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Boughey Distribution sees Brexit bounce
Customers stockpiling for the UK’s original departure date from the EU drove Boughey Distribution to record a leap in turnover and operating profit in the year to 31 May 2019.In results published today (30 July), Boughey Distribution owner NWF said its food distribution business had high storage levels throughout the ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide extends apprenticeship programme
Europa Worldwide Group is to run its apprenticeship driver programme for the second year after its first two candidates passed with flying colours.Europa’s Warehouse to Wheels initiative is open to both new and existing staff and aims to attract young drivers. The programme includes a year-long apprenticeship to become a ...
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ArticleLTS Global Solutions takes on Jeff Broom to lead events logistics division
Birmingham-based logistics firm LTS Global Solutions has taken on Jeff Broom, former exhibition services manager at Europa Worldwide Logistics, to head up its newly launched event logistics division.Dubbed Show Freight by LTS, the division offers end to end management of event logistics projects - from customs clearances to the provision ...
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Grants to help hauliers upgrade fleets ahead of Leeds Clean Air Zone delayed by mix-up
Leeds City Council is to launch a second funding round after a mistake left hauliers ineligible for grants to help them update their fleets before the city’s clean air zone (CAZ) launches next year.Hauliers based in or operating within Leeds were invited to apply for grants of up to £16,000 ...
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Don't dismiss the value of driver medicals after Doctors on Wheels incident, says Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones
Following the Doctors on Wheels incident that has seen DVSA refuse to accept driver medicals conducted by the firm, Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones, medical director of D4Drivers, sets out why operators shouldn't dismiss the value of a check-up conducted correctly.With the average age of an HGV driver in the UK nearing ...
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Direct Vision Standard is not the best approach to reducing road deaths, warn transport associations
Both the RHA and FTA have reiterated their opposition to TfL’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) arguing there are more effective ways to reduce vulnerable road user casualties on the capital’s roads.The statements came as TfL marked three months to go until hauliers are able to apply for safety permits, a ...
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LGV Driver Apprenticeship to include C+E licence by the autumn
The Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver Apprenticeship should include the category C+E licence by the autumn, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE), the body which approves apprenticeships, is set to greenlight the inclusion of the C+E licence on 4 September.Earlier this year FTA said the absence ...
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ArticleMammoet to buy heavy lift specialist ALE
Mammoet has has signed an agreement to acquire UK-based competitor ALE.Closing of the transaction is subject to approval of the relevant competition authorities, according to Motortransport.co.uk sister title Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI)Paul van Gelder, CEO of Mammoet, said: “We are very happy with this agreement. Mammoet ...
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ArticleGrant Shapps succeeds Chris Grayling as transport secretary
Grant Shapps has replaced Chris Grayling as Secretary of State for Transport as part of newly installed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle.Shapps was most recently Minister for State for International Development, having been chairman of the Conservative Party before this.He replaces Grayling after a difficult period that saw the ...
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ArticleWilliam Kirk completes journey from Palletline to Palletforce
Kinaxia Logistics-owned William Kirk has officially completed its move to Palletforce, which is part of rival grouping EV Cargo.Last year Palletforce chief executive Michael Conroy confirmed to motortransport.co.uk that the Macclesfield, Cheshire based haulier was joining the pallet network from Palletline.Conroy stated that he had no issue with Kinaxia-owned companies ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart Logistics and University of Bolton launch joint degree course
Eddie Stobart Logistics and The University of Bolton have launched a three-year degree course in Logistics & Supply Chain Management.The BSc degree programme, which will see representatives of both the university and Eddie Stobart Logistics interview them before acceptance onto the course, guarantees a graduate job for successful students.The degree ...
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ArticleDfT rules out mandatory registration and test scheme for trailers
There is to be no mandatory registration and testing scheme for trailers, after a review found human error is a far more common reason for serious incidents.The DfT found that trailer defects are not a major cause of injury incidents and from the data collated, there were just 20 collisions ...
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Laser Transport scrapes a profit as the pound's Brexit devaluation takes a toll
Laser Transport International made a £3,579 pre-tax profit last year as it continued to battle against a weak pound trading 13% lower against the euro than in 2016.The Hythe-based company reported a turnover of £17.3m for the year ending 31 December 2018, compared with the previous year’s £17.4mThe company’s principle ...
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TNT UK revealed as DX Group successor on Home Office passport delivery contract
TNT UK has clinched a major three year deal with the Home Office for the secure delivery of passports and related documents, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.The logistics operator will take over the contract from incumbent DX Group in January, following a competitive tender, which saw DX Group knocked out of the ...
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Andy Scott to combine Barnack Storage and Logistics with Bison Transport
Andy Scott has purchased Barnack Storage and Logistics in Orton Southgate, Peterborough for an undisclosed sum.Scott bought Bison Transport last autumn and plans to combine the businesses.Barnack Storage employs 80 people and runs a fleet of MAN trucks, curtain side trailers and 18-tonners.It has 180,000sq ft of ambient and chilled ...
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ArticlePeter Fairlie takes on role of MD at Prometeon Tyre Group
Prometeon Tyre Group UK has appointed Peter Fairlie as its new MD.In his new role, Fairlie will take over the role from Simon Michael who has moved to Turkey to take on the post of PTG’s chief commercial officer for the Middle East and Africa.Fairlie will be based at the ...
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ArticleFowler Welch clinches sweet deal with Ferrero
Fowler Welch has beaten rivals to win a major new contract with chocolate and confectionery maker Ferrero.The deal will see the Lincolnshire-based firm manage the full end-to-end supply chain for a new product launch into the UK chilled market.Fowler Welch, which is part of the Dart Group, will manage around ...
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Annual profit plucked at DHL Supply Chain after KFC debacle takes toll
Start up problems with a "restaurant chain" contract played a “significant” role in a 95% plunge in DHL Supply Chain’s profit last year.According to the company’s latest annual results to 31 December 2018, pre-tax profit plummeted in the year to £3.9m – down from £79m the year before.In its strategic ...
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DX Group remains on the road to profitability
DX Group is set to edge back into the black with new work and operational efficiencies helping efforts to turn the loss-making business around.In a pre-close trading update for the year to 30 June 2019, the company said that its results “are expected to be in line with market forecasts, ...
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ArticlePrince of Wales joins centenary celebrations at Gregory Distribution
The Prince of Wales visited Gregory Distribution’s Cullompton head office on Wednesday as part of the haulier’s centenary celebrations.During his hour-long visit, the Prince met and spoke with numerous employees past and present, including senior management, drivers, apprentices and 94-year-old Jack Gregory, son of the company’s founder.“I’m hoping that my ...