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ArticleOperators face fines if drivers don't hold Driver Qualification Cards
Logistics employers will face a £1,000 fine if their drivers are caught working professionally without having a Driver Qualification Card (DQC) with them.The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) warns that not only will drivers themselves be fined up to £1,000 if they can't produce a DQC when stopped by Vosa, but ...
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ArticleAutologic acquires Spirit Motortransport assets
Autologic has made its third asset acquisition from failed car transporter hauliers in as many years.Through its subsidiary Walon it has acquired certain assets of Spirit Motortransport, which entered administration on Friday 11 May.Autologic says the assets acquired comprise car transporters, IT and office equipment and the goodwill attached to ...
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ArticleUPS secures TNT Express takeover funding
UPS has announced it has the funding in place for the acquisition of TNT Express, which was announced on 19 March.The US parcels giant will finance the deal by using €3.7bn of cash from its balance sheet and around €1.46bn via existing credit facilities.Totalling €5.16bn, the original deal reached between ...
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ArticleCVA at Circle Express
Creditors at airfreight haulier Circle Express unanimously voted to approve a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).The Slough-based logistics firm appointed turnaround firm KSA Group to devise a CVA to enable the business to carry on trading while it repays its debts over five years at a rate of 38.3p/per pound owed ...
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ArticleApprenticeship of the Year shortlist profiled
Dextra GroupIn 2007, North Dorset lighting firm Dextra Group wanted to offer young people an entry into logistics, however it soon discovered there were no relevant apprenticeships offered at that time. Undeterred, it enlisted the help of Wiltshire Transport Training and Skills for Logistics to develop its own two-year programme: ...
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ArticleHaulier of the Year shortlist profiled
CM DowntonThis family-run firm based in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, has achieved the remarkable feat of growing turnover and doubling operating profit since the credit crunch struck in 2008, a performance described as "spectacular" by one judge. In an industry where a profit margin of 3% or 4% is not unusual, ...
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ArticleBVRLA calls on DfT to provide more lorry road user charge details
Industry associations are urging the government to provide finer details on its proposed lorry road user charge (LRUC) following the end of the scheme’s consultation period.The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has questioned how a new grant, set to replace the Reduced Pollution Certificate (RPC) as part of ...
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ArticleNetwork of the Year shortlist profiled
Palletways (UK)Palletways has a Europe-wide network of more than 300 members handling some 27,000 pallets per day across the group. Its central hub in Lichfield is supported via centrally-owned sites in London (Greenford and Dartford) and a Scottish hub in Edinburgh. Its UK business, the engine room of the group ...
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ArticleSeafield Logistics wins screed distribution contract
Seafield Logistics went into administration in JuneNotts-haulier Seafield Logistics has won a two and a half year contract with floor screed manufacturer Lafarge Gyvlon.The win adds to Seafield’s contract with Gyvlon to distribute its products to Ireland, which it has held since July 2011. The new contract will also see ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution wins Dairy Crest renewal
Gregory Distribution has renewed its farm collection contract with Dairy Crest at Davidstow in Cornwall.The new contract, which commences on 2 December, is for a period of three years.In a statement the company says: “This renewal is a reflection of the continued commitment by all Gregory staff involved in the ...
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ArticleUPS employs two wheels, two feet and the River Thames for Games deliveries
UPS has revealed it will be using bicycles, couriers on foot and London’s waterways in a bid to minimise delivery disruption during the Games period.Following successful trials in January and February in multiple postcodes around central London, the US logistics giant has decided to incorporate a fleet of bicycles into ...
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ArticleCanute Group buys 12th warehouse
Essex-based Canute Group has bought its 12th warehouse site, a facility in Great Blakenham, Suffolk.The development marks the 12th site to be added to Canute’s expanding portfolio of facilities throughout the UK, following the addition of the Coventry and Warrington depots.Supporting the Port of Felixstowe, the 105,000ft² site will have ...
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News extra: Clarifying the rules on TUPE
Most operators understand the principles of the TUPE. If a company buys another then it must take on its staff or pay redundancy at their existing terms and conditions if their services are not required.However, a case where 35 workers claimed they had been wrongly sacked by two operators has ...
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ArticleBridgestone backs Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme
Tyre maker Bridgestone has become the first commercial organisation to financially back the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS).The partnership agreement will enable the FTA, which manages the scheme, to develop a series of annual low carbon awards and a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the business benefits for operators ...
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Significant improvement expected at CityLink despite widening losses
City Link parent Rentokil Initial is optimistic the troubled parcel carrier is on the road to recovery despite its latest results showing losses increased in the first three months of the year.In his statement to the market, Rentokil Initial CEO Alan Brown, says City Link losses were higher than the ...
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ArticleFleet Engineer of the Year shortlist profiled
Andrew Davis, Carlsberg UKAs the only major UK brewer with its own delivery service, Carlsberg UK takes a different approach to serving its on-trade customers. This extends to the focus for fleet engineer Andrew Davis on improving the efficiency of the operation while delivering best in class service.Carlsberg UK operates ...
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ArticleDHL Express opens Kent DC
DHL Express has opened a new service centre in Maidstone, Kent, to manage a 40% increase in export business in the area.The new 24,000ft² centre is predicted to handle 750,000 shipments annually, and will offer international (express parcel) services to and from the UK, including a drop off and collection ...
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ArticleYearsley Group begins £20m depot expansion
Frozen food specialist Yearsley Group is to expand cold storage facilities at its Hareshill Distribution Park headquarters in Manchester.Construction of a new 160,000ft² unit, adjacent to its existing facility, will begin in June to help meet demand from its growing portfolio of contracts.Once completed, the new £20m Hareshill unit will ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide opens £20m DC
Freight and warehousing specialists Europa Worldwide Logistics has opened a new £20m purpose-built distribution centre in Birmingham.Constructed in just 24 weeks, the new 155,000ft² facility at ProLogis Park, Minworth, brings together a number of the company's operating divisions under one roof, including European express, seafreight, national distribution, exhibition and project ...
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ArticleLondon's contenders for mayor on what they'd do for road transport
By the end of today Londoners will have voted to elect a new mayor. The victor will have a significant impact on road freight, with both regional and national players affected by the policy decisions taken during the next four years.MT cherry-picks some of the key promises from the ...