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Currie Solutions snaps up PS Ridgway of Dundee
Currie Solutions has bought PS Ridgway of Dundee for an undisclosed sum.In a statement the acquirer said that “the business will be merged with the Currie group and brings several key benefits to both businesses.“Increased revenues, enhanced geographical footprint, traffic synergies and wider pallet network opportunities which in return will ...
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ArticleConnect Group secures multi-million pound contract extension with Daily Mirror publisher
Connect Group has secured an extension to its major distribution contract with Daily Mirror publisher Reach.Connect-owned Smiths News has agreed a new deal that will run from October 2019 to September 2024, securing annual revenue of circa £220m, the group said in a statement to investors.Reach's newspaper portfolio also includes ...
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ArticleDick Denby still hopeful for road trial of Eco-Link after 17 years
Dick Denby, chairman of Lincolnshire haulier Denby Transport, is having another go at persuading the DfT to allow a road trial of his Eco-Link double-trailer combination.Denby, together with his son and MD Peter Denby, will speak at the RHA Spring Conference on 4 April , where they will seek to ...
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ArticleTuffnells completes semi-trailer refresh
Tuffnells has completed the roll out of more than 35 rebranded semi-trailers, as part of a revitalisation of the loss-making irregular dimension and weight specialist.The company has taken delivery of 14 Don-Bur box van trailers, which are in addition to 12 box van trailers received from the manufacturer in the ...
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ArticleWork on M20 Brexit emergency fallback to commence this weekend
Overnight work on the M20 in Kent to install a temporary steel barrier that keeps traffic flowing in the event of disruption after Brexit starts this weekend.Highways England said it had learned lessons from Operation Stack and that its new package of measures, collectively called Operation Brock, were “a significant ...
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ArticleMark Thompson Transport uses Apprenticeship Levy money to fund three rising stars
From left: Daniel Robb, Caitlin Roberts and Jack TinsleyThe transport and logistics industry has paid an estimated £130m in Apprentice Levy taxation since its introduction in April 2017 but has reclaimed only a fraction of this sum to fund training new or existing staff.With Brexit expected to lead to a ...
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ArticleAggregate Industries and Eddie Stobart Logistics partnership brought to abrupt halt; Wincanton to take over the work
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) is to be replaced by Wincanton as logistics partner for Aggregate Industries’ Concrete Products division just over two years into a five-year contract, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The contract went live in October 2016, having been publicised in June of that year.ESL replaced XPO Logistics, which had been ...
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ArticlePalletline purchases long-term network member Fast Forward Distribution
Palletline has purchased long-term member Fast Forward Distribution.Based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Fast Forward was set up in 1988 and has been a member of Palletline since the network was founded in 1992.The deal, completed on December 14, facilitates the retirement of Fast Forward’s owners Mark and Anne Henness.Graham Leitch, MD ...
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Sir Mike Penning added to Microlise Transport Conference line-up
Sir Mike Penning MP, chairman of the newly established Road Freight and Logistics All-Party Parliamentary Group will address delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference this May.He will use his presentation to outline the aims and objectives of the group.First elected in his Hemel Hempstead constituency in May 2005, Penning served ...
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ArticleEDG Group snaps up fellow TPN member Enterprise Freight and Transport Services
Basildon-based EDG Group has taken over fellow TPN member Enterprise Freight and Transport Services.The group, which joined TPN in September 2017, has bought Enterprise’s assets, customer base and goodwill, but not the Enterprise name.The deal also sees all 31 Enterprise employees transfer to EDG Group as well as a fleet ...
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Administrators pursue director of D&A Media Bristol for unpaid sum
The administrators of a Cardiff-based haulage firm are pursuing legal action against one of the company’s former directors for an unpaid debt.In a report to creditors of D&A Media Bristol, joint administrator Huw Powell at Begbies Traynor said the sum of £51,374 is due from Richard Grimes, who resigned as ...
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ArticleMalcolm Logistics puts new generation of award-winning extendable trailer into service
Malcolm Logistics has introduced a new generation of its award-winning extendable skeletal trailer.The original 15.6m extended skeletal trailer, which is used with 50ft containers, was a double winner at the Motor Transport Awards in 2015, taking the Low Carbon and Innovation trophies.Malcolm Logistics has now introduced eight of the latest ...
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ArticleDAF Trucks continues trials of all-electric CF truck for urban operations
DAF Trucks has continued development of its all-electric CF tractor unit with delivery of a trial unit to Dutch operator Tinie Manders Transport.It is one of several CF Electrics now in operation in the Netherlands and Belgium, which DAF is using to fine-tune the technology ahead of launching the vehicle ...
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Ocado hit by capacity shortfall after major blaze at Andover hub
Online grocer Ocado has warned of capacity constraints and a drag on sales growth following a major fire at its Andover Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC).The blaze, which started yesterday morning (5 February) in a corner of the ambient zone, was not contained as first believed and spread overnight.Whilst now under ...
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C Butt fulfils promise to return to profit
C Butt Logistics has delivered on last year’s promise to return to the black for the first time since 2014.Reporting its latest annual results for the year to 28 April 2018, the Northampton–based haulier revealed a rise in profit to £27,651 (2017: loss of £461,654).However, turnover fell in the period ...
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Bring back London freight chief, FTA tells London Assembly members
TfL needs to bring back the role of head of freight in order to co-ordinate freight movement across London, the FTA told the London Assembly today (5 February).The demand came at a meeting of the London Assembly transport committee this week, which looked at the challenges of delivering freight in ...
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ArticleIan Lister returns to Wilson James to head up construction logistics strategy
Ian Lister (pictured) has re-joined Wilson James as director of logistics concepts and strategy.The new role has been created as part of Wilson James' wider strategy to expand its logistics services.This is Lister’s third stint at Wilson James, which specialises in construction logistics, security and aviation industry services.In his previous ...
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ArticleKnowles Transport turned loss making after problems at Wisbech warehouse
Cambridgeshire-based Knowles Transport slipped into the red after operational issues at its - at that point - newly opened Wisbech DC resulted in “significant costs”.The firm’s newly published annual results covering the year to 31 December 2017, reveal that that while turnover at the company rose to £30.4m (2016: £23.2m) ...
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ArticleDemand for dedicated gas powered trucks on the rise amongst smaller operators
An increasing number of smaller operators are turning to dedicated gas powered trucks, according to Philip Fjeld the chief executive of CNG Fuels.The company, which owns and operates three biomethane gas refuelling stations at Leyland, Crewe and Northampton, is planning to open another 18 in the UK by the end ...
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ArticleMicrolise Transport Conference 2019
Europe's largest road transport conference is back on May 15th, ready to welcome over 1,200 delegates to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.[gallery link="none" columns="4" size="large" ids="40031,40032,40033,40034" orderby="rand"]This free-to-attend, one-day event is for those involved at an operational or management level in the operation of road transport fleets.Marian Kitson, director of ...