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Hargreaves Services buys Pryor Group after administration
Hargreaves Services has purchased civil engineering and earth moving group Pryor, after the latter was placed into administration.Pryor had been poised to enter administration since January “owing to a severe short-fall in working capital”.In a statement issued today FRP Advisory said the sale of the ongoing business, trade and certain ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Brexit Special
The Motor Transport team considers what impact the UK coming out of the EU might have on road transport in a special edition of the Motor Transport Podcast.The Motor Transport Podcast: Brexit Special is now live on iTunes and Soundcloud, and discusses what areas of the road transport industry are ...
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Registration now open for fifth Clocs progress event
TfL is inviting operators to head to London’s Excel for the fifth Clocs progress exhibition taking place on 23 March.This free one-day event will run from 10am to 3pm and will feature the latest safer vehicles on offer from leading manufacturers that provide improved driver visibility, which have been developed ...
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Manchester geared up for lively debate at tomorrow's Freight in the City Spring Summit
Manchester Central is poised for the arrival of hundreds of delegates heading to the Freight in the City Spring Summit: Driving Growth in the North event tomorrow.This free-to-attend summit will be taking the debate on sustainable urban logistics out of London and into the major cities of the Northern Powerhouse ...
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Government rules out HGV driver training fund
The government has ruled out funding HGV licence acquisitions to ease the current driver shortage in the UK, according to DfT minister Lord Ahmed.Speaking at the third and final evidence session for the Transport Committee’s Road haulage sector: Skills and workforce planning inquiry, Lord Ahmed told the committee: “The principle ...
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Culina Group acquires Great Bear Distribution
Culina Group has acquired Great Bear Distribution for an undisclosed sum, effective from today (1 March) in a move that significantly expands the ambient network of the temperature-controlled specialist.The two businesses said that together it would have a combined turnover of some £400m, with Culina contributing £240m to that total ...
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Fortec member Mitchell Storage and Distribution strikes deal with Driver's Foods
Mitchell Storage and Distribution’s (MSD's) Fortec membership has helped it win a contract with national food services supplier Driver’s Foods.The family firm will distribute Driver's products, which include pickled onions, eggs and gherkins, to wholesalers supplying fish and chip shops across the UK.The deal covers distribution of between 45 and ...
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Nando Cesarone appointed UPS Europe president
UPS has appointed Nando Cesarone (pictured) as president of its Europe region. Canadian Cesarone has been with UPS for 25 years, where he has held roles including the vice president of operations for UPS Canada and country manager for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. He also worked as president of UPS ...
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ArticleRedbridge Council gives thumbs up to Mercedes-Benz Econics
Redbridge Council’s first Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse vehicles are "out-performing expectations" in terms of reliability and fuel-efficiency, according to the council’s fleet engineer Eddie Cross.The 16 Econic rear-steer models come with dual-compartment Heil-Farid compactor bodies allowing them to be used to collect two types of recyclable waste at the same time, ...
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XPO Logistics: 'We have momentum'
The UK division of XPO Logistics Europe, formerly Norbert Dentressangle, will "ramp up" even further in 2016, after "strong demand" saw turnover rise 16% year-on-year.Reporting its results to the year ending 31 December 2015, the company said the UK division saw turnover increase 16% year-on-year from €1.34bn (£1.05bn) in 2014 ...
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CM Downton lands hat-trick of renewals
CM Downton has scored a hat-trick of renewals worth £3.5m a year, with three paper and packaging industry clients.The Gloucestershire-based firm saw off fierce competition from rival transport companies to renew its existing contracts with Scandinavian paper manufacturer Holmen Paper; newsprint and magazine paper manufacturer Norske Skog; and plastic packaging ...
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Driver shortage and low margin contracts continue to hit DX Group
DX Group has said that the shortage of skilled HGV drivers continues to affect its profitability as it continues to address its performance following a profit warning in November.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk chief financial officer Ian Pain said that the shortage had been so acute that DX had had to leave ...
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ArticleFagan & Whalley blames driver shortage for profit drop
Fagan & Whalley has blamed the UK driver shortage for a near two-thirds fall in pre-tax profit.Reporting its annual accounts for the year ended 30 April 2015, the Meadway, Lancashire-based company's results revealed that pre-tax profit fell 58% to £515,153 (2014: £1.2m).MD Stephen Fagan told Motortransport.co.uk that it had been ...
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ArticleGreen Party says rush hour HGV ban "is not that simple"
Declaring a blanket ban on HGVs in London’s rush hours is too simplistic, according to the Green Party’s Mayor of London candidate Siân Berry. Berry said she agreed with the Liberal Democrats’ candidate, Caroline Pidgeon’s, move to reduce HGV traffic in the city’s busiest hours, but that “it’s not as ...
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Eddie Stobart has O-licence cut after drivers' hours offences
The conviction of 15 drivers based at Eddie Stobart's Teesport depot for drivers’ hours and tachograph offences, has seen the company’s North Eastern O-licence cut by 140 vehicles for three-months.The company, and 10 of the 15 convicted drivers (four of which are still employed by Eddie Stobart), appeared before the ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Overview of the Commercial Vehicle Industry report special
In this special edition of the Motor Transport Podcast, managing editor Chris Walton and news editor Chris Druce discuss the state of the UK road transport nation! Join Walton and Druce as they pick out some of their highlights from our free Overview of the Commercial Vehicle Industry report, supported ...
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Manchester launches ECO Stars programme to boost city's carbon-reduction target
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a new ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme this month to help operators improve environmental performance and drive down running costs.The scheme will help TfGM in its aim to halve carbon emissions across the city region within the next four years.ECO Stars is a ...
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Amazon to open new fulfilment centre in Coalville this autumn
Online retailer Amazon has announced it will open a 304,800m² fulfilment centre in Coalville, Leicestershire later this year. The site, which it said would create 500 new permanent jobs over three years, should begin operating this autumn.“Amazon has a dedicated and enthusiastic workforce who play a crucial role in delivering ...
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ArticleSimon Gibson Transport taken over by French firm GCA
DMC_080515_gibsonEast Yorkshire bulk powder haulier Simon Gibson Transport has been acquired by French logistics firm Groupe Charles André (GCA) for an undisclosed sum.Simon Gibson Transport, founded 16 years ago, employs 138 staff and runs a fleet of 94 vehicles.The firm, which managed to double its turnover and profit between 2012 ...
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Bradshaw Electric Vehicles launches N1 homologated electric vehicle range
Bradshaw Electric Vehicles has launched a range of fully N1 homologated electric road vehicles, which it said are ideal for inner city operations.The range offers 10 standard options, including van body vehicles for last-mile deliveries, high tip or cage body options for the waste industry, and a shuttle bus.With a ...