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Palletforce and CM Downton owner, EV Cargo, incorporates in the UK
EV Cargo has incorporated in the UK, according to documents published at Companies House.EmergeVest-owned EV Cargo broke cover last autumn as a new parent company and corporate brand pulling together a diverse portfolio of road transport businesses.These comprise NFT Distribution, CM Downton, Palletforce, software firm Adjuno, freight-forwarder Allport Cargo Services ...
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ArticleO'Donovan Waste Disposal focuses on employees' mental and physical health
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has introduced a wellbeing strategy to support the physical and mental health of its 165 employees. The Dynamo Welfare Project teaches self-awareness techniques and ways to manage a range of negative emotions, including anxiety.It includes in-house interactive training modules for all staff and is designed to increase ...
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Former staff at Duncan Adams launch legal action over 'illegal' redundancies
Former staff at Duncan Adams are taking legal action against the Grangemouth haulier for failing to consult on their redundancies.The Unite union confirmed its solicitors have around 50 claims from employees, which will be lodged on their behalf.The company entered administration last week after an unsuccessful effort to sell the ...
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Wincanton wins three-year contract with distributor DCS Group
Wincanton is sitting pretty after a three-year contract award from Banbury-based beauty brand distributor DCS Group.The contract will involve nationwide transport, delivery and management of inter-site transfers of finished goods and stock.DCS sells and distributes products for health, beauty and household brands such as P&G, Unilever and Colgate through wholesale, ...
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Richard Read (Transport) to close doors at the end of March after pressure becomes too much
Gloucestershire-based Richard Read (Transport) is to close its transport business at the end of the month because it can no longer see a way to run it profitably.In a post on Facebook the haulier said: “It is with a heavy heart we announce that Richard Read (Transport) is to cease ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart labels Aggregate Industries' decision to chop it as regrettable; as independents come to the fore
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has labelled the premature end of its Concrete Products Division contract with Aggregate Industries (AI) as “regrettable” in a letter to affected staff.Last month motortransport.co.uk revealed that Aggregate Industries had ended its partnership with the haulier just over two years into a five-year deal and appointed ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens adds more CNG-powered Scania rigids to fleet after trial
Howard Tenens has added two more dedicated 26-tonne dedicated gas Scania rigids to its fleet after the “highly successful” trial of its initial two units, which joined the operation in October 2017.All four trucks, fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG), are being analysed under the government’s Dedicated to Gas project, ...
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Brexit: Public Accounts Committee lambasts DfT for failing UK road transport
The DfT has been lambasted by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for failing to ensure sufficient cross-channel freight capacity in the event of a no-deal Brexit.In a report published today (12 March), the committee reveals that, despite repeated warnings from the PAC, the DfT failed to take action to boost ...
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ArticleNew recruit at GV Group (Gate Ventures)
GV Group (Gate Ventures), which owns several brands offering logistics services within the foodservice sector, has appointed Darren Weeks as its group business director.The group owns Gate Ventures Food Transport, Foodmove and Repco, firms that provide food transport and logistics services for wholesalers, caterers and retailers.Weeks has joined the group ...
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Biffa acquisition casts shadow over subcontractors of Specialist Waste Recycling
Biffa’s acquisition of Specialist Waste Recycling (SWRNewstar), announced today (12 March), has raised questions about the future of the firm’s national network of haulage subcontractors.SWRNewstar, which was formed in 2017 through a merger of the waste brokerage businesses Specialist Waste Recycling and New Star Environmental, has been acquired by Biffa ...
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ArticleMassey Wilcox MD calls for government loan for trainee HGV drivers
Massey Wilcox Transport is calling on the government to tackle the driver shortage crisis by introducing a loan scheme for trainee HGV drivers, which would operate in a similar way to the student loan system.MD Robert Wilcox believes the scheme would address the driver shortage more rapidly than the year-long ...
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Aspray24 sold to Bushell Investment Group
Aspray Group has been acquired by Bushell Investment Group for an undisclosed sum.The company, which owns BIG Property Finance a short term loans specialist, said the buyout came after months of discussions between the two parties.Aspray Group, which is made up of three divisions: Aspray24 (registered as Aspray Transport at ...
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ArticleGrowing volumes sees Asco Foods secure deal with Prohire
Asco Foods has sealed a contract hire and maintenance deal with Prohire for two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros vehicles and a DAF 18-tonner.Asco Foods director Sunny Chadha said the deal was in response to the firm’s increasing volumes of bulk goods.“That has resulted in needing the right payload and the ability ...
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Pallet-Track founders sell controlling stake in network to TPA Capital
Private equity company TPA Capital has taken a controlling stake in Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track.In a statement released today (11 March), TPA Capital said it was delighted to strike the deal with the pallet network, which has 90 haulier members.Set up by MD Nigel Parkes in 2002, with commercial director Carl Jones, ...
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Mark Priestley SDT sold after being forced into administration
Air freight logistics and refrigerated transport company Mark Priestley SDT has been sold to a new company after it entered administration.The Slough-based company, which held an international and national operators’ licence and ran more than 20 lorries out of four operating centres, went into administration on 22 February after a ...
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FTA and business trade groups send joint letter calling for a TfL freight chief
FTA, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have called on the mayor of London to appoint a dedicated freight commissioner.The call came in response to the launch of the mayor and TfL’s new freight strategy last week (7 March).Natalie Chapman, head ...
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Freight operators urged to have their say on logistical challenges in the South-East
Freight operators that move goods to, from or across the South East are being asked for their views on the key logistical challenges they face to help shape a new transport strategy for the region.The strategy is being developed by Transport for the South East (TfSE), a newly-established regional body ...
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ArticleBeamish Transport ceases trading amidst car sector slump and Brexit uncertainty
Car transporter Beamish Transport has ceased trading due to the downturn in the car industry and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.The county Durham firm appointed administrators from KSA Group today (8 March) to achieve “an orderly closure”.Dominic Fisher, Beamish Transport’s operations manager, told motortransport.co.uk the decision was “massively sad” and meant making ...
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TfL publishes freight plan to address emissions, safety and efficiency of goods movements
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and TfL have launched an action plan for managing freight movements in the capital, which they say have increased by around 20% since 2010.The Mayor’s Freight and Servicing Action, published yesterday (7 March), sets out actions focusing on goods vehicle safety, emissions and efficiency.It aims ...
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Cost control helps Pickfords move on to better profit
Removals firm Pickfords has more than doubled its pre-tax profit to £2m thanks to better control of fixed costs.Despite operating in an industry highly influenced by the UK housing market, as well as international moves, the latest results for Pickfords Move Management show profit increased by 111% for the year ...