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ArticleSave lives by carrying new low-cost, in-cab defibrillators
Road safety organisation Driver First Assist is planning to roll out low-cost defibrillators to the transport industry and beyond, reports Jack Carfrae.Everyone has seen defibrillators in public. Airports, shopping centres, train stations, outside shops; they sit innocuously on the wall, ignored by all and sundry until they suddenly become vital.The ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics UK extends distribution deal with German manufacturing giant BSH Home Appliances
Yusen Logistics has renewed its contract with BSH Home Appliances after impressing the manufacturer with its flexibility and investment in technology.The renewal with BSH, which supplies 14 brands, including Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau and Neff, extends Yusen’s existing contract, which was first forged in 2007.Under the renewed deal the operation will ...
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ArticleE-Gistics looks to revolutionise parcel delivery with disruptive “Uber-style” technology
Freight forwarding technology company E-Gistics has landed a government-funded £131,000 cash injection for its new online distribution platform which matches vendors and independent hauliers.E-Gistics’ platform offers smaller hauliers, pallet members and freight forwarders the ability to digitise the pricing and booking of deliveries carried out by combinations of independent firms, ...
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ArticleYodel appoints new health and safety director
Parcel carrier Yodel has appointed Reece Cherry as its new health, safety, environment and quality director.Reece joins Yodel from the Kraft Heinz Company where he held the post of environment, health and safety lead EMEA.Other former roles include senior risk and safety manager at fresh produce firm G’s and group ...
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ArticleBrexit checks resumed on animal and food products at Larne and Belfast ports
Brexit checks on animal and food products have been resumed at Larne port in Northern Ireland after a police investigation into alleged threats to staff concluded it was safe for them to return to work.The police investigation followed Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s decision last week to remove twelve ...
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ArticleAmazon Logistics jumps to second place behind Royal Mail on index of Britain's biggest parcel couriers
Amazon Logistics has risen to become the UK’s second largest courier by parcel volume, according to Pitney Bowes’ parcel shipping index.Its most recent update showed that Royal Mail was ranked the largest, with 35% of all UK parcel shipments, followed by Amazon Logistics with 15%, Hermes (10%), UPS (8%) and ...
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ArticleIsuzu Truck expands Grafter range
Isuzu Truck is expanding its 3.5-tonne Grafter range, with choices on gearbox and updates on steering and suspension features.For 2021, the Grafter N35.125 6D Temp chassis is available in both single and twin rear wheel models, featuring the 6-speed fully automatic gearbox with sequential shift.Isuzu Truck UK has also confirmed ...
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ArticleHaulier hit by two arson attacks in three weeks
An arson attack on a Skelmersdale haulage firm left three HGVs worth £80,000 with substantial damage – just weeks after it was targeted in a previous fire attack.Police are now appealing for information after the latest incident was caught on CCTV at the premises of Messenger Express on West Pimbo ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics extends Getinge healthcare distribution deal
XPO Logistics has expanded its partnership with healthcare products provider Getinge, taking responsibility for its distribution from the Netherlands to the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.It was already providing end-to-end supply chain solutions for eight other Getinge business units from XPO’s distribution hub in Eindhoven and under the new ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution Solutions extends SAICA paper deal
Menzies Distribution Solutions has extended its contract with SAICA Paper for another three years after its client cited “high standards of service”.It means Menzies will continue overseeing the transportation of the recycled paper producer’s goods into and out of its mill in Manchester until 2024.Additional volume has also been included ...
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ArticleGovernment refuses to scrap smart motorways but admits launch was too early
The transport secretary said it was “entirely wrong” that smart motorways were introduced without the right technology to make them safe, but he has ruled out scrapping them.Grant Shapps told MPs reversing the controversial traffic measure would mean acquiring land the equivalent of 700 Wembley stadium-sized football pitches and destroying ...
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ArticleLloyd Fraser shrugs off Covid challenge to increase profits
Lloyd Fraser Holdings said it had overcome significant operational challenges created by Covid-19, with demand for services in fashion transport particularly disrupted due to the lockdowns.In its most up-to-date set of accounts, for the year ending 29 February 2020, the Rugby-based 3PL said demand for its services in the milk ...
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ArticlePalletforce selfie technology giving "unrivalled visibility"
Palletforce has hailed the pallet selfie technology used on its fleet of forklift trucks for increasing the visibility of freight passing through its Burton upon Trent superhub.Launched in 2019, the technology weighs, scans and takes an image of every pallet of freight passing through the network.This improves load security and ...
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ArticlePolice acted lawfully in shooting man trying to steal HGV, investigation concludes
The shooting by armed officers of a man attempting to steal an HGV in Wiltshire last year was necessary and proportionate, an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found.Wiltshire Police were called to the Rivermead industrial estate in Westlea on 16 June 2020 shortly after 5pm ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail begins building parcel hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Exchange
Royal Mail has started construction of a new parcel hub in the Midlands as it capitalises on its profitable parcels business.Expected to open in 2023, the hub in Daventry will be the largest Royal Mail centre in the UK, having the capacity to process over one million mail items a ...
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ArticleELB Partners retains status as London's only holder of FORS gold accreditation
ELB Partners has maintained its position as London’s only holder of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) gold standard.The Wimbledon-based operator secured the accreditation for the seventh year running, alongside retaining FORS silver and bronze standards as part of its annual audit.ELB said it had invested heavily in its fleet ...
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ArticleTructyre hails new Covid-secure administration centre
Tructyre said its new ‘customer experience centre’ in Gateshead has created 100 jobs and provided a Covid-secure environment within which staff can work.Announced last year, the commercial tyre management company embarked on an expansion plan in the north east with the creation of a call handling and administration office.It said ...
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ArticleAddison Lee launches rapid two-hour delivery operation in London
Same-day courier firm Addison Lee has launched AL Now – a two-hour rapid delivery service in London.AL Now will enable London businesses to offer its customers a specific two-hour delivery window.Addison Lee said the service is designed to help independent businesses compete on a more level playing field with retail ...
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ArticleDHL Parcel to use 14 all-electric Renault ZE Masters in London operation
DHL Parcel has rolled out 14 new electric Renault ZE Master vans across London as part of a wider national fleet strategy for the operation.The vans will operate out of DHL’s Docklands depot, where they will be charged overnight using onsite facilities to serve central London.Renault’s ZE Masters have a ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics wins major recycling contract with Viridor
Abbey Logistics has been awarded a recycled polymer and materials handling contract from Viridor, a leading UK recycling company.Abbey is handling recycled polymers from Viridor’s polymer reprocessing facility in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, which processes plastic bottles, segregating and processing the material further to produce deodorised HDPE compounds and Clear PET flakes.Abbey ...