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ArticleFairFuelUK backs call for fuel-tax breakdown on receipts
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has backed Robert Halfon MP’s efforts to introduce legislation to provide a breakdown of the amount of tax paid on fuel receipts.Halfon, founder of the PetrolPromise.com campaign, will make his case for this transparency in the Houses of Commons on 16 October, under the ten-minute rule motion.FFUK supported ...
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ArticleMeachers and Steve Porter Transport launch partnership
Meachers Global Logistics and Steve Porter Transport Group have launched phase one of a partnership they hope will develop, generating new business and stripping out duplication from their respective networks.The strategic partnership, which began in earnest this week after months of preparatory work, sees Meachers trunking the Isle of Wight-based ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Yodel - tough at the top
Last month MT exclusively revealed that Yodel chief executive Jonathan Smith is to leave the parcels firm after two years in charge of the combined DHL Express Domestic UK and HDNL (not to mention 18 months in charge of the DHL business alone).Smith’s CV shows more than 20 years’ experience ...
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ArticleDPD invest £4.3m in new depots in south-east and Scotland
DPD is to open three new depots in London, Southampton and Dundee to handle the expected increase in parcel volumes this Christmas.The expansion - an investment of £4.3m by DPD - is expected to create 150 new jobs across its new depots at Southwark in London, Hedge End in Southampton ...
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ArticleRates squeeze can not go on, warns pallet head
The issue of significant downward rate-pressure remains the elephant in the room despite continued volume growth in the pallet sector, according to network heads.Speaking after the Association of Pallet Networks revealed its members had experienced volume growth of more than 4% in the first half of the year (compared to ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle adds fizz to Villa Soft Drinks
Norbert Dentressangle has won a warehousing and distribution contract with Villa Soft Drinks.The deal involves ND making daily collections from Villa's Bradford headquarters, with products stored at Norbert's Wakefield site in advance of distribution.ND will provide a mix of dedicated services while some loads will be integrated into its shared-user ...
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ArticleGreat Bear says Hello Kitty after Conair deal
Great Bear has won a contract to manage distribution and warehousing for high street brands Hello Kitty, Tresemmé, Babyliss and Cuisinart.As part of the deal, the Tattenhall-based company is to manage the UK distribution centre for Conair, the US firm behind a range of brands in the personal care products ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail gets green light to revamp final mile deliveries
Royal Mail has received approval to revamp its final mile delivery service, and will roll out its Delivery to Neighbour initiative next week.It has received regulatory approval from Ofcom to launch the programme on Monday 1 October, allowing the firm to deliver large items or items that require ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle expand La Palette Rouge facilities
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has moved the Warrington hub of its specialist fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) pallet pooling operation La Palette Rouge (LPR) to a new 50,000ft² facility, injecting £750,000 and doubling the workforce.ND is spending £600,000 on new equipment including pallet inverters, conveyors, spray booth and drying kiln, along ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) wins five year contract with Omya UK
After unveiling double-digit rises in turnover and profit, Turners (Soham) has continued on the upward curve by securing a new five-year contract with Omya UK, one of the country's leading producers of calcium carbonate.The deal for the management and movement of fine powder products, includes a Turners' team based at ...
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ArticleHermes opens Coventry and Carlisle depots
Hermes has opened two depots in Coventry and Carlisle, bringing its network of depots and hubs to a total of 24.The parcel firm says the new sites are necessary to accommodate the expected growth in parcel volumes ahead of the Christmas peak.The new depot in Coventry is expected to handle ...
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ArticleSuttons Group appoints former Norbert Dentressangle man
Suttons Group has announced the appointment of Gilles Letard as head of commercial, Europe & Americas.Letard was formerly commercial director in the road tanker division at Norbert Dentressangle.Commenting on the new appointment, Suttons Group MD Andrew Palmer said: “Gilles brings a wealth of commercial experience to this key role."He has ...
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ArticleWincanton says Lorry Road User Charge too low
Wincanton has slammed the government’s forthcoming Lorry Road User Charge (LRUC) for not doing enough to level the playing field between UK and foreign operators.In a blog on its website the largest UK-owned operator said that the widely reported charge of £10 per day for foreign lorries to run on ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) sees turnover and profit leap
Turnover and profit both rose by some 12% last year at Newmarket, Suffolk-based Turners (Soham), as a prudent approach to rates and new business continued to pay off.In the 12 months to 31 December 2011, turnover jumped 11.9% to just under £235m (2010: £210m); while pre-tax profit rose 12.5% to ...
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ArticleCulina to reduce amount of missed deliveries for Redwood
Culina Logistics has won a new contract with food manufacturer The Redwood Wholefood Company to distribute its products to leading multiples and independent retailers.The contract is being managed from Culina’s Milton Keynes depot.Corby, Northamptonshire-based Redwood decided to change supplier in order to address a number of operational issues – in ...
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ArticleFlooding in the North East disrupts UK Mail deliveries
Flooding and heavy rainfall in the North East earlier this week prevented UK Mail from delivering to customers in some areas.The parcel delivery firm was unable to deliver to customers in some areas of Teeside and Newcastle on Tuesday (25 September), as flooding and road closures disrupted the network from ...
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ArticleRHA welcomes new driver standards framework
The RHA has said the publication of a new framework document defining the skills, knowledge and understanding required by new truck drivers, by the DSA is a welcome step in formalising the profession and improving its image.Jack Semple, director of policy at the RHA, said: “As we have discussed with ...
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ArticleYearsley confirms cold store staff levels
Heywood, Lancashire-based cold storage and distribution specialist Yearsley Group has insisted that its planned new cold store south of Peterborough will employ the number of staff it has previously outlined after a local council voiced concerns.The firm wants to construct a new 385,000 sq ft cold store at the Gateway ...
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Driver framework
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has published a new framework document defining the skills, knowledge and understanding required by truck drivers.National Driving Standard Category C (lorry) outlines what drivers need to know, understand and be able to do in areas such as: preparing a vehicle and its occupants for a ...
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ArticleRHA says customers must start paying realistic backhaul rates
RHA director of policy Jack Semple has called on haulage customers to take more responsibility for ensuring the rates they pay are commercially sustainable.Responding to recent comments by Matthew Kibble Transport in sister publication Commercial Motor (20 September) about backhaul being offered rates as low as £1.10 a mile, Semple ...