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Latest news – Page 638
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Miniclipper thinks big
Miniclipper is looking to significantly expand its warehousing capacity after new business wins and a surge in Palletline work saw it achieve a record turnover of £10m in its latest financial year.MD Peter Masters said the company’s audited accounts for the year to 31 May 2014 would reveal turnover just ...
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Operators up in arms as Mars changes payment terms
Operators working for Mars UK have hit out at a change in their payment terms, which have increased from 90 to 120 days, claiming the situation will damage cashflow so much that they may not re-tender for the business.Last month Mars UK was named and shamed in the national media ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2014: watch the video!
The Motor Transport Awards 2014 was a roaring success, not only with 1,600 people turning up to the Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane on Wednesday 2 July, but for the winners of 20 awards in 19 categories.Both Abbey Logistics and DPD were big winners on the night, with the ...
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ArticleHealth benefits from London’s Low Emission Zone have failed to materialise
The health benefits from London’s Low Emission Zone have failed to materialise because levels of harmful particles have not changed, an influential group of MPs has been told.Dr Ian Mudway, an expert in respiratory toxicology at Kings College London, told the environmental audit committee that his team were analysing data ...
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Driver agency market set for online 'revolution'
The creators of a new online marketplace that connects temporary drivers with hirers, Driver Exchange (DX), claim it is set to revolutionise the market for agency LGV drivers.Adam Thompson, co-founder of DX, said it would transform the agency driver market – just as Opentable.com and eBay have in the fields ...
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Palletline MD Kevin Buchanan on leave from the network
Pallet network Palletline has confirmed that MD Kevin Buchanan is currently on leave from the business that he has led since 2007.Palletline, which launched the Plus Logistics identity in April, is understood to have informed network members at the start of the month of the situation.In a statement to Motortransport.co.uk ...
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Gregory Distribution adds M&D Transport
Gregory Distribution, which last year snapped up Interoute Transport Services, has purchased Devon-based refrigerated haulage business M&D Transport.Angela Butler, Gregory Distribution finance director said: “We have enjoyed a long-standing working relationship with M&D and the purchase of the business will complement our existing refrigerated transport operations and create new opportunities ...
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ArticleHW Coates plays down 20% rise in profit
HW CoatesPackaged chemicals logistics specialist HW Coates Holdings has played down a near 20% rise in pre-tax profit last year, describing it as “satisfactory”.The Leicester-based firm saw turnover increase by 10% in the year to 31 December to £37.8m (2012: £34.3m); pre-tax profit rose from £8.1m to £9.7m – up ...
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Ceva appoints contract logistics chief operating officer
Ceva Logistics has appointed Brett Bissell as chief operating officer for its contract logistics division.In his new role, Bissell will be responsible for leading strategy processes, KPIs, growing Ceva’s worldwide contract logistics business.He joined Ceva in 2011 as executive vice president for Latin America and helped transform the business in ...
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APC to add 45 double-deck trailers to trunking fleet
APC Overnight is to add 45 new Cartwright double-deck trailers to its trunking fleet as it continues to expand its business.The network said the order for the curtain-sided moving floor trailers represented the biggest investment in its trunking fleet to date and forms part of a series of “strategic investments”. ...
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Argos DC staff set to strike over new shift patterns
Around 1,000 warehouse staff at five Argos DCs are set to strike for 24 hours tomorrow (4 July) in a dispute over terms and conditions, union Unite has claimed.The union said the strike, which is set to start at 6am at Argos’s Basildon, Bridgwater, Castleford and Magna Park sites and ...
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GeoPost seeks Cardiff depot plans approval
DPD and Interlink Express parent GeoPost UK has submitted plans to develop a 60,000ft² depot in Cardiff, which will be an addition to its growing network.The plans submitted to Cardiff City Council for approval include a 50,742ft² warehouse for parcel sortation and a customer collection facility.The parcel firm also wants ...
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Unite considers next steps as UPS talks unsuccessful
Unite says it is currently considering its course of action after talks with UPS earlier this week were unsuccessful.A spokesman for the union said the two parties made “no progress” in talks on Monday (30 June), and it is currently considering its next steps. A spokeswoman for UPS declined to ...
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ArticleLloyd Fraser in "strong position" as turnover and profit rise
Lloyd Fraser said it was in a strong financial position with healthy cash reserves after reporting a 3.4% increase in turnover last year.The logistics group, which specialises in fashion transport, bulk liquids and FMCGs, also increased its pre-tax profit by 3.6% to almost £1.3m in the year ending 31 August ...
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Saints Transport satisfied with continued improvement
Airfreight specialist Saints Transport saw both turnover and profit rise in 2013, despite what it described as a “challenging year” for its sector.For the year-ending 31 December 2013 turnover rose 2.4% to £24.9m at the Heathrow-based firm, from £24.3m in the previous year, while pre-tax profit rose to £577,495, from ...
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ArticleGet the Abbey habit! MT Awards 2014 winners revealed
Abbey Logistics made it a double whammy at last night’s MT Awards, picking up Haulier of the Year and Business Excellence Awards – also joining an exclusive club of just three other firms who have won Haulier of the Year twice. Innovations included the development of a twin-cargo trailer, capable ...
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ArticleMorrisons orders 37 longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams
Morrisons has ordered a batch of 37 longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams. The supermarket’s latest boxes are being fitted with 27-degree BPW self-tracking axles that allow them to meet turning circle requirements.It has also opted for multi-temperature refrigeration - Carrier Vector 1950s with dual-discharge slim line evaporators.Previously, it has ...
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Geoff Gillo joins Pall-Ex board
Former Tibbett & Britten finance and commercial director, and co-founder of private equity firm Keswick Enterprises, Geoff Gillo has joined the board at Pall-Ex as a non-executive director.His appointment comes a month after Cris Stephenson became UK MD at the network; a move which saw former UK MD Adrian Russell ...
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ArticleDFDS Logistics buys Quayside Distribution
DFDSMultimodal logistics firm DFDS Logistics has acquired Grimsby-based Quayside Distribution for an undisclosed sum. The company acquired the business, assets and share capital of Quayside, which delivers fresh and frozen food for suppliers across the UK, on Tuesday 1 July.DFDS has also acquired the operator’s two temperature-controlled warehouses in Grimsby, ...
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NI levy announcement expected this week
An announcement is expected before the end of this week detailing how the HGV Road User Levy is to be enforced in Northern Ireland.Although the levy has been payable by law in NI since April - as elsewhere in the UK - there has been no enforcement of it there ...