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    Harlequin Logistics signs expanded contract with Kimberly Clark

    2014-08-06T08:28:00Z

    Haulage consortium Harlequin Logistics has won what it describes as a long-term contract with tissue manufacturer Kimberly Clark.The five-member consortium will be responsible for deliveries from Kimberly Clark sites in Chorley and Northfleet to its customer base in the Midlands and the south of England, ranging from retailer RDCs to ...

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    Boughey Distribution turnover flat despite business wins

    2014-08-05T14:42:00Z

    Despite new business wins and growth in average storage volumes, turnover at Boughey Distribution remained flat last year.In its annual results for the year ended 31 May 2014, parent company NWF Group revealed that Boughey, its food distribution division, signed a number of long-term contracts during the year, boosting storage ...

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    Palletline secures coverage for gap left by collapsed Orb Logistics

    2014-08-05T12:21:00Z

    Palletline has appointed a number of operators to cover the postcode area formerly covered by Orb Logistics, which went into administration and ceased trading last week.A spokesman for Palletline revealed that Global Central, Anglia Freight, D.W. Clark & Sons, Welch’s Transport, Balin Distribution and Jonen Shipping will all be making ...

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    Ryder buys Bullwell Trailer Solutions

    2014-08-04T16:03:00Z

    Ryder Europe has completed the purchase of trailer repair and maintenance company Bullwell Trailer Solutions.Bullwell provides nationwide mobile trailer repair and maintenance services from a central location in Lichfield, Staffordshire.It will continue to operate as it has been prior to the deal, complementing Ryder’s own trailer service.David Hunt, vice-president and ...

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    Palletline member Orb Logistics in administration

    2014-08-01T15:35:00Z

    Witham, Essex-based Orb Logistics, the succesor to Task Force Movement & Storage, has gone into administration.The Palletline member, which held O-licences to run 62 vehicles and 36 trailers from sites in Witham and Birmingham, appointed administrator Leonard Curtis on 28 July, Motortransport.co.uk can reval.The company, formerly known as Mission Logistics, ...

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    Kevin Buchanan leaves Palletline

    2014-08-01T12:58:00Z

    Palletline has confirmed that its MD, Kevin Buchanan, has left the business.Motortransport.co.uk revealed Buchanan was on leave from the pallet network he had led since 2007 last month.In a statement issued today Palletline said: “Palletline can confirm that the company’s managing director, Kevin Buchanan, has decided to leave the ...

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    Grocontinental invests £11m in new warehouse and vehicles

    2014-08-01T09:38:00Z

    Grocontinental has opened a £6.5m chilled warehouse and taken delivery of 65 new trucks in response to increasing customer demand.The trucks, a mixture of Euro-6 Daf XFs and Euro-5 TGX 6x2 units [under derogation], will all be in operation by the end of the year. Five are additions to the ...

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    Tachograph and driving licence fees set to fall

    2014-08-01T09:17:00Z

    Operators could see a reduction in the fees paid for digital tachograph cards later this year, as DVLA looks to return a £25m surplus.Under the proposals a raft of fees would change. A first GB driving licence would fall from £50 to £43 for a paper application and to ...

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    Meachers signs up Southampton council for Sustainable Distribution Centre

    2014-08-01T05:58:00Z

    Meachers Global Logistics has won a four-year contract from Southampton City Council’s Corporate Records Management Department to store 300 pallets at its Sustainable Distribution Centre (SDC).The 20,000ft² consolidation centre, which Meachers won the contract to operate from the city council in January, opened in February to serve customers in Southampton, ...

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    First half earnings at Norbert Dentressangle jump 19%

    2014-07-31T16:14:00Z

    Norbert Dentressangle said its transport and logistics operations are “well on course” both in terms of growth and profitability, after posting a 19% increase in first-half earnings. EBITA [earnings before interest, tax and amortisation] for all of its operations, including air and sea, rose from €55.1m (£51.9m) last year to ...

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    DHL kicks off five-year deal with rugby union's Harlequins

    2014-07-31T15:37:00Z

    DHL has announced a five-year deal to become the principal partner of rugby union team, Harlequins. The Aviva Premiership team, based at the Stoop in Twickenham, London, becomes the latest member of the DHL sporting stable, alongside football club Manchester United and, in motorsport, Formula 1 and the new global ...

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    ACS&T strikes new 10 year deal with Ticco Foods

    2014-07-31T13:53:00Z

    ACS&T has announced a 10-year deal with Ticco Foods, which will see it run a new 1,500-pallet temperature-controlled distribution centre at Colnbrook in Berkshire and to take over operation of Ticco’s 12-strong van delivery fleet.The agreement will provide third parties with access to the direct delivery fleet, creating a shared-user, ...

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    Argos: week-long warehouse strike 'had no impact'

    2014-07-31T13:49:00Z

    Retailer Argos has said a week-long strike by warehouse staff at five of its DCs had no impact on its service to customers.The strike, organised by union Unite at the retailer’s Basildon, Bridgwater, Castleford, Magna Park and Heywood DCs, came to an end on 26 July - the date that ...

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    New chairman set to oversee Highways Agency transformation

    2014-07-31T11:08:00Z

    Former Heathrow Airport Holdings chief executive Colin Matthews is to take over as chairman of the Highways Agency from September.Matthews will take up his new role as the agency is transformed into a government-owned company in a controversial move intended to save £2.6bn over the next 10 years.A former group ...

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    Dunlop Motorsport's first temperature-controlled trailers hit the road

    2014-07-31T10:28:00Z

    Dunlop Motorsport has added two temperature-controlled trailers to its fleet to help maintain a constant temperature when transporting its tyres.The trailers, built by M6 Motor Bodies in Birmingham, have been fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector 1550 refrigeration units to maintain the condition of its tyres while they are being delivered ...

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    Culina to trial beefed-up approach to vehicle monitoring

    2014-07-30T17:09:00Z

    Food and drink logistics services provider Culina Logistics has revealed plans to fit out its entire fleet of around 400 trucks with forward facing cameras and remote speeding alerts.The operator will also install a trailer tracking system on almost 1,000 trailers. Both measures are subject to a successful trial of ...

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    Advanced Supply Chain secures Ultra Finishing Group deal

    2014-07-30T15:11:00Z

    Advanced Supply Chain has won a five-year contract with bathroom product manufacturer Ultra Finishing Group.The deal promises a reduction in delivery lead times from China, where the Bradford-based operator recently established a freight forwarding service, and includes the roll-out of handsets to improve picking accuracy and stock visability at its ...

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    Potter Logistics expands Selby multimodal capability

    2014-07-30T12:22:00Z

    (from left) Julie Garn business manager at GB Railfreight; Paul Graham, operations manager, MSC; Derrick Potter, executive chairman at Potter Logistics; John Smith, MD at GB Railfreight; and Matthew Lamb, MD, Potter Logistics.Potter Logistics has expanded its Selby rail terminal to accommodate longer-length freight trains, a decision it hopes will ...

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    Career Academies given £50,000 boost to expand in logistics sector

    2014-07-30T12:15:00Z

    Career Academies UK has been awarded a £50,000 pot of funding to help launch five new UK logistics academies.The funding has been provided by independent education charity the Edge Foundation, which praised Careers Academies for "fantastic work raising awareness of the many paths of success" in the logistics sector.The UK's ...

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    FTA: Safer Lorries Scheme has made progress, but a blanket ban is not the solution

    2014-07-30T09:29:00Z

    The FTA has welcomed amendments to the design of the London Safer Lorries Scheme (SLS), revealed yesterday (29 July) by TfL, however it believes a one-size-fits-all regulation for commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes is not the best way to improve cyclist safety.In a consultation document, TfL and London Councils are ...