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    Boughey Distribution hails team after sites are given top marks by inspectors

    2023-02-27T17:04:00Z

    Boughey Distribution has been awarded three ‘AA’ grades in the BRCGS Storage and Distribution standard for its sites in Wardle, Crewe and a Co-Pack facility also in Wardle.The haulier said it was the third consecutive audit that its Crewe warehouse achieved the highest grade possible and its Wardle facility received ...

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    Trans European Port Services rebrands

    2023-02-27T16:20:00Z

    Hull-based export supply chain specialist Trans European Port Services (TEPS) has rebranded and overhauled its website.It said the newly updated website and online platform offered a user-friendly experience that guides prospective and existing clients through lean management strategies, supply chain practices and processes.It now also provides details about how it ...

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    DX reports 95% surge in profits as growth plan continues

    2023-02-27T15:34:00Z

    DX said it had produced its strongest half-year trading results in seven years, with a 15% increase in revenues to £231.3m.The group said adjusted pre-tax profits also rose, by 95% to £9.2m during the six months ending 31 December 2022, up from £4.7m in the same period in 2021.Group operating ...

  • East Midlands based Lockwood Group joins Palletline
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    Palletline welcomes Lockwood Group

    2023-02-27T14:59:00Z

    Lockwood Group has joined the Palletline network, which the midlands firm said would help it to reduce its final leg delivery area in DE postcodes.Keith Allsop, Lockwood transport and warehouse director, said: “A highly-respected member-owned network with a 30-year heritage, the company has a reputation for innovation and for going ...

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    Devereux blames fatal accident and rising fuel costs for slide in profits

    2023-02-27T12:14:00Z

    Devereux Transport and Distribution increased sales by 6.4% last year, but profits dipped into the red after the Billingham-based firm settled an HSE fine following a fatal accident.The company reported revenues of £13.9m for the year ending 31 March, an increase of £835,000 on the previous year’s results.Gross profit was ...

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    DPD buys courier firm Absolutely to bolster same-day service

    2023-02-27T11:55:00Z

    DPD has snapped up South East final-mile courier Absolutely in a move aimed at strengthening its same day delivery offering.Absolutely has a fleet of around 200 couriers servicing clients ranging from fashion brands and health organisations to law firms and media businesses.Its fleet includes an expanding number of zero-emission vehicles, ...

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    Fiveways adds dedicated Terberg Orus food waste trucks to municipal hire fleet

    2023-02-24T12:59:00Z

    Hire firm Fiveways has taken delivery of the first of 10 dedicated food waste trucks ahead of the introduction of mandatory collections for all households in England.The Terberg Orus RCV has been designed to collect organic materials and offers a leakproof watertight body, a smooth internal body and integral hydraulic ...

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    New Renaults showcase Youngs Transportation & Logistics' branding revamp

    2023-02-24T10:49:00Z

    Youngs Transportation & Logistics has started adding Renaults to its fleet that display its new branding.Two T520 High 6x2 pushers have joined its 150-plus fleet and follow on the heels of a 26-tonne D Range that was delivered at the end of last year.A further three T480 Highs and two ...

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    Fraikin appoints Regan Greeff to lead connected technology drive

    2023-02-23T14:18:00Z

    Fraikin has appointed a new technology solutions manager to help guide customers through the world of telematics and connected technology.Regan Greeff has been tasked with driving both Fraikin and its customers’ connected ambitions forwards.“More of Fraikin’s customers are beginning to embrace what the technology has to offer, with a better ...

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    Yodel reaches 20-million reviews milestone for its Have Your Say scheme

    2023-02-23T12:59:00Z

    Yodel said it had hit 20 million reviews through its customer feedback programme, Have Your Say, thanks to a successful Valentine’s Day.The parcel carrier has invested heavily in its handling capabilities in recent years and now delivers 200,000 bouquets of flowers every month, with significant spikes seen over Valentine’s and ...

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    MV Commercial impresses aggregate haulier with speedy delivery of four tippers

    2023-02-22T10:32:00Z

    MD Aggregate Supplies has taken delivery of four Scania P450s with Thompson tipper bodies in record time.Mike Weatherall, transport manager at the Shropshire aggregates and concrete specialists, had been told by several suppliers that he faced a lengthy wait for the vehicles of a minimum of 12 months.However after approaching ...

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    P&O boosts freight capacity with new sailings on Zeebrugge–Teesport route

    2023-02-21T15:08:00Z

    P&O Ferries is joining forces with Finnlines to boost the flow of trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route.In response to increased customer demand, P&O Ferries will charter Finnlines’ MS Finnpulp for three days a week under a new services agreement.This move will ...

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    Vertas runs with Trakm8 to boost fleet efficiency

    2023-02-21T14:53:00Z

    Facilities management firm Vertas has partnered up with fleet management specialist Trakm8 to enhance the operating efficiency of its 280-vehicle fleet.Vertas, which operates a mixed fleet consisting of vans, pool cars, mini-buses and coaches, gave Trakm8 a brief to install a telematics system that would track and manage the fleet, ...

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    Palletways Group launches new hub in Barcelona

    2023-02-20T12:11:00Z

    Palletways has invested in a new eco-friendly hub that will speed up deliveries to the Catalan area and Balearic Islands.The new 2,100sq m hub in Palletways’ Iberia network is situated in the intermodal logistics zone known as ZAL, in the Port of Barcelona.Announcing the launch, Palletways said the move is ...

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    Bartrums invests in Fruehauf bathtub tippers

    2023-02-16T10:23:00Z

    Bartrums has added three more Fruehauf stepframe bathtub tipping trailers to its fleet to boost its UK-wide malt barley haulage operation.The order strengthens the East Anglian company’s relationship with Fruehauf with which it has been dealing for more than a decade.The 70 cubic yard capacity bathtubs join a fleet of ...

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    Wincanton signs four-year extension to Wickes contract

    2023-02-16T09:11:00Z

    Wincanton has been awarded a new four-year contract by Wickes that will extend and expand its mandate for the home improvement retailer.The new contract, which spans warehouse and transport operations, will see Wincanton become the sole supply chain partner for Wickes’ kitchen and bathroom business in the UK.Wincanton has worked ...

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    Boat haulier boosts cash flow with new TMS

    2023-02-15T13:01:00Z

    Independent haulier AS Taylor Transport is improving cash flow after switching to a new transport management system (TMS)The company, which is based near Burton-on-Trent, specialises in long and wide loads for boat transport and general haulage and offers workshop services to other HGV operators.AS Taylor has recently upgraded its TMS ...

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    Palletways appoints regional general manager amid internal restructuring

    2023-02-15T08:47:00Z

    Palletways UK has named Mark Barlow (pictured) as new regional general manager east central as part of a strategy to drive growth and enhance service levels.The appointment also sees an internal restructuring which will increase the number of territories from six to seven.Barlow joined Palletways UK in a support role ...

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    London Medway’s unaccompanied freight service benefits from delays at Dover to deliver record results, says port operator

    2023-02-14T14:56:00Z

    London Medway’s unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France has reached a new milestone, with trade numbers rising by two thirds since its launch, the port operator revealed this week.The cross-channel route, which is run by DFDS, has experienced a 65% increase in daily unit volumes since the service ...

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    DSV launches UK healthcare centre of excellence

    2023-02-13T15:57:00Z

    DSV UK has consolidated its logistics healthcare expertise into a centre of excellence located in Bristol.The dedicated healthcare team will offer healthcare logistics within the UK as well as supply chain solutions and healthcare logistics catalogue services to the pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics markets.The centre, located at the Aztec ...