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Approval finally granted for Yearsley Logistics' new Peterborough cold store
Heywood, Lancashire-based Yearsley Logistics’ planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough has finally been approved. The 385,000 ft² site, which Yearsley wants to construct in the Great Haddon Employment Zone, has been in planning for months but had drawn fire from a number of sources ...
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ArticleFTA welcomes call for action on tunnel freight charges
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed a call by the European Commission for France and the UK to address the issue of excessive Channel tunnel rail freight charges. In late June, EC vice-president Siim Kallas said the tunnel was not being used to full capacity due to high track ...
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Stobart reports satisfactory start to the year
Stobart Group has reported a “satisfactory” start to the year, despite low volumes from FMCG customers in its Eddie Stobart transport and distribution division.Its first quarter interim management statement today, covering the period from 1 March, the company said it expects volumes in the division to increase over the summer ...
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Morrisons extends convenience store contract with Wincanton
Wincanton has been awarded a five year contract expansion with Morrisons, handling the logistics for its convenience stores in the North.The new part of the contract will cover warehousing and distribution for Morrisons’ ‘M Local’ convenience stores in the north of England, and it follows the opening of Wincanton’s dedicated ...
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Yodel and Hermes debate collaboration with retailers
Yodel has predicted that collaboration between parcel carriers is something that its customers will eventually demand, but Hermes has ruled the notion out.Speaking at the Mail & Express Delivery Show last week Yodel’s executive chairman Dick Stead said the carrier would welcome the opportunity to work with retailers to reduce ...
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ArticleCILT North West announces 2013 awards
The winners of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics North West annual awards for Education and Excellence, in association with Peel Ports Group and CAST UK, were announced on 14 June at a ceremony held at Manchester’s prestigious Midland Hotel.The awards were presented Terry Scuoler, chief executive of EEF, ...
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ArticleAlternative parcel delivery methods need more thought
Post and parcel carriers have urged the sector to think about how they continue to ensure they deliver the best service for customers while remaining cost-effective, and to shun alternative delivery methods such as parcel lockers.Royal Mail Parcels MD Nick Landon told delegates at yesterday’s Mail & Express Delivery Show ...
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DPD launches 15 minute delivery window for ASOS
DPD has launched a 15 minute delivery window for online fashion retailer ASOS to cut down on the number of failed deliveries.The ‘Follow My Parcel’ service, which was developed in partnership with the retailer, is an extension of DPD’s Predict service which launched last year.Like Predict, customers will receive a ...
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Vosa defends plans to clamp down on ATF operators
Plans by Vosa to begin clamping down on ATF operators who do not meet minimum levels of examiner utilisation or who cancel testing arrangements at short notice are within the scope of the current ATF contract, the agency has insisted in response to criticism over its proposals. Vosa said last ...
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Hankook Tyres outsources transport and warehouse management to DHL
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract to manage Hankook Tyres’ UK warehousing operation, building on a distribution contract that was signed back in 2008.The deal is a move that sees a full outsource of the South Korean tyre manufacturers’ UK warehousing and transport operations to DHL.Under the new ...
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Hermes network expansion to deliver a third more capacity
Hermes has revealed the timescale for some of its expansion plans throughout 2013 and 2014, in what it hopes will deliver a capacity uplift of around a third.Speaking at the Mail & Express Delivery Show in London yesterday (25 June), sales director Gary Winter said the carrier is currently doubling ...
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MT Tracker 26 June
Next month we should expect to see full financial year results from Fowler-Welch parent company Dart Group. The only hint of the performance at Dart's logistics arm came on 19 April when it said: "The business remains well placed for profitable growth." Even the date in July of its ...
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Arrow XL launches 'container port to home delivery' service
Two-man delivery operator Arrow XL has launched its complete logistics service, covering all aspects of goods movement from unloading products from containers and delivering them to households.The firm, which was formerly known as Yodel XL before it unveiled its new identity earlier this year, will offer goods movement from container ...
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SEB cooks up new deal with Norbert Dentressangle
Domestic appliance supplier Groupe SEB has renewed its storage and distribution contract with Norbert Dentressangle for a further two years. The firm, which owns brands including Tefal, Rowenta, Moulinex and Krups, supplies a wide range of kitchen appliances, cookware and accessories. Some are distributed to major homeware retailers, while others ...
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FTA urges government to protect infrastructure in Spending Review
The FTA has called on the government to protect infrastructure spending when it publishes its Spending Review this Wednesday (26 June).The review will cover the spending period starting from April 2015, and the FTA has urged chancellor George Osborne to maintain investment in transport infrastructure to ensure it can cope ...
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The London Fancy Box Company renews Seafield Logistics contract
Seafield Logistics has had its contract with rigid packaging supplier The London Fancy Box Company (LFB) expanded and extended by three years.The new part of the contract will cover storage and delivery of raw materials to production sites, as well as storage of finished products at Seafield’s site in Aylesham, ...
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ArticleBedfords "in good health" despite profit drop
West-Yorkshire haulier Bedfords saw a 67% year-on-year drop in pre-tax profit in its most recent financial year, despite a 6.2% rise in turnover.For the year-ending 30 September 2012 pre-tax profit at Bedfords Holdings – which comprises of transport arm Bedfords as well as Linq Alliance - fell to £300,597, from ...
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DB Schenker adds 43 new trucks to its UK fleet
Schenker, the UK division of German firm DB Schenker Logistics, has taken a delivery of a mixed fleet of 43 new trucks as it looks to increase the number of lightweight vehicles on its operations.The new fleet comprises of 25 7.5-tonners and 15 18-tonne trucks, including Volvo, Daf, Renault and ...
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ArticleYodel chief Neil Lloyd looks to improve customer experience
Home delivery specialist Yodel has gone through some well-publicised growing pains since its creation from the merger of HDNL and the day domestic side of DHL in 2010.Despite halving its losses, it still posted a £67m deficit at the end of June 2012 and had suffered capacity issues during the ...
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UK Warehousing Association warns over "draconian" excise penalties
“Draconian” sanctions are increasingly being imposed on firms in the supply chain who make honest mistakes when dealing with non-duty-paid goods, the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has warned.The UKWA said “crippling” duty assessments and fines were increasingly being levied on firms who make any procedural error relating to duty-suspended ...