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New Yodel legal director given retail remit after record Black Friday
Yodel has appointed a new legal director specialising in retail and logistics.Lyndsey Taylor (pictured) has been working for The Very Group’s legal team for the last 10 years and before that at outsourcing specialists Ventura, where she qualified as a solicitor.Mike Hancox, Yodel chief executive, commented: “It’s a pleasure to ...
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Yodel worker targets fleet manager role after completing CPC course
A Yodel employee who started his career as a warehouse operative has risen through the ranks and has now completed his certificate of professional competence (CPC) licence.Martin Heathcote, transport team manager in Oldham, can now progress further after attaining the licence and aims to achieve his north east operators’ licence ...
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Asset Alliance Group recruits high flyer as national account manager
Simon Bird has been appointed national account manager for Asset Alliance Group as the business expands its team and reinforces its commitment to nationwide fleets.Bird brings more than 30 years’ experience to the business, having worked at Ryder for 15 years, most recently as account director, as well as in ...
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Schmitz Cargobull recruits used trailer sales manager
Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Glenn Bagnall as its new used trailer sales manager for the UK and Ireland.Bagnall, who has more than 15 years’ experience in truck and trailer sales, will be the contact for operators looking to expand or renew their trailer fleets.He said: “The used trailer market is ...
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Marshall Fleet Solutions recruits tail lift director
Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has appointed its first ever tail lift director as it aims to become the UK’s premier tail lift business.Sarah-Jane Whitmore will report directly into MD Mark Howell and brings with her industry expertise gained in senior positions at Stone Hardy and Alfa Tail Lifts.MFS’s tail lift ...
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FTS Group appoints Peter Samuel as group MD
FTS Group has strengthened its senior management team with two senior appointments.The group’s former commercial manager Peter Samuel has been promoted to the new role of group MD while former general manager Andrew Bull takes on the role of group operations director.The company said the appointments follow a period of ...
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Pall-Ex appoints new MD in Poland
Pall-Ex Group has taken on an MD to oversee its Polish operations as it ramps up its drive into Europe.Sebastian Plesiński brings 20 years of logistics and international business experience to the role, including his previous job as sales and marketing director at DSV where he boosted company revenue by ...
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Sussex logistics firm strengthens management team
Lancing-based logistics company South Link has recruited Marc Ansell (pictured) to the role of business development manager (BDM).He joins the team with a wealth of experience in logistics and a vast amount of local knowledge, the company said, having covered the Sussex area for a number of years.Ansell began his ...
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Whistl names Natalie Sehnal business development director
Delivery specialist Whistl has promoted Natalie Sehnal to the role of business development director for its fulfilment and contact services division.She has been with the business for 18 years, joining Spark Response which Whistl acquired in 2018.The company said Sehnal will play a key role in delivering its ambitious growth ...
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Moody Logistics apprentice driver gains clean sweep of distinctions
Moody Logistics and Storage has praised the dedication of employee Alex Skelton (pictured) after he gained a clean sweep of distinctions as part of the company's Large Goods Vehicle Driver Level 2 apprenticeships.The 23-year-old, who passed his LGV licence earlier this year to qualify him to drive a truck or ...
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CBI brands apprenticeship levy a "failed experiment" and calls for urgent government review
Business leaders have called time on the apprenticeship levy, demanding the government ends the “failed experiment”.The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said there was an urgent skills challenge in the UK jobs market and the country faced a stark choice: more investment in lifetime learning or do nothing and risk ...
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Marshall Fleet Solutions launches 2020 apprenticeship programme
Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has expanded its 2020 apprenticeship programme.Ten new people are set to join the scheme, working at their local MFS regional depots around the UK, as part of a three-year development programme.The Cambridgeshire-based firm will now have 15 engineering apprentices employed on a full-time basis within the ...
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Fowler Welch chief executive departs to join Connected2
Nick Hay has joined the board of tech start-up Connected2, which provides an Uber-style agency platform to the HGV driver market.The move follows a 10-year stint as chief executive of Fowler Welch, which Dart Group sold to Culina Group for £98m in June.Using the Connected2 platform, operators and drivers are ...
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PML recruits youngest-ever director
Logistics specialist PML has appointed its youngest director in the company’s 17-year history with the promotion of Ryan Parr to operations director.The 25-year-old joined the business at 18 and for the last seven years he has worked across various parts of the company to develop an understanding of the global ...
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ArrowXL appoints new director to drive staff recruitment and retention
Delivery company ArrowXL has appointed Nicola Waring as director of people services.Waring joins Wigan-based ArrowXL, which specialises in two-person delivery, from JW Lees Brewery where she was people and logistics director of operations.She has also held a number of senior HR roles at The Kraft Heinz Company and webuyanycar.com.ArrowXL said ...
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Synetiq invests in IT resource
Salvage and vehicle recycling company Synetiq has increased its IT team as it commits to investment and innovation.Sean Maller joins the .Net team and will focus on software improvement, while Robert Ralston is the latest addition to its AWS development team.Read more Synetiq future-proofs its fleet with the addition ...
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Potter Space appoints new MD as Matthew Lamb steps down
Business park operator Potter Space has appointed Jason Rockett (pictured left) as new MD.He replaces Matthew Lamb (right), who the company said was stepping down after 15 successful years.Potter Space was formerly Potter Logistics, which was named Haulier of the Year at the 2015 Motor Transport Awards - the same ...
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Gist reveals Michael Chambers as new chief executive
Michael Chambers has taken on the role of new chief executive at logistics firm Gist following the retirement of Martin Gwynn.Chambers takes over after 26 years with the company, which specialises in contract logistics, temperature controlled logistics and international and food services.It boasts a client base including blue chip companies ...
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Pall-Ex appoints new operations director to central hub
Pall-Ex (UK) has appointed Paul Pegg (pictured) as operations director at the company's central hub in Ellistown, Leicestershire.Pegg joined the logistics giant in 2018 as transport manager before being promoted to UK head of operations.He brings 27 years of experience to the role after starting his career as an HGV ...
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Tructyre ATS to create 80 jobs at new Gateshead customer centre
Tructyre ATS is creating 80 new jobs at its customer experience centre in Gateshead.The move is part of expansion plans following the firm’s merger with ATS Euromaster in 2018 which has seen it evolve into a new national heavy tyre maintenance and emergency service.Earlier this year, Tructyre ATS created a ...