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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle in at ground level with flooring contract win
Underlay and flooring accessory manufacturer Interfloor has outsourced its transport to Norbert Dentressangle, in a three-year multi-million pound deal.The operation involves more than 100 outbound movements from Interfloor’s production sites in Haslingden, Lancashire and Scotland’s Dumfries.ND will use a new fleet of 19 artics with cutainside-trailers and 11 (18-tonne) rigids ...
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ArticleMPs vote against 3ppl fuel duty rise suspension
MPs voted against a suspension on the proposed 3ppl fuel duty rise yesterday (12 November), despite pressure from Labour MPs, Tory backbench campaigners and lobbying from FairFuelUK (FFUK).A Labour-led motion to suspend the proposed increase in January to at least April was defeated 282 votes to 234. FairFuelUK claim ...
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ArticleStobart Group launches savings product
Stobart Group has entered the savings market with a new six-year retail bond.The retail bond is aimed at small investors, and will yield a fixed-rate of 5.5% per annum, while providing Stobart with another funding stream.Well known retail brands names such as Tesco, John Lewis and National Grid already market ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle wins Highways Agency road salt contract
Norbert Dentressangle has signed a four-year contract with the Highways Agency to store and distribute emergency salt for Britain’s roads.The firm is one of five companies responsible for procuring, storing and distributing road salt to the Highways Agency’s service providers across the country.The contract runs until 2016 and builds on ...
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ArticleOperators must prove they want extra apprenticeship funding
Skills for Logistics (SfL) has called on operators to make the case to government for a funding boost for apprentices to ensure a pipeline of talent for the future.Following a meeting last week between Matthew Hancock MP, minister for skills at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart and Unite to hold talks at Acas this Thursday
Eddie Stobart and the Unite union will start talks at Acas this Thursday (15 November) in a bid to end the row over drivers’ jobs at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.A spokesman for Eddie Stobart confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk that the operator's MD David Pickering will personally attending the talks with Unite at ...
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ArticleReed Boardall expands cold store
Frozen food storage and distribution business Reed Boardall Group says it has extended cold store capacity at its 55-acre site in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, to 142,000 pallets with a new 102,000ft² building that incorporates 14 additional loading docks.The new store, which opened in October, has cost the firm around £14m ...
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ArticleClipper creates 300 jobs at new Asda hub
Leeds-based Clipper Logistics is creating over 300 jobs at a new site on Teesside, following the signing of a 10-year deal last year with retailer Asda to provide deconsolidation solutions for its George clothing brand.The Wynyard Park hub, which opened at the end of October, will be largely dedicated to ...
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ArticleOlympic Games hits City Link profit
City Link's profit and volumes suffered as it fell victim to lower than expected demand during the Olympic Games.The parcel firm posted a turnover of £76.2m for the three months ending 30 September, a 2.4% increase on the same period in 2011. It is the first time City Link has ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart and Unite could go to Acas over Doncaster jobs row
Eddie Stobart and the Unite union could be heading to arbitration service Acas to end the row over drivers’ jobs at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.The move comes after a 72-hour walkout last week by 180 Unite driver members facing redundancy at the DC. This included a demo outside a Tesco store ...
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ArticleNorbert's £100m Comet contract in the hands of the administrator
Norbert Dentressangle’s five-year, £100m contract with Comet is in the hands of administrator Deloitte following the biggest high street collapse since Woolworths in 2008.Wincanton, Comet’s previous logistics partner, walked away from a warehousing and distribution deal with Comet on 30 April after it was unable to agree terms with OpCapita, ...
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ArticleTransport Manager of the Year added to 2013 Awards
Transport managers are often the unsung heroes of any logistics operation, and to recognise their contribution Motor Transport is launching a new Transport Manager of the Year Award as part of the 2013 MT Awards.Juggling the needs of the business to make a profit, the demands of customers for high ...
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ArticleSheldon Clayton buys CFT's Wednesbury operation
West Bromwich-based Sheldon Clayton Group has acquired the Wednesbury, West Midlands operation of Manchester warehousing and transport firm CFT Services for an undisclosed sum.The move will see all 30 staff at CFT’s Wednesbury operation move to Sheldon Clayton’s 12-acre, West Bromwich site.Sheldon Clayton group MD Stephen Pollock said the acquisition ...
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ArticleMontjotin takes the helm at Norbert Dentressangle
Hervé Montjotin has been named as the new chief executive officer at French logistics group Norbert Dentressangle, following the resignation of François Bertreau. In addition to his new role, Montjotin retains his previous responsibilities as head of the group’s transport division.Montjotin has worked for Norbert Dentressangle since 1995, when he ...
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ArticleFreshLinc takes on four longer semi-trailers
Refrigerated distribution specialist FreshLinc has taken delivery of four new longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams.The four 14.6m long trailers, fitted with Carrier Vector dual-temperature fridges and BPW self-steer axles, can carry 28 pallets each – two more than a standard 13.6m trailer. They will be used for intensive trunking ...
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ArticleLogistics director calls for super semi-trailers to be part of DfT trial
The European logistics director at Kimberly-Clark believes operators should push the DfT to introduce "super" semi-trailers into in its longer semi-trailer trial.Peter Surtees, European logistics director at Kimberly-Clark, was speaking after the publication of a University of Huddersfield report on high capacity vehicles (HCVs) last week.Impact Assessment: High-Capacity Vehicles, which ...
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ArticleCollectPlus network reaches 5,000
CollectPlus has signed up its 5,000th store to its parcel delivery and returns network.It means the network of local convenience stores offering the CollectPlus service has grown by nearly 1,000 in the last year, with its latest addition in Brentwood, Essex.Parcel volumes through the network have leapt 250% in the ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail opens eight sorting centres for Christmas peak
Royal Mail is opening eight temporary sorting centres to handle the expected rise in parcel volumes this Christmas.The centres will be dedicated to sorting a ‘significant proportion’ of the parcels handled by the firm before they are distributed to regional depots across the country.Temporary operations will be phased in across ...
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ArticleDPD reveals £175m expansion plan
DPD is expanding a number of its sites and investing in a new sorting hub and depots to handle increased demand from online retailers.The £175m investment, which follows a period of growth after the launch of its Predict service, includes a £12m investment in building 10 new depots, £20m of ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Back loads essential to viability of Scottish long haul routes
The rising cost of fuel and improving load-fill are challenges that all UK hauliers are faced with. But for those that run long-distance routes in and out of Scotland, the need to improve vehicle utilisation in a market where freight traditionally flows in to Scotland, with very little exported to ...