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ArticleParcel locker service InPost UK launches
Parcel locker firm InPost UK launched yesterday (22 April), with the roll out of 100 lockers nationwide and a further 100 waiting for installation.The firm, which MD Simon Croft said is on target to hit its aim of installing over 2,000 parcel lockers nationwide by the end of 2013, is ...
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Maxi Haulage satisfied with financial performance
Trading at Maxi Haulage was “very satisfactory” last year, as the Scottish firm continued to invest in its fleet and reduce costs.Turnover for the group’s haulage division was up 6% at £42.8m (2010/11: £40.3m), its results for the year ended 30 September 2012Pre-tax profit at the Scottish haulier fell 30% ...
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Everywoman Awards shortlist revealed
This year’s shortlist for the Everywoman Awards is “proof that there are no barriers to success in the industry if you are committed and have the drive to succeed”, according to Maxine Benson, co-founder of Everywoman.The awards, which take place at the Savoy Hotel in London on 16 May, shine ...
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ArticleGreenergy reaps benefits after bringing transport operations in-house
Wholesale fuels supplier Greenergy has revealed it is planning to bring more of its haulage operations in-house after an initial insourcing operation a year ago proved successful. The nationwide petrol and diesel supplier, which first decided to start running its own transport operations in April 2012 and initially employed 59 drivers ...
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DHL wins Range Rover door interior delivery contract
DHL has won a contract with Faurecia, to deliver Range Rover door interiors produced by the supplier to Jaguar Land Rover.The deal will see DHL provide sequenced deliveries from the tier-one supplier's manufacturing plant in Fradley, Staffordshire to the Jaguar Land Rover site in Solihull, West Midlands.Deliveries will be ...
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The road transport rich list 2013 - Yodel owners still top
Yodel owners the Barclay brothers remain the richest people directly deriving at least a proportion of their wealth from interests in road transport. But there are some surprising new entries in the 2013 Sunday Times Rich List published yesterday.Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay are worth £2.3bn, up £100m on ...
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ArticleCo-op completes logistics overhaul with Castlewood opening
Co-op Castlewood is now openThe Co-operative Group has completed the overhaul of its UK logistics network today (19 April) with the opening of its Castlewood DC in North Derbyshire.The official opening of the £22m DC brings to an end a project begun in 2004 to modernise the retailer’s distribution network, ...
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ArticleKeltbray splashes out on 32 new Scania tippers
Keltbray has added Scania tippers to its fleetConstruction services firm Keltbray has spent £5.5m on 32 new Scania Euro-5 tippers in a bid to improve the safety and efficiency of its fleet.The company, which operates in and around London and also provides decommissioning services, has also entered into an agreement ...
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Palletforce push into Europe gains pace
Pallet network Palletforce has beefed up its continental European coverage by joining new European pallet network alliance Allnet. The four members of the alliance, which was formalised around six weeks ago, include One Express of Italy, Palet System of France and Online Systemlogistik of Germany.Together, the four pallet networks boast ...
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ArticleGoldstar Heathrow comes to Glasgow
Air freight specialist haulier Goldstar Heathrow has opened a depot in Glasgow and is completing the consolidation of its three depots around the London as part of a restructure and expansion of its business.The Glasgow depot,10,000 ft² located near the airport in the city, was set up by Goldstar to ...
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Palletline parts ways with operations director
Palletline has parted ways with its operations director of seven years, Mark Pulford, by 'mutual consent", MotorTransport.co.uk has learnt.Pulford joined the Birmingham-based pallet network in June 2006. He left in February of this year. Before this he was director of operations at Palletline rival Pall-Ex for seven years.Kevin Buchanan, MD ...
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UPN reveals partner structure for revised European service
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has revealed further details about how its European service expansion, revealed early this week, will work in practice.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk, UPN commercial director Dave Brown, said the move to upgrade the network’s existing IT to provide instant pricing, quotes and online ordering for Europe via ...
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Birds Eye extends Norbert Dentressangle contract
Birds Eye has extended its contract with Norbert Dentressangle to include storage and supply of packaging and ambient raw materials at its Lowestoft site.The new part of the contract will also cover on-site shunting across Birds Eye’s manufacturing complex in Lowestoft and temperature-controlled and ambient storage for up to 3,500 ...
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ArticleJam today for Bibby's Iain Speak
Visiting the Atchison Topeka depot in Droitwitch, now run by Bibby Distribution, it is easy to imagine – after seeing a warehouse full of jam ready to go into a famous biscuit – that they have turned the phrase ‘jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today’ on its ...
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ArticleLow cost sat-nav system to boost cycle safety
A low cost satnav-based cycle safety system for trucks navigating through central London endorsed by TfL has been launched by Navevo. Using exclusive data on LGV and cycle flows from Transport for London, ProNav HGV Cyclist Alert is standard on Navevo’s new ProNav PNN420 sat-nav, designed specifically for LGVs, and ...
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ArticleBritish Gypsum cements new deals with DHL and Don-Bur
Construction products manufacturer British Gypsum has entered into a new contract with DHL for the distribution of plaster products from its site at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire. DHL will transport all deliveries from the site to customers across the UK, handling up to 130 full loads a day. British Gypsum ...
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Worth of biofuels in reducing transport emissions questioned
Biofuels are not a cost-effective means of reducing emissions from road transport and pose significant sustainability problems, a new study from independent think-tank Chatham House has suggested.Current biofuels are a more expensive source of energy than fossil fuels and have lower energy densities, meaning that greater volumes of fuel are ...
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ArticleKay Transport buys King Stag (Transport)
Kay Transport has bought King Stag TransportIvybridge, Devon-based Kay Transport has bought King Stag (Transport).The deal, completed on the 12 April, sees the Pallet Track member, which is based in Stalbridge, Dorset, snapped up by the West Country haulier, which is a Palletways member.In a joint letter to customers Kay ...
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Leightons Opticians signs up to TNT Post optometry delivery service
TNT Post has won a contract with Leightons Opticians to coincide with the launch of its optometry delivery service, TNT Optical Solutions.The service will see the firm deliver optical lenses and frames, business documentation and medical specimens to opticians across the country. It will also offer specialist advice to the ...
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Hargreaves raises more than £40m in share placing
Current Tip-ex Haulier of the Year Hargreaves Services has raised £42.3m via a share placing as it looks to expand its portfolio of UK surface mining assets, to the benefit of its transport division.The shares have been placed in two tranches with a mixture of existing and new institutional investors. ...