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ArticleSimarco granted accreditation to allow faster customs clearance
Simarco has been granted authorised economic operator (AEO) status, after seeing an increase in import and export volumes this year.The accreditation is awarded by HMRC to companies with trusted security operations, allowing goods to be moved quickly and more efficiently through customs.Simarco said securing the status had allowed it to ...
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2013 MT Awards finalists revealed by the voice of the X Factor
After much debate and analysis, an independent panel of cross-industry judges have hand-picked the finalists of the 2013 MT Awards.The judging took place over two days at the Hilton Leicester hotel, with each session lasting three hours, and chaired by a member of the MT editorial team.With the awards, now ...
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Vosa to conduct van safety blitz
Vosa has confirmed it is planning to significantly increase its enforcement effort on vans.Speaking at the recent FTA Van Excellence Conference, Vosa head of enforcement policy Gordon Macdonald said the agency was “determined to improve van operational standards”.He added that it “makes no secret of its intention to significantly ...
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Yusen starts work on sub-assemblies for Jaguar
Yusen Logistics has begun work on a new contract with SMR Automotive Mirrors UK involving sub-assembly and delivery of door mirrors to Jaguar’s XK and F-Type assembly line.The operation, which began in February, requires daily collections of product five days a week from SMR’s Portsmouth manufacturing facility.It also requires quality ...
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Yodel site raided by immigration officers
Parcels distribution firm Yodel says it is working with immigration officials following a raid at one of its depots in Surrey last Friday (3 May) that resulted in the arrest of 10 men working there. Acting on a tip-off, some 40 Home Office immigration officers took part in the operation ...
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Nightfreight to be rebranded
The Nightfreight name will disappear from UK roads as its parent company, DX Group, revealed its fleet will be re-liveried as it strengthens the acquisition it made last year.It has also emerged that Nightfreight contributed £300,000 of EBITDA to DX in its first 15 weeks under new ownership, albeit during ...
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ArticleHigh fuel costs aren't the main reason for failures in logistics
The price of fuel has little effect on the profitability of logistics companies and isn’t the primary cause of failures in the industry, the Motor Transport Directors’ Club was told last month.Speaker John Manners-Bell, chief executive of Transport Intelligence, told the gathering of the most senior people in road transport ...
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DPD plans new East Midlands hub to increase capacity by 65%
DPD hopes to build a £100m parcel hub in the East Midlands, increasing its overall capacity by 65%.The firm is currently in the process of obtaining planning permission to develop the purpose-built 330,000 ft² hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire, which it hopes will be fully operational in 2015.The development forms part ...
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MT Tracker 8 May
Share prices in the industry have not changed dramatically since last week. Most have seen a small increase in value, apart from Stobart, which saw its share value remain static.The share price at UK Mail has also continued to rise, after a slight fluctuation last week. The rise came despite ...
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Coca-Cola Enterprises axes store delivery operation
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has axed its direct-to-store delivery operation, as itlooks for a more efficient way to distribute its products.Announced last month, the own-account operator proposes to partner with wholesalers for its remaining direct-delivery customers, as it expects they will continue to choose “alternative” delivery arrangements.The changes will affect CCE’s ...
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Hargreaves completes fund raising exercise
Bulk logistics and solid fuels supplier Hargreaves Services has confirmed the issue of a second tranche of a new shares worth £21.15m, following shareholder approval at a meeting on 7 May.The 2.73m new shares, due to be released onto the market immediately, bring to fruition its plan to raise over ...
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TNT Post to extend end-to-end delivery operation in London
TNT Post has begun extending its end-to-end service in London and is seeking investors to fund the roll-out of the offer across the UK.Parent company PostNL revealed that the operator is in the process of expanding its ‘final mile’ service into south west London, following successful pilot in west London.The ...
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City Link must improve account management to return to profit
City Link will need to improve account management and customer service if it is to become profitable again, analysts said, following its sale to private equity investor Better Capital.Experts said the carrier has a better chance of completing its turnaround programme without pressure from former parent Rentokil Initial after suffering ...
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ArticleWarehousing: Rent rises as units snapped up
Whether they have been forced to consider second-hand space because of a lack of new buildings or prefer it for cost reasons, occupiers have become used to a wide choice of warehouses. Now, however, they are facing a reduced supply.Overall, the amount of second-hand space available in units above 100,000ft² ...
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Loss of contract affects Howard Tenens profit and turnover
Howard Tenens Storage & Distribution saw a 20% drop in pre-tax profit last year after it lost customers at two of its depots.The Gloucester-based operator's financial results for the year ended 30 September 2012 revealed that it had lost business at its depots in Andover, Hampshire and Boston, Lincolnshire.However, the ...
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Wincanton wins three-year Cemex bagged cement contract
Wincanton has won a three-year contract with Cemex, covering nationwide deliveries of bagged cement.Wincanton has distributed bagged aggregates and building products for the company since 2007. The new part of its contract with Cemex will see the operator deliver around 15,000 loads per year to construction sites, retailers and wholesalers ...
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ArticleMail and parcels firms say TV report was "not representative"
Two post and parcel carriers at the centre of a recent investigation by Channel 4 programme Dispatches have said they do not believe its findings to be representative of service levels across their operations. In a report broadcast on 29 April, Dispatches showed staff secretly filmed at UK Mail’s Bournemouth ...
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Yearsley faces fresh objections to new Peterborough site
Yearsley Group is facing fresh objections after submitting a planning application for its new 385,000ft² cold store in Peterborough.The site, which it wants to establish in the Great Haddon Employment Zone, will include a 35m high automated storage facility and will eventually employ some 300 staff, around 220 of whom ...
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ArticleFuel trial spurs Malcolm Group to buy 40 new tractive units
Linwood, Renfrewshire logistics firm the Malcolm Group has taken delivery of 40 Volvo FM11 tractive units, following a fuel trial in which it achieved over 9mpg.The Euro-5 Globetrotter-cabbed tractor units, all 6x2s with the 450hp D11C engine and Volvo’s I-Shift automated gearbox, were supplied by Volvo Truck & Bus Centre ...
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Hermes wins Cotton Traders customer returns contract
Hermes has won a contract with clothing and footwear company Cotton Traders.The contract will cover returns of unwanted customer purchases using courier collection or customer drop-off in a Hermes ParcelShop.Consumers will be able to choose a specific day for a Hermes courier to pick up their parcel from home, a ...