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ArticleNew award for temperature controlled operators
Temperature controlled distribution remains one of the key elements of the UK road transport sector, with the chilled and frozen food market estimated at more than £15bn a year.Chilled and frozen distribution poses particular challenges to hauliers and own account operators, as transport and storage are key elements in a ...
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Unite urges Coca-Cola Enterprises to rethink compulsory redundancies
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has said it is "disappointed" with union action over plans for compulsory redundancies at its Wakefield manufacturing plant as it is doing all it can to minimise the need for such cuts.It comes after members of union Unite staged a demo at the own-account operator’s West Yorkshire ...
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Power Players 2013: James Wilson, CEO, Palletways
18) James Wilson, CEO, PalletwaysAfter two decades with TNT, Edinburgh-based James Wilson was ready for a new challenge. That came in the shape of Palletways, which he bought with backing from Phoenix Equity Partners in 2004.Wilson had a clear vision for the then 10-year-old business: namely, to take a UK ...
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Calling all talented females working in logistics! Everywoman Awards 2014 are open for entries
The brightest female talent working in the logistics industry have until 10 February to enter the 2014 FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.Now in their seventh year, the awards feature seven categories including Team Leader, Rising Star, Industry Champion and Driver of the Year.“In order to plug the current ...
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Pre-tax profit at APC Overnight up 35%
APC Overnight has reported larger parcel volumes this year as well as a greater uplift on its busiest day, after seeing increases in both turnover and pre-tax profit last year.Finance director Mark Fletcher said a commitment to customer service and a “personal approach” to its deliveries contributed to a 35% ...
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ArticleEurope can learn a lot from the UK's e-commerce market
This week saw the European Commission launch its ‘roadmap’ for e-commerce deliveries, which it hopes will improve availability, quality and affordability of parcel delivery services across the EU, for consumers, retailers and carriers. But while the EC says it intends to set ‘tasks’ for various industry stakeholders in order to ...
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Ceva Logistics mops up more business from Vileda
Ceva Logistics has secured a multi-million Euro contract renewal with mop manufacturer Vileda, covering palletised storage and distribution.The contract will run until 2018 and Ceva will deliver around 350 orders per week to wholesalers across the UK from its Corby warehouse.The operator stores approximately 5,300 pallets and 700 stock keeping ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Guy Buswell, CEO, UK Mail Group
19) Guy Buswell, CEO, UK Mail GroupUK Mail is continuing to reap the benefits of the growing e-commerce sector, last month posting a 25% year-on-year increase in daily parcel volumes. At the head of this parcel delivering machine is Guy Buswell, who has helped transform it from a predominantly business ...
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ArticleMT.co.uk reveals 2013 Power Players
Over Christmas and the New Year Motortransport.co.uk will count down the Power Players – the list of the 20 people who we believe have the most influence and exert the most control over the road transport industry.This list is by no means objective, but we’ve debated the merits of those ...
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Power Players 2013: Andrew Tinkler, chief executive, Stobart Group
20) Andrew Tinkler, chief executive, Stobart GroupTinkler strengthened his position at the top of Britain’s best known haulage firm at the beginning of 2013. He survived an attempted boardroom coup, that could have seen former Autologic boss Avril Palmer-Baunick take charge of the group as a whole, potentially breaking up ...
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ArticleSouth West haulier rewards good driver behaviour
C&D South WestHaulier C&D South West is incentivising its drivers to improve their driving style using data from a Quartix telematics system.The operators, which runs a fleet of 35 vehicles from its base in Chard, Somerset and is a Palletforce founder member, uses Driving Style Monitoring in combination with other ...
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ND extends relationship with Weight Watchers
Norbert Dentressangle has extended its contract with Weight Watchers to include e-fufilment services and logistics from its Tamworth operation.ND will be responsible for end-to-end fulfilment of Weight Watchers online orders from its shared user DC, including deliveries of items such as cookbooks, electronic equipment, food products and cooking accessories.The new ...
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ArticleDecember spike needed to hit predicted 2013 truck sales
Truck manufacturers need a “massive” spike in sales in December to hit the predicted total of 45,000 vehicle registrations over 6-tonne for 2013 – the last year Euro-5 trucks can be built for sale in the European Union.Daf Trucks UK MD Ray Ashworth said December registrations would have to be ...
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ArticleMeachers spends close to £1m on new trucks and trailers
Meachers ActrosMeachers Global Logistics has spent around £1m on seven new tractor units and 24 new trailers as part of its fleet renewal process. The Southampton-based operation has taken delivery of four Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks and two Volvo FH400's, all at Euro-5.Another Volvo tractor-unit and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will join the ...
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Unite rules out any further strikes at UPS London in 2013
Unite has ruled out any further strike action at UPS’s London depot for the remainder of the year.The union, whose members staged a walkout last month at the Camden site, had been threatening to strike this Friday (20 December) over the dismissal of a Unite shop steward.However, in a statement ...
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Boughey Distribution completes network restructure
Boughey Distribution has completed the transfer of customers from its Deeside warehouse to its facility in Wardle, Greater Manchester.The streamlining of its network has been in the works since August in a bid to reduce trunking and keep capacity high in the North West.The Deeside depot remains as an overflow ...
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TNT Post nets final-mile funding in bid to challenge Royal Mail dominance
TNT Post UK has secured funding to roll-out a final mile delivery service across the UK, in a bid to rival the service currently provided by Royal Mail.Parent PostNL has revealed a joint venture with private equity firm LDC, which will provide funding for a phased introduction of the service, ...
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LLCS: plans to demand more cycle safety equipment on LGVs progress
London Councils is to push ahead with plans to change the conditions of the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) to mandate the fitting of side guards and uprated mirrors to LGVs making deliveries in LondonAt a meeting last week (12 December), London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee said it would ...
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Kerching! DfT report confirms a trebling in fuel duty...
A new document from the DfT this week confirms that government revenues from fuel duty have tripled since 1987 – yes, that’s right, tripled.Transport Statistics Great Britain 2013 - a compilation of previously released numbers relating to passenger and freight transport – shows that in 2011 alone, UK fuel duty ...
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ArticleAsda looks to dual-fuel to save a million litres a year
Asda has said it anticipates saving a million litres of diesel a year from 50 new dual-fuel trucks it began taking delivery of last week. Around 20 Volvo methane-diesel FMs have been delivered to the firm’s new Avonmouth, Bristol DC, with the remainder due before the end of the year. ...