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ArticlePre-packs probed and Britain's 'enterprise culture' uncovered
"Allowing directors to 'have another go' if they are not culpable is an important part of our enterprise culture, and can sometimes benefit suppliers of the failed business as they may wish to trade with the new business."Believe it or not this comment came from the Department for Business, Innovation ...
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Mitsubishi Electric Europe renews Norbert Dentressangle contract
Mitsubishi Electric Europe has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for another five years.Norbert handles the distribution of products including air conditioning units, display screens and industrial automation equipment for Mitsubishi Electric Europe's UK division.The operator has held the contract since 2008 and in this time has extended its services ...
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Potter Logistics gets Multimodal
Potter Logistics will be championing its plans for improved rail gauges and longer head shunts at its rail freight terminals in Ely, Knowsley and Selby, and showing off its new livery at the Multimodal exhibition running from 23 to 25 April at the Birmingham NEC.Stuart Taylor, business development director, said: ...
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ArticleNorth West Logistics reveals new livery
North West LogisticsNorth West Logistics, which recently superseded the Ainsworth & Martin name, has taken delivery of eleven new trailers featuring its updated group livery.The operator, which is lead by MD Stephen Dunn, has purchased nine Euroliners for its work on the Continent, and two double decker trailers for use ...
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MT Tracker 14 March
A very quiet week on the Stock Exchange for transport-related shares - ahead of City Link's numbers tomorrow (15 March). All eyes will be on Rentokil's parcels arm to see if it posts a full-year profit. But it hasn't stopped a rather telling trend in the past week...Meanwhile, in keeping ...
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ArticleNew reefer trailers aid a Noble cause
Egg supplier Noble Foods has taken delivery of 29 new 13.6m temperature-controlled trailers from manufacturer Gray & Adams.Noble Food's Eggs For Soldiers brand supports army charity Help for Heroes by making a 15p donation for every box of eggs sold. The new units join Noble’s 200-strong trailer fleet and will ...
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ArticleMarine Harvest extends Ferguson Transport contract
Marine Harvest has extended its contract with Highlands-based Ferguson Transport to include deliveries of fish feed to salmon farms.The Lochaber-based firm has worked with Marine Harvest for over 30 years and the extension of the contract will see it deliver feed to farms on the west coast, including 28 ...
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ArticleGrowing Hermes takes delivery of 300 new trailers
Hermes has added 300 Cartwright trailers to its trunking fleet to keep pace with growing parcel volume.The 13.6m Fastback trailers were bought as part of the parcel firm’s plan to increase capacity to accommodate the rise in volumes.A spokeswoman told MotorTransport.co.uk that volumes have jumped to 163 million parcels per ...
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Seafield Logistics wins new business at Nottinghamshire site
Seafield Logistics has won new business from Wilkinson, Largo Foods and Doncasters Ross & Catherall at its site in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.Current customer Largo Foods, formerly known as Cornscape, has extended its contract to include exporting popcorn to Finland.Seafield Logistics began delivering four 45ft mega-containers per month for Largo Foods ...
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FTA shoots down idea that operators could self-test their vehicles
The FTA has poured cold water on suggestions that operators could perform annual roadworthiness tests on their own vehicles.Allowing operators with testing facilities to carry out MOTs on their own vehicles and those they maintain on behalf of others is a measure supported by the RHA and British Vehicle Rental ...
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ArticleFormula 1 extends logistics contract with DHL
Formula 1 has extended its contract with DHL in a deal that will see it remain as the competition’s official logistics provider.The firm will move race cars, broadcasting equipment, fuel and components over 19 race locations, with the new season starting this coming weekend in Australia (15-17 March).It will also ...
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Signs that expected Euro-5 sales spike is underway
Operators appear to be ramping-up their Euro-5 purchasing activity ahead of the Euro-6 emissions deadline, a leading financing and vehicle leasing company has said.Despite the poor sales performance in the first two months of 2013, CVS has claimed there are now signs that operators are starting to loosen the purse ...
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ArticleAsda rewards supply chain partners
Belgian consolidator 2XL and the male cancer charity Orchid were the two big winners at the fifth annual Asda Supply Chain Awards held in Leeds last week.Zeebrugge-based 2XL was shortlisted in several categories and picked up the coveted supply chain excellence award from Asda supply chain director Gavin Chappell at ...
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ArticleMcDowell's adds six new Scanias to its fleet
West Yorkshire-based R McDowell Distribution has put six new Scanias into operation after seeing an increase in business volumes.The tractor units were added to the firm’s fleet after the opening of its new depot in Milton Keynes.An increase in volumes on Scottish routes also played its part in encouraging it ...
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ArticleJigsaw gets a new livery
Jigsaw has unveiled a new livery, which it said is designed to reflect its position within its network of nine regional partners.The livery will appear on its fleet of 15.6m trailers, which were built by Cartwright and are allocated to Jigsaw’s majority shareholder MT Haulier of the Year 2012 Downton ...
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ArticleFuel thieves targeting Heathrow
It comes as no surprise to The Hub that Hounslow has been named the ‘worst London borough for fuel thefts’ by the BBC, with a total of 175 reported thefts between 2009 and 2012.The figures, which were obtained from the Metropolitan Police by the BBC via a Freedom of Information ...
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ArticleFTA and Everywoman help attract and develop female logistics talent
FTA and Everywoman have joined forces to create a year-round programme of activity that operators can adopt to help them attract, retain and develop female employees.Launched today (8 March) to coincide with International Women’s Day, the FTA Everywoman Accelerate Programme incorporates Everywoman's range of services into three packages - ...
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ArticleField of broken dreams
Photo: ShutterstockWhat price progress? Quite a bit apparently in the case of one logistics business keen to move to a new London home. The Hub was shocked to hear that plans to relocate – a few miles as the crow flies, although within the same borough – have likely been ...
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ArticleLondon Gateway looks to save road miles
London Gateway claimed it saved 9,000 lorry journeys after accepting a single “mega delivery” of aggregate by cargo ship.The 90,000-tonnes of material will be used to construct a gate complex at the port, due to open later this year.London Gateway engineering director Andrew Bowen explained that the aggregate was going ...
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ArticleTata Chemicals extends Seafield Logistics contract
Tata Chemicals has extended its contract with Seafield Logistics to include worldwide deliveries.Seafield Logistics, which already provides the distribution and warehousing of bagged and bulk products across the UK and Europe, will continue to do so for another three years following the renewal of its original deal.It will continue to ...