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MT ArticleDawsongroup Finance wins £15m Christmas leasing deal with supermarket chain
Dawsongroup Finance has won a major leasing contract worth £15m to supply trucks and trailers to an unnamed supermarket chain, allowing it to expand its delivery capacity over the Christmas period.The Ringwood-based company is looking to assist logistics and material handling companies prepare for what it expects to be an ...
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MT ArticleWhistl expands warehousing in Rushden and Northampton
Whistl has taken leases on 450,000sq ft of warehouse space to meet the growing demand for its fulfilment and contact centres.The company has taken 300,000sq ft at Belkin House, Express Business Park, expanding its existing Rushden fulfilment capability and is opening its fifth fulfilment centre, located in Unit 3 Northampton ...
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MT ArticleNikola and owner Trevor Milton hit with grand jury subpoenas amid fraud allegations
Electric and hydrogen truck start-up Nikola and owner Trevor Milton have been issued with grand jury subpoenas from the US attorney’s office amid allegations of fraud.Milton resigned from his role as chief executitve of Nikola in September after a report from hedge fund firm Hindenburg Research claimed the company's success ...
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MT ArticleIveco On launched to help customers better navigate manufacturer’s services
Iveco has launched new software to help customers get the best out of its expanding range of services.Iveco On groups together the brand’s extensive portfolio of services with the aim of improving customers’ vehicle uptime and fleet efficiency and productivity, whilst reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) and ensuring driver’s ...
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MT ArticleWH Malcolm braces for financial impact of pandemic in 2020
WH Malcolm saw pre-tax profits rise by more than half last year but warned that the Covid-19 pandemic will have an adverse impact on the company’s performance this year, despite a strong performance from its logistics division in the food and drink sector during lockdown.Reporting its annual results to 31 ...
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MT ArticleMeachers Global Logistics inks five-year partnership with Toob
Meachers Global Logistics has signed a five-year agreement with broadband provider Toob to act as its national distribution centre across the south of England.As part of the deal, Meachers has extended its warehouse, logistics and transport facilities over an additional half an acre at Solent Gateway in Marchwood.Toob is investing ...
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MT ArticleHaulier John Mackirdy boosts fleet with Carrier Transicold Vector refrigeration unit
Bute-based haulier John Mackirdy has taken delivery of a new Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 MT multi-temperature refrigeration unit as part of wider plans to increase fleet efficiency and improve business sustainability.The new 13.6-metre double deck, which is mounted to the company’s first ever double-deck trailer, is manufactured by Gray ...
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MT ArticlePrometeon lands contract extension as Mitchell & Webber’s fleet tyre partner
Prometeon Tyre Group UK has been awarded a 12-month contract extension as Mitchell & Webber’s fleet tyre partner.This latest contract extension between south-west-based fuel distributor Mitchell & Webber and Prometeon, covers the supply of tyres for all vehicles in the Mitchell & Webber fleet, which includes more than 50 trucks ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce pledges long-term support to food aid charities
EV Cargo’s Palletforce has pledged its supply chain expertise and financial support to charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust after being inspired by their work and efforts to redistribute food during the Covid-19 pandemic.During the pandemic, Palletforce and its members have played a key role in distributing food and grocery ...
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MT ArticleHermes takes on space at Panattoni Park in Nottingham as online shopping boom continues to drive growth
From left: John Proctor (director of FHP Property Consultants); councillor Tim Hallam; councillor Janet Patrick (mayor of Broxtowe); Milan Radulovic MBE (leader of Broxtowe Borough Council); Ryan Dawson (interim head of planning and economic developments) and Simon Jenkins (development director for Panattoni)Hermes has leased a commercial unit at Panattoni Park ...
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MT ArticleVW extends reach into US truck market in $3.7bn Traton-Navistar deal
VW has extended its reach into the US truck manufacturing market after signing off on a $3.7bn deal for its heavy-truck unit Traton to acquire Navistar International.Navistar, the maker of International branded trucks, is a major player in North America.The deal will allow Traton, which makes Scania and MAN vehicles, ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex rebounds strongly after "momentary blip"
Pall-Ex Group said last year’s pre-tax loss was “a momentary blip” and it has achieved a turnaround in 2020 with profits of over £2m.Referring to the group’s financial results for the year ending 31 July 2019, which showed that although it increased revenues by 3%, it also reported a pre-tax ...
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MT ArticleBrexit bureaucracy could put further dent in profits, admits EM Rogers
Northampton-based EM Rogers (Transport) said its Dutch business was expected to have “an increasingly significant role” as it looked to an uncertain future post-Brexit.In its latest financial results for the year ending 31 January 2020, the haulage and truck sales firm said increased border controls would have a damaging effect ...
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MT ArticleKerry Logistics posts healthy profit after expanding sales teams
Kerry Logistics (UK), the Manchester-based 3PL and freight forwarding company, boosted its profit by 28.8% in the year ending 31 December 2019 following investment in its sales teams.Turnover in the period rose £613,000 to £70.6m, although it also saw a reduction in volumes following a strategic decision to “focus on ...
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MT ArticleWincanton offloads Pullman Fleet Services as half-year results endorse new growth strategy
Wincanton has sold off its UK commercial vehicle repair and maintenance company, Pullman Fleet Services (PFS) to asset management firm Aurelius as it focuses on its more profitable core markets.The sale of PFS follows its recent hiving off of its container business to Maritime for around £1.5m.In a statement, the ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex opens new Daventry hub on Fortec site as volumes soar
Pall-Ex has opened a 210,000sq ft hub on the same site as its newly acquired Fortec distribution facility, in order to accommodate rocketing freight volumes.It said the central hub at Watling Park near Daventry will prove “vital” for freight handling for onward distribution during peak periods, such as Black Friday ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart defiant after plan to build Warrington distribution centre is rejected
Eddie Stobart said it would continue fighting to build a national distribution centre in Warrington after its latest application was refused by the Secretary of State.The company originally lodged proposals for the scheme in 2018, which involve the construction of a state-of-the-art warehouse facility opposite its base on the Stretton ...
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MT ArticleFelixstowe port "fully operational" but high container volumes may last into 2021
Felixstowe port has warned that the high container volumes it is currently dealing with could last into the new year, but that it remained “fully operational”.In a statement on its website, now removed, it said that “there is a significant amount of misinformation being circulated” about the port’s operational status ...
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MT ArticleWhistl UK profits down £4.7m but turnover climbs
Whistl UK reported a £4.7m pre-tax loss in 2019 as it battled to remain competitive in the parcels and Downstream Access (DSA) markets as start-up inefficiencies racked up at its Bedford ‘super hub’.However, group revenues rose by 12.6% to £635m for the year ending 31 December 2019 and it enjoyed ...
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MT ArticlePalletline signs recycling specialist
North East transport firm Gurteen Recycling has joined Palletline.Established in 2012, the Newcastle-based company began by taking over a collection round picking up recyclable materials from automotive outlets in the region, as well as in Scotland, and the business is now expanding nationwide.Read more Palletline takes on four warehouse ...