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MT Tracker - 2 October
Stobart Group kicked Monday off with a bang, winning a 15-year biomass contract with Western Bioenergy. But investors seem to have shrugged their shoulders at the news, which refused to budget the share price from 123p. Maybe we could find a bit more success elsewhere, as it has been a ...
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ArticleTransport gets the recognition it deserves?
Transport is now seen by all the major parties as something that is “vital to the economy”, FTA chief executive Theo de Pencier told the Hub at this week's Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.He said that just four or five years ago, you'd be hard-pressed at any party conference to ...
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ArticleDo your duty: not quite fair fuel yet
Fighting for FairFuel?"Political ping pong" was how FairFuelUK (FFUK) co-founder Howard Cox summed up the news this week that fuel duty would likely be frozen for the rest of this parliament.Cox was in little doubt that given Labour's headline grabbing pledge at their own party conference to cut utility bills, ...
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ArticleTrading "satisfactory" at Currie European
The MD of Currie European has warned that customer rates must increase in 2014, to keep pace with the growing cost of running a haulage business.It comes as the Dumfries-based haulier saw a fall in pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 December 2012 to £336,667, from £657,562 in the ...
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ArticleTransport minister Patrick McLoughlin commits to road investment
The Conservative Party has insisted that investment in Britain's road network will be "the big thing that will decide our country’s future".Transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said yesterday (30 September) at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester that the government had already committed £9.2bn to local councils to fix issues such ...
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Palletways wins OrganiCulture contract
Palletways Fulfilment, the warehousing arm of the pallet network, has won a contract with OrganiCulture, a distributor and retailer of organic products from Italy.The award of the contract comes after a trial period.It will see Palletways store, process orders, provide a pick and pack service, and modify/re-work some of ...
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Marcus Bennett becomes UK national manager at Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Marcus Bennett as national manager for the UK, replacing Yngve Ruud.Bennett, former national manager for Ireland, will take up his position on 1 November, while Ruud has become deputy regional manager for Western Europe.“Marcus Bennett brings a wealth of experience in solutions, customer,and people development ...
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ArticleTesco takes delivery of 28 Volvo FMs for Northern Ireland operation
Tesco has taken delivery of 28 Volvo FM tractor-units for operation in Northern Ireland.The new trucks will operate out of the supermarket’s Belfast and Antrim DCs, and take its fleet in the province to 35 trucks and 155 trailers.Nine more Volvo FMs are due for delivery before December too, all ...
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TNT Post expands final mile deliveries into Greater Manchester
TNT Post will expand its final mile delivery service into Greater Manchester in November as part of its plans to roll-out a nationwide end-to-end network.It will open 11 depots in Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan and Bury when the service begins later this year, covering all households and businesses within the ...
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CVAs: the kiss of death?
Sad news today with the confirmation that David Price Food Services has ceased trading with immediate effect, with the loss of more than one hundred jobs and no doubt a significant impact on the local region.The Tyne and Wear operator is set another in a long line of companies that ...
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David Price Food Services ceases trading
Tyne and Wear-based David Price Food Services has gone into administration just over a year after entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).The chilled haulage division of the business stopped trading with immediate effect today - with 109 employees made redundant – but its cold storage division, which has facilities in ...
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ArticleProfit up at The Pallet Network as turnover grows
Profit up at TPNThe Pallet Network (TPN) is due to move to new premises adjacent to its current home on Prologis Park Midpoint in Minworth in the coming months.This has been driven by growth, and a lack of parking space for its members’ trucks, something borne out in TPN’s latest ...
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Royal Mail listing to begin on 11 October
Royal Mail will begin its listing on the London Stock Exchange on 11 October, with the price per share set between 260p and 330p.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also revealed that it intends to make between 401 million and 522 million shares available in total for public and ...
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Stobart wins 15 year Welsh biomass contract
Stobart Group’s Biomass division has won a 15-year contract with Western Bioenergy to supply 150,000 tonnes of biomass a year to its plant in Port Talbot, Wales.Furthermore Stobart has invested an £800,000 equity and debt stake in the project, alongside Greensphere Capital, which owns Western Bioenergy.Stobart Biomass will supply approximately ...
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Allport to provide Continental transport for ASOS
Online fashion retailer ASOS has extended its relationship with Allport Cargo Services.The operator has managed ASOS’s international supply chain operations across air and sea since April 2012.Under the terms of the expanded contract, it will now also arrange road transport services for key ASOS suppliers via its own vehicle fleet ...
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ArticleStand and deliver: customer's e-commerce expectations
We're becoming an ever more demanding bunch when shopping online, according to a new European-focused analysis of the global 2013 UPS Pulse of the Online Online Shopper report.With the likes of smartphones and tablets making ordering something online about as easy as it's likely to get - at least until ...
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ArticleHarlequin Logistics on track for £10m turnover in 2013
Haulage consortium Harlequin Logistics has signed five new contracts so far this year, and expects to close 2013 with turnover in excess of £10m.The consortium was launched in 2011 and comprises of Currie European Transport, Jack Richards & Son; John Raymond Transport, R Swain and Sons and Prestons of Potto ...
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WH Malcolm enjoys increase in activity levels
WH Malcolm saw both turnover and pre-tax profit rise in the 12 months ending 31 January 2013 as it “enjoyed an increase in activity levels”.Turnover was up 2.8% to £177.4m, from £172.5m in the previous financial year, at the logistics arm of the Malcolm Group. Pre-tax profit in the division ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis launches CollectPlus collection trial
Collect_PlusRetailer John Lewis has launched a trial allowing customers to collect goods from CollectPlus outlets.Customers will be able to pick up items purchased online via John Lewis at 1,500 local convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations within the CollectPlus network, initially in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the South West ...
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KNDL restructuring plan remains intact
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has said its plan to restructure its drinks distribution network remains in place, despite industrial action by Unite members last week.Members of the union carried out a 24-hour strike earlier this month and were engaged in an indefinite ban on overtime and a ...