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Palletforce push into Europe gains pace

2013-04-19T10:35:00Z

Pallet network Palletforce has beefed up its continental European coverage by joining new European pallet network alliance Allnet. The four members of the alliance, which was formalised around six weeks ago, include One Express of Italy, Palet System of France and Online Systemlogistik of Germany.Together, the four pallet networks boast ...

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Goldstar Heathrow comes to Glasgow

2013-04-19T09:10:00Z

Air freight specialist haulier Goldstar Heathrow has opened a depot in Glasgow and is completing the consolidation of its three depots around the London as part of a restructure and expansion of its business.The Glasgow depot,10,000 ft² located near the airport in the city, was set up by Goldstar to ...

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Palletline parts ways with operations director

2013-04-19T09:01:00Z

Palletline has parted ways with its operations director of seven years, Mark Pulford, by 'mutual consent", MotorTransport.co.uk has learnt.Pulford joined the Birmingham-based pallet network in June 2006. He left in February of this year. Before this he was director of operations at Palletline rival Pall-Ex for seven years.Kevin Buchanan, MD ...

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UPN reveals partner structure for revised European service

2013-04-19T08:04:00Z

The United Pallet Network (UPN) has revealed further details about how its European service expansion, revealed early this week, will work in practice.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk, UPN commercial director Dave Brown, said the move to upgrade the network’s existing IT to provide instant pricing, quotes and online ordering for Europe via ...

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Birds Eye extends Norbert Dentressangle contract

2013-04-18T14:04:00Z

Birds Eye has extended its contract with Norbert Dentressangle to include storage and supply of packaging and ambient raw materials at its Lowestoft site.The new part of the contract will also cover on-site shunting across Birds Eye’s manufacturing complex in Lowestoft and temperature-controlled and ambient storage for up to 3,500 ...

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Jam today for Bibby's Iain Speak

2013-04-18T13:12:00Z

Visiting the Atchison Topeka depot in Droitwitch, now run by Bibby Distribution, it is easy to imagine – after seeing a warehouse full of jam ready to go into a famous biscuit – that they have turned the phrase ‘jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today’ on its ...

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Low cost sat-nav system to boost cycle safety

2013-04-18T11:37:00Z

A low cost satnav-based cycle safety system for trucks navigating through central London endorsed by TfL has been launched by Navevo. Using exclusive data on LGV and cycle flows from Transport for London, ProNav HGV Cyclist Alert is standard on Navevo’s new ProNav PNN420 sat-nav, designed specifically for LGVs, and ...

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British Gypsum cements new deals with DHL and Don-Bur

2013-04-18T10:07:00Z

Construction products manufacturer British Gypsum has entered into a new contract with DHL for the distribution of plaster products from its site at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire. DHL will transport all deliveries from the site to customers across the UK, handling up to 130 full loads a day. British Gypsum ...

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Worth of biofuels in reducing transport emissions questioned

2013-04-18T10:02:00Z

Biofuels are not a cost-effective means of reducing emissions from road transport and pose significant sustainability problems, a new study from independent think-tank Chatham House has suggested.Current biofuels are a more expensive source of energy than fossil fuels and have lower energy densities, meaning that greater volumes of fuel are ...

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Kay Transport buys King Stag (Transport)

2013-04-18T09:49:00Z

Kay Transport has bought King Stag TransportIvybridge, Devon-based Kay Transport has bought King Stag (Transport).The deal, completed on the 12 April, sees the Pallet Track member, which is based in Stalbridge, Dorset, snapped up by the West Country haulier, which is a Palletways member.In a joint letter to customers Kay ...

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Leightons Opticians signs up to TNT Post optometry delivery service

2013-04-17T13:23:00Z

TNT Post has won a contract with Leightons Opticians to coincide with the launch of its optometry delivery service, TNT Optical Solutions.The service will see the firm deliver optical lenses and frames, business documentation and medical specimens to opticians across the country. It will also offer specialist advice to the ...

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Hargreaves raises more than £40m in share placing

2013-04-17T13:20:00Z

Current Tip-ex Haulier of the Year Hargreaves Services has raised £42.3m via a share placing as it looks to expand its portfolio of UK surface mining assets, to the benefit of its transport division.The shares have been placed in two tranches with a mixture of existing and new institutional investors. ...

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National Grid renews and extends DHL contract

2013-04-17T12:25:00Z

National Grid has extended and renewed its contract with DHL for four years.The new element of the contract will see DHL manage warehouses in Birmingham and Didcot, Oxfordshire, which store equipment needed to maintain and construct National Grid’s gas and electricity network.DHL will also make supplier collections and deliveries on ...

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United Pallet Network enters European pallet race

2013-04-17T10:29:00Z

The United Pallet Network (UPN) has upgraded its IT to provide real-time, instant pricing, quotes and online ordering for Europe, as it looks to facilitate more cross border trade within its membership.The new service, which includes auto postcode look-up, is designed to make it as easy as possible for its ...

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Campbell Automotive acquired by Road Transport Media

2013-04-17T10:24:00Z

The owner of Motor Transport, Commercial Motor, Truck & Driver, TruckNet UK and Tip-ex, Road Transport Media, has added data marketing to its portfolio with the acquisition of the brands and assets of Campbell Automotive, a business focused on the provision of data services for the truck and van sector.The ...

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MT Tracker - 17 April

2013-04-17T09:13:00Z

The tale of Stobart's ever falling share price. Two weeks ago, in the wake of Avril Palmer-Baunack's unceremonious demotion, this column wrote about the woes of backing the Stobart horse. Even the gloss of a three-year deal with Tesco couldn't reverse it's fortunes (and given Tesco's current performance there can't ...

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Tilda chooses Wincanton for warehousing and distribution

2013-04-16T15:34:00Z

Wincanton has won a six year warehousing and distribution contract with Basmati rice producer Tilda.The contract covers collection from Tilda’s two production sites in Rainham, Essex and storage at Wincanton’s shared-user site in nearby West Thurrock.The firm will also pick and distribute products by the case and pallet to Tilda’s ...

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Hermes invests £25m in new north-west hub

2013-04-16T15:32:00Z

Hermes is investing £25m in a new Warrington hub, almost tripling capacity in the area to support volume growth.The hub is due to open in April 2014 and will be capable of processing 560,000 parcels a day, which the firm said will allow room to accommodate growth in online shopping ...

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CV Show 2013 attendance up on last year

2013-04-16T12:07:00Z

Last week’s CV Show was a success for both exhibitors and organisers, with attendance figures up 11.6% on 2012’s show.The show organisers said the event was a strong indication of the health of the industry, with over 18,000 attendees and more than 430 exhibitors.Daf, which unveiled the new CF and ...

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UK Pallets back on track

2013-04-16T11:56:00Z

UK Mail has conceded that its pallet business suffered a tough year in the twelve months to 31 March 2013.In its pre-close trading statement last week, UK Mail said UK Pallets had “faced a difficult year”, and confirmed “revenues in our pallets business declined”.This comes despite the latest data from ...