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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle adds fizz to Villa Soft Drinks
Norbert Dentressangle has won a warehousing and distribution contract with Villa Soft Drinks.The deal involves ND making daily collections from Villa's Bradford headquarters, with products stored at Norbert's Wakefield site in advance of distribution.ND will provide a mix of dedicated services while some loads will be integrated into its shared-user ...
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ArticleGreat Bear says Hello Kitty after Conair deal
Great Bear has won a contract to manage distribution and warehousing for high street brands Hello Kitty, Tresemmé, Babyliss and Cuisinart.As part of the deal, the Tattenhall-based company is to manage the UK distribution centre for Conair, the US firm behind a range of brands in the personal care products ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail gets green light to revamp final mile deliveries
Royal Mail has received approval to revamp its final mile delivery service, and will roll out its Delivery to Neighbour initiative next week.It has received regulatory approval from Ofcom to launch the programme on Monday 1 October, allowing the firm to deliver large items or items that require ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle expand La Palette Rouge facilities
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has moved the Warrington hub of its specialist fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) pallet pooling operation La Palette Rouge (LPR) to a new 50,000ft² facility, injecting £750,000 and doubling the workforce.ND is spending £600,000 on new equipment including pallet inverters, conveyors, spray booth and drying kiln, along ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) wins five year contract with Omya UK
After unveiling double-digit rises in turnover and profit, Turners (Soham) has continued on the upward curve by securing a new five-year contract with Omya UK, one of the country's leading producers of calcium carbonate.The deal for the management and movement of fine powder products, includes a Turners' team based at ...
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ArticleHermes opens Coventry and Carlisle depots
Hermes has opened two depots in Coventry and Carlisle, bringing its network of depots and hubs to a total of 24.The parcel firm says the new sites are necessary to accommodate the expected growth in parcel volumes ahead of the Christmas peak.The new depot in Coventry is expected to handle ...
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ArticleSuttons Group appoints former Norbert Dentressangle man
Suttons Group has announced the appointment of Gilles Letard as head of commercial, Europe & Americas.Letard was formerly commercial director in the road tanker division at Norbert Dentressangle.Commenting on the new appointment, Suttons Group MD Andrew Palmer said: “Gilles brings a wealth of commercial experience to this key role."He has ...
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ArticleWincanton says Lorry Road User Charge too low
Wincanton has slammed the government’s forthcoming Lorry Road User Charge (LRUC) for not doing enough to level the playing field between UK and foreign operators.In a blog on its website the largest UK-owned operator said that the widely reported charge of £10 per day for foreign lorries to run on ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) sees turnover and profit leap
Turnover and profit both rose by some 12% last year at Newmarket, Suffolk-based Turners (Soham), as a prudent approach to rates and new business continued to pay off.In the 12 months to 31 December 2011, turnover jumped 11.9% to just under £235m (2010: £210m); while pre-tax profit rose 12.5% to ...
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ArticleCulina to reduce amount of missed deliveries for Redwood
Culina Logistics has won a new contract with food manufacturer The Redwood Wholefood Company to distribute its products to leading multiples and independent retailers.The contract is being managed from Culina’s Milton Keynes depot.Corby, Northamptonshire-based Redwood decided to change supplier in order to address a number of operational issues – in ...
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ArticleFlooding in the North East disrupts UK Mail deliveries
Flooding and heavy rainfall in the North East earlier this week prevented UK Mail from delivering to customers in some areas.The parcel delivery firm was unable to deliver to customers in some areas of Teeside and Newcastle on Tuesday (25 September), as flooding and road closures disrupted the network from ...
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ArticleRHA welcomes new driver standards framework
The RHA has said the publication of a new framework document defining the skills, knowledge and understanding required by new truck drivers, by the DSA is a welcome step in formalising the profession and improving its image.Jack Semple, director of policy at the RHA, said: “As we have discussed with ...
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ArticleYearsley confirms cold store staff levels
Heywood, Lancashire-based cold storage and distribution specialist Yearsley Group has insisted that its planned new cold store south of Peterborough will employ the number of staff it has previously outlined after a local council voiced concerns.The firm wants to construct a new 385,000 sq ft cold store at the Gateway ...
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Driver framework
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has published a new framework document defining the skills, knowledge and understanding required by truck drivers.National Driving Standard Category C (lorry) outlines what drivers need to know, understand and be able to do in areas such as: preparing a vehicle and its occupants for a ...
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ArticleRHA says customers must start paying realistic backhaul rates
RHA director of policy Jack Semple has called on haulage customers to take more responsibility for ensuring the rates they pay are commercially sustainable.Responding to recent comments by Matthew Kibble Transport in sister publication Commercial Motor (20 September) about backhaul being offered rates as low as £1.10 a mile, Semple ...
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ArticleR McDowell Haulage expands in beauty market
R McDowell Haulage has acquired a £750,000 warehouse in Keighley and launched a ‘pick-and-pack’ service as part of a five-year contract with hair and beauty products manufacturer Mibelle.The depot is the second facility opened this year by the company and it said a third, in Bedford, would open before the ...
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ArticleDHL Express to increase rates 5% in 2013
DHL Express is to increase its prices to UK clients by an average of 4.9% next year as it looks to offset rising costs.The company said that the rate rise – which will hit customers throughout the world was due to external costs that are out of its direct control ...
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ArticleWincanton expands B&Q contract
Wincanton has secured a multi-million pound extension on its contract with B&Q, taking on management of an additional warehouse.The firm will manage B&Q’s one million ft² showroom fulfilment centre in Burton-on-Trent, which provides warehousing for the retailer’s bathroom, bedroom and kitchen range. Under this new agreement, it is estimated that ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Cabotage regs clarified by Nolan ruling
The recent case involving Irish haulier Nolan Transport is set to lay down how the regulations regarding cabotage and combined transport operations will be interpreted in the UK in future, writes Chris Hallsworth.Upper tribunal judges ruled in July that where such operations are carried out, the onus is now clearly ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics win Glen Dimplex contract
Yusen Logistics has won a distribution contract with white goods manufacturer Glen Dimplex Home Appliances (GDHA).The contract will see the firm make daily collections from GDHA’s national distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent and deliver domestic products, including brands such as Belling and Stoves, to retailers nationwide, visiting each postcode twice or ...