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London’s first Quietway route diverts cyclists off busiest roads
The haulage industry welcomed a scheme to help cyclists and other vulnerable road users avoid some of London’s major traffic routes, which opened between Greenwich and London this week.London’s Quietway route is a signposted route which passes through four London boroughs - Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and the Royal Borough of ...
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Gregory Distribution (Holdings) enjoys strong trading year fueled by Framptons purchase
The acquisition of Framptons Transport Services by Gregory Distribution (Holdings) boosted the latter’s pre-tax profit by 25% in 2015.The group’s annual accounts for the year to 3 October 2015 show pre-tax profit rose to £6.1m from £4.9m in the previous year. Turnover increased by 13% from £146.3 to £165.3m in ...
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ArticleSJ Bargh Group snaps up RG Bassett & Sons
SJ Bargh Group has bought haulier RG Bassett & Sons for an undisclosed sum.The deal sees the Lancaster-based specialist haulier take on Bassett’s 100 employees and an 11 acre site near Stoke-on-Trent, close to SJ Bargh’s existing sites and to the M6 and A50.The acquisition boosts the group’s general haulage ...
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Royal Mail industrial action called off after new pay offer
Industrial action at Royal Mail appears to be off the table after managers were offered an improved pay deal.The long-running pay dispute began when around 4,800 managers at the company refused a proposed pay increase of 1.3% for the year beginning September 2015.After talks with Unite, Royal Mail has reviewed ...
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FTA calls on Welsh Assembly to help slash Severn Crossings tolls
The FTA is calling on the Welsh Assembly to back its campaign to slash charges for the Severn River crossings.The FTA appeared before the Welsh Affairs Committee in Chepstow this week, alongside association member Owens Group, to give evidence about the two bridges, which are currently operated by Severn River ...
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Former MAN Truck and Bus UK CEO Des Evans receives OBE
Former MAN Truck and Bus UK CEO Des Evans has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. Evans, who headed the UK operation for a decade before his retirement in 2014, was given the honour for services to motoring.His 40 years in the road tansport industry also saw ...
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Grundon Waste Management to run safety campaign at cycling festival
Grundon Waste Management will introduce a new cycle safety campaign at the Wallingford Festival of Cycling this month.The company has joined forces with the festival’s organisers and the RP Vision Racing Team to launch the campaign, which will oblige every ecyclist at the event to sit in the cab of ...
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Senior industry figures back Brexit, says poll
Senior decision makers in the UK logistics industry are backing Brexit on 23 June, according to an online poll conducted on Motortransport.co.uk. .At the time of writing, 624 readers had responded to our poll on voting intentions on the EU referendum.More than half (54%) or 336 said they would be ...
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Greater Manchester freight forum builds momentum
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has taken the first steps towards creating the city region’s first-ever freight forum.Last month it hosted a workshop to find out what challenges logistics firms faced when operating across the 10-district region, and to define the sector’s role in Manchester’s economic growth plans.Helen Smith, head ...
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TfL expands retiming deliveries work in the capital
TfL is looking to help businesses in specific areas retime their deliveries this year, as part of its work to promote delivery flexibility.Up until now much of TfL's retiming work has been based around single locations.It is also extending its research into the costs and benefits of quiet equipment, as ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics renews Sealed Air Corporation contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its contract with packaging company Sealed Air Corporation, after more than 10 years of working with the company. XPO will continue to provide the company with warehousing and transport services out of its Amber Park site in Derbyshire.Orders are picked on-site and delivered to both customers ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport continues fleet expansion with 30 new Volvos
Maritime BIFTMaritime Transport has ordered 30 new Volvo FH Globetrotter XL tractor units. The order follows the operator’s purchase of 100 Lawrence David trailers last month.Maritime said it chose the FH as it is pleased with the “fantastic” running costs of those already on its 1,500-strong fleet, and that they ...
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UPS increases grid capacity at London depot to overcome electric vehicle charging hurdle
UPS has spent more than £600,000 on third-party infrastructure at its Kentish Town, north London depot to enable it to charge multiple electric trucks at the same time.As part of its work with the EU-funded Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe (Frevue) project, the parcel firm has been operating 16 ...
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Wincanton improves profitability as it wins and exits contracts
A strong performance in its contract logistics division; the sale of its records management division; and Pullman Fleet Services walking away from two "onerous" loss-making contracts helped Wincanton improve its profit and reduce its net debt in its most recent financial year.For the year-ending 31 March Wincanton saw turnover rise ...
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Funding for licence acquisition included in new LGV Driver Trailblazer apprenticeship
The logistics sector has triumphed in its hard-fought battle to receive funding towards HGV driver licence acquisition for apprentices.In a BIS letter sent to chairman of the industry-led Trailblazers consortium Colin Snape, the government confirmed up to £4,900 in funding will be made available to train apprentices, with funding towards ...
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ArticleNew Panther Logistics service lands Sleep Design contract
A new one-man delivery service has led Panther Logistics to a new contract with bed retailer Sleep Design. The deal will see Panther handle between 600 to 800 orders for the retailer every week, the majority of which will end in home deliveries using its new solo delivery service.Sleep Design ...
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ArticleAmazon Fresh begins grocery delivery service in London
Amazon has begun offering a chilled and ambient grocery delivery service in London, with the introduction of its Amazon Fresh service. The service, which is currently available to 69 postcode areas in central and east London, allows Amazon Prime customers to choose from more than 130,000 refrigerated and ambient food ...
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ArticleFowler Welch seals 10 year Dairy Crest deal
John Kerrigan, Fowler Welch, and Alex Grieves, Dairy CrestFowler Welch has commenced a 10 year partnership with Dairy Crest. The multimillion pound deal started on 5 June and comes after they revealed they were planning to enter into a partnership in March. As a consequence, Fowler Welch has taken ...
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Ceva Logistics extends multimillion pound Miele contract
Ceva Logistics has extended its long-running contract with appliance manufacturer Miele. The five-year contract extension, contributing $5.5m (£3.7m) a year in turnover, will see the firm continue to provide the manufacturer with a range of services, including two-man home delivery and appliance installation.Ceva also manages home delivery bookings for Miele, ...
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Fraikin to offer full-service contract hire on dual-fuel Ford Transit Courier vans
Hire firm Fraikin is now offering full-service contract hire packages for dual-fuel LPG/petrol vans through its partnership with engine conversion firm Alternatech.It will be supplying converted 1-litre Ford Transit Courier vans to both its public sector and private fleet customers, which have been put through their paces via tests carried ...