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MT ArticleYodel's Father's Day figures confirm online sales higher than ever
Yodel is grafting hard to ensure gifts for Father’s Day arrive on time this year, with research suggesting the rise in online purchases remains higher than ever.The parcel carrier said feedback from customers revealed 18% had bought their dad a gift in the last week, compared with 7% in 2020.Personalised ...
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MT ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain warehouse investment to create hundreds of jobs
Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG) has invested in a 346,000 sq ft warehouse in Sheffield, which it said will create hundreds of jobs and supports its expansion plans.The opening of the Smithywood centre marks the Yorkshire-headquartered company’s fifth UK site.It said Sheffield was chosen for its location and labour market: ...
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MT ArticlePickfords profits rise despite drop in turnover
Profits increased at removals firm Pickfords Move Management last year, but the impact of Covid-19 knocked almost a fifth off its turnover.Latest financial results for the year ending 30 September 2020 showed that the company increased pre-tax profit by 37% to £2.1m, but revenue reduced by 19.6% to £47.3m.Gross profit ...
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MT ArticleDVSA and haulage firm face further probe after fatal road accident
A coroner has asked the DVSA and a Nottinghamshire haulage firm to respond to concerns about securing loads on tipper lorries, after a motorist died when a lump of concrete smashed through his windscreen.Paul Wainwright Construction Services and the enforcement agency have until 8 July to respond to assistant coroner ...
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MT ArticlePML draws up plan to resolve Kent parking ban row
PML MD Mike Parr (pictured) has waded into the escalating dispute over Kent County Council's plan to ban trucks from parking in several areas of Kent for more than 45 minutes.The logistics specialist is working on ways to tackle the issue, he said, amid serious health and safety concerns.A temporary ...
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MT ArticleWhistl’s Posthub wins blue chip customers in first six months
Logistics, parcels and mail firm Whistl has landed a tranche of new customers for its Posthub operation since its launch in January this year.New clients for the Bristol-based business include Radio Times, Harrods and Graham and Green.Read more Whistl to open three new e-fulfilment sites creating 200 jobs ...
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MT ArticleBowring Transport fights back to recovery after tragic loss of MD and tough pandemic lockdown
Family firm Bowring Transport has seen business return to pre-Covid levels after an annus horribilis which saw the sudden loss of the firm’s much loved MD David Bowring from pancreatic cancer in January 2020, closely followed by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.The company, which is based in Mansfield ...
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MT ArticleBRC Haulage and director fined almost £10,000 for illegally dumping waste
A haulage company and its director have been fined £9,923 for moving waste in and out of an illegal waste site in Fineshade, Northamptonshire.Peterborough firm BRC Haulage and its director Robert Canavan pleaded guilty to a number of charges at Northampton Magistrates Court last week.These included three charges of illegally ...
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TPN opens second pop-up hub in Coventry to meet demand surge
The Pallet Network (TPN) has launched a second pop-up hub at Coventry, transforming an unoccupied industrial unit into a fully operational site in just one week.It replaces TPN’s first pop-up hub which it created in the unoccupied NEC during the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020.TPN said the pop-up hub ...
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MT ArticleBuoyant pharma sector helps Kammac triple profit in 2020
Kammac saw its pre-tax profit more than triple last year, with turnover up by over 70%, driven by “new opportunities” in the pharmaceutical sector.The family firm, which was founded by MD Paul Kammac in 1988, operates depots in Burton, Knowsley, Manchester, Worksop and its Skelmersdale headquarters near Liverpool.Reporting its latest ...
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MT ArticleNew five-year deal sees Unipart Logistics strengthen ties with Jaguar Land Rover
Unipart Logistics has landed a five-year deal to run the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover global parts logistics centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, which will open in 2022.Unipart has been selected by Jaguar Land Rover to provide aftermarket parts logistics for both the Jaguar and Land Rover luxury automotive ...
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MT ArticleX2 (UK) secures one-stop-shop 4PL packaged oils distribution contract
X2 (UK) has won a £4.5m contract for the distribution of packaged oils across the UK and Ireland for manufacturer ADM in Purfleet.The 4PL said the three-year contract would simplify ADM’s current multi-haulier solution by providing a single management function, with X2 overseeing the planning, optimisation, customer booking in, delivery, ...
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MT ArticleWasteCare adds Isuzu 3.5 tonners for gas cylinder collection
Recycling firm WasteCare has continued its 20-year relationship with Isuzu by adding 10 new 3.5-tonne Grafters to its fleet for the first time.The N35.125 (E) dropside rigids have been put to work in the company’s gas cylinder recycling division where they are repatriating used gas cylinders from local authorities, waste ...
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MT ArticleFerguson Transport expands business with metal fabricator
Cramlington-based Fergusons Transport has expanded its partnership with design specialist Universal Wolf, following a successful tie-in to build and deliver 750 NHS Covid beds.The haulier said the manufacturer now uses Fergusons trucks and trailers to transport its goods across the country and its “strong business collaboration” has resulted in it ...
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MT ArticleNWF trading benefits from higher demand for fuels and food
NWF Group, the fuel, food and feed distributor, said pre-tax profit is now expected to be ahead of market expectations following a strong trading performance in the fourth quarter.In a trading update, it said all its divisions had remained fully operational throughout the period ending 31 May 2021 and it ...
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MT ArticleSSO joins Pallet Track to cover part of Warrington postcodes
SSO Logistics on Merseyside has become the latest member of the Pallet Track network, a move it said would create 12 new jobs.The St Helens company also said it would be able to cut its carbon footprint through vehicle load optimisation and its proximity to Pallet-Track’s northern hub, as it ...
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MT ArticleEFS swoops for Courier Connections as acquisition spree continues
North West logistics firm EFS Global shows no signs of leaving the acquisition trail after announcing its latest purchase – Scottish-based Courier Connections.The deal marks the latest in a growing line of businesses EFS has bought and will also act as a springboard for future growth north of the border.It ...
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MT ArticleScottish haulier Northwards invests £1.5m on fleet expansion
Scottish transport firm Northwards is spending £1.5m on new vehicles this year, as well as undertaking a major rebranding exercise to reflect its growth strategy.The company, which has depots in Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, Inverness and Scrabster, invested in its fleet earlier this year to allow it to fulfil a new ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex doubles network team with raft of appointments
Pall-Ex Group has doubled its network team to 12 following its acquisition of Fortec and the introduction of a shareholder model.The group said its newly bolstered team would ensure that shareholders meet quality and customer service standards, support individual business growth plans and aid member recruitment.Laura Brown, Nick Antill-Holmes, Alice ...
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MT ArticleRomac Logistics boosts fleet with ten gas-powered Iveco S-Way NP 460 tractors
Middleton-based Romac Logistics has added 10 new 4x2 IVECO S-WAY CNG tractors to its 220-strong fleet, with plans to add a further ten of them later this year.The company said the addition of the ten CNG-powered trucks have already attracted new enquiries, thanks to their ability to cut CO2 emissions ...