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ArticleThomas Hemmerich discusses market share, aftermarket and brand ambitions at the CV Show
A long-term loyal supporter of the CV Show, MAN Truck & Bus was the only OEM to book space at the 2018 event, with its big deep red TGX dominating hall 5 on 24-26 April.UK MD Thomas Hemmerich has been in place for just over a year and he is ...
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ArticleProhire Group fuels growth drive via management buy-out
Fleet management firm Prohire Group has sold a majority stake in the business to private equity house NorthEdge Capital in a move aimed at fuelling its acquisition strategy.Under the deal the existing management team, including managing director David Barlow, will remain at the firm’s helm, with NorthEdge director Phil Frame ...
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Premier Logistics was loss-making in the final months of 2017
Premier Logistics (UK) was loss-making in the eight months to 31 December 2017 newly published accounts from the embattled group reveal.Earlier this month the firm’s MD Lee Christopher said the logistics group would bounce back after two disastrous acquisitions and the end of work with Pall-Ex which led to a ...
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Clipper Logistics clinches “significant” deal with online retailer Pretty Little Thing
Clipper Logistics has signed a “significant” new logistics contract with online fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing.com.The new deal with Pretty Little Thing, which is a subsidiary of BooHoo.com, will see Clipper provide the online retailer with logistics services from a new 600,000ft² site in Sheffield.Under the agreement, which begins in July this ...
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ArticleViridor Waste Management ordered to pay more than £365,000 after roll-away death
Viridor Waste Management has been ordered to pay more than £365,000 in fines and costs after a 56-year-old man was fatally injured in a lorry runaway incident at a hospital in Plymouth.Plymouth Crown Court heard last week (April 20) how Lee Jane, an employee of Viridor, was working at Derriford ...
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ArticleB&M and Aldi to open new Bedfordshire warehouses
Discount retailers B&M Retail and Aldi are to open major new warehouses in the Bedford area.B&M will construct a one million ft² building which will create 1,000 jobs and will start recruitment as the building nears completion in 2019.Simon Aurora, B&M’s chief executive, said: “Our continued nationwide growth has allowed ...
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ArticleReed Boardall takes on new managing director of transport in drive for growth
The Reed Boardall Group has appointed a new MD of transport as part of efforts to get the business back on track after an 80% profits plunge last year.The Yorkshire-based cold storage and transport firm has appointed former National Holidays director Graeme Richardson to head up the transport division.Richardson replaces ...
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One in four operators looking to buy alternative fuelled HGVs
Over a quarter of operators (26%) plan to purchase alternatively fuelled commercial vehicles in the next three years (such as the Volvo FL electric - pictured main), according to the findings of a far-reaching report into the future of the road transport industry.Published this week, the Asset Alliance Industry Monitor, ...
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ArticleBrexit will not damage haulage and logistics growth say operators
Senior management at road transport operators in the UK do not believe that Brexit will damage their growth prospects in the short or medium-term, with a majority anticipating significantly or slightly better growth in 2018 and 2019.A major study of the health and prosperity of the road transport industry in ...
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Road transport sector takes the strain as bad debts mount
The road transport sector saw a significant leap in both the money it is owed by creditors and what it owes to suppliers and contractors during the first quarter of the year, new data from Creditsafe shows.While sales increased quarter-on-quarter by 1.3% to £36.6bn the sector’s retained profit slid in ...
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ArticleAxis Fleet Management opens mobile maintenance division
Axis Fleet Management has opened a mobile maintenance division to service its UK-wide customer base.The unit will be headed up by Ian Ashman.The division will provide nationwide on-site maintenance and repair services, with the aim of improving trailer availability and up-time for customers.Axis has invested in the latest diagnostic equipment ...
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DPD, Eddie Stobart and Hermes lead the way in 2018 Motor Transport Awards shortlists
Some 58 different businesses have received nominations for the 2018 Motor Transport Awards, which takes place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane on 4 July, with DPD, Eddie Stobart Logistics, and Hermes leading the way with four nominations.Perennial winners DPD were nominated for the Customer Care Award ...
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Royal Mail confirms Moya Green to retire, with GLS parcel boss Rico Back taking over
Royal Mail has confirmed CEO Moya Greene will retire in September, with the boss of its GLS division taking her place from 1 June.Greene held the role for eight years, during which time she has transformed the UK's biggest operator from an unprofitable business to a successful, listed company, and ...
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ArticleHermes to increase self-employed couriers' pay from June
Hermes is to increase its self-employed couriers' pay to meet competition for the workers as the e-retail market surges. The carrier is increasing the minimum hourly pay from £8.50 to £9.10 from 1 June which, with expenses added, will bring their take-home pay up to £10.70 an hour.The pay increase ...
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ArticleCanute Group says business is stable after delay in paying staff due to funding switch
Canute Group has been forced to reassure staff that the business will endure after a delay in paying wages earlier this month.In a letter to employees, seen by MT, Canute director Noel Marshall attributed staff payment delays to problems arising from the company’s decision to switch banks earlier this year, ...
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DHL Supply Chain beats rivals to new M&S South-East distribution centre deal
DHL Supply Chain has trumped its rivals in a competitive tender bid to run a brand-new Marks & Spencer South-East distribution centre.The retail giant revealed plans to open its new 495,000ft2 DC, based at Welham Green, Herts, as part of its five-year transformation plan announced last November.M&S has said it ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks puts first two all-electric FLs into service
Volvo Trucks has put the first two of its all-electric FLs into service with Swedish recycling firm Renova and general haulage company TGM.The 16-tonne FL Electric is a fully electrically-powered truck for distribution, refuse collection and other haulage work in built-up areas.It features a range of up to 300km (185 ...
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New Wincanton shareholder agitates for break-up of business
The investor that successfully campaigned against DX Group's former executive team last year has called for Wincanton to sell one of its two divisions after buying a 2% stake in the 3PL. Gatemore Capital Management made headlines last year as a DX Group shareholder, when it demanded the removal of ...
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ArticleMicrolise Driver of the Year shortlist announced
Drivers from operators including Eddie Stobart, Bibby Distribution and DHL have been shortlisted for awards in this year's Microlise Driver of the Year competition. Winners of the short-, medium-, and long-distance driver categories will be announced at a gala event the night before the Microlise Transport Conference, at which the ...
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ArticleClugston Distribution Services adds 20 new flatbed trailers to fleet
Clugston Distribution Services has spent half-a-million pounds on 20 new flatbed trailers.Fifteen of the trailers, all additions to the fleet, are extendable as well as five standard flatbed trailers, all of which are currently in service.Clugston’s new trailers are individually designed for the transportation of various products up to 22 ...