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Vertellus

Vertellus boosts senior team with new appointments

CV contract hire company Vertellus has appointed a new business development director and a head of marketing to help accelerate its growth.

Kinaxia Logistics

New chief executive at Kinaxia as Michael Conroy announces departure

Kinaxia’s chief executive Michael Conroy said it was “mission accomplished” after announcing he was stepping down to be replaced by Graham Cox.

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ITD recruits new chief revenue officer in growth push

2025-03-14T14:29:00+00:00By

ITD Global, the logistics management specialist, has appointed Dani Mechlowitz to be its chief revenue officer to continue building on its growth in the UK and abroad.

Volumech

Volumech adds two new sales managers to the mix

2025-03-07T13:57:00+00:00By

Volumech has expanded its sales team with the appointment of two new regional sales managers.

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Logistics UK poaches new head of road freight from House of Commons

2025-02-21T17:28:00+00:00By

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Kinaxia Logistics appoints national sales director

2025-02-13T10:57:00+00:00By

Kinaxia Logistics has promoted its regional director Jane Cooper to a new role of national sales director to grow its commercial pipeline.

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Russell Group announces new CEO

2025-01-31T17:21:00+00:00By

The Russell Group has appointed David Paterson to be its new CEO, replacing Alan Poulton who will step down from his role after more than 15 years’ service.

Kammac

Kammac replaces MD after less than a year

2025-01-31T10:58:00+00:00By

Kammac has appointed Kevin Rogers as its MD, replacing Ged Carabini who was in the role for less than a year.

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Lightfoot senior management changes afoot

2025-01-23T12:13:00+00:00By

Fleet tech specialist Lightfoot has promoted its MD Paul Hollick to chief executive, replacing Rupert Lyon Taylor who becomes chief customer officer.

Kinaxia Logistics

Kinaxia kicks off 2025 with board shake-up and new investment strategy

2025-01-16T16:13:00+00:00By

Kinaxia Logistics has announced a series of new board appointments, along with an investment programme for 2025 that it said would embrace AI, staff retention and decarbonisation.

Volumech

Concrete plans for Volumech as it announces new general manager

2024-11-21T16:18:00+00:00By

Volumetric mixer firm Volumech has appointed Steve Cartwright as its new general manager, following the six-year tenure of Brandon Hess.

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Vaculug treads a path to growth and development

2024-11-15T15:35:00+00:00By

            

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Skills Bootcamps for HGV drivers an astonishing success story

Last month, the RHA released a report into the UK’s HGV Driver Workforce. This report stressed how critically dependent the UK economy is on HGV drivers, while outlining the ongoing challenges that the logistics sector faces in maintaining a sustainable driver workforce.

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No more cheap labour – it’s time to pack smarter

The rise in Employer National Insurance is but one factor set to impact e-commerce packaging. So what can be done to alleviate the pain?

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Possibly the peakiest peak ever!

Having been in the industry for over 20 years I would say it was possibly the peakiest peak ever in that it was the busiest and the most condensed. Of course, Black Friday was very late on 29 November and I think, due to ongoing concerns about the cost of ...

Sanders

​National Insurance changes will add £1.7bn to the cost of logistics operations

This will be an interesting and challenging year but there will always be great opportunities for the UK pallet networks and their member hauliers. What we do delivers even greater value when times are hard. And there’s no denying that times may get harder before they improve, for producers, transport ...

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