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Latest news – Page 386
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Eddie Stobart Logistics management obstructed auditor, KPMG letter reveals
Eddie Stobart Logistics management made it difficult for KPMG to obtain "sufficient audit evidence" as it tried to compile the company's annual accounts, which prompted the accountancy firm to resign as its auditor.In a formal resignation letter to Eddie Stobart management, sent in November last year, KPMG stated: “Our reason ...
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Fifth of UK companies report bad start to third-party logistics contracts
A fifth of UK companies have reported an unsuccessful start to contracts with their third-party logistics providers (3PLs), according to the latest research from supply chain and logistics consultancy, SCALA.The research looked at contract start-ups and found that 15% of customer companies have experienced a service that was below expectation ...
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ArticleFit safety systems in the factory
As an operator it’s frustrating to purchase new trucks and still have to fit additional safety features, now often mandated to work in the city centre construction sector, which are not currently available to be installed or supported by the manufacturer.New trucks have wiring looms cut into, additional cables run ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart Logistics suspends shares as CEO steps down
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has applied for its shares to be suspended from AIM trading after it failed to publish its half-year results in time.The company has also announced that CEO Alex Laffey is to step down with immediate effect.It is understood that Sebastien Desreumaux, currently CEO of iForce and ...
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ArticleTry innovating like Silicon Valley
Peter Scraton Operations Director, ArrowXLAs the world’s leading technology centre, Silicon Valley is brimming with innovation – not just from a hardware or software point of view, but in terms of how it solves problems. One example of this is “design sprints”, a five-day process developed by former ...
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ArticleTransfreight Automotive Logistics Europe in liquidation after Yusen buyout
Transfreight Automotive Logistics Europe (TALE) has entered liquidation after Yusen Logistics acquired the business and hived up its operational activities.TALE was bought by Yusen in 2017 as part of a strategy of continued growth.At the time, the company said the acquisition would “enhance Yusen’s existing automotive network capability by adding ...
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ArticleHGV in level crossing near miss with high-speed passenger train
A high-speed passenger train narrowly missed crashing into a 60-tonne HGV at a level crossing in Flintshire, prompting concerns about Network Rail’s management processes.An investigation into the incident, which occurred in Bagillt in August 2018, found that the abnormal vehicle was given clearance to use the crossing without signal protection.The ...
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ArticleBack to school to fill skills shortage
Trevor Edden MD, TWE HaulageAt TWE Haulage we face the same driver recruitment and retention issues as everyone else. I’m a big believer in training and developing young talent and yet I’ve been frustrated for years with the sector’s apprenticeship offerings. So I decided to go back to the way ...
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ArticleTransport leaders’ drive for digitisation
Chris Fenton MD, Industrial and transport, WincantonAs we enter the ‘fourth industrial revolution’, we are beginning to reap the benefits of digital technologies in the supply chain, from cloud-based transport management systems and artificial intelligence through to 3D printing and fleet telematics. Digitisation of the supply chain – whether in ...
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ArticleAspray Transport in administration due to "historical mismanagement", owners tell staff
"Historical mismanagement” combined with operating licence "issues", Brexit and rising fuel prices led to Aspray Transport's demise, according to a letter sent by the firm's owners to its employees. The company, which was the delivery arm of Aspray Group, ceased trading last week, six months after the group was acquired ...
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Profile: Tim Wallace
Tim Wallace,I’m head of content for the Motor Transport and Commercial Motor magazines and websites.Prior to joining the team here, I spent 15 years with B2B publisher Taylist Media including eight as editor of flagship trade title kbbreview, which targets kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retailers, manufacturers and distributors.Prior to joining ...
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Pall-Ex delivers growth despite "tough" market conditions
Pall-Ex defied “challenging” market conditions to deliver a 31% leap in pre-tax profits and a 10% rise in member volumes last year.In its latest annual results to 31 July 2018 the pallet network, which has around 95 members, saw turnover increase by 8% to £71m (2017: £65.9m) with pre-tax profit ...
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ArticlePerformance is cause for optimism
Jason Whitworth M&A partner, BDOWhen it comes to merger and acquisition activity in the logistics industry, 2019 was always going to herald tough conditions.However, while transport and logistics companies are right to remain cautious, it isn’t all doom and gloom. Our latest ‘Logistics and Supply chain management quarterly review’ ...
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ArticleArrowXL's new Worcester hub rises from the ashes
Delivery firm ArrowXL is set to move into a brand new facility in Worcester next month, more than two years after its original hub was burnt to the ground.The fire took hold in April 2017 at the firm's hub on the Blackpole Trading Estate in Worcester.It saw the two-person home ...
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ArticleCall for operators to join forces to push for change on pallet weights
Pallet network operators need to join forces to ensure new HSE guidance on tail lift deliveries and pallet weights is observed by pallet networks.The call comes from Paul Johnson, the chairman of the RHA’s Transport, Warehousing and Pallet Distribution Group (TWPDG).Johnson, who is also MD of Transervice Express Transport, wants ...
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Operation Yellowhammer leak not Brexit "scaremongering", warns RHA
A leaked government dossier that predicts months of delays at ports and shortages of some foods and medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit is not "scaremongering" and supports the RHA's long-held concerns, chief executive Richard Burnett said this week.The secret document, dubbed Operation Yellowhammer, reveals that up to ...
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ArticleJobs gone but assets still being sold at Ian Aldridge Transport
Administrators for Ian Aldridge Transport said 30 staff were made redundant prior to its appointment in July.The Cornish haulier ceased trading on 8 July before administrators at BDO LLP were appointed more than two weeks later on the 24th. Calls to the company were being answered, but last week a ...
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ArticleGeodis expands Cotswold Fayre relationship
Geodis has been appointed by wholesaler Cotswold Fayre to manage its warehousing and the distribution of its portfolio of food and drinks to retailers across the UK, under a three-year deal.The operator has been delivering all Cotswold Fayre’s shipments to its 1,750 retailers since March, and starting this month is ...
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SP Training welcomes advent of C+E licence within LGV Driver apprenticeship
SP Training has welcomed plans to include acquisition of the Category C+E HGV licence within the apprenticeship standard.The training provider was responding to the news that The Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver Apprenticeship should include the category C+E licence by the autumn.It came after motortransport.co.uk learnt that the Institute ...
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Administrator continues pursuit of D&A Media Bristol directors over unpaid sums
The administrator of a haulage firm in Cardiff said it was still chasing its directors for more than £364,000 it believes is owed by them – and it hasn’t ruled out pursuing them through the courts.D&A Media Bristol entered administration in June 2018, by which time it had a turnover ...