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    Whistl rebrands Clientbase to Whistl Fulfilment a year after acquisition

    2021-11-03T16:14:00Z

    Logistics specialist Whistl has rebranded Devon-based Clientbase Fulfilment as Whistl Fulfilment, a year after acquiring the company.The 300-strong team, based in Plymouth and Paignton, manage inbound contact centre operations, warehousing, fulfilment and business support functions across a portfolio of more than 50 clients.Customers include Sarah Raven, Dogs Trust, Madeleine, Peter ...

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    Hastings Freight sold to husband and wife duo in management buyout

    2021-11-03T11:18:00Z

    Husband and wife duo, George and Claire Hewitt, have completed a management buyout of Hastings Freight Limited (HFL), one of the founding members of Palletways.The couple said their investment in the Chesterfield-based firm will stabilise the business and provide a strong platform for its future development.The Hewitts have acquired a ...

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    AO opens fourth warehouse in Crewe

    2021-11-02T14:35:00Z

    Online electricals retailer AO is set to open its fourth warehouse in Crewe, creating over 80 new jobs and adding over 300,000sq ft of new distribution space to its logistics network.AO Logistics, which already has three warehouses in the town, is opening Crewe 305 at Crewe Commercial Park this month.The ...

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    Tesco Distribution uses “resilience and agility” to boost profit during pandemic

    2021-11-02T09:24:00Z

    Tesco Distribution displayed “incredible resilience and agility” in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic last year to deliver a 23% boost in pre-tax profits.Reporting its latest annual results to 28 February 2021, the company revealed a rise in turnover to £1890.5m (2020: £1791.2m) and a boost in pre-tax profits to ...

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    Maritime drivers give thumbs up to new ANPR payment system on M6Toll

    2021-11-01T17:06:00Z

    Drivers from Maritime Transport have given a 100% approval rating of Midland Expressway’s new ANPR technology which is being piloted on the M6toll.The trial sees Maritime and a number of other fleets paying for their journeys on the M6toll via the new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) based tolling system.ANPR ...

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    Roads minister visits DHL driver training centre

    2021-11-01T15:00:00Z

    Roads Minister Baroness Vere (pictured fourth from left) praised DHL’s HGV driver training programme this week in a visit to the newly opened DHL Supply Chain Transport Development Centre (TDC).The centre is a key component in DHL’s new Driving Ambition training programme which provides fully funded training for applicants to ...

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    Bath International Transport boosts fleet as post-pandemic demand for events soars

    2021-11-01T14:20:00Z

    Events haulier Bath International Transport is adding another Mega Liner curtainsider from Krone Trailer UK to its fleet after seeing a post-pandemic resurgence in demand.The Bristol-based company has chosen the new trailer for its ability to carry outsized, high value loads as well as conventional cargo.MD Gary Bath, said: “During ...

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    Mark Lee Transport joins The Pallet Network

    2021-10-29T16:32:00Z

    The Pallet Network (TPN) has welcomed new member Mark Lee Transport to its fold, after the Bradford operator sought out an additional service to complement its blue-chip haulage business.The company said it specifically approached TPN after industry contacts said the network was the “preferred option”.MD Mark Lee said: “We know ...

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    New cabotage rules will force more drivers to park overnight in laybys, Logistics UK warns

    2021-10-29T15:18:00Z

    Relaxing cabotage rules for foreign operators in the UK will force more drivers to park up overnight in lay-bys, according to Logistics UK.HMRC announced this week it was allowing until 30 April 2022 unlimited cabotage movements of HGVs for up to 14 days after arriving in the UK on a ...

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    Yodel conjures up Merlin2 parcel sorting system as volumes soar

    2021-10-29T14:56:00Z

    Yodel’s engineering wizards have created a new sortation system called Merlin2, which it said will handle delicate and irregular shaped parcels in response to booming volumes.The system is located at Yodel’s Shaw sorting centre and is its second automated out of gauge facility following the original Merlin, introduced in Wednesbury ...

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    DPD set to open £150m parcel hub in Leicestershire

    2021-10-29T11:43:00Z

    DPD’s £150m parcel hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire will be fully operational ahead of the Black Friday and Christmas period, the parcel delivery group has confirmed.The depot is the company’s fifth in the UK and one of the largest fully-automated domestic parcel hubs in Europe.DPD said Hub 5, close to junction ...

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    Hermes opens pop-up depot in Birmingham to handle peak season

    2021-10-28T11:36:00Z

    Hermes UK has opened another pop-up distribution depot, this time at Meteor Park in Birmingham.The delivery firm said the move created 135 seasonal jobs at the 112,000 sq ft warehouse, which opened ahead of the peak Black Friday and Christmas periods.The depot can handle over 120,000 parcels each day and ...

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    ELB Partners adds Volvo FM Globetrotters to fleet

    2021-10-28T11:09:00Z

    ELB Partners has spent more than £1m future-proofing its fleet after investing in nine new Volvo FM Globetrotters.The 6x2 units all have a three-star rating under London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and are the first of this rating to leave Volvo’s factory and be pressed into service.Two of the tractor ...

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    Wincanton agrees deal with toy maker MGA Entertainment

    2021-10-28T10:33:00Z

    Wincanton has won a five-year contract with children’s toys manufacturer MGA Entertainment, providing final mile deliveries to retailers and customers’ homes.Operating out of Wincanton’s automated warehouse in Middlewich, the contract involves the logistics company storing, picking and delivering around 250,000 products per week during peak periods.Read more Wincanton chief ...

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    Moody Logistics hails in-house driver apprenticeship scheme

    2021-10-27T13:44:00Z

    Moody Logistics and Storage has described its in-house training programme as a “huge success” after its first two driver apprentices gained their Class 2 licences in less than five months.Joe Chan (left) and Tony Hunter, both 24, are the first to graduate after the Cramlington-based firm set up its own ...

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    Turners (Soham) tanker drivers see pay boosted by 17.5%

    2021-10-27T09:01:00Z

    Tanker drivers employed by Turners (Soham) on the Cargill contract in Liverpool have secured a bumper 17.5% pay deal, Unite has announced.The 24 tanker drivers, who deliver bulk liquid food products to food manufacturers across the UK, are to receive a 17.5% increase in all elements of their pay for ...

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    Clipper Logistics opens new South Wales facility for Wilko to help boost retailer’s e-fulfilment business

    2021-10-26T12:04:00Z

    Clipper Logistics has opened a new warehouse facility in Magor, South Wales, in partnership with home and garden retailer, Wilko.The new development saw Clipper work closely with the Wilko team to deliver the facility within four months.Clipper Logistics has worked with Wilko for the past 10 years, recently helping streamline ...

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    Panther Logistics wins deal to become sole delivery partner to Cult Furniture

    2021-10-26T11:21:00Z

    Northamptonshire-based Panther Logistics is continuing its run of new contract wins after being selected by online retailer Cult Furniture to be its sole delivery partner.Panther will be delivering heavier items such as sofas and tables and will be offering Cult customers delivery to a room of choice and removal of ...

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    BMW Mini car production threatened as Imperial Logistics HGV drivers vote to strike

    2021-10-25T16:56:00Z

    Mini car production at BMW’s Cowley plant could be severely disrupted after HGV drivers at Imperial Logistics International UK, who deliver components to the factory, voted in favour of a six-day strike.The warning from union Unite comes after HGV drivers at the haulage firm voted 94% in favour of strike ...

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    Abbey Logistics extends Viridor plastics recycling deal at new £250m Avonmouth facility

    2021-10-25T16:48:00Z

    Road tanker and logistics company Abbey Logistics has extended its partnership with recycling and waste management company Viridor.The two companies began working together last year through Abbey’s bag to bulk facility where Abbey provided reformatting and bulk transport services for recycled polymers from Viridor’s Skelmersdale facility.Since then, the partnership has ...