesterday (3 January) compared to the same day last year, according to ParcelHero.The delivery specialist estimates around £1.5bn worth of items are now winging their way back to retailers, mainly because they missed Christmas delivery.The usual Christmas delays were compounded by the impact of ...

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    Pump price consumer watchdog needed “urgently”, MPs tell Chancellor

    2023-01-03T14:45:00Z

    Twenty nine MPs, including ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel, have written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt demanding he launch a PumpWatch commissioner.The letter follows confirmation from the Leader of the House MP Penny Mordant, during an exchange in the House of Commons on 1 December last year, that the government is considering ...

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    Coventry binmen strikes cost council £7.2m, new report reveals

    2022-12-30T01:01:00Z

    The cost to Coventry City Council of the strikes among its bin lorry drivers has ballooned to £7.2m, according to a new report.The dispute over pay began at the start of the year and was finally resolved in the summer, by which time households and businesses had endured months of ...

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    Rest and Be Thankful diversion route to be upgraded

    2022-12-29T01:01:00Z

    Transport Scotland said it was developing medium term improvements to the Old Military Road (OMR) through the Glen Croe corridor, days after the Rest and Be Thankful was subject to convoy control.It said the improvements would make it a more resilient diversion route until a long-term solution was in place.Proposed ...

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    Confectionery firm fined after man breaks arm unloading truck

    2022-12-28T01:01:00Z

    A sweet manufacturer has been fined £5,000 after an employee climbed on a forklift truck to help keep its balance while unloading equipment from a lorry and fell, breaking his arm.According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) the worker at Lees of Scotland was asked to get on the ...

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    Home Farm hails new Mercedes Benz steering system

    2022-12-26T01:01:00Z

    Oxfordshire arable grower Home Farm (Charlton) Estates has praised its “fantastically versatile” new Mercedes-Benz Unimog for its all-terrain capabilities.Supplied by local dealer Arthur Ibbett, the UGE U430 implement carrier is also one of the first in the UK to be fitted with a comfort steering option, which reduces steering force ...

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    Roads regulator slams National Highways over smart motorway radar detection failures

    2022-12-23T13:12:00Z

    Radar technology installed across England’s smart motorway network is still not meeting performance targets, according to the country’s roads regulator.National Highways (NH) came under pressure to fit stopped vehicle detection technology on every all lane running (ALR) smart motorway where the hard shoulder has been converted into a live lane, ...

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    Trade bodies demand government widens shortage occupation list

    2022-12-23T01:01:00Z

    The government is being urged to add HGV drivers and forklift truck operators to the shortage occupation list (SOL) after Brexit and Covid-19 led to a chronic shortfall.Trade associations have teamed up to force the government to address the shortage of skilled workers in the industry and make it understand ...

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    Truck graphics firm OPG secures funding for management buy-out

    2022-12-22T14:29:00Z

    Truck graphics firm OPG has completed a management buy-out (MBO) and launched its “next chapter of growth” in the 27-year-old business.The Lanarkshire company, which designs and produces graphic wraps for vehicles and works with household names across industries including food and drink, retail, logistics and construction, relied on a six-figure ...