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Wincanton wins extensions to transport and warehouse contracts with Dobbies
Wincanton has won extended warehouse and transport contracts to provide premium home delivery, store replenishment and e-commerce services for garden centre retailer Dobbies.
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Fox Group takes delivery of four new Volvo electric trucks
Family-owned Fox Group is taking delivery of four new zero tailpipe emission Volvo trucks which will be used to service a low carbon asphalt plant being constructed at its site in Leyland.
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Don Valley MP visits local haulier JMS Doncaster to discuss industry challenges
Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley, recently visited logistics firm JMS Doncaster where he toured the facilities, met with employees, and discussed key issues impacting the local logistics industry.
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John G Russell acquires Freightliner’s Coatbridge Intermodal Rail Terminal
Scottish logistics giant John G Russell has acquired the Coatbridge Rail Terminal from rail freight and logistics company Freightliner, as part of its wider expansion plans.
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Suckling Transport tanker drivers agree pay deal
Strikes involving Suckling Transport tanker drivers have been called off after the Unite union said it had secured a “significantly improved” pay deal.
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Welch’s Transport announces leadership change as haulier toasts 90 years in business
Welch’s Transport celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and it has used the milestone to announce a new MD – Jim Welch’s son Chris.
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Woody’s expresses satisfaction with Asset Alliance’s truck supplies
Scotland’s Woody’s Express Parcels has taken delivery of eight new DAFs and MANs from Asset Alliance Group in order to help it manage new contracts.
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L&M Transport (UK)’s demise prompted by pandemic’s impact
Immingham’s L&M Transport (UK) had traded successfully for more than 13 years before falling victim to the Covid pandemic, according to a creditor’s report.
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Unipart sees revenue leap to over £1bn in 2023
Supply chain solutions giant Unipart saw a “strong year of growth” in 2023, delivering a record £1bn in turnover, the company announced this week.
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CC & RJ Emerson joins growing list of hauliers in administration
Leicestershire firm CC & RJ Emerson has called in the administrators, adding to the growing list of UK hauliers falling by the wayside.
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Maritime lands major deal as operator of WMI strategic rail freight interchange
Maritime Transport has won a major contract to become the long-term operator of the West Midlands Interchange’s strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) on the West Coast Mainline.
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Ascott Transport adds new warehouse to portfolio as demand grows
Ascott Transport Limited (ATL) has opened a new warehouse at its Midlands hub in Foston, Derbyshire, as part of a major eight-figure investment project aimed at meeting demand from its growing client base.
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White Logistics partners with HVS to trial hydrogen-fuel cell trucks
Worcestershire-based haulier White Logistics is preparing to trial a number of hydrogen fuelled trucks supplied by hydrogen fuel cell truck manufacturer Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS).
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Palletforce receives RoSPA Order of Distinction for exceptional safety standards
EV Cargo’s Palletforce is continuing to set health and safety standards in the sector after becoming the first UK palletised freight network to receive the Order of Distinction from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for earning its 15th consecutive Gold Award.
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Carlton Forest 3PL forced into administration by excess warehouse capacity and rising costs
Worksop-based transport and warehousing firm Carlton Forest 3PL has gone into administration, along with subsidiary Green Forest Solutions LLP and Carlton Forest Group Holdings, after battling rising costs, falling storage rates and overcapacity in the warehousing market.
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Enterprise Flex-E-Rent to recruit over 100 new technicians across 28 depots
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent is recruiting more than 100 new technicians across its 28 depots and has expanded its technician training programme, as part of a wider strategy aimed at dominating the UK commercial vehicle rental sector’s repair and maintenance services.
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Carbon offsetting scheme sees all United Pallet Network deliveries go carbon neutral
From this month all United Pallet Network (UPN) deliveries will be carbon neutral, under a carbon offsetting scheme, the company has announced this week.
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“Positive year of growth” for Pall-Ex despite closure of Poland business
A decision to close Pall-Ex’s network in Poland following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to the group making a loss of more than £3m last year.
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S&J European Haulage enters administration
S&J European Haulage in Melton Mowbray has entered administration after more than 40 years of business.