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MT ArticleFurlough change sees FleetCheck extend free Back to Work App offer until March 2021
FleetCheck is extending its offer of a free driver risk management app following the government’s decision to extend its furlough scheme to March 2021.FleetCheck’s Back to Work App, based on the company’s Vehicle Inspection App, has been adopted by more than 150 fleets since it was launched in June this ...
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MT ArticleMiniclipper strengthens partnership with Heidelberg UK and expands Dunstable facilities after winning major new customers
Miniclipper Logistics is to manage Heidelberg UK’s warehousing operation at its facility in Leighton Buzzard.The company is also set to seek permission to expand its warehousing footprint in Dunstable after landing deals with major new clients.The new deal with Heidelberg sees Palletline and Hazchem member Miniclipper expand its 20-year logistics ...
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MT ArticleRhys Davies saw revenue halve and monthly losses triple as Covid-19 pandemic hit
Transport@truck 4Cardiff haulier Rhys Davies suffered a 50% fall in revenue with losses mounting to £3.5m in the year after it was bought by Cathay Investments, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The haulier went into administration earlier this month just one year after its acquisition by Cathay Investments, after accruing “significant and unsustainable” ...
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MT ArticleYodel reports Black Friday food, wine and drink deliveries up 86% on 2019
Yodel is forecasting volumes to be 40% up on a ‘normal’ year as it rises to the challenge of what it claimed was a permanent change in consumer shopping habits.The delivery company said fresh food, wine and drinks deliveries soared by 86% on Black Friday compared to the previous year.In ...
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MT ArticlePalletline member Mike Watson Transport expands fleet and relocates
Palletline firm Mike Watson Transport (MWT) has moved to larger premises in Bordon, Hampshire as a result of “ongoing growth”.The company has also procured seven new vehicles to service a significant increase in its network delivery volume, which involves expanding into part of the Portsmouth postcode area.Paul Elson, Palletline Logistics ...
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MT ArticleBoughey Distribution hubs awarded top grades after "exceptional year"
Boughey Distribution has received high grades for its warehouses and premises following audits for the BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution accreditation.Its ambient 238,000sq ft warehouse on Crewe Commercial Park (pictured) attained a ‘double A’ standard while, in an unannounced audit, the company’s 48-acre site in Wardle was awarded ...
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MT ArticleBladerunners - Plant Speed calls on Mercedes-Benz for record-breaking contract
A trio of Mercedes-Benz SLT tractor units helped heavy haulier Plant Speed transport what is believed to be the longest wind speed turbine blades ever moved by road in the UK.The Bristol-based operator relied on an 8x4 Actros 4463 and two Arocs eight-wheeler 4163 variants for the commission from a ...
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MT ArticleFortec members "thriving" after shift to B2C
Fortec said its members are seeing "huge spikes" in B2C trade as they "adapt and thrive" in the new Covid landscape.According to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) there was a 37.7% increase in B2C volumes in the first nine months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.In ...
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MT ArticleXPO extends partnership with LPR
XPO Logistics has renewed its UK partnership with La Palette Rouge (LPR), the leading provider of pooled pallets in the consumer goods (FMCG) and retail sectors in Europe.The new contract extends XPO’s relationship with LPR, a division of Euro Pool Group, to two decades.XPO will continue to manage pallet depots ...
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MT ArticleEV Cargo Global Forwarding launches new AI app
EV Cargo Global Forwarding has launched a new mobile app which uses artificial intelligence to help clients monitor global supply chain movements.The app is part of EV Cargo’s aim to “transform logistics into a technology industry”.The first-generation AI Chatbot, dubbed EVie, gives complete visibility of the entire supply chain and ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics lands major Grundfos contract after gaining FORS accreditation
Caroline Moody and Paul JohnsonMoody Logistics and Storage has won a “significant” contract with Danish-based Grundfos after gaining FORS accreditation.The Danish water pump manufacturer made it a condition that the Cramlington-based firm became FORS accredited to ensure the company could gain access to construction sites across the UK.Gaining FORS bronze ...
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MT ArticleOnline support for SMEs during pandemic helps boost volumes at APC Cambridge
APC Cambridge is reporting year-on-year growth of 43% growth, which it attributes to the boom in online shopping in the Cambridge region and the resilience of its SME customers during the pandemic.The company, which is part of parcel delivery network APC, said its top ten customers have achieved an average ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics reports improved performance and builds platform for growth
Tanker company Abbey Logistics is on the road to recovery after more than halving its losses in the past financial year and delivering ‘strong profitability’ this year.Unveiling its annual results to 27 June 2020, Abbey Logistics said underlying EBITDA in the year had risen “significantly” to £4.6m - a 37% ...
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MT ArticleDP World and P&O Ferries offer free transport for Covid-19 vaccines
DP World, which owns P&O Ferries, is “ready to go and awaiting the opportunity” to help the rapid roll out of Covid-19 vaccines across the UK for free.The company told motortransport.co.uk this week it has the infrastructure and capacity to help deploy the vaccine, pointing to deep water ports with ...
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MT ArticleETS Truck and Van becomes Mercedes-Benz authorised repairer
The Blandford Forum branch of ETS Truck and Van in Dorset has become an official Mercedes-Benz Trucks authorised repairer, marking a return to the brand for the firm’s MD Colin Gale (left), after a 26-year hiatus.The move follows ETS’s acquisition and refurbishment of an existing commercial vehicle maintenance facility on ...
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Debenhams distribution operation continues to fulfil online orders
Debenhams’ distribution centres remain open and busy as they continue handling online orders, days after its administrators said they should start winding up the business.The stores are set to close after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing chain.It had been in administration since April, but hopes of ...
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MT ArticleDoncaster refuse collection strikes called off after Suez acts on complaints
Planned strikes by refuse workers in Doncaster employed by Suez Recycling and Recovery have been suspended after the trade union said the company had acted on “bullying” concerns.The four days of industrial action could have disrupted Christmas for residents in South Yorkshire after workers criticised the dismissal of a Unite ...
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MT ArticleWolverhampton residents ask to name their new gritters
From left, Vijay Kumar, gully tanker driver, councillor Steve Evans, David Onions, highway inspector/winter service supervisor and Kevin Tinsley, Martin Harper and David Hodson, reactive highway maintenance operatives.Residents in Wolverhampton have been set the challenge of naming a brand new fleet of gritting lorries, which will keep hundreds of ...
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MT ArticleGloucester parcels firm Lima collapsed as business dried up in pandemic
Gloucester-based parcel delivery firm Lima Logistics collapsed into administration as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, its administrators have said.In a report to creditors, Nicholas Simmonds and Chris Newell at Quantuma Advisory said the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown earlier this year had consequences on the company that lasted ...
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MT ArticleClipper posts 20% rise in turnover in first half-year results since pandemic
Clipper said it had “successfully chartered” the stormy waters of the pandemic to deliver a 20% increase in revenue, which was wholly attributable to growth in its e-fulfilment and returns management divisions.The results for the six months ending 31 October 2020 revealed a £305.2m turnover, along with a 20.1% boost ...