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ArticleHermes UK boosts fleet size and efficiency with Ryder and Michelin solutions
Hermes UK has added 54 Euro-6 Dafs from hire firm Ryder to its fleet, as well as renewing a three-year tyre-management contract with Michelin Solutions.The new trucks, all supplied on a contract hire basis, comprise 30 Daf CF tractor units of which 20 are fleet additions and 10 are replacements. ...
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ArticleRyder takes tyre management partnership with Bridgestone to next level
At the CV Show 2014, contract hire and rental giant Ryder announced it was renewing a five year tyre supply contract with Bridgestone, covering most of its fleet of 25,000 vans, trucks and trailers. Ryder has exclusively used Bridgestone rubber for over 20 years, but 2014 was a watershed in ...
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Still time to nominate your top performers for Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards
The entry deadline for the the 2015 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards has been extended until the 9 Febraury.Now in its eighth year, the awards recognise remarkable women in transport and logistics, and in doing so aim to encourage more women to consider a career in the sector.Everywoman ...
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ArticlePall-Ex sells hub to clear debt
Pall-Ex has completed a sale and leaseback deal on its central hub, leaving the group debt free, The Hub can reveal.The deal was revealed in the network’s latest published accounts for the year ended 31 January 2014.At that point, the pallet network had group debt of £8.7m, however in response ...
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ArticleGovernment kills off student-loan proposal for driver licence acquisition
The government has rejected the idea of extending student loans for funding licence acquisition, saying it was “not appropriate”.The idea was first mooted by the FTA last year when its MD for policy, James Hookham, met with employment minister Esther McVey to discuss ways to boost recruitment.The idea was later ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens begins work on mower distribution contract
Howard Tenens has secured a contract with ride on lawn mower firm STIHL GB.Work on the contract, which involves the warehousing and distribution of its mower range to dealerships, commenced in December and is being run out of the operator’s Swindon facility.Rob Follett, demand planning manager at STIHL GB, said ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution keeps Braiform contract
Bibby Distribution has secured a contract renewal with manufacturer Braiform for the delivery and collection of garment hangers.The contract, which Bibby has operated since 2005, sees the logistics firm deploy stand trailers to Braiform’s clients’ RDCs, which then transport hangers to major retailers such as Matalan, Peacocks and Debenhams. Hangers ...
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Norbert Dentressangle sees 10% boost in UK turnover
Norbert Dentressangle’s (ND) UK business saw a 10% increase in its turnover last year, while group turnover jumped 15%.The UK accounted for €1.34bn (£1.01bn) of the group’s annual turnover in 2014, up from €1.21bn the previous year, making it the second largest region in terms of contribution to group turnover ...
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ArticleBoughey's one-site strategy pays off
Boughey Distribution has seen turnover and profit boosted in the past six months following the consolidation of its Deeside operation into its site at Wardle, Greater Manchester.Parent NWF Group revealed in its half-year results, for the period ended November 2014, that operational efficiencies had been delivered as the business no ...
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Ocado reveals location of its fourth hub
Ocado is to develop a fourth hub in south-east London, as the popularity of online shopping continues to drive the need for more capacity.The hub will allow it to deliver 200,000 more orders per week, it stated in its preliminary annual results to 30 November 2014 today. It is also ...
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ArticleSome of our longer semi-trailers are missing!
With the news that Dippy the diplodocus is to be moved (next year) from his home in the main lobby of London's Natural History Museum, The Hub got to thinking about another plodding giant: the longer semi-trailer trial.Launched back in what feels like prehistroic times (three years ago), it has ...
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ArticlePalletline snaps up former City Link manager Gutsell to lead hub operation
Palletline has appointed former City Link regional network manager, Richard Gutsell, as its new head of hub operations.The announcement comes after Palletline revealed its new MD would be former ARR Craib group distribution director, Graham Leitch, who takes the reins following former boss Kevin Buchanan’s exit from the pallet network ...
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ArticleOliever Hecht revealed as Bibby Distribution MD
Bibby Distribution has named Oliever Hecht as its new MD.Hecht has taken on the responsibilities formerly held by Paul Kavanagh, who stepped down from his role as chief operating officer at Bibby Distribution to join R Swain & Sons.Hecht joins from the U-Net Supply Chain Consultancy in Berlin, where he ...
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ArticleBuchanan to ring the changes at Pall-Ex
When Kevin Buchanan announced he was leaving Palletline after seven years as MD, it was a surprise. When he was subsequently appointed group MD of fierce rival Pall-Ex, it was a shock.Palletline is owned by its members, Pall-Ex is still owned by its founder, chairman and CEO (and former Dragon) ...
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ArticlePalletline's final year with Buchanan at the helm was a strong one
Last year was eventful for Palletline, with both the spring launch of Plus Logistics and the surprise departure of MD Kevin Buchanan in July (now succeeded by Graham Leitch).On the latter both sides have, publically at least, not gone into detail about the reasons for the split, which is understandable ...
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ArticleHuntapac takes its first Volvos
Thomas Hardie Commercials has supplied the first Volvo trucks – four FH-500 tractor units – to enter service with Lancashire operator Huntapac Produce. The Globetrotter-cabbed FHs are equipped with leather upholstery, fridges, sliding fifth wheels and four cameras, including two on the near side to help spot vulnerable road users. ...
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Goldstar Transport saw profit jump last year
Goldstar Transport said the 17% increase in its pre-tax profits last year was down to winning additional business from its existing client base.The Felixstowe container haulier turned in a profit of £1.8m in the year ending 31 July 2014, with turnover increasing by almost 9% to £75.2m.Goldstar said the increase ...
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FTA courses to provide continuous professional development for transport managers
The FTA is aiming to “revolutionise” the status of transport managers through a range of continuous professional development courses that will be recognised across the industry.James Hookham, MD – membership and policy at the FTA, said the City & Guilds Level 3 qualifications will fill in the “missing piece” when ...
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Pallets networks urged to raise rates
Pallet networks need to find ways of raising more revenue from customers if more of them are not to go the way of UK Pallets, the boss of Bullet Express has warned.David McCutcheon, MD of Pall-Ex member Bullet Express, told MT in the wake of the collapse of UK Pallets ...
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ArticleFowler Welch puts Schmitz Cargobull own-brand fridge unit into service
Fowler Welch has become one of the first UK operators to put a Schmitz Cargobull own-brand fridge unit into service.Giant German trailer builder Schmitz announced plans in 2012 to develop its own fridge unit to challenge Carrier Transicold and Thermoking. At present, it is only available as a 9,000kW mono-temperature ...