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ArticleMore employers wanted to advise on driver skills policy
Operators have responded well to calls from the head of a new working group to get involved to help tackle the skills crisis, but even more involvement would be welcome.RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning says he is pleased by the response from operators to his call to get involved in ...
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ArticlePetrolPromise signs up 70th MP in support
The PetrolPromise campaign has signed up its 70th MP in support of its push for an Office of Fair Trading (OfT) investigation into the price of fuel.Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, becomes the 70th MP to lend his support to the campaign, which was set up by MP ...
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Profile: George Barrow
As Vans Editor for Road Transport Media I get involved in a wide range of activities for our three print titles, Commercial Motor, Motor Transport and Truck & Driver.You can usually find me behind the wheel of a van, putting it though the famed Commercial Motor road test or reporting ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail to revamp final mile parcel service
Royal Mail is planning a nationwide roll out of its 'Delivery to Neighbour' service in late September, to bring its final mile service more in line with competitors.Currently the only major delivery company not offering the service, it is awaiting regulatory approval from Ofcom, which will allow Royal Mail to ...
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ArticleDSV win contract with GoodWe Solar Inverter
DSV Group has won a contract to handle distribution in the UK and Ireland for Chinese energy firm GoodWe Solar Inverter.DSV will handle all stages of the company’s distribution in the UK, with its air & sea freight division handling delivery from China, its warehousing division providing storage and its ...
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ArticleCollectPlus signs deal with Amazon.co.uk
CollectPlus is to offer Amazon.co.uk customers a service that will see parcels delivered to one of its 5,000 stores across the UK.Customers using the online retailer can now opt for a CollectPlus ‘pick up location’ at the checkout, increasing options for delivery and convenience.CollectPlus CEO Mark Lewis says: ...
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ArticleSmiths News win £40m a year News International contact extension
News International (NI) says it is extending its newspaper distribution contract with own-account operator Smiths News, a deal that is worth over £40m a year.The agreement will see Smiths news distributing copies of the Times, Sunday Times and the Sun until 2019, increasing the group’s market share of NI’s wholesale ...
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ArticleTurnover up 8% at NFT as profit jumps too
Chilled food distribution specialist NFT has seen its turnover and pre-tax profit rise at the same time as signing a five-year refinancing package with HSBC.Turnover increased by 8% to £152.4m for the year-ending 31 March, from £140.9m a year ago. Pre-tax profit rose 60% from £1.4m to £2.2m.Its shared ...
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ArticleTNT Express confirm UPS merger delay
TNT Express has confirmed that the European Commission has temporarily suspended a merger bid with rival postal company UPS.Despite the delay, which will allow the EU regulator to compile more information, TNT Express say that they “would still anticipate a closing in the fourth quarter.”A spokesman for TNT Express tells ...
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ArticleFormer Wincanton transport director joins Bibby Distribution
Bibby Distribution has appointed former Wincanton director of transport for the UK and Ireland, Nick Graham, as divisional director.Graham has over 25 years of experience in the logistics industry and is a member of the FTA's National Council.CEO Iain Speak says: “Nick has a proven track record in leading ...
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ArticleDSV entertainment arm moves into Air & Sea
DSV has confirmed that has integrated its entertainment logistics division into its Air & Sea division just two years after it was launched.The multi-modal giant launched DSV Entertainment Logistics in 2010. However, the division has now been integrated into its air and sea freight sector in order to “fully capitalise ...
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ArticleYodel scoop second health and safety award
Yodel has won the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Gold Award for health and safety for the second year running.Yodel’s senior HS&E manager, Gerry Prior, accepted the award on the behalf of Yodel’s sort centres and Yodel Transport subsidiary, that were presented the award in recognition of ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: Westminster Council claims light touch approach to fines
Westminster Council’s decision to educate rather than rain down fines on operators delivering during the Games, has avoided the issuing of £526,000 worth of penalties.During the Olympics, Westminster Council extended a pilot scheme that saw marshals educating rather than punishing operators delivering to London’s Leicester Square, after the introduction of ...
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ArticleNWF Group profit down as fuel division disappoints
Boughey Distribution parent NWF Group has revealed that its pre-tax profit fell by a third, despite a 16% increase in revenue.Revenue rose to £540.2m for the year-ending 31 May, up from £463.8m 2011. However pre-tax profit dropped to £5.1m, compared to £7.6m in the previous financial year.Chief executive Richard Whiting ...
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ArticleOperators invited to attend fuel technology conference
Operators looking for ways to save money on their fuel bills via alternative technologies, could do worse than attending a free conference at the University of Glamorgan on 17 SeptemberHeld in partnership with Skills for Logistics (SfL), FUEL - Saving Money Via Resource Management, Alternative Sources, Conversion to More Valuable ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: Paralympic Route Network to start operation on 29 August
The Olympic Route Network (ORN) will cease operation at midnight on Tuesday (14 August), meaning London's roads will return to normal before the Paralympic Route Network's activation at the end of this month.ORN signage will have been removed in full by Wednesday morning, with London’s roads Games restriction free ahead ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle renews Hobart contract
Norbert Dentressangle has won a three year contract renewal with cooking equipment manufacturers Hobart UK, worth over £1m.The deal will see ND deliver cooking equipment, washers and food preparation machines to restaurants, supermarkets, professional kitchens and shops, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Nando’s.“After another successful three years, with ND delivering an ...
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Drivers breaking quiet nights code
One night last week in London, MT saw first-hand that many deliveries were being carried out as they would during the day, with no attempt to reduce noise.Operators need to focus on improving driver behaviour if night-time deliveries are to become a permanent way of working after the London Olympics.“It ...
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ArticleAutologic shares delisted following Stobart deal
Vehicle transporter Autologic’s shares have today been delisted from the Alternative Investment Market following its takeover by Stobart Group.Stobart Group made its formal £12.4m offer for Autologic in June, having been in talks since May.The ability of Autologic to use Stobart Rail infrastructure to reduce the level of empty running ...
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ArticleSeminar will examine UK progress on Driver CPC
A progress report on the Driver CPC and how well the UK is doing in meeting the September 2014 deadline to get every professional LGV driver through the 35 hours mandatory training will be made at a seminar to be held by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in association ...