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ArticleBox Logistics joins Palletforce
Palletforce has signed up family-run Box Logistics to its network.The company will cover BR postcodes around Orpington and some Tonbridge postcodes including Sevenoaks.Through its road freight division, Box Logistics specialises in UK and overseas worldwide freight services and express trailer shipments.Palletforce said the firm has experience in pallet networks but ...
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ArticleFelixstowe strikes had less impact than expected, port authorities claim
The recent strike action at Felixstowe port did not significantly disrupt supply chains because customers had managed to plan ahead, according to the port.Workers at the container terminal downed tools in two lots of industrial action this year after union members rejected an imposed pay offer.Negotiations have currently stalled, but ...
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ArticleDPD posts record profits and predicts further growth
DPD enjoyed its most successful operational period ever last year, with the parcel group delivering record revenues, volumes and profits thanks partly to the internet shopping boom.This year's three-time MT award winner said turnover had jumped by 5.7% to £1.6bn in the year ending 2 January 2022.Pre-tax profit increased by ...
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ArticleEuropa Road hails success of 1Hub groupage depot
Europa Road is celebrating seven years of operating out of its central transit facility in Kent, having delivered over three million consignments since 2015.Known as the 1Hub, the groupage depot close to the Dartford Crossing is the largest of its kind in the UK and Europa said it had experienced ...
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ArticlePeel Ports in new row with Unite after claiming less than 25% of workforce voted for strikes
Peel Ports has asked Unite to give all employees at the port of Liverpool the opportunity to vote on its current pay offer, after concerns were raised that the union was relying on a “show-of-hands” involving a fraction of the workforce.The operator of Liverpool port said a significant number of ...
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ArticleGlencar granted funding to build major new logistics hub in Sheffield
Construction firm Glencar has been awarded its second contract in succession by investors Trammell Crow Company (TCC) to build a 367,000sq ft logistics facility at its site in Sheffield.The project includes site access improvements, estate roads, an 83m deep service yard with HGV and trailer parking, car parks, landscaping and ...
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ArticleYuill & Dodds orders new Tiger trailers from Asset Alliance
Yuill & Dodds has acquired 10 new Tiger Trailers curtainsiders from Asset Alliance, boosting the efficiency of its waste recycling operation.The trailers will be driven by a mix of Scania and Daf tractor units and each is expected to cover 160,000km a year.The assets will mainly be used for transporting ...
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ArticleEvri opens new Maidstone depot creating 150 jobs
Evri has opened a new distribution depot in Aylesford, Maidstone.Around 50 full-time jobs and 100 part-time jobs have been created at the 78,794sq ft warehouse at Panattoni Park on Bellingham Way, which was fully operational from 9 October.The new facility can handle over 220,000 parcels each day, over double as ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz Trucks UK names new sales director
Stuart Jeggo (pictured) has been promoted to the role of sales director at Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK.The appointment, which he takes up on 15 October, completes the manufacturer’s senior management team line-up.As head of key account management, Jeggo is already a well-known figure to truck customers and dealer colleagues, the company ...
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ArticleBartrum Group set to open £6m warehouse and office block amid record demand for storage
Bartrum transport operations manager John Youell (centre) with joint MDs Shaun (left) and Robert BartrumThe Bartrum Group has invested £6m in a new 70,000sq ft warehouse and 6,000sq ft office block at its Suffolk HQ.The family-owned firm reported record storage demand in 2021/2022 and said the most appropriate way of ...
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ArticleShell partners with Hoyer on cleaner fuel trial
Shell has revealed details of its pilot fuel initiative in partnership with Hoyer, which aims to decarbonise its UK supply chain.The pilot programme, which began in May and will run for six month, marks the first application of the fuel in heavy-duty vehicles for Shell globally.It sees Shell switch part ...
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Stan Robinson Group remains upbeat in face of profit fall
Stan Robinson Group is reporting “another successful year”, despite revealing a near 40% drop in pre-tax profits in its latest annual results.The family-owned Staffordshire haulier specialises in nationwide haulage distribution as well as storage and holds operator licences for a total of 230 HGVs. It employs around 285 staff.Its recently ...
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Meachers to strengthen fleet after delivering better than expected profits
Meachers Global Logistics is set to invest £1.9m in new vehicles this year after seeing turnover and profit “exceed expectations” last year.Meachers Global Logistics, which has its headquarters in Southampton provides national and international freight and transport logistics services, including freight forwarding, supply chain management, UK warehousing, distribution, training, logistics ...
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ArticleFife Creamery boosts fleet with 30 FUSO Canters
Fife Creamery is in the process of adding 30 new Canter 7.5-tonners from Ciceley Commercials to its fleet, along with two 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros.Most of Fife Creamery’s 30 new FUSO Canters have been delivered and are already on the road, delivering chilled, frozen and speciality ambient products to a broad ...
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Still time to register for free Scottish Clean Air Roadshow next week in Edinburgh
Commercial vehicle operators affected by Scotland’s Low Emission Zones (LEZ) across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow should head along to a free half-day roadshow next week, brought to you by Motor Transport and Transport News.You’ll be able to hear directly from Transport Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council ...
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September marks first growth in van registrations this year, SMMT reveals
Britain’s van market grew by almost 11% in September - the first month to see growth in van registrations this year - according to the latest research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).SMMT said that the uptick in LCV registrations, which saw overall van registrations during the ...
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London haulier IEFS Logistics rebrands as Ketra (Linked Logistics)
Palletways haulier IEFS Logistics is finally rebranding as Ketra (Linked Logistics) after being delayed by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Barking-based firm is rebranding five years after being acquired by fellow Palletways member Ketra (Linked Logistics).Martyn Young, Ketra managing director, bought the business in 2017 when IEFS’s owner retired ...
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Royal Mail intensifies drive into parcels sector
Royal Mail is ramping up its transformation to a parcels-led business with the launch of two new large parcel conveyors which can handle parcels upto 30kg in weight.First off the chocks is a large parcel conveyor at Gatwick Mail Centre with plans to launch a second large parcels conveyor at ...
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Call for new Transport Secretary to take urgent action to help hauliers
RHA is calling on the new Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and her team at DfT to take urgent action to reduce the cost of fuel through tax relief by introducing a targeted essential user rebate for hauliers.This is the key demand at the top of a wishlist of actions RHA ...
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ArticleIndustry dual cycle challenge raises £230,000 for Transaid
Cycle Malawi 2022 marked a return to the country which hosted Transaid’s first ever cycle challenge in 2006A team of 40 riders drawn from the transport and logistics industry has completed a 505km cycle challenge across southern Malawi in soaring temperatures, pedalling through the spectacular Liwonde National Park to raise ...