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DHL supports Ride Across Britian

2014-09-09T14:21:00Z

DHL has signed a deal with sporting event company Threshold Sports to be the official freight transportation for Deloitte’s Ride Across Britain, a 969 mile cycling race from Land’s End to John O’Groats.In addition to transporting luggage, tents and equipment across the UK for the race’s 800 participants, DHL will ...

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Yodel delivers logistics to Tour of Britain cyclists

2014-09-09T11:02:00Z

Yodel has unveiled a new branded fleet to accompany its role as logistics partner to the 2014 Friends Life Tour – a cycling event. As the event’s official logistics partner for the fifth year running, the company has revealed a trailer and 16 support vans branded with the Yodel Direct logo ...

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Norbert Dentressangle takes on 100th apprentice

2014-09-09T10:43:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has welcomed its 100th apprentice to its Carlsberg operation, based in Northampton.Darren Currie was offered a position on the operation’s customer service team less than 24 hours after he submitted his CV. The scheme, which was launched in March, has a further 70 apprenticeships available and ND is ...

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Hermes appoints Mark Pettit as sales and marketing director

2014-09-05T16:07:00Z

Hermes has appointed Mark Pettit as sales and marketing director, replacing Gary Winter.Pettit joins Hermes from Regus Group, where he was global business and product director. He has also held positions at Xerox Global Services (Europe) and Xerox Developing Market Operations for the Middle East, Africa, India and Latin America ...

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Pall-Ex appoints operations director

2014-09-05T16:00:00Z

Kevin Morely was appointed as operations director in September 2014Pall-Ex has appointed Kevin Morley as operations director, the first senior appointment since Cris Stephenson was named UK managing director of the pallet network.Morley has been charged with overseeing operations at the network’s various hubs across the UK.He will also have ...

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Hellmann wins renewal from AGA Rangemaster

2014-09-05T09:29:00Z

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has had its contract with AGA Rangemaster renewed for two more years.The freight forwarder and logistics provider has held the contract, which covers road transport to a number of European destinations, for four years.The deal involves managing the collection of kitchen appliances from AGA Rangemaster’s central European ...

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Side-guards unlikely to compromise off-road ability for city tippers

2014-09-04T10:48:00Z

While Boris Johnson licks his wounds after the rejection of his London estuary airport he can at least take comfort in the fact that his Safer Lorries Scheme is moving ahead.Whatever your view on politicians’ ideas to tackle cyclist safety, especially in the capital (step forward “Crossrail on a bike”), ...

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R Swain & Sons sees turnover and profit grow

2014-09-04T10:15:00Z

A committed customer base and varied operations helped Kent-based R Swain & Sons grow both turnover and pre-tax profit last year.Its latest financial accounts published to Companies House revealed a 9.6% increase in turnover to £34.8m for the year ended 31 December 2013, (2012: £31.8m).Pre-tax profit jumped 23.5% to ...

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Gregory Distribution on the hunt for 100 new drivers

2014-09-04T09:59:00Z

Gregory Distribution has launched a recruitment drive for HGV drivers in the south west, particularly young and inexperienced applicants.It wants to recruit around 100 drivers in the next 12 months and will be holding a series of open days at its depots.Head of HR Paul Turner told Motortransport.co.uk that the ...

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DHL loses Howdens Joinery contract to Wincanton

2014-09-03T11:16:00Z

Kitchen supplier Howdens Joinery has awarded a three-year contract to Wincanton, after ending its relationship with DHL Supply Chain earlier this year.Wincanton was chosen to operate and manage Howdens’ transport sites in Glasgow, Avonmouth and Radlett in a competitive tender, following a review of Howdens' supply chain.DHL drivers at the ...

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Bedfords puts 47 Euro-6 Iveco's into operation

2014-09-03T11:14:00Z

West-Yorkshire haulier Bedfords has taken delivery of 39 Euro-6 Iveco Stralis Hi-Way units, which are set to be joined by seven 18-tonne, and one 7.5 tonne, Eurocargo trucks.The 47 unit deal, which was brokered at the CV Show earlier this year, follows in the footsteps of Bedfords taking nine ...

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Malcolm Construction takes first of 50 new Hyva equipped trucks

2014-09-02T14:46:00Z

Malcolm Construction, part of Scotland’s Malcolm Group, has started to take delivery of 50 new trucks fitted with Hyva tipping equipment.All but one of the trucks are Scania P370 tippers, split between 29 with day cabs and 20 fitted with sleepers. They feature Alpha FC137 tipping gear and 32t Hardox ...

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Burnt Tree supplies replacement vehicles to Lyreco

2014-09-02T14:18:00Z

Office supplies company Lyreco UK has placed an order with Burnt Tree for almost 60 light commercial vehicles.As part of the operator's fleet replacement programme, Burnt Tree will supply 57 Mercedes Sprinter 513 integral vans to Lyreco, along with a 7.5-tonne Daf LF45 box rigid with tail lift and a ...

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Cumbria Logistics MD remembered

2014-09-02T10:32:00Z

The Hub was saddened to learn of the death of Richard Charnely, managing director of Cumbria Logistics (often referred to as either Hazchem Network depot 069 or TPN depot 003) last month.Ali Karim, MD of the HazChem network (pictured), paid a heartfelt tribute to his colleague and friend on the ...

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Driver shortage takes hold

2014-09-01T15:54:00Z

RHA research has revealed that the long-predicted driver shortage is now severely affecting operators as they gear up for the Christmas peak.According to a poll of its members, both subcontractors and agency drivers are in short supply: 96.4% of respondents said they had difficulty in sourcing agency drivers, while 85% ...

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Pall-Ex streamlines European booking process

2014-09-01T14:50:00Z

Pall-Ex has revamped its international pallet services, in a bid to allow customers and members to arrange overseas deliveries easily via a single booking transaction.The revamped Connect Europe service, which makes use of the pallet network’s IT system Twine, has been revised and expanded to make it, in theory, just ...

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Palletforce: 20 millionth pallet through hub

2014-09-01T13:21:00Z

Thirteen might be unlucky for some, but for Palletforce it's anyting but the case, as just shy of its 13th annivesary in business the pallet network has moved its 20 millionth pallet through its Burton-upon-Trent hub.Michael Conroy, chief executive of Palletforce, said: "The fact that we have now handled 20 ...

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Clipper wins Philip Morris storage and distribution contract

2014-09-01T10:38:00Z

Clipper Logistics has won a UK storage and distribution contract with cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris.The contract involves receiving inbound goods from Philip Morris factories, bonded warehousing and distribution of its cigarette brands, which include Marlboro and Benson & Hedges, across the UK. Clipper will take on responsibility for its products ...

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Suttons Group buys Hargreaves' Imperial Tankers

2014-09-01T10:36:00Z

Suttons Group acquired Imperial Tankers in SeptemberWidnes-based Sutton Group has acquired Imperial Tankers, the bulk chemical transport arm of Hargreaves, creating a single bulk tanker fleet of some 700 units with a combined turnover of approximately £114m from UK operations alone.Suttons bought the subsidiary of Hargreaves for £26.9m, with Hargreaves ...

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Clipper turnover soared ahead of stock market listing

2014-08-29T13:57:00Z

Clipper Logistics Group saw turnover in all of its divisions soar in the year before its IPO as a result of e-commerce business win, as well as organic growth from existing contracts.Its results for the year to 30 April 2014 revealed that turnover in its e-fulfilment logistics division grew by ...