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Panorama report highlights warehouse night-working practices

2013-11-28T11:41:00Z

Working practices in the supply chain have been thrust into the limelight by the BBC’s investigative series Panorama.Earlier this week the programme aired an edition highlighting long shifts and tough picking targets at a DC run by internet retailer Amazon.The programme, aired on 25 November and based on secret filming ...

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TNT Express to cut 237 jobs

2013-11-27T17:18:00Z

TNT Express is to restructure its finance and admin functions in a move that will see it cut 237 data entry, administrative, supervisory and clerical roles.The operator said it had already commenced consultations with trade unions and was “working closely with staff, and their representatives, to support those employees most ...

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Royal Mail strike threat drives customers to rival carriers

2013-11-27T15:50:00Z

The ongoing threat of strike action at Royal Mail has encouraged many of its customers to switch to rival carriers, while growth in new contracts has slowed, the firm admitted in its half year results.As a result, the recently privatised carrier expects that parcel volumes for the nine months to ...

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Menzies wins £1.5m final mile contract with WHSmith

2013-11-27T15:33:00Z

Menzies Logistics Solutions has won a three year contract with WHSmith, worth £1.5m.The recently launched division of Menzies Distribution, which is branching out into high street logistics from its background in newspaper and magazines, will deliver goods to stores in the north of England.The deal will cover the transport of ...

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Norbert Dentressangle has Forbo Flooring contract extended

2013-11-26T15:43:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has renewed and extended its contract with commercial floor coverings manufacturer Forbo Flooring UK for three years.The new part of the contract will see ND collect products from Forbo’s factories in Cortonwood Retail Park near Barnsley, Ripley in Derbyshire and Telford, before consolidation into the operator’s shared-user ...

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Castledene Transport leaves Pallet-Track for Palletline

2013-11-26T11:43:00Z

Kent operator Castledene Transport has left Pallet-Track after nine years to join rival network Palletline.Castledene, which runs 40 vehicles and has sites in Aylesford, Maidstone and Sheerness, will cover the ME postcode for Palletline, an area it formerly covered for Pallet-Track.Castledene Transport’s owner and MD, John Amey, said it chose ...

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Death of a National Skills Academy

2013-11-26T10:06:00Z

Nothing lasts forever but in the case of the National Skills Academy for Logistics (NSAL), few things have taken so long to get off the ground only to succumb so soon.First things first. Following recent media reports, a spokeswoman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed ...

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Arrow XL launches next-day two-man delivery

2013-11-25T22:46:00Z

Two-man delivery business Arrow XL has launched a next-day delivery service.It will allow Arrow XL's retail clients to offer their customers next-day delivery of large goods to 98% of addresses nationwide, Monday to Saturday.Shop Direct, which owns brands such as Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, is the first retailer to sign up ...

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Vosa still refusing to provide detail about ATF claim

2013-11-25T22:30:00Z

Vosa is still refusing to tell The Hub why an authorised testing facility (ATF) operator brought a claim of contractual breach against it in respect of provision of testing staff. Earlier this month, it turned down a request we submitted under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act asking the agency ...

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Boardman backs down over LGV ban

2013-11-25T17:03:00Z

Former Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Boardman has toned down his call for a ban on LGVs in rush hour in London similar to Paris and Dublin.Talking about the recent spate of cyclist deaths in the capital on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, Boardman said: "When we have ...

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Categories for Motor Transport Awards 2014 confirmed

2013-11-25T16:29:00Z

The 2014 Motor Transport Awards will be open for entries in January 2014 and the categories have now been confirmed. Among the exciting new categories for 2014 are Operational and Compliance Excellence, Technical Excellence and Business Excellence - each designed to reflect the three most significant aspects of running a ...

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DHL Supply Chain wins "strategically important" Morrisions fuel renewal

2013-11-25T12:05:00Z

DHL has beaten rivals in a competitive tender to win a six-year national fuel distribution contract renewal with supermarket Morrisons.The deal will see the logistics giant provide round-the-clock deliveries of fuel to 335 Morrisions forecourts and RDCs nationwide.This will be done via a brand-new fleet of 56 new Euro-5 Scania ...

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JDL Logistics to close after rescue bid fails

2013-11-25T11:16:00Z

JDL Logistics, which entered into administration last month, is to close down in the next few weeks with the loss of all jobs.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk the firm’s administrator Graham Wolloff confirmed that “it hasn’t been possible to find a way to rescue the company, so we will have to close ...

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HMRC to review excise supply chain penalties

2013-11-22T16:16:00Z

HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is holding an internal review of its approach to enforcement relating to firms involved in the excise supply chain. The review, a report on which will be published next March, will “address stakeholder concerns that the application of current law relating to excise ...

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UPS staff out on strike at London depot

2013-11-22T09:37:00Z

UPS expects minimal disruption from today’s (22 November) strike at its Camden depot in London, and remains confident an agreement can be reached with Unite.Unite members at the depot voted for strike action earlier this month, with the union claiming that the 120 drivers and loaders at the operator’s Camden ...

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Pall-Ex adds new director to board

2013-11-22T09:29:00Z

Graham Murray, director of strategic developmentPall-Ex has recruited ex-operator Graham Murray to its board in the role of director of strategic development.The pallet network said Murray would be responsible for strengthening the network, in preparation for full pan-European coverage. In addition, he is charged with "keeping its operations streamlined and ...

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Boughey Distribution resigns "significant contract" with Princes

2013-11-22T09:27:00Z

Boughey Distribution, the specialist food division of NWF Group, has renewed what it describes as a “significant contract” with Princes.It describes the contract, based at its Wardle, Greater Manchester, site as long-term.Boughey MD Keith Forster said: "Princes is one of the UK's most significant food and drink groups and Boughey ...

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ByBox to acquire DX Group Business Direct division

2013-11-22T09:25:00Z

DX Group has entered an agreement to sell its Business Direct operations to ByBox Field Services by 21 December, disposing of its overnight parts distribution service.DX said it will now use the profit from the sale of the division (terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed) to invest in ...

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VIEWPOINT: 'Cyclist safety – difficult times ahead'

2013-11-21T15:29:00Z

by Jack Semple, RHA, director of policyCycle safety concerns have come to the boil, as six cyclists were killed in London in just 12 days, four after colliding with HGVs.Tragic, terrible incidents that are the result of problems for which there is no quick fix. And as the RHA has ...

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Norbert Dentressangle joins sporting tribe

2013-11-21T15:00:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed by online sporting community Tribesports to support the launch of its own-brand range of sportswear. ND is providing storage for the range at its shared-user facility in Tamworth and will be responsible for receipt, picking and dispatch of up to 300 orders a day.Tribesports CEO ...