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Latest news – Page 696
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ArticleCome together, right now
A visit earlier this year to see the team at Pall-Ex covered a lot of topics, including rates and the inescapable industry topic of ever present rate pressure.Pall-Ex deputy MD Cris Stephenson was unequivocal on the subject, stating the only way to combat rate pressure was for operators to become ...
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Royal Mail misses first class delivery target
Royal Mail missed its first class mail delivery target last year, after it experienced final mile delivery difficulties during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as the wintery weather throughout January, February and March.The operator missed its target to deliver 93% of all first class items the next day, ...
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ArticleLenham Storage posts growth despite rates squeeze
Lenham Storage walked away from nonviable business last year rather than compromise its service standards, but the operator’s MD has warned that there has been no let-up in rate pressure since.Keith Abrehart, MD of the Kent-based firm, said of the company’s newly published results: “We have achieved what we consider ...
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ArticleAPC Overnight's new hub to be fully operational within weeks
APC Overnight expects to have its new £15m Cannock facility up to full operational effectiveness within the month.Cannock will replace the company’s existing facility in Essington, Staffordshire, and at present about 35% of the network’s business volumes have been shifted across to the new facility.Sid Ziaullah, chief executive of APC ...
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ArticleHicks Logistics expands into warehousing
Hicks LogisiicsHicks Logistics has moved into warehousing after the acquisition of a 20,000ft² industrial unit next to its Caldicot base on the Severn Bridge Industrial Estate.The company hopes the diversification will boost its annual turnover from £7.5m to around the £10m mark, and has taken on ten more staff taking ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network's new hub begins to take shape
The Pallet Network’s (TPN) new hub at Prologis Park Midpoint in Minworth is taking shape ahead of its planned opening next year. The new hub, next to TPN’s current home, is about 50,000ft² bigger, at 367,500ft².TPN MD Adam Leonard said its real advantage would be significantly increased parking space, with ...
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ArticleMichelin weathering the recessionary storm
It is now five years since the credit crunch plunged Europe into deep recession. MT editor Steve Hobson went to Michelin HQ in Clermont-Ferrand to find out how the super-premium tyre maker is weathering the storm.Recessions are tough on premium brands, as buyers go into survival mode and the long-term ...
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Senior TC Beverley Bell slams Vosa
Senior Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell has lambasted Vosa for “not targeting the serially and seriously non-compliant”, and taking the easy route by going after “nice, but incompetent, small operators”.The allegations were made before the Transport Select Committee as part of its on-going inquiry into the work of Vosa back in ...
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ArticleTravel the trans-European transport network
The Highways Agency, Transport for Scotland, Transport for London, councils, damn councils and the Welsh mob. One day soon – UKIP permitting - the arteries of the UK economy (SNP permitting), could be under the control of the rather grand sounding trans-European transport network, rather less grandly abbreviated as TEN-T.As ...
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M6 closed for 12 hours after fatal accident
The eastbound carriageway of the M6 was closed for almost 12 hours on Monday (28 May) after a fatal accident involving a car and three LGVs, the Highways Agency has confirmed. The incident, which occurred at 10.48am between junction 1 of the M6 and the M1 motorway at junction ...
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ArticlePetition calling for oil price investigation draws 32,000 signatures
A petition calling for a full investigation into possible price fixing in the UK road fuels market has generated over 32,000 signatures.The petition, set up by fuel price campaign group Fair Fuel UK (FFUK) in mid-May in the wake of a series of raids by EU regulators on firms involved ...
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ArticleCo-operative expands waste back-haul operation
The Co-operative Group is expanding its back haul operation in a move that will save thousands of road miles and see 34,000 tonnes of food shop waste diverted from landfill.At the moment 1,500 food shops segregate waste for collection by The Co-operative's Logisitics Service with support from transport partners Norbert ...
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ArticleForth crossing changes will not lead to fresh tolls
The establishment of a new entity to manage the Forth Road Bridge and the new Forth crossing will not give rise to the reintroduction of tolls there, a spokesman for the current crossing operator has confirmed.Scotland’s parliament passed a bill to set up a new company to manage the crossings ...
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ArticleWiddowson takes Iveco Hi-Way route
Leicester-based Widdowson is reinforcing its 125-strong fleet with 21 new Iveco Stralis Hi-Ways.The deal, financed through Iveco Capital, saw it take delivery of ten of the units earlier this month, with the remainder to be delivered by Guest Truck and Van in the coming months.The new units will be used ...
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Royal Mail to launch click and collect service for online retailers
Royal Mail will launch the UK’s largest click and collect network later this year, introducing the service to over 10,000 Post Office branches.The post and parcel carrier is currently in talks with a number of major online retailers about offering the service on their websites when it becomes available later ...
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MT Tracker 29 May
UK Mail's bull run couldn't last. After hitting the heights of 510pence per share last week, following a stellar set of results, it has drifted back slowly to 497p as of today - still significantly higher than the 445p the week before its full year results. Not bad work in ...
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ArticlePall-Ex France goes live
Pall-Ex has launched in PolandPall-Ex France has officially gone live, becoming the business’s fourth active network on the Continent.Pall-Ex France, which is run by De Rijke, has a hub in Bourges and 40 hauliers in membership.Lionel Brizard, network director at Pall-Ex France, said: “Unlike Pall-Ex Romania, we’re not the first ...
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Pall-Ex appoints marketing director to support European expansion
Pall-Ex has appointed marketing consultant Jean-Paul Benizri as its marketing director, to support it in its expansion on the Continent.Benizri has been active most recently within the international drinks market, working with brands such as Fratelli Martini, Tequila Agave Azul and Azarro Wine in a number of senior roles.Pall-Ex MD ...
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ArticleRegulators and operators share the stage at Microlise conference
Over 400 delegates gathered at Nottingham University for the 2013 Microlise Transport Conference to hear a diverse mix of speakers – introduced by FairFuelUk spokesman Quentin Willson - discuss topics ranging from compliance and enforcement to using technology to improve operational efficiency.Setting the scene, RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said ...
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George Willis named as MD of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics
George Willis has replaced Cindy Miller as MD of UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics, following Miller’s promotion to president of UPS Europe, Middle East and Africa earlier this year.The former US operations manager will be responsible for the parcel carrier’s business in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, ...