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ArticleArdex renews Welchs Transport contract for three years
Flooring manufacturer Ardex has renewed its distribution contract with Welch’s Transport for another three years.The firm has extended its original two year contract until December 2015 in a £2m deal. The contract is currently run out of Welch’s depot in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.Welch has invested in two new Ardex-liveried Renault Premiums ...
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ArticleDo parcel operators wish it could be Christmas every day?
Post and parcel specialists are no doubt well aware of the likely increase B2C volumes for Christmas 2013, but will they be able to manage the pressures placed upon them by online retailers who are looking to drive even more sales this year?A Global Freight Solutions (GFS) report has highlighted ...
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Norbert Dentressangle boosts turnover and profit
Norbert Dentressangle has reported a 9.1% increase in pre-tax profit on the back of an 8.5% increase in annual turnover for 2012.Group earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) came to €142m (£122m) during the year on turnover of €3.8bn.Turnover from transport came to €2bn (up 3.7%), the logistics division ...
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FTA and RHA welcome the introduction of HGV Road User Levy Act
The FTA and RHA have welcomed the HGV Road User Levy Act, which became law yesterday (28 February).From April 2014, all LGVs weighing more than 12 tonnes will be charged up to £1,000 per year to use Britain’s roads. UK operators will be compensated through a reduction in VED, of ...
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OFT continues investigation into sale of Mercedes vehicles
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed it is still investigating two further alleged infringements of competition law, as part of the investigation it began in 2010 into Mercedes-Benz UK and five of its commercial vehicle dealers.Last week the OFT revealed it had reached a settlement with Mercedes-Benz ...
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Online retailers should increase number of delivery options, says GFS
Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has called on online retailers to increase the number of delivery options they offer consumers and consider using more third party carriers, as demand from internet shoppers and pressure on carrier capacity continues to grow.The GFS Review 2012 shows that B2B volumes fell by 2% ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics wins Schoeller Allibert deal
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK said its new contract with packaging firm Schoeller Allibert will be serviced using subcontractors, as well as its own inhouse fleet.The domestic deal sees Hellmann UK deliver goods across the UK and Ireland and enables it to provide Schoeller Allibert with warehouse management control support too.Hellmann ...
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ArticleUnsecured creditors got rough ride after AR Lunn collapse
Unsecured creditors of failed Hull-based haulier AR Lunn Transport & Warehousing have received just 4% of the money owed to them, the firm's administrators have revealed. In its final progress report covering the six months to 28 February, PricewaterhouseCoopers said it had paid just over £76,500 to unsecured creditors of ...
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ArticleIveco renews K+N spare parts distribution contract
Iveco has renewed its European spare parts distribution contract with Kuehne + Nagel.K+N manages five spare parts DCs across the UK and the Continent, including Winsford in Cheshire and sites in Italy, Spain, France and Germany.The firm has held the contract, which covers overnight distribution of parts across Europe, for ...
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ArticleMT Tracker 27 February
Are there signs of recovery? Well, if the MT basket of transport shares is anything to go by there has been a little bit of growth in the past month. But this doesn't tell the full story for all of our big eight transport firms listed on the London Stock ...
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Tropicana renews and extends Seafield Logistics contract
Juice brand Tropicana has renewed and extended its distribution contract with Seafield Logistics.Seafield will transport loads from France and Belgium to the UK, using its freight forwarding arm based in Aylesham in Kent.In January, Tropicana extended its contract with Seafield include the movement of finished stock from Hermes, near Paris, ...
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Macintosh Retail Group ties up Ceva for shoe distribution
Ceva has won a three year distribution contract with shoe retailer Macintosh Retail Group, delivering for its Brantano and Jones Bootmaker stores.The new contract will be run from the retailer’s DC in Coalville, Leicestershire, where around 80% of volume will be delivered by a dedicated fleet. The remaining volume will ...
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Yusen wins Weber Stephen barbeque distribution contract
Barbeque manufacturer Weber Stephen has awarded a national distribution contract to Yusen Logistics.Yusen will run the contract out of its 319,000ft² site in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and will deliver products to retailers including John Lewis, DIY retailers, specialist outlets and independent garden centres.The US-based firm, which manufactures barbeques, charcoal and barbeque ...
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ArticleUPS International president Dan Brutto retires
UPS Europe president Jim Barber will replace Dan Brutto as UPS International president when he retires at the end of April.Barber has held senior roles in the international management team since 2004, with roles including president of the UK and Ireland district and chief operating officer for UPS Europe.He ...
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ArticleFowler Welch MD Nick Hay - Part 2
Fowler Welch’s move into ambient distribution alongside its chilled business is already paying dividends as MD Nick Hay tells Steve HobsonAlthough Nick Hay - MD of Fowler Welch since November 2010 – has, like the firm he runs, a background in chilled distribution, he sees ambient markets as far more ...
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ArticleFTA call on chancellor to cut fuel duty, while ensuring HGV levy is fair
TfL has set up a dedicated Freight Delivery UnitBoth the FTA and the RHA have now urged the chancellor to prioritise cutting fuel duty and ensuring the HGV Road User Levy does not negatively impact on UK operators.Revealing its submission ahead of the Budget next month, the FTA said it ...
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Tesco to restructure its distribution network
Tesco is to close three of its regional DCs after carrying out a strategic review of its distribution network.The supermarket has revealed it is to close three DCs in Harlow in Essex, Chesterfield in Derbyshire and Weybridge in Surrey, as well as cutting staff at Welham Green in Hertfordshire and ...
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ArticleMargins are tight in chilled distribution
On 5 September David Price Food Services entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) that will see its unsecured creditors paid 38p in the pound on debts of about £2.1m.The Hub has just obtained a copy of the Newcastle hauliers’ financial report for the year ending 25 August 2012 – which ...
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ArticleHarlequin Logistics scores a brace
In June 2011 Harlequin Logistics- the network comprising of Prestons of Potto, John Raymond Transport, R Swain & sons, Jack Richard & Son and Currie European – was launched with much fanfare.Last year we revealed that it had won a contract with Kelloggs – its first big win – but ...
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ArticleBulk diesel price on course for record high
fuel pump in tankThe average price of a litre of bulk diesel is just 0.75p off the all-time record set at the end of March last year, according to a survey of Road Haulage Association members.Nick Deal, manager of logistics development at the RHA, explained that the falling exchange ...