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ArticleSouthampton council invites tenders for sustainable DC
Southampton portSouthampton City Council is inviting local operators to run a sustainable distribution centre (SDC) and warehouse that will consolidate local deliveries. The aim is to cut lorry movements and congestion while boosting efficiencies. The council has been awarded £225,000 from a central government local sustainable transport fund to fund ...
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ArticleUK Pallets and its year to forget
Looking at UK Pallets' directors’ report and financial statements for the year to 31 March, reveals additional detail about what was the network’s annus horribilis.As previously stated, via parent company UK Mail’s May results, last year was a grim one for the pallet network. For example, operating profit was down ...
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Yodel wins back The Hut Group contract
Yodel has won back a 12-month rolling contract with online retail group The Hut Group, covering 24-hour, 48-hour and standard packet delivery.The parcel carrier will make deliveries across the UK for The Hut Group’s brands, which include beauty retailer Lookfantastic.com, cycle website Probikekit.co.uk and sports nutrition retailer Myprotein.com.The customer will ...
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DHL gives out-of-hours deliveries the thumbs up
DHL said it would jump at the chance to expand the amount of out-of-hours deliveries it makes in line with customer demand, but London’s councils need to support the move.In response to the launch of The Roads Task Force (RTF) report earlier this month, Hugh Basham, director of transport strategy ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution takes on 110 Ivecos from Ryder
Menzies Distribution is replacing half of its 240-strong LGV fleet with 110 Euro-5 Ivecos, on hire from Ryder.The trucks, which have been taken on under a five-year contract hire deal, range from 6.5-tonnes to 25-tonnes and will be delivered in batches throughout this year and into 2014.A further 16 LGVs, ...
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ArticleSteve Prince Transport and Specialist Pallet Transport: old news?
Sadly, Motortransport.co.uk is filled with stories of companies staring oblivion in the face and making stark decisions over their future.Sometimes these firms are well known and this was the case in November 2012 when Steve Prince Transport entered administration after struggling with its obligations under a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).Begbies ...
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ArticleDon't mention the lorry ban!
It was blazing hot even at 10am in the morning as the press assembled for the launch of the Roads Task Force (RTF) report earlier this month, on London's seen-better-times Elephant and Castle roundabout. London mayor Boris Johnson, who set up the RTF last year, duly arrived on his bicycle ...
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DHL Tradeteam wins The Bramwell Pub Company contract
The Bramwell Pub Company has chosen DHL Tradeteam to become its strategic logistics partner, covering delivery to its pubs and bars.The drinks distributor will deliver multiple times per week to each of Bramwell’s 179 outlets, which include brands Smith & Jones, Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen and Varsity.Tradeteam was awarded ...
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Transport Select Committee concerned about Vosa's performance
The Transport Select Committee has raised concerns about Vosa’s enforcement focus, the rapid introduction of ATFs, and its seemingly dysfunctional relationship with traffic commissioners (TCs).Speaking after the publication of the Work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency report today (19 July), Transport Select Committee chairperson Louise Ellman said:“We were ...
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Former Pall-Ex member Transol Worldwide Logistics goes into liquidation
Former Pall-Ex and Fortec member Transol Worldwide Logistics has been placed in liquidation after it appointed administrators earlier this year, owing £739,810.The Coventry-based operator, which had O-licences to run 20 vehicles and seven trailers across two sites in Coventry, was placed in liquidation on 9 July by administrators Brett Barton ...
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ArticleOFT branded 'complacent' over price manipulation claims
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been branded ‘complacent’ and accused of carrying out a ‘continued whitewash’ after insisting that its study last year of the UK fuel market yielded no credible evidence of any market manipulation. Responding to a petition handed into it on Monday (15 July) by ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics warehouse refurbished for Asda
Clipper Logistics has announced the refurbishment of its 225,000ft² warehouse in Didcot to service Asda’s multichannel general merchandise operation.The refurbishment will increase the site’s capacity, allowing the retailer to offer an extended range of products via the Asda Direct website, said Clipper.The announcement builds on the longstanding relationship between the ...
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Fire damages 50% of Norbert's Grantham warehouse
A fire at Norbert Dentressangle’s Easton distribution centre, near Grantham, last week damaged approximately half of a warehouse there containing pet food, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue has confirmed.The blaze broke out at around 2.45pm on Monday 15 July and resulted in "severe damage by fire to 50% of the warehouse ...
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DPD denies fifth hub option
DPD has denied that it is currently considering opening a fifth hub in 2018-20.The parcel carrier, which recently received planning permission to develop its 330,000 ft² East Midlands hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, said it has not yet set out plans for expansion beyond the investments planned over the next two ...
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New business and volume growth helps Fowler Welch profit rise
Pre-tax profit at Fowler Welch rose 12.8% last year, as a result of improved vehicle efficiency, new business wins and volume growth from existing customers.Parent company Dart Group revealed that pre-tax profit for Fowler Welch rose to £4.4m for the year ended 31 March 2013, up from £3.9m in 2011-12. ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport wins Tesco Haulier of the Year award
Felixstowe-based Maritime Transport has won the Haulier of the Year award at Tesco’s recent Primary Distribution supplier conference.The haulier was recognised as the supermarket giant’s primary grocery and general merchandise haulier of the year after being nominated by primary distribution managers.The award was presented by John Clark, Tesco primary operations ...
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ArticleSainsbury's postpones Exeter DC plans
Sainsbury’s has postponed plans to develop a new regional DC on the outskirts of Exeter, two years after receiving planning permission, as it now has no immediate need for a depot in the area.The supermarket was granted permission to develop a 528,000 ft² DC in Clyst Honiton in September 2011 ...
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Palletline Logistics (Midlands) ceases to trade
Palletline Logistics (Midlands) has lost its battle for survival and ceased to trade.The Birmingham-based haulier had entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) last May, after encountering cash flow problems that stemmed from errors in reporting its operating figures to its lenders.Palletline Logistics (Midlands) MD Bob Russett was a founder ...
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'No targets' in place for third party driving tests
The Driving Standards Agency has said it “is not currently seeking” to increase the number of third party sites that carry out vocational driving tests. A spokeswoman for the agency confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk recently that 10.5% of LGV driving tests were now being conducted at a total of 38 third ...
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Winterbotham Darby extends and expands Fowler Welch deal
Food manufacturer Winterbotham Darby has extended its contract with Fowler Welch for three years, after just one year of working together.The extension will see Fowler Welch store, pick and despatch bakery products to Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury, Waitrose and Morrisons from Winterbotham Darby’s facility in Portsmouth. Stock is produced in France ...