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Latest news – Page 254
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ArticlePrologis signs lease with Dunelm for new DIRFT warehouse
Logistics property developer Prologis has agreed a lease with homeware retailer Dunelm for a new warehousing facility – DC4 – on the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal.Prologis said the move to the leading rail-served logistics park supports Dunelm’s focus on improving its customer proposition, as well as reflecting the growth ...
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ArticleDrunk HGV driver disqualified after crashing into tree and blocking road
An HGV driver has been disqualified for 26 months following a collision on the A140 in Suffolk after he was found to be more than four times over the drink drive limit.Police were called just after midnight on Sunday 2 May to reports of a single vehicle collision at Mendlesham.A ...
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ArticleHaulier faces safety probe after car driver is killed by falling concrete block
The family of a car driver who died when a concrete block fell from a lorry and smashed through his windscreen are calling for securing methods on HGVs to be tightened up.Steven Oscroft died in July 2020 when the piece of concrete fell from an uncovered part of a tipper ...
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ArticleElandbridge partners with HABS Customs to offer hauliers fast track through Brexit border queues
Truckpass developer Elandbridge has joined forces with customs brokerage and consultancy firm HABS Customs to set up customs and veterinary clearance facilities in Britain to enable the friction-free movement of goods in sealed containers between the UK mainland, Ireland and Northern Ireland.The two firms will combine their expertise to help ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network (TPN) takes on Jeavons Eurotir
Multimodal specialist Jeavons Eurotir has joined The Pallet Network (TPN).The Birmingham-based family firm made the move after inputting client pallets to TPN for the past year via TPN Dagenham.The Pallet Network, which is headquartered in Prologis Park Midpoint, Sutton Coldfield, has two regional hubs, one near Preston and the other ...
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ArticleGefco Group fights back after revenues hit by Covid-19 lockdown
Global group Gefco, which owns Gefco UK, saw revenues fall by almost a fifth last year after Covid-19 forced the closure of its customers’ car manufacturing plants.Announcing its results for the year to 31 December 2020, Gefco, which is 75% owned by Russian Railways and 25% owned by Peugot, Citroen ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Working together to solve recruitment crisis takes Think Logistics and Career Ready to second Partnership Award
A long-standing partnership between Think Logistics and Career Ready has proved a winning combination in addressing the industry’s core recruitment problems.Think Logistics works to make the logistics, transport and supply chain profession an attractive career of choice for young people. In tandem with leading industry bodies and over 40 logistics ...
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ArticleShipping container shortage continues to threaten UK supply chain, Walker Logistics warns
A global shortage of shipping containers is threatening UK supply chains, Walker Logistics warned this week.The company which offers end-to-end international air, sea, road or rail freight forwarding services is calling on retailers and manufacturers to order early to avoid delay.The container shortage has been created by a perfect storm ...
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ArticleDawsongroup invests another £50m in fleet as part of major overhaul ahead of economic recovery
Rental, leasing and contract hire firm Dawsongroup truck and trailer has made a £50m investment in 700 trucks and 600 trailers, which will be delivered later this year.The move is in anticipation of an economic recovery in the UK, following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.This latest move ...
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ArticleXpediator logistics divisions integrate under Delamode brand
Freight management specialist Xpediator is integrating and rebranding the group’s three UK logistics division to operate as Delamode International Logistics.The new division, which will have over 230 employees, brings together the operating businesses of Braintree-based Delamode, EMT Logistics in Beckton, London and Southampton-based Import Services.Each business will remain in the ...
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ArticleIT duo prepare to exhibit at Multimodal 2021
Freight Software subsidiaries Brands Forward Computers and BoxTop Technologies are to exhibit at Multimodal 2021, which is to run from 19 to 21 October 2021.The annual exhibition, which will take place at the NEC in Birmingham, features conference sessions, networking and awards and spans three days.Forward Computers supplies freight forwarding ...
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ArticleTeletrac Navman on hunt for logistics hidden heroes who go the extra mile
Telematics and tracking specialist Teletrac Navman has launched its latest initiative, 'Going the extra mile', which highlights the work carried out by the hidden heroes in the UK’s transport and logistics sector.The campaign aims to showcase those logistics workers, from managers to drivers, who have made significant efforts to ensure ...
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ArticleMade.com doubles capacity at London Gateway to meet growing online demand
Online furniture retailer Made.com is to more than double its onsite capacity at London Gateway’s Logistics Park.The retailer will open an additional 350,000sq ft of new warehousing over two phases, with the first phase complete by August this year and the second in April 2022.The expansion aims to reduce delivery ...
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Flatbed lorry driver causes “significant injury” to jogger after driving with stabilising leg extended over pavement
A lorry driver pleaded guilty to causing serious injury to a jogger after he failed to bring in one of the stabilising legs on his flatbed truck.Newcastle Magistrates Court heard that Andrew Brady, 58, failed to withdraw one of the lorry’s stabilising legs before setting off along Cleadon Lane, in ...
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ArticleAztek Logistics signs deal with The Source Bulk Foods
Herts-based Aztek Logistics has won a contract with zero-waste food and household products store The Source Bulk Foods.The business selected Aztek, part of the Pallet-Track network, for its expanding UK and Ireland business and also because of its own sustainable credentials.The logistics firm holds a British Retail Consortium AA Standard ...
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ArticleFortec pledges a penny-a-pallet to baby hospice
Fortec has pledged to donate one penny from every pallet that is handled by both the network and Pall-Ex to a local baby hospice.The Northamptonshire firm hopes to raise more than £10,000 this year and split it between Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice and the fundraising efforts of Fortec shareholder members.It ...
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ArticleKetra Logistics partners with Ryder for DVS-compliant DAF rigids
Ketra Logistics has taken delivery of 14 DAF rigids all compliant with London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS), in a bid to make the fleet as safe as possible.The new trucks were provided by Ryder and will not only work for the Thamesmead company but also for sister business IEFS Logistics ...
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ArticlePort of Sheerness fined £60,000 after worker loses leg in clamp truck accident
An employee of the Port of Sheerness (pictured) had to have his leg amputated after being struck by a five-tonne clamp truck in a paper reel shed.The unnamed staff worker at the port, one of the core terminals of Peel Ports London Medway, sustained an open leg fracture and was ...
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ArticleTrade creditors of collapsed parcels firm set for payout
Trade creditors owed money by Gloucester-based Lima Logistics, which collapsed into administration as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, are expected to receive a dividend.In a progress report from Quantuma Advisory, it said that unsecured claims had initially been thought to be £270,806 but it had now received 11 claims ...
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ArticleGreater London operators urged to make fleet plans now to avoid new ULEZ fines and charges
Firms operating in the South East are being urged to plan their vehicle provision now and avoid paying thousands of pounds in extra charges when the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) balloons in size.In October, the ULEZ will cover an area 18 times larger than it currently does, bounded by ...