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Fraikin creates new commercial director and head of transformation roles to fuel business growth
Fraikin has created two new roles within the business to support its growth plans in the business's 40th anniversary year.The two posts, commercial director and head of transformation, will be based in Fraikin's Coventry HQ, reporting to CEO Ed Cowell.Commercial director James Walker was previously sales director at RyderJames Walker ...
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ArticleWhistl appoints new operations director
Whistl has appointed a new operations director, who becomes the third woman on the parcel carrier's executive board. Fabiola Sharratt joins the mail operator from online health and beauty retailer The HUT, where she was group operations director.Sharratt has held other roles in the logistics sector including jobs with the ...
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ArticleIndustry not taking advantage of apprenticeship levy 10 months on, warn experts
It has been 10 months since the government started taxing businesses with the apprenticeship levy. At the moment, only businesses with payrolls of more than £3m have access to the funding pot they are contributing to, but as the levy hits its one-year anniversary the gates should open to smaller ...
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ArticleAxis Fleet Management appoints new business development and key accounts manager
Axis Fleet Management has appointed a new business development and key accounts manager to look after its UK-wide accounts and manage its customer base in the North East of England.Phil Morris joins the business from CNH Industrial, where he was key accounts manager for its Iveco customers.Morris also spent three ...
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ArticleNew MD for DAF dealer Imperial Commercials
DAF dealer group Imperial Commercials has a new MD. Matt Lawrenson joined Imperial Commercials in 2002 and has held roles including general manager, regional director and, most recently, divisional director for Scotland and the East of England.Lawrenson will step down as chairman of the DAF Trucks UK National Dealer Council ...
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ArticleCulina Group member Morgan McLernon appoints new commercial director
Culina Group business Morgan McLernon has appointed Shane Kilpatrick as its new commercial director. Kilpatrick joined the Ireland-based business from DFDS Logistics, where he he was sales director for two and a half years, and has also worked at the Mongomery Transport Group.Kilpatrick said that while the challenges the industry ...
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ArticleTarmac introduces new smartcard for HGV drivers
Tarmac is rolling out a new smartcard for its HGV drivers, which it claims will make it easier for them to move between it’s 400-plus sites.Developed by tech company Reference Point, the cloud-based smartcard system, dubbed OneCard, provides each driver with a personalised card that contains the drivers’ credentials, competencies ...
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ArticleArthur Oakley Transport hires new sales manager from fellow Palletways member
Arthur Oakley Transport has recruited a new sales manager as it sets its views on expanding the business. The Palletways member hired Delia Hynds from fellow Palletways member International Forwarding. With seven years of experience in the sector, Hynds has also worked for TNT and Palletforce.Roger Oakley, owner of Arthur ...
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ArticleDegree-level apprenticeship in supply chain leadership to go live this year
A degree-level apprenticeship standard will be available to the supply chain sector from mid-2018, after Uniserve Group's Supply Chain Leadership framework was approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships.The level 6 apprenticeship is designed to run over a four-year course, with just 20 off-site learning days per year during that time.Students ...
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Clipper Logistics to train warehouse workers as drivers across UK
Clipper Logistics will train its warehouse staff to be HGV drivers under a new initiative across the UK. The training initiative, Resolve, will see the operator train warehouse staff and put them through their Cat C test over the course of a year.The scheme was originally piloted at Clipper's Swadlincote ...
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ArticleSDC Trailers makes former Schmitz Cargobull manager UK sales director
SDC Trailers has appointed a former Schmitz Cargobull sales manager as its UK sales director. David MacDonald joins SDC after 17 years with Schmitz, where he held a number of sales management roles covering the UK, Ireland and international markets.SDC Trailers CEO Enda Cushnahan said: "SDC are delighted to bring ...
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ArticleFortec builds new management team after network director's departure
Fortec has revamped its leadership team after its former network director and general manager of operations left the business last year. The network's new business unit director Craig Johnson joined Fortec last year after two years with Irish food company Greencore. He has also worked as a general manager at ...
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ArticleDavid Hauff appointed general manager of Wincanton's EnergyLink
Wincanton has appointed David Hauff as general manager of Wincanton’s EnergyLink operation.The EnergyLink service which Hauff will head up was launched in 2016, and aims to support the ground fuels, aviation and bitumen markets by lowering distribution costs.One of Hauff's key priorities in his new role will be to focus ...
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ArticleApprentices graduate from Mercedes-Benz apprenticeship programme
Apprentices from Mercedes-Benz dealer SparshattsA trio of young technicians has graduated from the Mercedes-Benz apprenticeship programme.The three technicians James Wickham, Ethan Macrae and Dan Goodwin joined the course three years ago in the hopes of becoming a technician.Goodwin, aged 21, had spent a year at college, studying to be an ...
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Eddie Stobart hires two new sector directors
Eddie Stobart has added two new sector directors to its operations team in order to improve its customer service offering.Antony Leighton has been appointed sector director of manufacturing and industrial and bulk and Nick Winder is the Sector director for retail.Leighton joins with 22 years experience in transport and logistics, ...
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Ryder appoints UK head of area sales
Ryder has appointed Nick Allera as it head of area sales.Allera (pictured) has 27 years of experience in commercial vehicle operations. Before he was appointed, he was a operations manager for Ryder.Allera will lead Ryder's area sales management team across the UK, he will report to John Murray who is ...
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ArticleHGV instructor register signs up more than 500 members in its first year
An HGV instructor register is celebrating a “hugely successful” first year after attracting more than 540 members.The National Register of HGV Instructors (NRI) launched in January 2017 and since then it has had over 20 exam centres approved and carried out 103 examinations.It is committed to promoting higher standards of ...
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ArticleFTA buys dangerous goods training provider TrainingTeam
The FTA has bought specialist training provider T Team, which trades as TrainingTeam. The training provider teaches courses across the UK and online specialising in the movement of dangerous goods by road, rail and sea as well as air cargo security.FTA CEO David Wells said that the move allowed the ...
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ArticleNew gig for AKW Group management training graduate
AKW Group has promoted management trainee George Richards to network support manager. Richards (pictured) joined AKW in 2015 as a transport POD clerk, and AKW said his enthusiasm and eagerness led to a promotion onto the management training programme just months later in January 2016.During his first year in the ...
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ArticlePalletways UK celebrates apprenticeship scheme's fifth anniversary
Palletways UK has celebrated the fifth birthday of its apprenticeship scheme. Since it launched at the end of 2012, 17 apprentices have entered the scheme, with 11 recieving full time employment at its completion.The scheme's apprentice retention rate stands at 79%, which Palletways UK MD Dave Walmsley celebrated as "well ...