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The Green Group leaves UK Pallets for Pall-Ex

2014-01-29T15:54:00Z

Maltby, South Yorkshire-based Green Group has left UK Pallets for Pall-Ex and will cover part of the S and part of the DN postcode areas.Green Group said Pall-Ex’s Twine IT system had been a significant factor in its decision to move. It believes it will help it deliver the best ...

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Royal Mail Hatfield review will not include vehicle operating centre

2014-01-29T15:53:00Z

Royal Mail is reviewing the need for its mail distribution centre in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, but does not expect the decision to affect the vehicle operating centre at the same site.A spokeswoman said the current review of operations at its Northern Home Counties DC does not include the vehicle operating centre ...

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Meachers to operate the Southampton Sustainable Distribution Centre

2014-01-29T10:57:00Z

Meachers Global Logistics has won the contract to run the Southampton Sustainable Distribution Centre (SDC).The operation will be launched at a 20,000ft² site on the Nursling Industrial Estate on 3 February and will serve customers in Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh, Hedge End, Totton and the New Forest.Deliveries of consumer goods will ...

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Knights of Old keen to snap up more firms

2014-01-29T10:54:00Z

Knights of Old remains on the hunt for more acquisitions after turnover jumped during the first full year of trading following its integration of the Mainland Group.In its financial statement for the year ending 31 May 2013, Knights revealed a 38% increase in turnover to £44.3m (2012: £32.1m), which the ...

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Scania sets new record for UK truck registrations

2014-01-29T10:38:00Z

Scania is celebrating its best ever year in the UK with a total of 6,846 trucks registered in 2013, up 47% on 2012, lifting its share of the heavy truck market (18 tonnes GVW plus) from 16.1% to 18.1%."We are naturally delighted with these results, which have been achieved through ...

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Yodel appoints sales and marketing director

2014-01-28T14:12:00Z

Yodel has appointed Nick Porter as its new sales and marketing director.Porter joins the parcels firm from rival City Link’s parent Rentokil Initial, where he was group sales director.Porter has also worked in senior commercial roles at TNT Express and Iron Mountain, as well as being a non-executive director and ...

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Norbert Dentressangle driver is first on UK roads with a PDP card

2014-01-27T14:46:00Z

(L to R) with Darragh McGrath-Health & Safety Manager, Barry Boreham, Dave Daley-driver Trainer, Terry Parker-DTI of Norbert Dentressangle receiving the passport.A driver at Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has become the first person in the UK to receive a Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) – the new industry training standard for the ...

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Mass adoption of "greener trucks" promised as EC updates regs

2014-01-27T12:38:00Z

The mass adoption of "greener trucks" has taken a step closer, after European legislators moved to address the anachronistic rules currently limiting uptake.The European Commission (EC) is seeking several amendments to the weights and dimensions directive. It believes it is out of date and hindering innovation in truck design, which ...

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DHL shows support for Team GB at Sochi Winter Olympics

2014-01-27T09:22:00Z

DHL Express UK and Ireland chief executive Phil Couchman has said its logistics contract with Team GB for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is a “team effort” between a number of DHL’s subsidiaries.Speaking to The Hub, Couchman said it is housing the athletes' equipment at the Adidas warehouse in ...

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United Biscuits seeks out new subbies

2014-01-27T08:00:00Z

Biscuit and snack food manufacturer United Biscuits is looking to take on a number of new subcontractors, including some with longer-semi-trailers, to help service its growing business volumes.The firm, which recently placed an ad for subcontractors in Motor Transport, distributes over 350 loads a day throughout the UK and is ...

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Vehicle strategy leads to 26% rise in profit at Macintyre Transport

2014-01-27T06:46:00Z

Container haulier Macintyre Transport has reported a 26% rise in profits on the back of extending the working life of some of its vehicles. In the year to 30 April 2013, the Felixstowe based firm’s turnover rose 2.3% from £21.42m to £21.92m, with pre-tax profit rising from £813,000 to ...

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Europa to move into Dartford head office

2014-01-24T15:43:00Z

Europa Worldwide Logistics is to move into a new head office in Dartford, which will increase capacity for handling logistics contracts.The operator has leased the 262,500ft² site at the Prologis Park in Littlebrook, Dartford, with construction work expected to begin in the summer.The site will become its new southern hub, ...

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Royal Mail sees new pricing model affect parcel volumes

2014-01-24T11:44:00Z

Royal Mail has admitted that the threat of industrial action and the introduction of size-based parcel pricing led to volumes being flat in the first nine months of the current financial year.In its interim management statement covering the nine months ended 29 December 2013, like-for-like turnover in its UK parcels ...

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S&S Distribution sees turnover slip but better times ahead

2014-01-24T11:36:00Z

S&S Distribution saw a 3.2% decrease in turnover in the financial year ending 31 July 2013, but experienced an upturn in fortunes during the latter half of last year.The Kent-based Palletline member saw turnover fall to £7.58m from the previous year’s £7.82m.Pre-tax profit also fell from £175,549 in financial year ...

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Average earnings growth in road transport outstripping wider economy

2014-01-24T08:31:00Z

Average weekly earnings in the transport and storage sector appear to be rising faster than in the wider economy, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.Published this week, the ONS figures suggest average weekly earnings in the transport and storage sector in November 2013 of £547 (including ...

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Vehicle test fees decision remains in limbo

2014-01-23T17:09:00Z

Proposed increases in the fees charged by the DVSA (formerly Vosa and the DSA) for a range of services, including vehicle testing, have still not been confirmed – more than seven months after a consultation on the proposals ended.The consultation, which ran from 30 April to 11 June last year, ...

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Is Clipper Logistics preparing to float?

2014-01-23T16:13:00Z

Clipper Logistics has said it has no firm plans for floatation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) this year, after a media report suggested that it was considering an initial public offering (IPO).A spokesman for the operator told The Hub that although it has been exploring the possibilities of an ...

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FTA welcomes new cycling safety funding

2014-01-23T15:14:00Z

The FTA has applauded the Mayor of London’s announcement that an extra £17m of funding will awarded to London boroughs to enhance cycle safety. The FTA’s head of logistics, Christopher Snelling, said: “As cycling grows in popularity it becomes increasingly important that all road users are aware of how to ...

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Premier Logistics expands Pall-Ex coverage

2014-01-23T14:40:00Z

Leicester-based Premier Logistics has extended its coverage within the Pall-Ex pallet network, following its purchase of the business and assets of Cobley Transport (Reading) last year.At the time of the acquisition, following the administration of Cobley Transport (Reading), Premier took on the former Palletways member's RG postcode too, a move ...

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Fowler Welch plans to increase services at Kent site

2014-01-23T12:34:00Z

Fowler Welch plans to offer more services to agricultural produce customers at its Teynham, Kent, site by increasing its packing and processing capabilities.Plans submitted to Swale Borough Council show that the operator wants to extend storage space at the site by over 52,000ft², taking it to 130,000ft² in total.Although the ...