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ArticleNFT proves its top banana with new Tilbury deal
NFT has signed its largest fresh produce contract since opening its flagship facility at Tilbury.The contract is a four-way collaboration between a range of growers, importers, specialised reefer operator Sea Trade, the Port of Tilbury and NFT.The deal will see 5,000 pallets of produce arriving weekly compromising 50% bananas and ...
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ArticleHarris Transport ceases to trade
Southampton’s Harris Transport has closed its doors, with around 70 staff sent home last Friday (10 August).A spokesman for the haulier said: “The situation is that the company has ceased to trade and is arranging for customers to collect their goods.“The company has filed a notice of intention to appoint ...
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ArticleOftsed praises National Logistics Academy's 'significant progress'
The National Logistics Academy has been recognised for its "significant progress" in an appraisal of new apprenticeship training providers by Ofsted. Visiting the academy last month, Ofsted reported significant progress in meeting all of the requirements of providing an apprenticeship and ensuring apprentices benefit from high-quality training.The regulatory body's report ...
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TfL offers olive branch to trade associations after FORS fallout
TFL is to hold an industry engagement event after trade associations accused it of monopolistic practice in regards to FORS earlier this year.TfL, which contracted out FORS to Aecom in 2015, will host the event on 7 September at its offices in the capital.The event is intended to review the ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail gets behind Think Logistics skills recruitment drive
Royal Mail employs approximately 141,000 employees and needs a constant flow of new recruits to join the business at all levels. Nadine Kemp, senior people business partner – central logistics teams – at Royal Mail, is a big fan of the Think Logistics programme to get the message about career ...
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Apprenticeship levy 'not working' after 2017/18 sees 10% of predicted starts
The Apprenticeship Levy is not delivering what it was designed for, according to a two-year review of the ‘Transport infrastructure skills strategy’ by the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT). The report reveals the road transport sector recruited fewer than 10% of a projected 15,000 apprentices in the past year. STAT, ...
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Remember: apprenticeships are for people of all ages
Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes writes that while there is a huge push at the age of 16-18 on what they are going to do after they complete their time at school/college, a lot of people are not aware that apprenticeships are for people of all ages.Most people decide ...
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Royal Mail fined £50m for 'deliberate strategy' to limit final mile competition
Royal Mail has been fined £50m by Ofcom for a “serious” breach of competition law, in which it abused its dominant market position and deliberately targeted final mile delivery competitor Whistl.Whistl, then TNT Post, was trialling final mile operations in London and Manchester when Royal Mail announced a hike in ...
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Pallet networks in bloom after UK's record breaking weather
Pallet networks have enjoyed a business boom thanks to the UK’s marathon hot spell, according to the boss of Pallet-Track.“We’re not on our own, but we’ve seen a significant uplift of around 18% growth in the past quarter,” Nigel Parkes told MT.“I suspect all networks have experienced the same, as ...
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Canute Haulage Group facing legal action from its former pallet network
Pallet-Track is preparing legal action against the new owner of Canute Haulage Group over a £50,000 debt, MT can reveal.Canute was a Pallet-Track member and covered multiple postcodes including CA, LA, TD, DG and RM.However, Pallet-Track is understood to have served Canute its notice in March, ahead of its controversial ...
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ArticleWincanton extends Ibstock Brick contract
Wincanton has extended its contract with brick manufacturer Ibstock Brick by four years.The operator manages 95% of the distribution of Ibstock Brick’s products and will be the sole supplier of transport at its new factory in Leicestershire, which opened in June.Ranald Forbes, director of construction at Wincanton, said: “Our specialised ...
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Maritime Transport sets its sights on chilled distribution sector after strong 2017
Maritime Transport wants to grow in the chilled distribution sector, after a successful start to its contract running Tesco’s Snodland DC contributed to a strong performance in 2017.Taking over from Wincanton, Maritime began delivering chilled produce to Tesco stores in the South London area a year ago, and MD John ...
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Motor Transport to host free Birmingham Clean Air Zone event for operators
If your fleet delivers goods into Birmingham, then you'll no doubt have questions about how the city's proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will impact on your operation.One of the first wave of cities mandated by the government to implement a CAZ - alongside Derby, Leeds, Nottingham and Southampton - Birmingham ...
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ArticleB&Q cuts grid power consumption with battery storage
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher is installing energy storage batteries to store power created by solar panels at the retailer’s Swindon DC.The move is intended to reduce the electricity the warehouse takes from the national grid by 31% and, on some days, it will be possible to achieve zero grid consumption.There ...
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Asset Alliance buys Hanbury Riverside
Asset Alliance has bought renowned commercial vehicle dealership Hanbury Riverside for an undisclosed sum.The deal, including vehicle assets of more than £17m, completed yesterday (6 August) after more than six months of talks.Asset Alliance, which gains its first depot in the South East in the acquisition, welcomed the links the ...
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Overnight HGV parking must be considered for new developments
Overnight HGV parking should be considered in planning decisions and when DCs are proposed, according to new government guidelines.The move, welcomed by the RHA, should ensure driver welfare is taken into account by local authorities when coming to their decisions.In an updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), it states: “Planning ...
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Premier Logistics (UK) forced to improve terms of CVA for creditors
HMRC has forced through a revision to the original deal put forward for creditors of Premier Logistics (UK), which entered a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) earlier this week, MT can reveal.Following a meeting on 30 July where the revisions were put to creditors of the business, the tax man, which ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics UK snaps up ILG to boost its e-commerce offer
MT Top 100 company Yusen Logistics UK has snapped up e-commerce delivery and fulfilment firm ILG, in a move it claims will catapult it into the top ten of UK logistics providers.The deal, completed on 1 August, could deliver a 12% revenue boost to Yusen Logistics, which ranked 21 in ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics (UK) enters into company voluntary arrangement
Bardon, Leicestershire-based Premier Logistics (UK) has entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).Rajnesh Mittal and Steven Stokes of FRP Advisory have been named as joint supervisors of the CVA.The struggling haulier has been seeking to restructure its finances in the face of a £5.7m shortfall to creditors.The final details of ...