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ArticleWincanton boss sings praises of Fuso eCanter
The boss of Wincanton has praised the Fuso eCanter, describing it as the “first commercially viable” electric truck and pledging to add more to the 3PL’s home delivery fleet.Following a press event in March at the old Evening Standard print works in Surrey Quays, where Wincanton, DPD and Hovis were ...
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Motor Transport Awards 2018: Team of the Year shortlist
The Team of the Year Award (sponsored by Hiab) shortlist Arrow XL; DPD UK; Hermes; Pall-ex (winners in 2017); TfL and Wincanton all in the running at the Motor Transport Awards 2018, which takes place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 4 July.Team of the Year (sponsored by ...
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ArticleCanute Haulage Group creditors to take multi-million pound hit following business's pre-pack sale
Canute Haulage Group creditors stand to lose millions of pounds following the sale of the business earlier this month via a pre-pack administration.A report by administrator FRP Advisory states that as of 18 May unsecured creditors face a deficit of £7m.The administrator estimated that creditors could ultimately see a return ...
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Motor Transport Awards 2018: Training Award shortlist
There is a packed shortlist for the Training Award, sponsored by Think Logistics, with Cemex, DPD UK, Eddie Stobart Logistics, John Lewis, O'Donovan Waste Disposal and Whirlpool UK Appliances all in the running at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards.The Motor Transport Awards 2018 take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel ...
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M&S distribution network revamp cost retailer £13.1m
Marks & Spencer was stung with a £13.1m net charge last year in its UK logistics operation as it pushed ahead with the restructure of its Clothing & Home distribution network to a single-tier format.In its full-year results for the year ended 31 March, distribution woes and supply chain restructuring ...
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ArticleTesco Direct's Fenny Lock distribution centre under threat
Tesco has proposed to cease operations at its Fenny Lock distribution centre following its announcement today that it was terminating its Tesco Direct non-food website.The DC, located near Milton Keynes, handles online orders from Tesco Direct.Tesco has confirmed that around 500 employees are at risk of redundancy.The supermarket said the ...
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Wincanton finds its way, with profit and turnover growth in 2017/18
Wincanton hasn’t had it all its own way of late. A resurgent Eddie Stobart wrestled a Cemex contract valued at £15m off it, and MT revealed earlier this month that Britvic had re-awarded its entire transport requirement to Eddie Stobart after the first year of a five-year deal with Wincanton.Gatemore ...
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Creditors were chasing Canute Haulage for more than £200,000 in unpaid debts ahead of sale
Canute Haulage Group had been served with at least 23 County Court Judgments and owed creditors close to £212,000 in the days leading up to its pre-pack administration earlier this month.MT has been contacted by multiple creditors of the business, including recruiters and sub-contractors, which have been left out of ...
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ArticleReed Boardall tops competition to retain Dr Oetker pizza contract
Reed Boardall has retained its slice of the action by extending its deal to transport and store Dr Oetker's frozen pizza products for another three years. The contract sees Reed Bordall collect Chicago Town and Ristorante pizzas from Dr Oetker's food processing plant in Leyland. It transports the products ...
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ArticleBay Freight becomes the latest haulier to join the Hazchem Network
Kinaxia Logistics-owned Bay Freight has joined the Hazchem network.The Stalybridge-based company, set up in 1960, is covering the M, OL and SK postcodes for Hazchem. It began inputting on 21 May.Danny Bailey, MD at Bay Freight, said: “Joining the Hazchem network is a great development for Bay Freight as we ...
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ArticleHIAB focuses on customers to deliver more than just hardware
Rogier van der Linde, MD UK & Ireland at Hiab, at the official opening of the Bishops Stortford service centreHIAB, the UK market leader in truck-mounted lift trucks (TMLT), skip and hook loaders and truck-mounted cranes, is opening a network of eight dedicated service centres around the UK to provide ...
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ArticleDeben Transport creditors unlikely to see any money unless truck cartel claim succeeds
Unsecured creditors of failed Deben Transport will not see a payout unless a claim relating to the truck cartel case proves successful, the firm's administrators have said.The Felixstowe-based haulier employed more than 200 staff and had offices in Hull, Southampton, Tilbury, Alconbury, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, South Shields and Doncaster. It ...
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Industry at risk of losing tens of millions to apprenticeship levy spending cut-off
The industry is in danger of losing tens of millions of pounds worth of training funding as the spending cut off for the apprenticeship levy looms. RHA deputy policy director Colin Snape warned delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference that of the £68m the sector had paid into the levy ...
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ArticleThe Talent in Logistics Conference and Awards
Taking place on Thursday 21st June 2018 at the Telford International Centre Talent in Logistics is the only conference and awards event completely dedicated to the exceptional training, learning and development professionals in the transport and logistics industries.The conference agenda offers focused, relevant professional development sessions for the transport industry ...
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M20 to get a contraflow as temporary solution to problems caused by Operation Stack
The M20 will be contraflowed as a temporary solution to Operation Stack, to allow traffic to travel in both directions between junctions 8 and 9 when HGVs are being queued, according to the government.The announcement has been welcomed by the industry as an “obvious solution” and a compromise for operators ...
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ArticleGLA appoints consultants to advise on industrial and warehousing land use
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has appointed Savills to help it balance the need for housing and industrial land in the capital.Savills will create an investment strategy to encourage intensive land use, through multi-storey warehousing and mixed-use projects – the GLA is considering using part of its £250m Land Fund, ...
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ArticleTruck OEMs ponder emissions, platooning and scrappage at Microlise conference
The final session of the conference saw a panel of representatives from four major truck manufacturers debate the future of truck design.Arif Jafferji, Scania (GB) marketing director, Phil Moon, marketing manager at DAF Trucks, Martin Flach, alternative fuels director of Iveco and Thomas Hemmerich, MD of MAN Truck & Bus ...
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Royal Mail growth fails to allay analysts' questions over business's long-term prospects
Analysts have reacted cautiously to Royal Mail's year end results, which saw the group's turnover grow 2% year-on-year but annual profit fall by more than a third (37%). Brokerage Jefferies said the group was underperforming and estimated operating expenses would remain stable at best despite a cost drive.It added that ...