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ArticlePall-Ex signs fourth European partner and launches new livery
Pall-Ex has signed its fourth European partner and launched its first all-new livery since Hilary Devey founded the pallet network in 1996.The new principal national partner, which can't be named, will run Pall-Ex France as key-franchisee for the territory.Pall-Ex France will have a central hub in the Orleans region of ...
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ArticleRevenue up 6% at Fowler Welch
Fowler Welch boosted revenue 6% to £152.4m for the year ended 31 March, with pre-tax profit up to £3.9m, from £2.6m the previous year.The FMCG specialist downsized its container division in the period, with the closure of its Felixstowe site. It now runs a smaller operation from its site in ...
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ArticleUPS to submit cash offer for TNT Express tomorrow
UPS is due to formally submit its €9.50 per share cash offer for Dutch-owned parcels firm TNT Express tomorrow.The offer has been recommended to shareholders by TNT’s board, with majority shareholder PostNL, which holds nearly 30% of all shares, agreeing to sell its stake under the offer.If agreed, the transaction ...
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ArticleHermes slashes CO2 emissions
Hermes has slashed its CO2 output by 6% in the past year, with the business achieving savings of 18.4% since 2008. The parcels firm has set itself a target of a 20% reduction by 2015.The reductions are part of a strategy implemented by German parent Otto Group, which requires a ...
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ArticlePalletforce offers members Olympic route insight
Palletforce has incorporated Olympic data into its Alliance IT system to provide its 100 UK depots with the latest Games information this summer.Network members now have information about the 109 Olympic Games Lanes on the Olympic Route Network, as well as delivery restrictions affecting venues.Dean Hughes, IT director for Palletforce, ...
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ArticleOlympic Route Network goes live on 25 July
London's 109-mile Olympic Route Network (ORN) will commence operation on 25 July, two days ahead of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.The ORN will ensure athletes, officials and dignitaries make it to events on time, and features 30 miles of exclusive Games Lanes to facilitate this.London transport commissioner Peter ...
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ArticleNews Extra: The quiet revolution
Proposals from the European Commission would require manufacturers of LGVs and other vehicles to meet new decibel sound levels once these are agreed by MEPs. The regulation will also require that buyers are provided with sound levels at the time of purchase. "The provision of information to fleet managers may ...
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ArticleWatch the best bits of the Motor Transport Awards
A video capturing all the excitement of last week’s Motor Transport Awards is now on line. Presented by Road Transport Media’s editorial director Justin Stanton and filmed in association with Thermo King, the video features interviews with award winners including an emotional recipient of the Service to Industry Award Nikki ...
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ArticleCeva wins five year Silentnight home delivery contract
Ceva Logistics has won a five-year contract to provide a two-man home delivery service for bed manufacturer Silentnight Group.Under the deal, Ceva's specialist home delivery unit, Ceva Home, will make over 70,000 deliveries a year, collecting mattresses and divan bases from two manufacturing sites in Lancashire and Cumbria and delivering ...
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ArticleFree Olympic Freight Planner now available
Transport for London (TfL) has released its Olympic Freight Journey Planner, to help operators navigate the disruption London 2012 will bring this summer.The Pie Mapping developed planner calculates the most appropriate route for operators to take during the Games period based on the date and time of day and the ...
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ArticleWincanton wins £60m Dairy Crest renewal
Wincanton has won a £60m, three-year milk distribution renewal with Dairy Crest, which will extend the firms' partnership to 21 years of working together.The deal will see the logistics giant collecting milk from more than 600 farms across southern England and Wales and transporting it, via a 100-strong fleet, to ...
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ArticleBoughey owner NWF Group in line with expectations
Boughey Distribution’s parent company NWF Group says trading for the year ended 31 May has been in line with expectations.However, its food division, which incorporates the activities of Boughey Distribution, has experienced a weaker second half, which NWF says reflects lower volumes stored in the business.Nevertheless, the division’s profit ...
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ArticleStobart Group in for Autologic with £12.4m cash offer
Stobart Group has made its expected formal offer for car-transporter firm Autologic, which values the company at £12.4m.The deal would in effect see Stobart become the largest car-transporter haulier in the UK.Both parties have been in talks since Thursday 24 May and Stobart has made the offer in cash through ...
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ArticleVote for the Women in Logistics awards
The shortlist for the inaugural Women in Logistics awards has now been revealed, and operators are urged to take part in the voting, which closes at 8pm on 4 July.Launched in 2008, the not-for-profit organisation has more than 2,000 members and was created to attract, retain and support women working ...
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ArticleLenham Storage turnover up 17.6%
Kent-based haulage group Lenham Storage saw only a modest increase in its profit last year due to the soaring price of fuel, despite a 17.6% rise in turnover across the group.Combined results for Lenham Storage Company and smaller sister-company Lenham Storage (Southern), which are published separately, show that turnover rose ...
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ArticleWincanton on track to return to profit in the coming year
Wincanton will be back in the black this financial year as the group’s extensive restructuring and disposals programme bears fruit.Wincanton chief executive Eric Born tells MT: “When [we] started this programme we said it would take two years to arrest the decline. We are bang on track. It’s absolutely what ...
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ArticleWiddowson builds on Waitrose success
In April, Leicester-based Widdowson achieved a significant milestone: it became the first third party selected by Waitrose to be the supermarket chain’s official logistics partner in the Midlands. Waitrose has previously nominated carriers only to assist with distribution in the North and South.The move demonstrates how far the operator has ...
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ArticleIndustry confident about prospects for remainder of 2012
Senior figures in the road transport industry are more confident about their businesses’ prospects during the remainder of the year, than they were at the start of 2012.A vox-pop of senior managers and executives at last night’s Motor Transport Awards revealed a sector confident in its abilities to ride out ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2012 winners revealed
CM Downton walked away with the big prize of the night – the Haulier of the Year trophy – in front of a sell-out audience of 1,500 at last night’s Motor Transport Awards (13 June).Delighted directors of the family firm Andrew, Richard and John Downton, collected the trophy from co-host ...