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FTA hosts seminar day at Multimodal
The FTA is hosting a series of seminars on the second day of the Multimodal show next week.Speakers from the likes of Sainsbury’s, The Co-operative, Lafarge and Peel Ports are due to participate in the association’s seminars, which take place on Wednesday 29 April.Topics include measuring your carbon footprint, the ...
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ArticleStaffing Matters: Removing barriers for later life workers
On 11 March, the government’s report titled “A New Vision for Older Workers: Retain, Retrain, Recruit” was published. Written by Dr. Ros Altmann CBE, it’s a very comprehensive and thought-provoking review of later life working.As this upcoming election looms, it is evident than many aspects of British businesses practices and ...
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ArticleDPD's Predict wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
DPD’s Predict delivery service has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.The award was given to Predict because of its role in what was described as DPD’s recent transformation and “dramatic” growth over the last five years, as well as the quality of the service itself.Predict gives ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics picks Pallet-Track network to boost growth plans
Abbey Logistics Group has become a shareholder member of the Pallet-Track network, which it said will complement the growth of its general haulage division.The MT Haulier of the Year 2014 will cover the WA postcode region for Wolverhampton-headquarterd Pallet-Track pallet network.Steve Granite, MD at Bootle, Merseyside-based Abbey, said: “Our general ...
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CM Downton 'sweet' on Nestlé with new contract win
CM Downton has become a part of Nestlé’s UK haulier network after signing a new contract with the food and confectionary giant. The contract will see Downton moving 10 loads a day for Nestlé between a variety of manufacturing and warehousing facilities.These loads will include work with Cereal Partners UK, ...
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ArticleEastern boost for Norbert's two-man delivery operations
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) is expanding its two-man delivery Specialist Services arm by investing in new infrastructure at its Bury St Edmunds DC to accomodate the operation.This latest investment follows the opening of a similar centre at its Wakefield, West Yorkshire site in March to “meet growing demand” for the operation, ...
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Clipper continues retailer streak with Pep & Co win
Clipper has continued its chain of fashion retailer contract wins, having signed a deal with new high street retailer Pep & Co. The Pep & Co brand is part of Pepkor UK, which was initiated by former Asda CEO Adam Bond in 2014 as part of the wider South African ...
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CM Downton feels benefit of C&H (Hauliers) buy
CM Downton’s acquisition of C&H (Hauliers) in 2013 helped boost turnover by 15% year-on-year, according to its most recent filings at Companies House.For the year-ending 30 June 2014 turnover stood at £108.5m (2013: £94.2m) but pre-tax profit fell to £4.7m, from £5.3m in the previous year. The directors’ report described ...
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ArticleMAK Couriers named company of the year at thirteenth Transport Awards
Warwickshire-based MAK Couriers was named company of the year at Transport Exchange Group's thirteenth annual Transport Awards.The group welcomed more than 300 industry professionals to the the ceremony, held last week at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull, where it recognised the achievements of its 3,500 member haulier and courier businesses.Other ...
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ArticleThe return of Johnathan Bulmer
Bulmers Transport ceased trading in 2011Back in February 2011, north-east container haulier Bulmers Transport closed its doors. The business had been running since January 2009, following the administration of Bulmers Logistics.That pre-pack administration was particularly controversial in some circles, as the trade and assets of Bulmers Logistics was sold to ...
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ArticleRecovery plan and cost-cutting couldn't save Deben Transport
Deben Transport was unable to save itself despite taking cost-cutting measures leaving it with no choice but to cease trading, as revealed by Motortransport.co.uk on Monday, its administrator has said.In a statement, Mark Upton and David Scrivener of Ensors, which were appointed as administrators of the firm earlier this week ...
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Operators hope to forge new business relationships at Multimodal
Many of the UK’s major multi-modal operators will be heading to the Multimodal exhibition at the Birmingham NEC later this month.Potter Logistics will be redesigning its stand (237) to highlight some of its major milestones as it celebrates 50 years in business.“Meeting up with new clients and customers is never ...
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ArticleUKWA to host logistics board game challenge at Multimodal
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is inviting visitors to this year’s Multimodal exhibition to take part in an adapted ‘speed’ version of the Business on the Move board game, which is aimed at getting younger people interested in a career in logistics.The game, which will be played under the “UKWA ...
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Van sector needs to improve safety to avoid O-licensing, says SMMT
Van operators are being urged to improve maintenance arrangements and safety to avoid being bought into the O-licensing regime.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched its van maintenance campaign at the CV Show today, which it hopes will help operators meet their self regulatory requirements.The organisation, which ...
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ArticleThe changing face of the Motor Transport Top 100
"To lose one… may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness." This year we’ve lost three of the (formerly) one hundred largest operators in the UK, either by business failure or acquisition. Is this misfortune? Carelessness? Or something else altogether?At the end of last year the ...
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ArticleDHL renews Ford Fleet Demonstrator contract
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year renewal with Ford to manage the manufacturer’s Fleet Demonstrator programme, which grants customers an extended test drive period with the vehicles. DHL’s automotive marketing and sales support business, Inside Track, will manage the programme’s customer booking, delivery and collection of the cars, ...
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ArticleDeben Transport MD and finance director stepped down from roles ahead of collapse
With the shock, if not complete surprise, that Deben Transport has ceased trading today, The Hub took a closer look at some of the company's recent filings at Companies House. Having rescued Elite Transport Services from administration in 2013 (picking up the assets for £75,000 - but paying a total consolidation ...
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Deben Transport ceases trading
MT Top 100 company Deben Transport has ceased trading, with an administrator expected to be appointed later today.The Felixstowe-based operator, which rescued Elite Transport Services from administration in 2013, blamed a “sustained period of losses” for the decision to cease trading, in a termination of employment letter seen by Motortransport.co.uk.The ...
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Wincanton boss Eric Born to quit role in summer
Wincanton chief executive Eric Born is to step down in July.He is to be replaced by the company's group finance director Adrian Colman on 1 August, when Born will leave the business to become chief executive of a global, as yet, unnamed company.Born (pictured) joined Wincanton in April 2009 as ...
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Creating a legend: Europa MD Andrew Baxter
At the first sight of Europa, according to the Greek myth, Zeus was instantly overcome by her beauty and grace. She’s been a popular woman ever since, inspiring the name of a continent, a moon of Jupiter and now the face of one of the fastest changing operators in the ...