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MT ArticleYouthful Skegness haulage firm joins Pallet-Track network
A haulage firm that only started three years ago with just one van has become the latest member of the Pallet-Track network.Sam and Daniella Hooper, both 30, launched Hooper Haulage in Skegness just months before Covid-19 hit.Working with a single long wheelbase van, the couple overcame the additional challenges of ...
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MT ArticleBe thankful for landslide solution to Scottish Highlands arterial road
Transport Scotland has announced its intention to appoint Atkins WSP Joint Ventures to a £25m contract that will secure a long term solution to a Highlands road plagued by landslides.The investment is an estimate of the overall contract value for the design, promotion, procurement and construction supervision of medium and ...
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MT ArticleNew transport secretary appointed in Truss reshuffle
Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP has been appointed as transport secretary under new PM Liz Truss’s reshuffled cabinet.Previously secretary of state for international trade, Trevelyan tweeted that she was “thrilled” about her new role and added: “Transport is crucial to our lives - bringing people together, creating jobs & connecting the UK ...
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MT ArticleAnother night to remember at the Motor Transport Awards
DPD UK once again led the charge at the 2022 MT Awards, picking up three trophies – Clean Fleet Van Operator of the Year, Urban Operator of the Year and, for the ninth time in the last 10 years, the Customer Care Award.DPD UK's total haul (including its forerunner Parceline) ...
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MT ArticleIt's a wrap for Panattoni Park Borehamwood
Panattoni has fully let its 335,430 sq ft logistics park in Borehamwood after signing lease agreements for the last three units with one of Europe’s largest television and film production companies.It has leased 300,000 sq ft at Panattoni Park Borehamwood in three units, two of which are already built and ...
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MT ArticleTritax Symmetry to deliver major logistics building in south Yorkshire
Logistics development firm Tritax Symmetry is to speculatively build a 132,750 sq ft logistics facility on the last remaining plot at Symmetry Park Doncaster.Symmetry Park, which is located at Junction 34 of the A1 (M), is a £70m industrial and distribution scheme being delivered by Tritax Symmetry.The developer has committed ...
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MT ArticleColeshill haulier IFL sees business boom as residential deliveries continue to grow
Palletways member International Forwarding Limited (IFL) is seeing business boom in its warehousing operations with pallet volumes increasing “significantly” over the past 18 months.According to the Coleshill-based business the spike in volumes is largely driven by an increasing number of deliveries to residential addresses, as a result of the Covid-19 ...
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MT ArticleVolvo hooks up with Girl Torque to promote women in the haulage industry
Volvo Trucks is partnering with Girl Torque in a bid to encourage more women to join the haulage industry.Founded last year by HGV driver Karen Sutherland (pictured) of Aberdeenshire-based haulier Ian S Roger, Girl Torque aims to promote the role of women in the transport and logistics sector and raise ...
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MT ArticleEvri celebrates new Gatwick depot opening with local charity donation
Parcel delivery firm Evri, formerly known as Hermes UK, is celebrating the opening of its new Gatwick depot by donating £2,000 to St Catherine’s Hospice.Hospice worker Emma Peadon received the donation from depot manager Stephen Byrnes, in the form of a giant cheque, at a ceremony at the new depot ...
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MT ArticleDairy deliveries under threat as Animal Rebellion continues to blockade depots
A series of blockades at a number of sites by vegan activists are threatening deliveries of milk this week.Animal Rebellion targeted Arla's Aylesbury site on Sunday and Monday this week and, earlier today (6 September), switched targets, holding a third day of protests at three depots belonging to Freshways and ...
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MT ArticleNew warehouse for Belfast Harbour as Brexit red tape drives up trade
Belfast Harbour is set to build a new £9m warehouse at Westbank Road on the Harbour Estate to help meet growing demand from logistics operators as roro traffic at the port reaches an all-time high, following Brexit.Belfast Harbour authorities saw record trade volumes last year, with 25.6 million tonnes handled ...
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MT ArticleHauliers face “severe disruption” at Liverpool Port as workers vote to strike this month
Container hauliers will face “severe disruption” at Liverpool Port this month after more than 560 port operatives and maintenance engineers voted in favour of staging a two-week strike.The warning was made by union Unite as it revealed that its members at the port had voted to take strike action from ...
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"Monopolistic gatekeepers" are preventing warehouse rooftop solar panel roll out, says UKWA
Distribution Network Operators (DNO) are "extortionate and highly ineffective monopolist gatekeepers" who are preventing the warehousing sector from investing in energy generation and connecting to the energy grid.The accusation comes in a report published this week by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) which argues that the UK’s solar PV ...
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Operators given choice of fleet compliance schemes by TfL
Fleet operators have been given a choice of compliance schemes by Transport for London (TfL) following its decision to accredit fleet quality standard Mission Zero.The move makes Mission Zero equivalent to FORS Silver and compliant with TfL’s work-related road risk (WRRR) contract clauses.Mission Zero is also recognised by CLOCS (Construction ...
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SMMT calls on new PM to take urgent action as August van registrations plummet
As new van registrations plunged for the eight successive month in 2022, vehicle manufacturers called on the new Prime Minister Liz Truss to urgently tackle energy costs and inflation and speed up the charging infrastructure roll out.The call comes on the day Liz Truss was confirmed as the new Prime ...
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MT ArticleCCL Logistics set for further acquisitions as growth drive continues
Supply chain management firm CCL Logistics & Technology is back on the acquisition trail after buying Erin Express Cargo earlier this year.The Ayrshire-based company, which specialises in connecting customers to over 500 carriers, is looking to double in size by 2025, aided by further acquisitions, according to its chief executive ...
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MT ArticleWheely-Safe strengthens team as it looks to expand
Staffordshire-based technology firm Wheely-Safe is growing its team with four new, key appointments.The four new recruits are Ian Maynard, who has joined as business development manager, Amrit Grewal, who comes on board as senior engineer, Chris McLaughlin who is taking on the role of system integration specialist, while Zoe Lucas ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics wins UK transport contract with Anglian Windows
XPO Logistics has landed a multi-year deal as the primary UK transport partner for Anglian Windows.Under the contract XPO will provide a customised transport solution and transition Anglian’s incumbent supplier.The new network will use a dedicated fleet of trucks, trailers and on-site shunters.In addition the XPO teams have been trained ...
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MT ArticleChancerygate and Bridges Fund Management plan new South Manchester industrial site
Chancerygate is continuing its acquisition drive with the purchase of a 7.85-acre site in Adlington, Cheshire, in a joint venture with investment firm Bridges Fund Management.The site will be speculatively developed to provide 165,000sq ft of Grade A industrial and warehousing space.This latest acquisition closely follows the announcement last month ...
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MT ArticlePort of Middlesborough expands transport fleet as it moves to diversify
AV Dawson, which owns and operates the Port of Middlesbrough, has expanded its transport fleet by 25% to support its diversification and expansion strategy.The family firm, which employs around 200 staff, said the ten new Scania R500 XT trucks - five of which are ADR compliant - are a multi-million-pound ...