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Boughey Distribution profit down due to capacity crunch
Boughey Distribution’s profit took a hit after it ran out of warehousing space and was forced to outsource some of its storage operation last summer. While the food division of the NWF Group’s turnover increased 2.7% to £19.3m for the half year ended 30 November 2015 (2014: £18.8m), the extra ...
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Fortec debuts Simply European service
Fortec has launched a new European service which will see it make daily and scheduled deliveries through parent company Geodis’s network. ‘Simply European’, which is designed for frequent movement of low-volume pallet loads, will allow Fortec’s customers to send consignments to up to 24 countries across the continent.The service includes ...
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Transport minister Andrew Jones to speak at Microlise conference
Minister for transport Andrew Jones will speak at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference in May, along with a host of key industry players. The minister, who will have held the position for a year come May, said that he looked forward to “briefing transport operators, manufacturers and stakeholders on what ...
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Forth Road Bridge won't fully reopen until mid-March
The Forth Road Bridge will not fully reopen to HGV traffic until mid-March, according to Scottish transport minister Derek Mackay. The bridge, which was closed to all traffic on 4 December but reopened to non-HGV vehicles later that month, was originally set to reopen to HGVs in mid-February.A phased reintroduction ...
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AKW Group Logistics targeting larger customers post merger
Newly created AKW Group Logistics believes its enhanced scale will allow it to hunt further up the food chain.The group created after the merger of "friendly rivals" AK Worthington and Global Logistics (UK) will have an approximate turnover of £26m in its first full year of trading.Integration began last summer ...
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ArticleCo-operative Group writes to its drivers to deny that it plans to outsource its entire transport operation
The Co-operative Group has written to all of its 1,000 drivers this week to reassure them the group has no plans to outsource its remaining transport operations.It comes after the news that it is to transfer 50 Midlands-based drivers to Eddie Stobart in April.This prompted the Unite union to threaten ...
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ArticleCemex opts for 40 Daf CFs for cement operation
Cemex has signed a deal with Daf for the supply of 40 CF tractor units.Some 18 of the 460hp 6x2 tractors (an unliveried example of which pictured) have already been supplied to Cemex’s Rugby-based cement operations, with the rest due before April.They will maintained on a seven-year Daf MultiSupport R&M ...
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Cemex shows off cycle-safe tipper at Exchanging Places event
Cemex UK showcased one of its 15 strong fleet of new DAF CF eight-wheel tippers at a Metropolitan Police Service Exchanging Places event at Canary Wharf.The DAF tipper was used at the event, which took place on 29 January, to help educate cyclists about the difficult conditions HGV drivers face ...
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ArticlePaperless system saves time signing infringement letters
Road transport software specialist Aquarius has developed a paperless digital signature system for drivers infringement letters that it claims will save fleet managers time and improve compliance through better record-keeping.Esign is a web-based system that enables both drivers and managers to sign digital letters on any touch-screen device. These signed ...
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Premier Carriers adds flat-bed Mercedes-Benz Econic to fleet
Premier Carriers has added a flat-bed Mercedes-Benz Econic to its fleet.The 26-tonne truck is being used on major London infrastructure projects including Crossrail.The model, originally designed as a waste handling vehicle, was supplied and adapted in eight weeks by S&B Commercial of Imperial Commercials Group.Adaptations included re-inforcement of the load-bed ...
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ArticleDVSA appoints Gareth Llewellyn as new chief executive
Gareth Llewellyn has been named as the new chief executive of the DVSA, after Alastair Peoples retired from the role last year. The appointment will see interim chief executive Paul Satoor return to his former role as deputy chief executive.Llewellyn, who will start his new job on 1 April, ...
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NFT Distribution profit up, turnover down, with new owner
NFT Distribution reported profit up but turnover down in its first trading year under the ownership of private equity backer EmergeVest.For the 12 months to 31 March 2015, turnover fell 4% to £162.6m, compared with £169.4m the previous year. Pre-tax profit rose 28.7% to £2.2m.NFT said the dip in turnover ...
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Investigation launched into fatal accident at Great Bear Distribution warehouse
Kettering Borough Council has launched an investigation into a fatal accident at a Great Bear Distribution warehouse in Northamptonshire earlier this month. A spokeswoman for the council said it opened the investigation after it was handed the case by Northamp- tonshire police, who attended the incident at the Great Bear ...
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Unite threatens Co-operative Group with industrial action over transfer of drivers to Eddie Stobart
The Unite union has threatened The Co-operative Group with nationwide industrial action over the transfer of 50-Midlands based drivers to Eddie Stobart. The union is up in arms at the planned transfer, via Tupe, of 50 Co-op drivers based in Coventry to Eddie Stobart this April.Unite believes this has implications ...
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ArticleDownload now: Freight in the City podcast
With four weeks to go until the Freight in the City Spring Summit on 3 March in Manchester, the latest Motor Transport podcast is a Freight in the City Spring Summit special discussing all the forthcoming highlights of the show.Regular podcast host Christopher Walton is joined by Motortransport.co.uk colleagues Laura ...
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Subbie rates drop as fuel prices fall
Operators across the UK are expected to lower subcontractor rates in light of falling fuel prices, said the RHA, after it emerged Wincanton’s general haulage operation had reviewed subcontractor rates for this reason. A letter sent to the business’s subcontractors explained that it had “no mechanism for cost recovery during ...
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ArticleProfit and turnover down but Pickfords still on the up
Removals firm Pickfords suffered a small decline in turn-over and profit in the last financial year but still managed to keep well ahead of its performance two years ago. In the year to the end of September 2015, turnover fell 3.75% to £67.2m (2014: £69.8m), while pre-tax profit was down ...
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The Co-operative installs Microlise telematics system
Retailer The Co-operative has installed a telematics and transport management system from Microlise. The system, which includes features such as electronic proof of delivery, driver fuel efficiency monitoring and planned-versus-actual route and schedule comparisons, will cover more than 1,300 trucks. The deal extends an existing nine-year working relationship between the ...
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ArticleCanute launches cyclist awareness course for HGV drivers
Canute has launched a new cycle safety scheme in conjunction with its supply chain client Wilko’s. The scheme involves training drivers to improve their awareness of cyclists, particularly in urban environments, and ensure they are equipped to take all available precautions to avoid collisions with vulnerable road users.The training involves ...
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ArticleCulina buys 20 new Daf XFs
Culina has bought 20 new Daf XFs from dealer Daf Greenhous. The food and drinks logistics provider said it chose the tractive-units because they were the best match for its company's priorities of ensuring drivers can work in comfortable conditions, while minimising the business's environmental impact.The company also recently bought ...