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ArticleBringing a wealth of experience: Yusen UK MD Kevin Appleton
Kevin Appleton will remain with the business as chairman in a reduced-time capacity.Kevin Appleton became UK managing director at Yusen Logistics back in April 2014 replacing Ian Veitch, who moved to become the first non-Japanese national to head up Yusen’s entire operations across Europe. Appleton’s credentials are rock solid too. ...
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ArticleFedEx and TNT: it's not the first time
They say you should never go back… but those of you with long memories might recall that we’ve almost been here before when it comes to FedEx and TNT Express.Back in July 2008, the Financial Times reported that the US firm has been in preliminary talks about a possible purchase. ...
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FedEx to acquire TNT Express
FedEx has made an offer to acquire TNT Express, valuing the business at €4.4bn (£3.2bn), in a deal that both parties describe as having a high level of certainty.The offer already has the backing of PostNL (parent company of Whistl, formerly TNT Post) – which is tendering its 14.7% shareholding ...
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More on TNT's new finance director fresh from City Link
TNT has a new finance director, from defunct City Link no less.Although we covered the news last week, there's more.The Hub has some more detail, namely that Robert Peto will replace Jon Downing, described by TNT as a long-standing member of the company’s senior management team, who retired last month.Peto ...
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ArticleMerc trucks prove 'quay' for DJB
Shown here are two of five new 6x2 Actros 2545 tractive units with BigSpace cabs supplied recently by Mercedes-Benz dealer City West Commercials to ADMP Group company, DJB Haulage. The trucks, delivered during March, join a 40-strong fleet and will work out of DJB Haulage’s new two-acre depot on Southampton’s ...
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Should the pallet sector follow Palletline's lead on maximum delivery weight?
Pallet networks have so far failed to heed a call by Palletline to join it in reducing maximum pallet weights on tail-lift deliveries – though a number of them say they are considering the issue. Palletline said last month that it would be introducing a new pallet weight restriction of ...
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Clipper to handle Zara e-fulfilment
Clipper Group has signed a new contract with fashion retailer Zara.The new deal will see Clipper handling e-fulfilment for Zara, which is part of the retail group Inditex., from a new DC in Northampton, making deliveries to a selection of European countries.The new centre will have more than 340,000ft².This is ...
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ArticleYearsley says new 'superhub' will be finished next year
Building work at Yearsley Logistics’ new Peterborough cold store looks set to start within six months with the new ‘superhub’ up and running in around 18 months, a spokeswoman for the Lancashire-based firm has said.Work on the site, which will complement two other Yearsley superhubs – one at its Heywood ...
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TNT appoints City Link's Robert Peto
TNT UK has appointed ex-City Link finance director Robert Peto to its board. He replaces John Downing, the company’s financial director.Peto had been with City Link since 2011 until its demise last year.Before that he was financial director at Parcelforce and has also served in a financial role at DPD ...
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull appoints first national sales manager for truck bodies
Schmitz Cargobull UK has appointed its first national sales manager for truck bodies, in a move the manufacturer said demonstrates its commitment to the growing sales of temperature controlled truck bodies. Simon Lake, 45, has joined the company with 25 years of industry experience, including seven years with the Bevan ...
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ArticleQuartet quality for IPL Haulage
Southampton-based IPL Haulage has added a quartet of Daf XFs to its 30-strong fleet and opened a storage facility in Totton.The 6x2 units feature 460hp MX-13 engines, automated gearboxes, Super Space Cabs and Daf telematics. They were acquired on a four-year funding package through local Daf dealer Adams Morey, with ...
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ArticleHighways England: We need logistics sector on board
Highways England, the body replacing the Highways Agency from 1 April, said it needs to strengthen its relationship with the logistics sector.A spokesman for the government-owned company said: “We’ve got to get better information out to [hauliers] about roadworks.“It’s a really important relationship to us, and something Highways England will ...
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London Construction Consolidation Centre doubles in size as contractors realise benefits
The London Construction Consolidation Centre (LCCC) has more than doubled in size in the past 12 months, which it attributes to building contractors seeking alternative delivery methods to tackle congestion and local authority constraints they face in the capital.Operated by Wilson James, the LCCC now comprises 12,000m2 of warehousing space ...
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Owens thanks depot network investment for profit boost
Owens (Road Services) said investment in its depot network and a focus on steel transportation, helped boost its turnover and profit in its most recent financial year.In consolidated accounts for the year ended June 2014, the Dafen, Llanelli-based operator posted turnover up 6.1% to £38.5m (2013: £36.3m) and a pre-tax ...
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Exit checks: 'more exemptions needed'
The Home Affairs Committee has said it cannot see how the government will fulfil its promise to deliver 100% exit checks at Britain’s major cross-Channel terminals.The checks, due to start on 8 April, will allow the government to confirm travellers’ exit from the UK, which will help it monitor immigration ...
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Foreign truck levy smashes target
The HGV Road User Levy has smashed its initial £20m revenue target in its first year of operation, generating £44m in revenue from foreign-registered hauliers and prompting calls for the money to be reinvested in UK road freight.Transport minister Robert Goodwill MP said last week that over 1.8 million levies ...
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ArticleHauliers warned to check practices after Eddie Stobart ruling
A road transport lawyer has warned that a case that saw Stobart (Ireland) Driver Services, a division of Eddie Stobart Logistics, pay compensation to 21 drivers for alleged breaches to their weekly rest periods could have an effect on decisions made in the UK.Drivers for the Dublin Port-based driver agency ...
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ArticleFortnum & Mason shifts tea packing to DC
Upmarket grocer Fortnum & Mason has increased the efficiency of its tea packing process by installing a dedicated chamber within the retailer’s warehouse in Sutton near Ely in Cambridgeshire.Previously, Fortnum & Mason employees measured and packed 125g and 250g bags of tea on location at its London-based outlets in Piccadilly, ...
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John G Russell launches rail service to France ahead of Multimodal
John G Russell, part of the Russell Group, is set to exhibit its rail service to France, which was launched following a restricted capacity trial period, at this year’s Multimodal show.The service is operated by Eurotunnel subsidiary Europorte, supported by GB Railfreight, and runs between Barking and Dourges, near Lille, ...
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ArticleMoran Logistics and former Arla milk drivers cancel strike action
A strike due to begin today by 100 dairy drivers working at Moran Logistics' Leeds depot has been called off, with an “amicable conclusion” to the dispute reached.The drivers, who had transferred under TUPE regulations last month from Leeds-based Arla Foods to Moran Logistics, had voted in a ballot to ...