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ArticleOwens Group looks to Wrexham as profit doubles
Owens Group is looking to buy a facility in Wrexham after its last financial year saw profit more than double.The group, which rebranded from Owens Road Services last year, saw a 107.5% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 June 2015 to £1.8m (2014: £884,000), which company secretary ...
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ArticleHargreaves buys CA Blackwell Group for £12m
HargreavesSolid fuels and bulk materials logistics provider Hargreaves Services has acquired bulk earthmoving and civil engineering firm CA Blackwell Group, which trades as Blackwell. The £11.9m deal includes a net cash payment of £5.3m and the transfer of Blackwell shareholders to a property valued at £3.4m.Hargreaves chief executive Gordon Banham ...
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CCF adds Mercedes Econics to London fleet to boost cyclists' safety
Building interiors manufacturer CCF has invested in two new Mercedes-Benz Econics to help protect vulnerable road users on urban delivery routes across London.Operating from CCF’s East London and Borehamwood branches, the company said the low-entry Econics will give its drivers improved all-round visibility and enable eye contact with cyclists at ...
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Top 100 operators warn of challenging year ahead
Two MT Top 100 operators have warned that a double whammy of the continuing driver shortage and falling fuel prices could make 2016 a challenging year for the contract logistics sector.Speaking off the back of strong financial performances in 2015, the heads of both Jack Richards & Son and Meachers ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics to return to acquisition in 2016
Premier Logistics is looking to boost its contract partnerships and palletised-freight customer base in 2016, and make further acquisitions.Speaking ahead of the publication of its accounts for 2015 at Companies House, sales director Mark Steel told Motortransport.co.uk turnover had hit £20m last year, which would be a 25% increase on ...
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Pedal power the way to go with urban parcel delivery, says Outspoken Delivery MD
The face of urban logistics is changing, and the parcel delivery sector is looking to cleaner, more efficient ways of getting the job done. But is there a sustainable alternative to the trusty van? Co-founder and MD of bicycle delivery firm Outspoken Delivery, Rob King, says that pedal power is ...
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Wincanton contract taken back in-house
Mobile elevated-platform supplier Lavendon Group, which trades as Nationwide Platforms, has terminated its five-year delivery and collection contract with Wincanton a year after it outsourced transport to the 3PL.The contract, inked in November 2014, will be wound up by March of this year with the service returning in-house.Lavendon said the ...
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New international partnership will tackle road freight emissions
Scania, Nestlé, UPS and Route Monkey have signed up to a new international partnership focused on tackling road freight emissions.Launched at last month’s COP21 climate change forum in Paris The Low Carbon Technology Partnership aims to explore the “currently untapped and unmapped potential” for reducing emissions through better fleet optimisation ...
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Cemex focuses on Fors compliance across subcontractor workforce
Cemex has continued its drive to ensure its fleet of nearly 900 subcontractors becomes Fors-accredited.The company said Fors bronze was last year made mandatory for its 70 primary subcontractor hauliers working in the aggregates and asphalt businesses, with 10 already having reached silver status and seven obtaining gold.Cemex, which gained ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Power Players: 1 - Beverley Bell
Beverley Bell was president of CILT in 2015-161) Beverly Bell Title: Senior Traffic CommissionerRespected by the compliant and disrespected by the non-compliant in equal measure, Bell wields the ultimate power in the industry, deciding whether you have a business or not.As senior traffic commissioner she has responsibility for the licensing ...
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ArticleVolvo announced as sponsor of Haulier of the Year
Volvo Trucks has become the sponsor of the Haulier of the Year in the 2016 Motor Transport Awards.For the past 30 years, the Motor Transport Haulier of the Year has been the most sought-after accolade in the road transport industry.“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Volvo Trucks as sponsor ...
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ArticleLDV brand back in the UK this year
The LDV brand will return to the UK this year, following a seven-year absence.The vans, which are built in China by SAIC Maxus (part of the Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation), are being imported into the UK by Dublin-based Harris Group - which already has a deal to distribute LDV in ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 2 - George Osborne
2) George Osborne MPTitle: Chancellor of the ExchequerTo put it simply, the chancellor makes this list as he decides operators' cost-bases.UK GDP has outperformed France, Germany and the Eurozone in 2013, 2014 and all of 2015 that has been measured to date. For that reason alone Osborne is respected among ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 3 - Boris Johnson
3) Boris Johnson MPTitle: Mayor of London; MP for Uxbridge and South RuislipOn 5 May 2016, Johnson will find himself without one of his jobs when Londoners go to the polls and elect a new Mayor.During his two four-year terms running the capital Johnson has effectively defined urban logistics. He ...
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EC gives go-ahead to FedEx takeover of TNT Express
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to FedEx’s €4.4bn (£3.2bn) bid for TNT Express announced in April last year.In a joint statement issued this morning (8 January) by the two parcel giants, the EC confirmed it had given its unconditional approval to the deal.This follows an investigation ...
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ArticleDriver shortage and fuel rebates may challenge operators, warns Jack Richards & Son
Jack Richards & Son experienced a strong financial year during 2015, posting a 5.1% boost in turnover and a 16.7% rise in pre-tax profit.However, MD Peter Brown warned the 2016 market would likely prove more challenging to navigate as the driver shortage continued to push up wages and agency costs.“Last ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 4 - Perry Watts
4) Perry Watts Title: CEO, DHL Supply Chain UK and IrelandWith a turnover of pretty much £4.3bn in 2014 DHL Supply Chain is the biggest beast in logistics in the UK by some considerable distance (and is bigger than Wincanton, XPO Logistics and Kuehne + Nagel in the UK combined).At ...
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Hermes gunning for two-hour delivery slots in 2016
Hermes is set to roll out an improved delivery window service this year, which will narrow its delivery slots down to just a couple of hours. The carrier’s chief executive Carole Woodhead told Motortransport.co.uk the service should be launched over spring and summer of this year.End-customers will, at first, be ...
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Competition for HGV drivers is pushing wages up and heaping pressure on operators, warns Meachers Global
Rising driver wages look set to exacerbate the current squeeze in labour supply, Meachers Global Logistics MD Stuart Terris has warned.Commenting on the financial performance of the firm in the year to 31 May - which notched up a 25% increase in turnover with a 67% rise in pre-tax profit ...
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Hellmann Worldwide signs up for Apex Park development
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has leased space at Prologis UK's new Apex Park in Daventry. The 3PL said it will use the 85,000ft2 facility to service a number of new and existing companies.Hellmann will move into the site in April this year, once Prologis has completed construction of the park.Andrew Sulston, ...