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NFT owner to buy Palletforce in £30m deal
NFT owner EmergeVest had made a £30m bid for pallet network Palletforce.The acquisition, which remains subject to shareholder approval, will bring investment and also the opportunity to take the Burton-upon-Trent business global thanks to EmergeVest’s logistics interests in he UK and China.Palletforce, which was founded in 2001 by Mick Scarlett, ...
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ArticleIndesit staff to conduct four days of strikes over pay
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at Indesit UK are to carry out four days of industrial action from the end of next week.The strikes come after further negotiations between the white goods manufacturer and union Unite failed to resolve long-standing grievances about pay.Unite has announced a 24 hour ...
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HGVs and vans could benefit from on-road electric charging infrastructure
Early adoption of wireless electric vehicle recharging within the freight sector is a key ingredient to the future roll-out of ‘charge-as-you-drive’ technology, according to a Highways England report.The recommendation was made in a feasibility study carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) into the introduction of dynamic wireless power ...
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All-electric Nissan e-NV200 put to work on Solihull Council's community project fleet
An all-electric Nissan e-NV200 is joining the fleet of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.The zero-emission van will be used by the local authority's neighbourhood services team on a wide range of community-focused projects.It's one of the first 100% electric vehicles on the council's 69-strong fleet, which includes everything from small city ...
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ArticleUniversity of Nottingham adds nine electric Renault Kangoos to fleet
The University of Nottingham has added nine electric Renault Kangoo vans to its fleet as part of its sustainability strategy.They will account for around 15% of the fleet vehicles used by the university’s estates and catering teams every day.Nottingham said the new zero-CO2-emission vans will improve air quality, reduce noise ...
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Could workplace parcel bans deliver the end for carriers?
A series of employers, including transport authorities, have reportedly banned workers from ordering personal parcels to be delivered to the workplace, months after TfL warned that an increase in unregulated traffic was largely down to a rise in office deliveries. The DVSA and DfT are among those said to have ...
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ArticleArrow XL gets on board with double decker trailers
Arrow XL has spent £500,000 on 19 new double deck trailers for its fleet, which it said will provide greater efficiencies in terms of fleet capacity, fuel economy and environmental footprint.The 19 trailers have been manufactured by Cartwright to suit the bulky nature of Arrow XL's delivery products, which are ...
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Green Party: adopt French road signs that enable cyclists to ride through red lights
UK cities should follow Paris’s lead in allowing cyclists to travel through red lights if the way is clear on agreed routes, according to the Green Party.The French capital will be erecting signs this summer - featuring an upside down triangle, an arrow and a picture of a bicycle - ...
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PIEK updates methods for measuring noise during loading and unloading of goods
An update to the PIEK standards of measurement for peak noise during loading and unloading has been published.PIEK scheme certification is applied to vehicles and equipment that can operate under 60dB(A) at a distance of 7.5m from the sound source, which makes products suitable for use in night-time deliveries without ...
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Panther pounces on end-to-end BSH contract
Panther Warehousing has signed an exclusive contract with manufacturer BSH Home Appliances, which will see it provide an end-to-end service for more than 1,000 orders a week. This will include managing all of BSH’s UK orders, handling customer booking calls, collecting the goods from the manufacturer and trunking them up ...
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ArticleAmazon plans 275 driver jobs at new DCs; speculation mounts it will launch UK grocery service
Amazon is set to create 275 driver jobs after leasing two warehouses in Surrey and Leicestershire.Both warehouses are former supermarket distribution centres, fuelling speculation the online giant is about to launch a grocery service in the UK.Amazon already operates its grocery service Amazon Fresh in the US in New York, ...
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Hargreaves' transport profit almost halved after Imperial Tankers sale
The transport arm of the Hargreaves Group saw its profit almost halved in the year ending May 31 2015, after the sale of Imperial Tankers to the Suttons Group last autumn. The group’s preliminary 2015 results show a 48% decrease in pre-tax profit compared with the former year, with a ...
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Scottish courier finds mid-sized electric vans a good fit for multi-drop, city centre routes
Courier and express delivery firm SGM Distribution is making significant emissions and fuel cost savings through the operation of two electric vans on multi-drop work in Aberdeen city centre.The Forfar, Angus-based operator trialled a Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL supplied by its local dealer around 18 months ago for a two-week period.Following ...
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Clean Air Better Business helps organisations slash emissions and save costs through freight management
Clean Air Better Business (CABB) has launched a practical toolkit to enable local authorities, businesses and freight operators to understand what measures they can take to reduce emissions from their freight activities in the capital.Organisations are encouraged to assess and improve their impact on London’s air quality and develop their ...
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FedEx takeover of TNT hits bumpy road as EC steps in
FedEx said it “remains confident” about its proposed takeover of TNT Express despite the European Commission launching what it termed an “in-depth investigation” into the planned acquisition.The Commission said: “The EC is concerned that on a number of European markets for international express and regular small package deliveries, the merged ...
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The industry needs to do more to promote itself, rather than focusing on the negatives
With the shortage of HGV drivers continuing to bite, it’s easy for operators and trade associations to focus on the problems they're facing and forget the things that make road transport a great industry to work in.The RHA and FTA estimated earlier this year that the sector is experiencing a ...
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ArticleExchanging Places celebrates 20,000th participant
TfL and the Metropolitan Police have celebrated a milestone in their Exchanging Places venture, which welcomed its 20,000th participant at a cycling festival in London last week. The joint-funded initiative allows members of the public to climb into the cab of an HGV to better understand what drivers can and ...
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Longer semi-trailer trial achieves new high
The highest recorded number of longer semi-trailers are either on the road or will be soon, months into the fourth year of the government’s longer semi-trailer trial.Latest figures from a report by Risk Solutions show that 91% (1,641) of the trial’s target of 1,800 trailers are registered on Vehicle Special ...
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James Kemball suffers second year of profit decline
Rising driver wages and greater use of agency staff to combat recruitment difficulties contributed to a second year of reduced profit for Felixstowe-based container haulier James Kemball. Turnover in the year to the end of 31 March 2015 rose just less than 1% to £19.15m (2014: £18.97m), while pre-tax profit ...
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UK Mail predicts big fall in profit after new hub's gremlins found to be worse than first thought
UK Mail’s forced move to new premises has had a disastrous short-term impact on the business with full-year profit now expected to be half that achieved last year, the company warned today.Due to the advance of HS2, UK Mail moved to what should be an almost fully-automated new hub in ...