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ArticleDownton prepares to deliver nine million Christmas TV guides
CM Downton is set to deliver more than nine million Christmas TV guides to wholesalers and retailers this weekend.The magazine delivery specialist will use fleet of 170 trucks to collect copies of the Radio Times, TV Times, What’s on TV, TV Choice, Total TV Guide and TV and Satellite from ...
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ArticleDHL consolidation centre hits the spot for Gatwick airport
The Hub's congratulations go to DHL Supply Chain, which has marked the first anniversary of its Gatwick Logistics Consolidation Centre by winning the airport’s 2014 Supplier Value Award. The 47,000ft² consolidation centre, which provides an inbound logistics service for airport concessionaires including storage, security screening and final mile delivery, is ...
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ArticleAK Worthington and Global Logistics (UK) to merge
Manchester-based road transport companies AK Worthington and Global Logistics (UK) are to merge.The union will create AKW Global Logistics, with the combined business operating from a newly acquired 12-acre site on Alba Way, Trafford Park.Although the businesses will operate separately for now, the plan is to integrate them by next ...
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ArticleBibby Supply Chain Services chief exec steps down
Bibby Supply Chain Services chief executive Iain Speak is to leave the business at the end of this year to form his own consultancy. Speak has been with the firm for 17 years, overseeing a rise in Bibby Distribution’s turnover over that period from £63m to more than £300m.He will ...
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Clipper extends returns capabilities with Servicecare acquisition
Clipper Logistics has bought return logistics provider Servicecare Support Services for £5.7m and published its first set of results since its flotation earlier this year.The acquisition was made as part of Clipper’s strategy to enhance its Boomerang returns-service and increase its presence in the electrical goods returns market.Servicecare’s MD Dave ...
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Norbert Dentressangle sets up camp with Go Outdoors
Third-party logistics services provider Norbert Dentressangle has been awarded a contract for warehousing and store deliveries by outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Go Outdoors, replacing former supplier Advanced Supply Chain.Go Outdoors, which provides equipment and clothes for a wide range of outdoor activities including camping, cycling, walking, fishing and skiing, ...
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ArticleEx-Palletline general manager Sue Hodgson joins Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex has appointed former Palletline general manager Sue Hodgson as director of network services and to its board.The appointment follows the arrival of former Palletline MD Kevin Buchanan at Pall-Ex, who took up his role as group MD in November.Hodgson joins from banking software provider Fidelity Information Services, where she ...
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Industry given cold shoulder by chancellor in bid for HGV driver training fund
The chancellor has ignored calls to introduce a training fund to tackle the chronic shortage of HGV drivers in today’s Autumn Statement.Despite campaigning by the RHA with support from the CILT and Motor Transport, which saw the trade association discuss the issue with transport minister Claire Perry most recently, the ...
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Royal Mail's universal service obligation not at threat, says regulator
Ofcom has said it does not see competition from final-mile delivery firms as a threat to Royal Mail’s ability to continue to provide a universal postal service.Following calls made earlier this year for the regulator to protect its final-mile delivery service from increased competition, Ofcom has concluded that Royal Mail's ...
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Geoff Dunning appointed as special advisor to TCs triennial review
Former RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning has said he does not expect to see “wholesale changes” to the way the traffic commissioners (TCs) operate after being appointed as a special advisor to a government review into their role.The TCs triennial review, something all non-departmental government agencies are subject to every ...
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ArticlePallet-Track opens southern hub
Pallet-Track has opened a southern hub in Hertfordshire’s Welwyn Garden City, a move it claims will save 500,000 extra miles of transport per year for shipments heading into the capital.The pallet network, which recently welcomed several new members on board such as Massey Wilcox taking its membership to 80 hauliers, ...
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ArticleHope Construction Materials gets into the festive spirit
Hope Construction Materials has rebranded six of its cement tankers to mark the advent period.The Noël trucks will be running up and down the country throughout December delivering cement, and the operator has invited people to send in pictures of the trucks to be in with a chance to receive ...
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Norbert celebrates 25 years at Belshill following Morrisons renewal
Norbert Dentressangle’s (ND) has renewed its contract with Morrisons in Scotland for a further five years.Running the Bellshill, Glasgow-based site for the supermarket chain, ND is responsible for managing the supermarket group's 575,000ft² composite DC, along with a further 85,000ft² fresh produce DC - both serving Morrisons throughout Scotland.The ...
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Staffing Matters: Apprenticeships - giving logistics a facelift
As I discussed last month there is hard evidence that apprenticeships help businesses become more effective. Let’s use this drive and influx in talent to raise our profile at the same time.Most of my clients are telling me they are struggling to attract talent because of the poor perception and ...
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BIS committee examines parcel firms' evidence in competition inquiry
This week saw the first evidence session in the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s inquiry into competition in the post and parcel sector take place.The session mainly focused on the level of competition that Royal Mail is facing and what impact this might have on the universal service it is ...
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Government to pump £214m into boosting cyclist numbers and improving infrastructure
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg today (27 November) announced a £214m funding pot to help the government achieve its aim of doubling the amount of cyclists on UK roads in the next 10 years.He said the money represented the biggest-ever single investment in cycling.The government will allocate £114m to boost ...
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ArticleSainsbury's renews management deal with Fraikin
Commercial vehicle fleet services supplier Fraikin has signed a new two-year contract with grocery retailer Sainsbury’s to manage the supermarket’s home delivery fleet in southern England. The new contract sees Fraikin managing 1,000 vehicles operating out of 120 stores, representing 55% of the retailer’s 1,800-strong 3.5-tonne GVW fleet.Fraikin, which has ...
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Yodel suspends courier after parcel throwing incident
Yodel has suspended one of its couriers after publication of a YouTube video apparently showing one of its team throwing a parcel containing a Tower of London ceramic poppy over a fence.The parcel carrier, which was appointed to deliver the ceramic poppies from the Tower of London display to consumers, ...
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ArticleNew guidance launched for operators planning out-of-hours deliveries
New guidance for fleet operators wishing to make out-of-hours deliveries was launched by TfL at the inaugural Quiet Cities global summit held in London this week.Getting the timing right is a toolkit for all stakeholders involved in re-timing freight deliveries - including hauliers, local councils and businesses – and outlines ...
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FTA bemoans abrupt changes to Fors accreditation scheme
TfL has been criticised by the FTA for introducing a number of significant changes to the cyclist safety equipment requirements under its Fors accreditation scheme without a consultation or a formal announcement. The changes, which came into effect last month, introduce a requirement at bronze level for vehicles ...