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Former City Link employees win multi-million pound payout
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that City Link failed to properly consult with its employees ahead of its administration in December 2014, and has awarded over 700 ex-staff a maximum pay-out of around £2.5m. In a case brought against the collapsed parcel carrier by 340 former employees, the Leeds Employment ...
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UK Mail renews RBS contract
UK Mail has renewed its contract with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) after what it described as a “competitive tender process”. The mail carrier, which recently underwent a makeover with a new logo and website, will remain responsible for the collection, sortation and delivery of RBS’s mail across the ...
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Royal Mail enters into talks with Unite to head of strike threat
Royal Mail has made an improved pay offer to its management staff, and is to hold two days of meetings with Unite in a bid to end the ongoing pay dispute. Around 4,800 managers began a work-to-rule on 4 May after Royal Mail refused to ramp up a proposed pay ...
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ArticleThe road to 2020: what the haulage industry will look like in four years
Watch what happened at the Microlise Transport Conference last month, when Motortransport.co.uk chaired a debate between seven of the eight major truck manufacturers, who were looking ahead to what the market holds for all in road transport in 2020. Over a wide-ranging session hot topics such as autonomous trucks; alternative ...
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Argos employees to strike over proposed driver transfer to Eddie Stobart
More than 400 Argos employees are to strike next week, in protest at the proposed transfer of 96 drivers to Eddie Stobart Logistics. Unite said that workers at the Lutterworth site are concerned that the initial transfer could open the floodgates to more staff transferals to the haulier, which they ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics sees annual profit climb by 6%
Eddie Stobart Logistics saw its turnover and profit grow in its first full trading year under the majority ownership of private equity firm DouglasBay Capital, despite what it described as difficult trading conditions in its core markets.Filings made by Eddie Stobart Logistics show that for the year-ending 30 November 2015 ...
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Müller Milk and Ingredients confirms dairy closures
Müller Milk and Ingredients has confirmed it is to shut its dairies in East Kilbride and Aberdeen after a review of the business found the sites were operating "well below capacity". The Aberdeen site employs 13 tanker drivers and nine HGV drivers, and is expected to close later this month.Müller ...
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ArticlePalletways Group sold to Imperial Holdings for £163m
Palletways Group has been bought by South-African group Imperial Holdings in a transaction worth £163m. The pallet network’s previous owner, Phoenix Equity Partners, purchased the company in 2004 when it backed CEO James Wilson's takeover.At this point Palletways was 10 years old as a business with a definite UK focus.Since ...
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Government has "rushed" Kent lorry park decision and should not press ahead
Government plans to build a £250m lorry park in Kent to prevent delays caused by Operation Stack have been criticised by the Transport Committee, which described the decision as “rushed” and called for more research into its cost and impact.The 4,000 space lorry park, which will be the largest in ...
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Transport minister Andrew Jones to speak at LowCVP annual conference
Transport minister Andrew Jones has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the LowCVP’s Annual Conference on 30 June in London.This year’s event – A low carbon transport future: The UK capability to lead the way - will focus on how the UK is placed to develop and benefit from ...
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ArticleJames Kemball enjoys year of growth after fleet investment
Felixstowe-based haulier James Kemball’s investment in additional fleet appears to have paid off with a 9% rise in turnover and 32% jump in pre-tax profit.The container haulage company has also taken on new MD Peter Keates as part of a management restructuring that took place in April.The restructuring has seen ...
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ArticleCM Downton secures £12m contract extention with Sapa Profiles UK
CM Downton has continued its winning streak, securing a three-year contract extension worth £12m with aluminium extrusion producer Sapa Profiles UK.This latest win closely follows the firm’s award of a new contract with global paper and packaging company Saica in May.The company also won a hat-trick of deals in February, ...
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ArticleTNT Express head of regional operations named 2016 Everywoman Woman of the Year
TNT Express’s Caroline Rose was named Woman of the Year at the 2016 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards. Rose, who is head of regional operations at TNT Express, won the award over the 21 other finalists for her “transformational work” managing 11 TNT depots across London and the ...
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How Newcastle University has learnt to love consolidation
Freightinthecity meets the team behind Newcastle University’s urban consolidation centre trial to see what’s involved, how it is going and what happens next.Newcastle University is a thriving institution, with 24,000 students and more than 5,000 staff helping to generate an annual revenue of £438.5m.As part of its Coherent Campus Initiative, ...
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ArticleSalvatori Group moves to new headquarters
A Salvatori and Sons has gained better access to the A2, the port of Dover and to Salvatori Group’s sites in Rochester and Calais, after its parent company’s relocation to headquarters outside Canterbury.The new £5.5m Kent premises is "tailor-made" for the group's activities, which include heavy and palletised haulage, as ...
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Widdowson Group stablemate Davis Haulage placed into CVA months after purchase
It has emerged that chilled and ambient logistics specialist Davis Haulage entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) months after it was bought by the owner of Widdowson Group.Widdowson Group, the trading name of AM Widdowson & Son, is also operating under a CVA after suffering financial problems. It was ...
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Ofcom concerned Royal Mail could unfairly subsidise its parcels operation via its letters business
Ofcom is concerned that Royal Mail could potentially cross-subsidise its parcels operation through its letters business, as its market share and delivery network is much more established in the latter.The strength of its operation in the letters sector could give the carrier an unfair advantage in the parcels market, and ...
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Reasons for Surfair Global Logistics demise laid bare by report
Key factors leading to Surfair Global Logistics demise were the owner’s inability to spend “sufficient time” at the business, due to a family bereavement, and an “unexpected trading loss” after inaccurate reporting of the company’s financial position.The claims are made in a creditors report by administrators Milner Boardman & Partners ...
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FedEx to keep TNT brand as takeover completes
The TNT Express brand will remain intact following its €4.4bn (£3.4bn) acquisition by FedEx, which was completed this morning. FedEx’s European HQ, FedEx Europe president and newly appointed TNT CEO David Binks said the company planned to “make appropriate use of the excellent TNT brand for the near future”.Binks added: ...
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Travis Perkins Group takes delivery of third Econic to boost road safety in London fleet
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins Group has taken delivery of the third low-entry Mercedes-Benz Econic to join its London fleet as part of its focus on road safety.The 6x2 Econic 26-tonner will be operated within the group’s Keyline division. It features a steering rear axle for enhanced manoeuvrability, a dropside body ...