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Motor Transport Awards 2016 Twitter wall
This year's Motor Transport Awards featured, for the first time, a big screen showing a selection of tweets using the official awards hashtag. This 'Twitter wall', sponsored by Transport Exchange Group, also appears here on Motortransport.co.uk. So, whether you were lucky enough to be at the Awards in person or ...
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Gefco promotes Hungary division boss to UK managing director role
Gefco UK has appointed Zsolt Vecsera as its new MD, in a move the company said will help “continue and steer its direction of growth”. Vecsera (pictured below) has been MD at Gefco Hungary since 2011, where he oversaw the doublingof the company’s profit over five years.Previous to that role ...
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ArticleFTA's Truck and Van Excellence schemes approved by TfL as alternative to Fors bronze
The FTA has had its Truck and Van Excellence audits approved by TfL as meeting the latter’s work-related road risk (WRRR) requirements, a status previously held only by Fors.Previously hauliers wishing to work on TfL contracts had to be Fors bronze or equivalent accredited to meet the WRRR requirements.The association ...
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Hargreaves Services suffers Brexit shock after major project is delayed
Hargreaves Services’ logistics division has felt the impact of Brexit, after a UK port delayed a £7m earthworks project in light of the EU referendum result.In a trading update the company warned that its transport and earthworks divisions are at risk due to their exposure to the construction sector and ...
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ArticleCanute Group transports replica Viking ship to festival celebrating King Canute
The Canute Group has paid tribute to its namesake by transporting a £30,000 replica Viking ship to a festival celebrating King Canute.The Canute Group, which is based in Purfleet in Essex, collected the Viking ship, dubbed Bear, from a boatyard in Herne Bay, Kent, making its way along the ...
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ArticleContinental Tyre Group buys Bandvulc
Continental Tyre Group has bought fleet management and tyre retreader Bandvulc in "a logical step". The two companies have worked together for more than 25 years.The acquisition will allow Continental to strengthen its position in the UK and Irish markets, as well as enable Bandvulc to grow its own operation ...
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Netto closure too soon to comment on, says Bibby Distribution
Bibby Distribution has said it is too soon to comment on what impact the closure of discount supermarket Netto will have on its business.Sainsbury’s and Danish retailer Dansk Supermarked Group, which relaunched Netto as a joint venture in 2014, said they plan to close the 16 stores in August.The decision ...
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Mayor announces 'toughest crackdown' on most polluting vehicles in London
The mayor of London today announced details on what City Hall has described as “the toughest crackdown on the most polluting vehicles by any major city around the world”.Making good on his promise one week into office to step up his efforts to improve London’s air quality through lowering transport ...
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DX Group faces UK Competition and Markets Authority review
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing DX Group’s May acquisition of the trade and assets of Legal Post (Scotland) and First Post from First Scottish Group for £3.25m.DX Group said it was now engaging in a consultation with CMA and would “make a further announcement in due ...
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ArticleBullet Express welcomes Macfarlane Packaging as latest client for new hub
Bullet Express has filled over three-quarters of its new distribution hub in Baillieston, Glasgow, just two months after opening it.The latest client to take space at the hub is protective packaging products distributor Macfarlane Packaging.The packaging company is taking 28,000ft² of the facility’s 190,000ft² of storage and distribution space.As part ...
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Security Escorts Transport joins Pallet-Track
North London haulier Security Escorts Transport has joined forces with pallet network Pallet-Track.The Willesden-based haulage firm, which has a fleet of nine vehicles and four trailers, will take on the HA and “some of the NW” postcode areas, after the areas were “relinquished by another member”, according to a Pallet-Track ...
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DHL Supply Chain winding down My Local operation
DHL Supply Chain is downsizing its My Local operation after the convenience store chain was placed into administration this week.The operator took over transport and distribution for the former Morrisons convenience store estate last September from Wincanton.The 140 M Local stores were sold at a £30m loss to entrepreneur Mike ...
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ArticleAmazon rolls out grocery delivery service to fresh postcodes
Amazon has almost doubled the number of London postcodes its Amazon Fresh service is available in, less than a month after it began offering fresh grocery delivery in the city.The internet retailer launched the service, which allows Amazon Prime members to shop for ambient, chilled and frozen goods, to ...
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ArticleBrexit threat to northern powerhouse
The creation of a northern powerhouse hangs in the balance following the EU referendum result, unless international trade is addressed as a matter of urgency, the FTA has warned.Malcolm Bingham, FTA head of policy for the north of England, said infrastructure investment in northern England over the next five years ...
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ArticlePharmadex adds Montracon refrigerated trailers as it looks to exploit niche
Pharmadex is looking to grow its pharmaceutical transport operations having added two Montracon refrigerated trailers to its fleet.Both Montracon trailers can transport goods at controlled ambient temperatures of between 8°C to 25°C, and at cold chain temperatures of between 2°C and 8°C.The 13.6m tri-axle trailers also come with a Datacold ...
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Container weight guidance issued for operators as new Solas rules come into force
Guidance for operators affected by container weight changes starting today (1 July) has been published, as the sector comes to terms with one of its biggest challenges in recent times.Amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) Convention means shippers become responsible for ensuring export containers have a verified ...
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ArticlePetit Forestier to buy Fraikin creating rental giant
Refrigerated-rental firm Petit Forestier is to buy leasing and rental provider Fraikin in a deal that will create a European player with combined sales of €1.3bn (£1.09bn).Villepinte, France-based Petit Forestier has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Fraikin to acquire 100% of the business with financial backing from CVC Capital ...
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Transport minister welcomes new HGV low-carbon technology accreditation
Transport minister Andrew Jones said a new accreditation scheme for low-carbon HGV technology will support the UK’s “huge success story” in developing low-emission vehicles.The Low Carbon Accreditation Scheme for HGV technology has been under development for more than a year, led by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.It will enable manufacturers ...
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Government to offer £19m funding pot for low-emission freight vehicles
Transport minister Andrew Jones has announced a £19m funding pot for the freight industry to help reduce vehicle emissions.The DfT said the money will help fleets of commercial vehicles access the very latest in low and zero-emission vehicle technologies.Part of the funding will also go towards establishing alternative fuel infrastructure, ...
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ArticleCarlsberg UK to outsource secondary logistics to DHL Tradeteam
Carlsberg UK is planning to outsource its entire secondary logistics operation to DHL Tradeteam as part of plans to refocus its efforts on brewing.The own-account operator, which as an O-licence authorising up to 438 vehicles and 317 trailers, plans to end its secondary logistics operation in 2017-18.It will also stop ...