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ArticleHoward Tenens buys largest site to date in South Wales
Howard Tenens has bought a South Wales DC from Tesco, in anticipation that the removal of the Severn Crossing tolls will boost the region's economy. The acquisition of the 282,297ft² site in Chepstow is the Howard Tenens's largest property purchase to date, and its first in Wales. It bought the ...
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Urban logistics innovation in the spotlight at Freight in the City Expo
Freight in the City Expo has secured an exciting line-up of speakers for this year’s seminar programme, which will be professionally chaired by broadcaster Simon Jack.Innovation is the dominant theme of the day, with speakers exploring emerging vehicle and infrastructure technology being developed and trialled in the UK.The session will ...
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ArticleIndustry voices disapproval over campaign to ban abnormal and hazardous loads from Dartford Crossing
A campaign to ban oversized and hazardous goods from using the Dartford Crossing has come under fire from others in the road transport sector. Europa Worldwide launched its campaign and a petition earlier this week, complete with a livery (pictured), on the basis that the convoys required to transport oversized ...
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ArticleECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) enjoyed strong performance in 2016
ECM MB Actros car transporterECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) enjoyed a strong 2016 as UK car sales boomed delivering a 12% rise in pre-tax profit, but has warned of tough times ahead.Vehicle transporter ECM’s latest annual accounts show a 4.4% rise in turnover to £102m (2015: £98m) and a 12% increase ...
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Transdek to Duet at Freight in the City Expo
Transdek UK is highlighting the environmental and cost saving benefits of its Duet urban double-deck trailers on stand 9 at this year’s Freight in the City Expo.The expo takes place on 7 November at London’s Alexandra Palace and Transdek will be showing its urban trailers, which it claims can carry ...
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ArticleRoad freight company failures more than double in Q3
Company failures in the road freight sector more than doubled in the third quarter of this year, outstripping the 81.5% increase in the transport and logistics sector as a whole, according to the latest Creditsafe Watchdog Report.The Watchdog report, which looks at the quarterly performance of over 114,000 companies in ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics Group cements three-year deal with Tile Giant
Bardon-based Premier Logistics Group has landed a three-year contract with tile retailer Tile Giant.This latest deal, which closely follows the award of a two year deal with packaging manufacturer Munro last month, sees Premier Logistics deliver stock to over 100 Tile Giant stores on a daily basis, using specialist trailers ...
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ArticlePalletways Bristol buys electric pump trucks as tail lift delivery demand grows
Palletways Bristol has invested £8,000 in five new electric pump trucks as demand for tail lift deliveries continues to grow.The firm, which is owned by Palletways, said the new pump trucks, supplied by SHS Handling, would help drive down the risk of accidents and reduce driver fatigue.General manager Paul Evans ...
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Government's Air Quality Plan to be scrutinised by four select committees
The government’s latest Air Quality Plan is set to receive “unprecedented scrutiny” from a cross party team of MPs.The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Environmental Audit Committee, Health Committee, and Transport Committee have joined forces to examine the government’s new Air Quality Plan.The plan was launched in July this ...
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Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union on collision course over strike's legality
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has pledged to take its fight to the courtroom after Royal Mail applied for a High Court injunction to prevent postal workers taking strike action later this month.Royal Mail said the CWU had failed to follow a legally binding dispute resolution procedure, making any strike ...
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Arrow XL CEO Ian Howell replaced by former DPD director
Arrow XL CEO Ian Howell has left the business after four years in the role.Howell has been replaced by chief operations officer Charlie Shiels, who joined Arrow XL this year after 20 years with DPD, on an interim basis.A spokeswoman for Arrow XL said Shiels had been asked to fill ...
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Close Brothers Asset Finance to make Freight in the City Expo debut
Close Brothers Asset Finance will be exhibiting for the first time at next month’s Freight in the City Expo.On stand 33, Close Brothers will be on hand to talk you through their range of funding options that can help spread the cost of new vehicles or help businesses release working ...
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ArticleTail-lift weight limit was the right call, says Palletline boss on second anniversary
Palletline’s decision to limit standard tail-lift deliveries to 750kg two years ago was “absolutely right”, according to MD Graham Leitch.Speaking on the second anniversary of Palletline’s move to introduce the limit to protect drivers and customers, Leitch (pictured) said he had no regrets that the business and its members had ...
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ArticleRhenus Group snaps up RCS Logistics for expanding UK operation
RCS LogisticsRhenus Group has expanded its UK presence with the purchase of Palletforce member RCS Logistics.The deal sees the Corby-based haulier, which has an operating licence for 50 trucks and 80 trailers, become a subsidiary of Rhenus Group’s UK arm Rhenus Logistics UK.RCS Logistics directors Steve Gray and Richard Robinson ...
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DX Group secures £24m and appoints former Tuffnells chief Lloyd Dunn as CEO
Lloyd Dunn has been appointed CEO of DX Group, which has secured £24m from investors to get the business back on track.Former Tuffnell’s chief executive Dunn has put £5m into the business in the form of a loan note.DX Group’s largest shareholder Gatemore Capital Management has put forward £11m, including ...
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ArticleBrit European group returns to profit
The Brit European group of companies made its first profit in three years in 2016, newly published accounts show.In the 12 months to 31 December 2016 pre-tax profit stood at £339,614 compared with a loss of £753,000 a year ago.Carman (Holdings), whose subsidiaries include Brit European Transport and Silver Arrow ...
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ArticlePalletforce to open Chinese division in 2018
Plans to launch a Chinese division of Palletforce are "well underway", with a pilot expected to take place in Shanghai next year. The network’s chief executive Michael Conroy told MT that the Chinese business won’t carry the Palletforce name because of translation issues, but that it will be a division ...
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ArticlePalletforce shifts focus to members after official hub opening
HRH The Princess Royal attended the new Super Hub Opening of PalletForce in Burton upon Trent today, where she unveiled a plaque and was given a model truck as a present for attending.Attracting the “best members in every postcode” will be Palletforce’s priority in the next year now its Burton-on-Trent ...
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ArticleGist wins three-year contract with Arla Foods UK
Gist has won a new contract with Arla Foods UK to store and distribute milk in the north of England and Scotland.The operator will handle product from Arla's Lockerbie dairy, providing warehousing for packaged milk from the site.It will also make daily deliveries of milk to retailers across Scotland and ...
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Fraikin's compliance and technology guidebooks available at Freight in the City Expo
Fraikin will be giving away free printed copies of its latest 'What You Need to Know' guidebooks at next month's Freight in the City Expo in London.They have been designed to help commercial fleet operators stay up-to-date with key legislative issues and changing technology in the road transport industry.The 'Sustainable ...