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ArticleDHL expands Unilever warehousing capacity
DHL Supply Chain has opened its expanded capacity warehouse for long-term customer Unilever, marking the end of a 21 month project.The Cannock, Staffordshire, centre has the capacity to house 100,000 pallets and will handle all of Unilever’s homecare and ambient food lines for the UK and Ireland – including brands ...
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ArticleCulina shortens Tesco's ambient supply chain
Culina Logistics has shortened ambient supply chains for supermarket giant Tesco, with the roll-out of a new 'Day 1 for Day 2' delivery service.The logistics firm will consolidate suppliers’ deliveries at its multi-user facility in Wolverhampton, for onward trunking to Tesco’s NDC network on a six-day Monday to Saturday cycle.Culina ...
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ArticleWincanton wins contract renewal with WH Smith
Wincanton has signed a contract renewal with WH Smith, which will see its relationship with the high street retailer reach two decades.The logistics provider has won a three-year extension, as part of a collaborative transport agreement, that sees it delivering for a mixture of 30 retailers and manufacturers.By sharing loads ...
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Labour warns on longer semi-trailer cyclist danger
Labour is calling on the government to "reverse its reckless decision" to give the go-ahead for a ten-year trial of longer semi-trailers.In a statement outlining the opposition's current road transport policy, shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle MP says ministers must "stop being dogmatic" and examine evidence from the Department for ...
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ArticleOperators Favour 15.65m
Early indications suggest that the larger 15.65m longer semi-trailer size is proving a more popular option than its 14.6m counterpart in the Department for Transport's (DfT) ten-year trial of the new lengths, announced last December.According to the DfT, “two or three” companies have returned their allowance of the smaller 14.6m ...
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News extra: Kuehne + Nagel on growth track
International Swiss-based freight and logistics business Kuehne + Nagel reaped the benefits of its long term growth strategy with record results in the 12 months to 31 December 2011.Globally, K+N saw net profit rise to CHF606m (£421m) on turnover of CHF19.6bn (£13.6bn), increases of 12.2% and 9% respectively after the ...
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Harlequin wins first contract with Kellogg's
Haulage consortium Harlequin Logistics has injected some snap, crackle and pop into its five members after revealing that its first contract has been signed with Kellogg’s. Harlequin will deliver some 15,000 Kellogg’s loads a year from the cereal manufacturer’s depot in Manchester to retailers’ RDCs, wholesalers and cash and ...
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ArticleThe great car adventure - John Harvey part 2
John Harvey recalls Tibbett & Britten’s (T&B) time in the car industry as a “great adventure”; he does not regret moving into the sector, but wishes T&B had exited sooner as he tells Justin Stanton.Ultimately, the Ford contract forced Harvey to announce T&B’s first profit warning just two days after ...
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United Biscuits drivers complete CPC training
All 68 drivers at United Biscuits have now successfully completed their final 7.5 hours of Driver CPC training.Bill Hooton, national transport controller at United Biscuits, says he is “delighted and proud” that all drivers have completed their CPCs. “We are committed to ongoing annual training and recognise the benefits, as ...
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ArticleInterview with a legend - John Harvey part 1
A legend, a pioneer, an inspirational leader – just some of the names John Harvey has been called. Justin Stanton caught up with him for an indepth interview.Just about any aspect of transport, logistics and supply chain management you can think of, Harvey has been there, seen it and done ...
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ArticleTDG buy puts ND UK logistics in top spot
The head of Norbert Dentressangle’s (ND) UK logistics believes 2012 will see the operation cement its number one spot in ND’s overall international operations as the business shifts into another gear following the integration of TDG.In ND’s latest results, the UK outperformed all other countries to become its logisitic division’s ...
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Reed Boardall has right price for Asda
The distinctive happy surfing polar bear adorning the sides of Reed Boardall Transport’s temperature controlled trailers had extra cause for celebration on Friday (9 March) as the company’s MD Tom Cassells was kept busy collecting accolades at the Asda Carrier of the Year awards.A sell-out audience at Leeds’ Queens Hotel ...
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Maritime Transport appoints two new MDs
Maritime Transport has created two new director positions to handle distribution and container transport at the firm.Simon Smart and David Boomer, both previously operations directors at the firm, have become MD, container transport and MD, containers respectively.Maritime says the appointments were required to strengthen senior management at the firm and ...
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ArticleAPN and TfL hold 'productive' pre-Olympics briefing
Transport for London (TfL) has held an Olympic briefing with members of the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) to build ties ahead of this summer’s Games.Despite APN representing eight networks consisting of more than 650 hauliers, chairman Paul Sanders has previously expressed frustration at a lack of engagement with Olympic ...
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ArticleStrong performance from the UK buoys Ceva profit
Ceva has singled out the performance of its business in the UK for having a "very strong year" in 2011 after the Netherlands-based logistics giant revealed a 10% rise in profit.Speaking to MT.co.uk, Leigh Pomlett, president for Northern Europe at Ceva, singled out delivery from the UK and Poland as ...
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ArticleCity Link unveils recovery plan
City Link’s new MD has put in place a three-year turnaround strategy at the struggling parcels business in the wake of “disappointing” losses.The plan will see City Link break-even within the next four months, make a profit by Q4, and become a £500m business in the next three years, through ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel stays on growth track
Kuehne + Nagel’s acquisition of international groupage specialist RH Freight in March last year caught many in the industry – including Motor Transport it has to be said - by surprise. But it was all part of the Swiss-owned global logistics business’ long term strategy, as Glenn Lindfield, KN’s senior ...
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ArticleVote now for Fleet Truck and Fleet Van of the Year
The Motor Transport Fleet Truck and Fleet Van of the Year are so highly valued because they are chosen by you, the operator. A jury of leading operators and journalists has drawn up a long list of eligible vehicles. To have your say on which of these are named Fleet ...
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ArticleCalling all high performing teams
Are you a member or manager of a high performing team working in road transport?If so you need to enter the new Team of the Year category of the Motor Transport Awards.Created to recognise the very best in team working, the Team of the Year award will go to the ...
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ArticleSkills minister to present Apprenticeship Award
John Hayes, the minister for further education, skills and lifelong learning responsible for apprentice training, is expected to present the first Apprenticehsip of the Year award at the Motor Transport Awards on 13 June.This is a new category introduced to recognise and encourage appreantice training by road transport operators. This ...