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NFT Distribution buys NR Evans for £20m
NFT Distribution has acquired Carmarthenshire-based NR Evans in a deal that values the temperature controlled specialist at approximately £20m.It is the third acquisition in the UK by NFT owner EmergeVest.The Hong-Kong private equity investor bought NFT in April 2014 and Palletforce in August 2015 and MD Heath Zarin said it ...
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MT ArticleLloyd Fraser says trading conditions are volatile despite strong performance
Lloyd Fraser has warned that current trading conditions are challenging, but added it was too early to say what impact Brexit might have on its future performance.Reporting its annual results for the year to 31 August 2015 at Companies House, the Rugby-based firm revealed a 31% rise in pre-tax profits ...
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Technology versus direct vision in the quest to eliminate HGV blindspots
Freightinthecity's sister publication Commercial Motor spoke to industry about the best way to help HGV drivers avoid collisions with vulnerable road users.Technology to help HGV drivers avoid collisions with cyclists hidden in their vehicles’ blind spots is arguably now the norm, rather than the exception in city fleets. But with ...
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Administrator revises up the amount City Link creditors are due
City Link’s administrator has revised up the amount it believes non-preferential creditors are owed by the collapsed parcel carrier.However, it said it is still waiting to hear from creditors that are owed a total of £12.8m that have not submitted a claim.As of 24 June non-preferential creditors had made claims ...
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MT ArticleSwain Group snaps up Jeffrey's Haulage
The Swain Group has purchased Derby-based Jeffrey’s Haulage for an undisclosed sum.The Kent-based group, which includes R Swain & Sons and the recently purchased Gatwick Plant, acquired the asset, vehicles, workshops and business of Jeffrey’s Haulage in a deal that completed on Friday (15 July).Jeffrey’s operates from a 16.5 acre ...
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AM Widdowson & Son placed into administration
Leicester freight transport business AM Widdowson & Son has gone into administration.Insolvency practitioners at Leonard Curtis were appointed to the company on 6 July, shortly after it had undergone a change of name to Loglecdissol.The company had been subject to a CVA since July last year that meant it had ...
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MT ArticleJersey Post buys Fraser Freight in one of "most challenging years" to date
Jersey Post has bought Portsmouth haulier Fraser Freight, after what the carrier described as one of its “most financially challenging years” to date. The postal operator said that the acquisition was a move to open new revenue streams, off the back of the declining letters market.Since 2007, Jersey Post’s letter ...
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Smith & Sons (Bletchington) makes Brigade part of its standard tipper spec
Smiths & Sons (Bletchington) is now fitting Brigade safety systems as a part of its standard specification for all new tippers.Smiths & Sons has specified Brigade’s Backeye 360 sidescan system and mobile digital recording device for new tippers joining its 35-strong fleet.Already four have joined the mixed fleet with the ...
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Profit up 18% at DHL Supply Chain
DHL Supply Chain continued to improve its profitability in the UK, with pre-tax profit up 18% year-on-year in the most recent set of results filed at Companies House, despite a turnover drop resulting from the renewal of its NHS Supply Chain contract.For the year ended 31 December 2015 turnover at ...
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Kers technology UltraBoost to be trialled in UK on rigid lorry
The world’s first hybrid rigid lorry fitted with a new kinetic energy recovery system (Kers) is poised to be commercially tested on a number of UK urban delivery routes.UltraBoost, designed by French technology firm Adgero, is claimed to reduce fuel consumption and associated emissions by up to 15-30% depending on ...
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Low-emission van guide and online calculator updated with latest data
A low-emission van guide to help operators make informed buying decisions on the latest clean technology for LCVs has been updated by Cenex and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP).Aimed at small-to-medium sized fleet operators of vans up to 3.5 tonnes, the Low Emission Van Guide and accompanying Van Cost ...
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MT ArticleChris Grayling replaces McLoughlin as transport secretary
Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for TransportChris Grayling has replaced Patrick McLoughlin as transport secretary. McLoughlin had held the role since September 2012, but was replaced by Grayling as part of new prime minister Theresa May’s cabinet.Grayling, who has been the MP for Epsom and Ewell since 2011, was the ...
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DPD pick your own delivery slot service begins
DPD has started offering its new service Precise, which allows customers to select their own hour delivery slot. The service, which DPD spoke to Motortransport.co.uk about at the beginning of the year, has been launched in conjunction with online fashion retailer Asos, whose customers are the only ones the new ...
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Low Carbon Champion Awards 2016 shortlist revealed
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has announced its shortlist for this year’s Low Carbon Champion Awards.The awards recognise outstanding achievement within the UK of accelerating a shift towards lower carbon vehicles and fuels, and in helping to reduce road transport emissions.Now in their sixth year, the awards will be presented ...
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Government announces details of £24m low-emission freight vehicle competition
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and Innovate UK is opening up a £24m funding pot for industry-led research trials and the development of low-emission vehicles or on-vehicle systems.These projects must reduce emissions in the freight, logistics, utilities and emergency industries.HGVs and vans contribute 31% of the UK’s domestic ...
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MT ArticleAll-lane running plans ‘too cautious’ says RHA director
A Transport Committee report on the government’s plans to roll out 300 miles of all-lane running to UK motorways was “too cautious”, the RHA has said.The committee slammed the government’s plans, branding them “a radical change and an unacceptable price to pay for such improvements”.The report said: “The all-lane running ...
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MT ArticleFreight in the City Expo returns
The Freight in the City Expo is back this autumn after a successful inaugural event in 2015 that saw more than 650 attendees head to London to learn more about sustainable urban deliveries. The free-to-attend event, Freight in the City Expo 2016, will be held on 2 November at London’s ...
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'No let-up' in clean air technology despite Brexit
Withdrawal from the European Union will not have a detrimental effect on the development of clean engine technology in the UK, according to the boss of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).APC works across all forms of automotive manufacturing in the UK – cars, buses and trucks – and with businesses ...
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Lee Nichols takes the reins at Bedfords Group
Leeds-based Bedfords Group has appointed Lee Nichols as its new MD.Nichols replaces Steff Pfadenhauer following a restructure focused on “succession planning to deliver future aspirations and continued development of both organic and acquisitive business growth”.Pfadenhauer remains as CEO and a member of the board of directors. He will take an ...
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MT ArticleRoad transport on right track to improve safety
A confidential reporting system where transport employees can flag up safety concerns is being introduced into the road haulage industry.Ciras, which has been used for 20 years by railway operators, is a not-for-profit, independent member organisation governed by a committee of industry representatives.It was launched in 1996 to provide confidential ...