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Wincanton wins 10-year deal to support new Micheldever Tyre Services DC
Wincanton has won a 10-year contract to provide transport and warehousing services to Micheldever Tyre Services. The tyre specialist is working to double the size of its operation within the M25, and its new deal with the operator comes after more than 10 years of the businesses working together. Wincanton ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee demands more information on Brexit land border plans
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is demanding more detail from the government on its plans for post-Brexit border controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.The demand follows the government’s response to the committee’s report, published in March, on the land border between the two countries.One of the report’s key recommendations was ...
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ArticleInsulated Render Systems mandates FORS silver throughout its supply chain
Airdrie-based housing contractor, Insulated Render Systems (IRS) has told its haulage suppliers that they will need to gain FORS Silver accreditation.The external wall insulation specialist wants all deliveries to its sites to be made by companies working to a minimum FORS Silver standard within an 18-month time-frame.The requirement will then ...
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Principle Pallet founders leave venture; former TPN and Nightfreight bosses Leonard and Burns in
The co-founders of the Principle Pallet Network, the fledging network seeking to become the UK’s ninth, have left the business.The shock departure comes after former The Pallet Network (TPN) boss Adam Leonard joined the venture in March, supported by ex-Nightfreight boss Robbie Burns .Former Fortec directors Marcus Fischer (main image, ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain builds on Morrisons operation with wholesale delivery deal
DHL Supply Chain is to manage wholesale logistics operations for Morrisons after winning a new contract with the supermarket. The contract will see DHL deliver Morrisons' Safeway-branded products to 1,650 McColl's Retail Group stores. Morrisons announced it would be reintroducing the Safeway brand at the end of 2016, more than ...
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ArticleTransport secretary says it's time for sector to be rid of outdated gender stereotypes
It’s time the transport sector eliminate the “outdated stereotypes” around gender and job roles, according to transport secretary Chris Grayling.Speaking at the 2018 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics awards in London, Grayling said: “It’s more essential than ever that we celebrate the inspiring woman that provide leadership in ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel to open new Castle Donnington warehouse next year
Kuehne + Nagel is to open a 195,000 ft² warehouse near Castle Donington in the East Midlands.The company has signed a 15-year lease on the facility, which is being constructed on 17.6 acres at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway, and is due to open in March 2019.Three existing facilities, ...
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Winners announced at FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards
Leaders from operators including TNT, DHL Supply Chain and DB Cargo UK were honoured at the FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards last week. At a lavish ceremony in the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, the dedicated freight awards were handed to DB Cargo UK's head of planning ...
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ArticleElectric truck-maker Tevva Motors gets £10m investment boost from Bharat Forge
Tevva Motors has received a £10m funding injection from India's Bharat Forge, which it said will boost its global expansion plans and create further jobs at its Chemlsford, Essex plant.The automotive firm, founded by CEO Asher Bennett, makes electric trucks in the 7.5-tonne to 14-tonne range, many of which feature ...
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ArticleNottinghamshire named UK's crime hotspot during first quarter, as cargo theft climbs nationally
Thefts from lorries increased by 6.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 with 454 reported incidents, according to a new crime report.The state of security in the UK is laid bare in figures from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS) and supply chain intelligence BSI Group covering January, ...
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Heads roll at Connect Group as Tuffnells gets stuck in reverse
Connect Group's CEO and CFO are to leave the business and its Pass my Parcel network will be closed, following a grim trading update that laid bare significant challenges at Tuffnells.The update said that the group's performance in the third quarter had been "extremely disappointing", and Connect had consequentially "materially ...
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ArticlePollock (Scotrans) sees pre-tax profit rocket as recovery continues
Pollock (Scotrans) saw its pre-tax profit rocket more than 300% in its last financial year, as the operator bounced back from a customer collapse that put it in the red two years ago.Pollock suffered a £123,354 pre-tax loss in 2014/15 after long-standing customer Tullis Russell went under.The operator was back ...
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Was the UK ready for the apprenticeship levy?
With apprenticeship take up down 40% a year after the launch of the apprenticeship levy, Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes asks whether the UK was actually ready for the change. Over a year since the first levy payments were taken and we still appear to be going backwards.The latest ...
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Fortec to give all Watford Gap hub workers in-house forklift training
Fortec is ramping up its warehouse operative development, with all existing and future staff at its newly expanded Watford Gap hub set to receive bespoke in-house forklift training. The pallet network is anticipating strong growth this year and next, and spent £6,000 gaining two of its staff Association of Industrial ...
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ArticleFormer TNT UK boss joins Whistl as it targets parcel market growth
Whistl has brought in former TNT MD Alistair Cochrane as it ramps up its presence in the parcel delivery sector. Cochrane spent three decades at TNT UK, serving as MD for four of these before leaving in 2014. He more recently spent two years at Parcelforce as its operations director.He ...
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ArticlePoundworld in administration with future of transport operation uncertain
Own account operator Poundworld Retail has appointed administrators after talks with a potential buyer collapsed.The retailer, which has a fleet of 75 vehicles and 140 trailers delivering to 355 stores, has been struggling against the falling value of sterling, weak consumer confidence and rising competition in the discount retail sector.Poundworld ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Customer Care Award shortlist
DPD UK, Pladis UK and Pall-Ex are all shortlisted for the Customer Care Award at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards. Taking place on 4 July, the winners will be announced at a glittering evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London.Customer Care Award, sponsored by Isuzu Truck ...
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ArticlePD Ports director Jim French awarded MBE for services to young people in transport
PD Ports director Jim French has been awarded an MBE for services to young people in the transport industry in the Queen’s birthday honours.The semi-retired, former RHA chairman said receiving the honour “feels tremendous”, and added that he could not have achieved it without the support of people around him ...
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Review of financial standing for restricted licence holders gets underway
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have launched a consultation to look at whether the financial resources test for restricted operator licence holders need to be increased.All operator licence holders must demonstrate a certain level of financial resources based on the type of licence they hold and the number of ...
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Details of Direct Vision Standard's Safety Permit scheme published
TfL has published guidance about its HGV Safety Permit scheme, promising there will be no charge for the permits themselves.The permit scheme, announced last year, is designed to recognise efforts made by hauliers in regards fitting camera and sensor systems, which were not included in the first draft of the ...