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    Roger Alm starts reign as president of Volvo Trucks

    2019-01-04T15:23:00Z

    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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    Patrick Oestreich joins XPO Logistics to head European sales team

    2018-11-19T20:53:00Z

    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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    Wincanton appoints Ian Keilty to lead retail and consumer growth

    2018-11-16T15:13:00Z

    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 ...

  • Richard Else, manufacturing director, Tiger Trailers
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    Tiger Trailers appoints former McLaren Automotive man to head up manufacturing

    2018-11-14T15:50:00Z

    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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    ArrowXL management shake-up sees Peter Scraton become operations director

    2018-11-08T12:17:00Z

    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

    2018-11-05T16:25:00Z

    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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    Continental Tyre Group appoints new head of fleet sales

    2018-10-19T13:08:00Z

    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

    2018-10-18T18:05:00Z

    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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    Beaches Logistics Group appoints new general manager at its Carlisle depot

    2018-10-18T11:03:00Z

    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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    Carl Moore joins Yodel’s management team as network operations director

    2018-10-16T11:48:00Z

    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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    Core Management Logistics appoints new business development manager

    2018-10-10T10:33:00Z

    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

    2018-10-10T09:26:00Z

    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

    2018-10-09T16:08:00Z

    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 ...

  • Mike Williams, Hireco, director of contracts
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    Mike Williams joins Hireco Group as director of contracts

    2018-10-08T12:36:00Z

    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

    2018-10-05T10:42:00Z

    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

    2018-09-28T16:07:00Z

    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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    FM Conway takes aim at driver shortage with new apprenticeships

    2018-09-27T15:04:00Z

    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 ...

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    Clipper Logistics and Sheffield Hallam University join to offer degree apprenticeships

    2018-09-25T15:29:00Z

    A total of 18 apprentices have started studying towards a degree in professional practice in management as part of an apprenticeship jointly run by Clipper Logistics and Sheffield Hallam University.The apprentices will work within Clipper’s logistics network with key customers including some of the biggest names in retail such as ...

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    Davies Turner bolsters apprentice line-up with new intake

    2018-09-25T11:04:00Z

    Davies Turner & Co has recruited another 11 people for this year’s trainee programme. The new recruits to the logistics company will learn all aspects of Davies Turner’s business during the two-year apprenticeship.Like their predecessors who have passed through the programme, now in its ninth year, they will have ...

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    Hermes launches degree apprentice programme

    2018-09-24T16:04:00Z

    Hermes UK has launched a degree apprentice programme that enables students to earn while they learn.In addition, they are guaranteed a job with the parcels company when they have successfully completed their degree course.The four-year programme is being run in association with Leeds Beckett University, and this year six students ...