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ArticleAir freight pioneer Roy Bowles dies aged 84
Roy Bowles OBE, founder and chairman of air cargo specialist Roy Bowles Transport, died suddenly last Thursday after a short illness at the age of 84.His son and joint managing director Stephen Bowles said Roy was being treated in hospital for a chest infection which developed into pneumonia. “He was ...
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ArticleLessons in logistics and supply chain
Why are so many young career seekers unaware of the incredible opportunities open to them in logistics and supply chain? asks Andy Kaye.Part of the reason behind establishing Novus and its two innovative four-year Supply Chain Management degree courses, which will guarantee a job for successful candidates, is to inspire ...
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ArticleFarrall's Transport appoints new MD
Farrall’s Transport has appointed Jim Perry (pictured) as its new MD, following a restructure of its senior management team.Former MD Mike Farrall will take on the role of company chairman.The Chester-based operator said the management shuffle follows a period of “exponential growth” in the business, including a £3.5m investment in ...
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Fee to be introduced for Fors accreditation
Operators will be charged for Fors membership from later this year, although the exact cost has not yet been revealed.It comes after Aecom’s selection by TfL to take on the running of the best practice scheme, which will also see it rolled out nationally.On behalf of Aecom, the CILT, which ...
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ArticleFormer Bibby boss nets new business
Iain Speak, former CEO of Bibby Supply Chain Services, has been appointed to two new roles: non-executive director of Suffolk family firm Century Logistics and consultant for Taiwan-based Dimerco Express.Speak will be assisting Century Logistics, an e-fulfilment and warehousing company founded in 1997 by Stepehn and Ann Basey-Fisher, with its ...
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Beverley Bell denies sanctioning other operators' use of CVS fleet management system
Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell denied sanctioning the way that Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) was operating its fleet management system for other operators, when she gave evidence at Leeds Crown Court.In November, CVS MD Martin Collins, sales director Richard Gosling and managers Bruce Lawrie and Tim Edwards, pleaded not guilty ...
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ArticleAbbey unveils 'safest powder tank on the market'
MT Haulier of the Year 2014 Abbey Logistics Group has unveiled what it says is the safest powder tanker on the market. Built by Feldbinder to Abbey’s specifications, it features a full-scope reversing camera designed for low light usage; ultrasonic reversing sensors linked to an automatic braking system that kicks ...
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ArticleDHL Tradeteam appoints new MD
DHL Tradeteam has announced James Gill as its new MD with immediate effect.It follows the appointment of former MD Gavin Murdoch to president and representative director of DHL Supply Chain, Japan.In his new role as MD, Gill will oversee Tradeteam’s nationwide on-trade and off-trade drinks network, distributing leading brands for ...
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Royal Mail peak parcel volumes up 4%
Peak parcel volumes at Royal Mail Group were up 4% year-on-year, with the post and parcel giant handling 120 million in December alone.Despite a 3% increase in parcel volumes, parcel revenue remained flat in the nine months to 28 December 2014, the operator said in a trading statement today.It attributed ...
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ArticleDPD to launch its own click and collect network
Not one to stand still in the home delivery market, DPD has revealed plans to develop its own network of 2,500 parcel shops to take advantage of consumers' growing demand for click and collect.The shops will operate under a new ‘DPD PickUp’ brand and are set to open in June.Numark ...
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ArticlePentalver to open permanent container depot at World London Gateway
Pentalver will develop a permanent container depot at DP World London Gateway following the success of an operation it launched from a temporary premises opened in April 2014.The new depot will see the container specialist operating out of a purpose-built five acre site to begin with, with additional land available ...
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ArticleMeachers takes DIY approach to driver shortage
Shown here are the first two drivers to have gained C+E entitlement via an HGV driver upgrade scheme at Meachers Global Logistics. The Meachers HGV Licence Upgrade scheme, which involves giving drivers who already hold a C catergory licence, professional training to achieve their C+E, is run in partnership with ...
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ArticleAmazon Sunday deliveries quadruple a year since launch
Online retailer Amazon has claimed that the number of Sunday deliveries in its network has quadrupled in the past 12 months.The retailer’s own logistics network began making deliveries seven days a week in January 2014, following a successful trial in London during the previous peak period.Amazon did not disclose how ...
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Staffing Matters: Is the glass half full?
I’ve discussed the use of apprenticeships within our sector in several of my recent columns and expressed my concerns about the struggle to attract talent because of the poor perception and understanding of the sector, particularly among the under 25s.I have also questioned whether apprenticeships might be part of the ...
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Strong 2014 for Walkers Transport
Leeds-based Palletways member Walkers Transport has said it expects to show an 8% year-on-year increase in combined group turnover to £17m for calendar year 2014.The haulier said its Leeds depot, which has acted as the northern hub for Palletways since 2012, is now processing 3,500 pallets a night. Previously those ...
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ArticleFees Fors Fo Fum: paying the price for success?
Fors (or, in full, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme as it's now known) is by any measure a successful scheme.Nurtured by TfL since inception in 2008, it now has 2,400 companies in membership, representing some 210,000 vehicles.Around two-thirds of these members are also based outside of London, although will likely ...
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ArticleWolseley launches apprenticeship scheme for aspiring drivers
Plumbing and heating products supplier Wolseley is launching a year-long apprenticeship scheme for aspiring HGV drivers at two of its DCs.The scheme is being delivered in partnership with Telford College and offers a training package worth £7,000 comprising both classroom-based and on the road training, including technical training, maths and ...
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RHA meets with business secretary to highlight driver shortage issue
The RHA has met with business secretary Vince Cable to highlight the impact the current driver shortage is having on the economy and how it could be addressed.In a meeting last week RHA chief executive Richard Burnett also put across the industry’s need for a government training fund to help ...
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ArticleUK pallet networks ring the changes
The UK’s pallet networks have made a host of new appointments for 2015.With Palletline having named former ARR Craib group distribution director Graham Leitch as its new MD recently, the United Pallet Network (UPN) has followed suit and made two key appointments of its own.Jayne Lowndes has joined as regional ...
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Skills for Logistics begins creditors' voluntary liquidation
Skills for Logistics (SfL) is to begin the process of a creditors’ voluntary liquidation to wind-up its operation.A spokesman for Manchester-based corporate insolvency firm Begbies Traynor, who confirmed the decision to MotorTransport.co.uk, added that a creditors' meeting would be held on 9 February.The company announced earlier this month that SfL ...