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ArticleForth crossing changes will not lead to fresh tolls
The establishment of a new entity to manage the Forth Road Bridge and the new Forth crossing will not give rise to the reintroduction of tolls there, a spokesman for the current crossing operator has confirmed.Scotland’s parliament passed a bill to set up a new company to manage the crossings ...
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ArticleWiddowson takes Iveco Hi-Way route
Leicester-based Widdowson is reinforcing its 125-strong fleet with 21 new Iveco Stralis Hi-Ways.The deal, financed through Iveco Capital, saw it take delivery of ten of the units earlier this month, with the remainder to be delivered by Guest Truck and Van in the coming months.The new units will be used ...
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Royal Mail to launch click and collect service for online retailers
Royal Mail will launch the UK’s largest click and collect network later this year, introducing the service to over 10,000 Post Office branches.The post and parcel carrier is currently in talks with a number of major online retailers about offering the service on their websites when it becomes available later ...
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MT Tracker 29 May
UK Mail's bull run couldn't last. After hitting the heights of 510pence per share last week, following a stellar set of results, it has drifted back slowly to 497p as of today - still significantly higher than the 445p the week before its full year results. Not bad work in ...
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ArticlePall-Ex France goes live
Pall-Ex has launched in PolandPall-Ex France has officially gone live, becoming the business’s fourth active network on the Continent.Pall-Ex France, which is run by De Rijke, has a hub in Bourges and 40 hauliers in membership.Lionel Brizard, network director at Pall-Ex France, said: “Unlike Pall-Ex Romania, we’re not the first ...
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Pall-Ex appoints marketing director to support European expansion
Pall-Ex has appointed marketing consultant Jean-Paul Benizri as its marketing director, to support it in its expansion on the Continent.Benizri has been active most recently within the international drinks market, working with brands such as Fratelli Martini, Tequila Agave Azul and Azarro Wine in a number of senior roles.Pall-Ex MD ...
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ArticleRegulators and operators share the stage at Microlise conference
Over 400 delegates gathered at Nottingham University for the 2013 Microlise Transport Conference to hear a diverse mix of speakers – introduced by FairFuelUk spokesman Quentin Willson - discuss topics ranging from compliance and enforcement to using technology to improve operational efficiency.Setting the scene, RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said ...
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George Willis named as MD of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics
George Willis has replaced Cindy Miller as MD of UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics, following Miller’s promotion to president of UPS Europe, Middle East and Africa earlier this year.The former US operations manager will be responsible for the parcel carrier’s business in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, ...
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Interoute Transport Services collapses into administration
Oxfordshire-based Interoute Transport Services has been placed into administration, and its transport business closed with immediate effect.The operator, which is based in Thame, appointed administrator Quantuma last Friday afternoon (17 May).MT understands that Interoute director Neil Daniells had been offering the business for sale ahead of its collapse.Carl Jackson, partner ...
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ArticleLangdons boosts Scottish urban deliveries
Langdons has taken on two more trailers from Gray & Adams to boost its urban delivery operations in cities in Scotland.The trailers are equipped with Anteo tuck-under tail-lifts, Whiting roller shutter doors and the latest Thermo-King Spectrum fridge units to cope with urban deliveries. The tractor units can also operate ...
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ArticleGrocontinental opens £5m frozen goods warehouse
Environment Minister Owen Paterson officially opened Grocontinental’s £5m frozen goods warehouse at its Whitchurch, Shropshire HQ last week.The 4,000m² warehouse boosts the company’s storage capacity by 13,000 pallets taking total storage capacity to 143,000 pallets.“As the biggest employer in a predominantly rural area, the company makes a major contribution to ...
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TNT UK quadruples profit through cost saving and operational changes
Profit at TNT UK almost quadrupled in 2012, during a year that put parent company TNT Express under pressure while the proposed takeover by parcel giant UPS was being considered.Pre-tax profit soared to £13.8m for the year ended 31 December 2012, after a year that saw it slip to £3.4m ...
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ArticleCollectPlus more than doubles parcel volumes in a year
CollectPlus has reported record volumes, more than doubling the number of parcels handled last year to 7.7 million, up from 3.3 million the year before.It claimed that its client base has risen 32% in the past 12 months, winning new contracts from retailers including John Lewis, Asda, Clarks, Schuh and ...
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UK's first open access Bio-LNG fuelling site opens in Northamptonshire
The UK’s first open access Bio-LNG filling station, a blend of liquefied natural gas and liquid biomethane, opened today (23 May) in Daventry.The site, which is operated by alternative fuels firm Gasrec, will operate in the similar way as a traditional petrol station and is capable of storing enough ...
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ArticleBridgestone UK app goes global
A tyre monitoring app developed by Bridgestone UK that enables users to compare the performance of different tyre brands is being rolled out across other European markets.The Challenge app works by calculating the true cost of tyres over time and shares the performance data with all other users, before ...
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ArticleClugston back on growth path with new revenue streams
Although Clugston can trace its roots back almost 120 years to 1895, when the grandfather of current chairman John Clugston set up a builders merchants in Scunthorpe, it celebrated its official 75th anniversary since incorporation last year.Like many long-established firms with roots in construction and transport, Clugston - still based ...
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Yearsley 'confident' on Peterborough planning decision
Heywood, Lancashire-based transport and logistics provider Yearsley Logistics has said it is “confident” its planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough will be approved.The 385,000ft² site, which it plans to establish in the Great Haddon Employment Zone and is intended to provide around 300 jobs, has ...
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ArticleUK Pallets - going nowhere fast?
Back in July 2003 what was once Business Post, but is now UK Mail Group, bought the Weaver Pallet Network. In its 2004 results that company disclosed that UK Pallets, as it was quickly renamed, was the group’s “most significant purchase to date”.Fast-forward a year to the UK Mail Group’s ...
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Reed Boardall recognised by Tesco for service and sustainability
Temperature controlled storage and transport firm Reed Boardall has been named Fresh and Frozen Foods Haulier of the Year by retailer Tesco.The firm, which operates from a 142,000 pallet capacity cold store in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire and runs 160 refrigerated trucks, won the award for a combination of good service ...
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UK Pallets saw operating profit evaporate last year
UK Pallets, the pallet network owned by UK Mail Group, was rocked by a 64% collapse in year-on-year profits in the year to 31 March, its parent company has revealed.UK Mail Group warned in April that its pallet business, which contributes 6% of its total revenues, had experienced a difficult ...