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ArticleRoss Eggleton leaves chief executive role at NFT; joint MDs appointed
Ross Eggleton has left his role as chief executive of NFT to become a senior advisor at its parent company EV Cargo.Eggleton was promoted to chief executive, effective from January 2018, at NFT in 2017 having joined the chilled food operator the same year as chief operating officer from supermarket ...
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Duncan Eyre in as MD of CM Downton as brothers step aside at family firm
The Downton brothers have stepped down from the day to day running of CM Downton, with the former MD of Bibby Distribution Duncan Eyre taking the reins.The succession follows CM Downton’s purchase by EmergeVest last year and subsequent role within the recently formed EV Cargo.Andy, Richard and John Downton have ...
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Former Canute director David Emslie joins Swain Group in newly created role
The Swain Group has announced the appointment of David Emslie as its strategic development director. Emslie was most recently sales director at Canute Group, having served eleven years at the firm that was placed into administration ahead of this Christmas.His employer said that in his newly established role Emslie will ...
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Roger Alm starts reign as president of Volvo Trucks
Roger Alm has succeeded Claes Nilsson as president of Volvo Trucks and as a member of Volvo Group’s executive board. Alm began his career at Volvo Trucks in 1989 and has worked in areas from product development to service, parts, sales and general management.Since 2016, Alm has been senior vice-president ...
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ArticlePatrick Oestreich joins XPO Logistics to head European sales team
XPO Logistics has appointed Patrick Oestreich as senior vice president of the firm’s European strategic sales team.Oestreich has joined XPO Logistics after 11 years with DB Schenker, where his most recent role was senior vice president of road brokerage.In his new role at XPO, Oestreich takes responsibility for relationships with ...
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ArticleWincanton appoints Ian Keilty to lead retail and consumer growth
Wincanton has appointed Ian Keilty as MD, retail and consumer. Keilty was most recently vice president, European supply chain at Sysco and was previously chief operating officer of Brakes group before Sysco acquired it in 2016.He has also held various roles on the operating boards and executive committees at Booker ...
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ArticleTiger Trailers appoints former McLaren Automotive man to head up manufacturing
Tiger Trailers has appointed Richard Else, former manufacturing executive director at McLaren Automotive, as its manufacturing director.The appointment comes as the firm prepares to relocate to a new £22m manufacturing facility at Winsford.Tiger Trailers’ joint MD John Cartwright, said Else’s appointment is seen as the catalyst to take the business ...
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ArticleArrowXL management shake-up sees Peter Scraton become operations director
A management shake-up at two-man delivery specialist ArrowXL has seen Peter Scraton, previously the firm’s people director, promoted to operations director.The restructuring also sees chief information officer James Robbins take over responsibility for the customer contact centre at the Wigan-based firm.Chief financial officer Paul Cullingford, the former Bibby CFO who ...
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Europa Worldwide welcomes apprenticeship change but wants more done to tackle the skills shortage
Government plans to cut the cost of apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are welcome but more needs to be done to address the skills shortage, according to Europa Worldwide Group.The operator welcomed plans announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the budget last week to halve SMEs’ contributions ...
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ArticleContinental Tyre Group appoints new head of fleet sales
Tony Stapleton has been named in the newly created role of head of fleet sales at Continental Tyre Group.He takes on responsibility for all fleet business across the UK and Ireland at the business, which was created by the merger of Continental and Bandvulc's businesses.Stapleton will lead, implement, develop and ...
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Walkers Transport rolls out new management training programme
Walkers Transport has rolled out a new management training programme to develop leaders of the future and support the continued growth of the business.The Palletways member has operations in Manchester and Leeds, and the training will be offered to managers at those sites.Read more Walkers Transport recruits group business ...
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ArticleBeaches Logistics Group appoints new general manager at its Carlisle depot
Bryan Jones has joined Beaches Logistics Group as general manager of its Carlisle depot.Jones (pictured) takes on the role following the departure of the previous general manager, Steve Murray, in August.Jones said: “Beaches has a lot of prospects. I started as a 'white van man' 28 years ago, moved into ...
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ArticleCarl Moore joins Yodel’s management team as network operations director
Yodel has strengthened its management team with the addition of Carl Moore as its new network operations director.Moore, whose former posts include executive advisor for network strategy at Fedex/TNT and group operations director at UK Mail, will be responsible for overseeing Yodel’s national network of customer delivery depots.He will report ...
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ArticleCore Management Logistics appoints new business development manager
Third party logistics provider Core Management Logistics (CML) has appointed David Fowler as business development manager.In his new role he will promote a range of contract and fulfillment logistics services that will support customers’ warehousing and logistics needs.Fowler has worked in logistics for more than 30 years across a range ...
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Wincanton makes senior appointment to grocery sector team
Wincanton has appointed James Hurrell as managing director for grocery.Hurrell brings more than 10 years’ experience in senior development roles in the logistics market to the company, having worked with online and high street retailers, with expertise across their supply chain.Read more Wincanton extends Ibstock Brick contract Team of the ...
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Clipper Logistics adds new distribution centre to network for client Halfords
Clipper Logistics has extended its supply chain management partnership with retailer Halfords, making available an additional 196,000sq ft warehouse.The full-racked facility is based at Crick in Northamptonshire, located close to the existing Clipper/Halfords 325,000sq ft Daventry DC.Clipper is providing Halfords with goods-in, receipting, storage, pick & load and a number ...
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ArticleMike Williams joins Hireco Group as director of contracts
The former boss of Dawsongroup has joined Hireco as its director of contracts.Mike Williams was with Dawsongroup for more than 40 years, latterly as CEO, before leaving in 2016.Williams was also an inaugural member of the Motor Transport Hall of Fame.Hireco Group MD James Smith said: “To get Mike on ...
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CEVA Logistics appoints new chief financial officer
Serge Corbel has been appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of CEVA Logistics.He replaces Peter Waller, group CFO since 2016, who has left the company.A spokesperson for CEVA Logistics said: “Peter Waller has contributed tremendously in both the IPO in May 2018 and the successful refinancing of the company’s entire ...
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Arrow XL gets go ahead to deliver in-house Driver CPC training
Arrow XL has received accreditation to deliver Driver CPC modules in-house.Arrow XL plans to deliver Driver CPC courses to more than 350 staff, as well as to its suppliers, during 2018.The Arrow XL Development Academy has been approved to deliver five separate seven-hour modules, which includes a mixture of classroom-based ...
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ArticleFM Conway takes aim at driver shortage with new apprenticeships
FM Conway has launched an HGV driver apprenticeship scheme to help tackle the UK’s driver shortfall.It forms part of the infrastructure services company’s wider efforts to tackle construction’s major skills gaps.The 13-month apprenticeship is funded through the government’s apprenticeship levy. It will support new entrants into the industry as well ...