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ArticleExol adds new Scania to lubricants fleet
Lubricants blender Exol Lubricants has increased its delivery fleet to 18 vehicles, following the addition of a new Euro-5 Scania unit.The 13-litre Euro-5 G440 6x2 tractive unit entered operation for Exol in January and was joined in May by a new 36,000 litre Lakeland Tankers trailer with a lightweight chassis ...
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Keedwell pre-tax proft jump as construction recovery continues
Highbridge, Somerset-based RT Keedwell Holdings boosted its pre-tax profit almost 25-fold in the year to 31 October 2012, reporting pre-tax profit of £198,000 compared to just £8,000 the previous year as it recovered from a serious downturn in the construction sector. Turnover at the group, which includes RT Keedwell, K&J ...
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Norbert Dentressangle secures Valspar warehousing and distribution contract
Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract with paint supplier Valspar, covering warehousing and deliveries into its retail partner’s network.The operator will cover warehousing and distribution in the UK for Valspar, which recently partnered with a major DIY retailer to offer a full selection of its paint in 350 stores.ND will ...
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ArticleMerge, takeover? I'll have a Vodca
Just as many takeovers in the corporate world are dressed up as mergers, the DfT's move to "merge" Vosa with the DSA is no more than a takeover.The fact that DSA boss Rosemary Thew is leaving while Vosa chief Alastair Peoples works out the structure of the new organisation makes ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics opens first southern hub
Premier LogisticsLeicester-based Pall-Ex member Premier Logistics has opened its first southern hub, as part of its stated plan to double its operation in size in the coming twelve months.The company has secured the St Albans site of Bill Chippington Haulage, which ceased trading last month.Mark Steel, commercial manager at Premier ...
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ArticlePrepare now for French Ecotax
International operators running to France have been urged to prepare for the introduction of the Ecotax, a levy on all trucks over 3.5t using 10,000 km of national roads (excluding tolled motorways) and 5,000 km of local roads.The tax is based on the number of axles and gross vehicle weight ...
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ArticleCFT Services to become part of Birds Transport
CFT Services is to become part of Birds Transport & LogisticsBallyvesey Holdings has added to its road transport interest with the purchase of the the trade and assets of Heywood-based CFT Services.Following the deal last month (28 June), CFT Services, which is a Pallet-Track member, will continue to operate from ...
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CWU rejects Royal Mail pay offer
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has rejected Royal Mail’s pay rise offer, labelling it as a “sweetener to swallow some very bitter pills”.The post and parcel giant proposed an 8.6% pay rise over three years for around 125,000 staff yesterday, but the union said the offer did not meet its ...
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Fortec boosts its commercial team
The Fortec Pallet Distribution Network has appointed a new commercial manager as it continues to identify and pursue new opportunities for corporate business development.The Watford, Northampton-based pallet network has welcomed Lin Simpson to the newly-created role of commercial manager, which will see her work to develop the network's corporate division ...
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Royal Mail proposes agreement with the CWU
Royal Mail has proposed a new three year agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU), following a ballot for industrial action last month.The operator will propose an 8.6% pay rise for around 125,000 staff over three years, as well as a lump-sum payment of £300 in December 2013.Royal Mail is ...
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ArticleJon Barber joins APC board of directors
APC Overnight founding member MD, Jon Barber, has joined the network’s board of directors less than a year after his latest firm, Delivered, was established.Barber joins the board with over 30 years of experience in the industry and his appointment marks his second directorial position at APC, with the first ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution fills longer semi-trailer allocation
Bibby Distribution will use its full allocation of 25 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) when it takes delivery of twelve more 15.65m models. They will join 13 identical Don-Bur trailers which Bibby added to its fleet in 2012 as part of the on-going trial of longer trailers.Bibby is now lobbying to extend ...
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ArticleShould we be optimistic about mail's future?
With constant year-on-year declines in letter volumes being reported by mail carriers, it is unsurprising that operators are continually looking for ways to take advantage of the e-commerce boom to offset the slow decline of letter volumes. However, postal operators seemed confident that there is a future for letter delivery ...
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Time to build some roads!
Any students of American history will be familiar with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the lynchpin of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal to bring the US out of the Great Depression of the 1930’s.One thing the WPA was good at was building roads. According to Indiana University during its eight ...
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Norbert Dentressangle plans London stock exchange listing
Norbert Dentressangle is seeking approval to be listed on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange from next week.The company’s application will be heard by the UK Listing Authority on Monday (2 July) and if successful, shares will be listed on the standard listing segment on Thursday (4 July) under ‘GND’.It ...
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ArticleHermes wins three-year home delivery contract with Chums
Hermes has won a three-year contract with mail order clothing retailer Chums to handle over 250,000 home deliveries a year.The parcel carrier will make daily collections using a dedicated trailer from Chums’ warehouse at Knowsley Business Park in Merseyside.Parcels of menswear, ladieswear and lifestyle products will then be trunked to ...
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HW Coates enjoys 'satisfactory' increase in profits
Leicester-based packaged chemicals logistics provider HW Coates Holdings has described its financial performance in the year to 31 December 2012 as "satisfactory" - despite raising its profit before tax by 34% over the previous year.The firm, which raised turnover by 4% during the year from £32.9m to £34.3m, reported profit ...
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Demand for transport fuels decreases
Total consumption of transport fuels in the UK decreased by 4.5% in Q1 2013 compared with the same period in 2012, new figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have shown.The data revealed that unleaded petrol deliveries fell 9.8% and diesel deliveries increased by just 0.6%, ...