Michelin’s X Rugged Tyres Save Carnegie Fuels
The Scottish oil distributor Carnegie Fuels has chosen Michelin’s X Works rugged tyre range to help them deliver to farms, industrial areas, and residential properties that can only be accessed on rocky off-road terrain. After one of Michelin’s Technical Managers, Dan Lamb, visited the company, the owner Kevin Carnegie agreed to trial sets of Michelin […]
Fowler Welch Buys Schmitz Cargobull Trailers
Fowler Welch, the UK’s leading choice in cost-effective and innovative supply chain solutions, has just acquired 56 Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated lorries to support the company in its intensive food delivery operations. The new trailers will be in operation seven days a week and are now part of an impressive 780-strong fleet. The two companies have […]
BCA Signs a New Deal with JCT600
BCA and JCT600 have signed a two year deal to manage over 24,000 vehicles a year. BCA Brighouse and BCA Leeds will be selling JCT600 vehicles to BCA Live Online buyers and all vehicles will be presale prepared, with eligible vehicles offered under the BCA Assured scheme. “BCA continue to provide an innovative and responsive […]
B&B Attachments Deliver Solution to UK Brewery
B&B Attachments, the UK’s leading supplier of forklift attachments, has supplied Sharp’s Brewery with three KAUP Keg Clamp attachments. They were fitted to Toyota forklift trucks and will support the brewer’s expansion plans of its production capacity. The Keg Clamp attachment provides a secure grip of kegs and casks that ensures ease of movement of […]
White Horse Energy to Expand into Italian Market
White Horse Energy, a Cirencester based biomass fuel company, will be able to expand into the Italian market thanks to its distribution service partnership with the Palletways Group, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network. White Horse Energy has been delivering high quality, kiln dried wood and pellets to over 20,000 clients across […]
Ekeri Unit as New After Seven Years
The Carmarthenshire based relocation and storage firm Jason Williams Removals, has planned the purchase of a new Ekeri rigid body, but ended up delaying it, because, according to the company, their existing Ekeri unit that is over seven years old is still in perfect condition. “We put the current body on the road way back […]
Howard Tenens Acquires Three LSTs from Tiger
Tiger Trailers delivered three double deck longer semi-trailers (LSTs) to logistics provider Howard Tenens that needed them for its contract with Toolstation, one of Britain’s fastest growing suppliers of tools and accessories to the trade. The LSTs were designed to increase load capacity and improve operational efficiency. The 15.6 metre step frame double deck box […]
Acumen and Lohr to Approach Completion of Refurbishment Programme
Acumen Automotive Logistics and Lohr Automotive are approaching the final stage of their joint £500,000 refurbishment programme of 20 finished vehicle transporters. The result would see the transporters having had all wiring replaced, a full hydraulic system overhaul, including sliding decks, pipes, and lifting arms, and a comprehensive inspection of all running gear such as […]
IAAF Welcomes Two New Members
Two new members have decided to join the council of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF), increasing its pool of experienced industry professionals to further strengthen its ranks. The council is a voluntary group of aftermarket individuals that gather together regularly to debate industry issues and IAAF policy. Kevin Kelly, the Sales Director at Bosch, […]
Launch UK Is the Best Business 2017
Launch Europe has awarded Launch UK the ‘Best Launch Business 2017’ accolade. The award comes as recognition for the only genuine distributor of Launch products in the UK and its high quality customer service and commitment to supporting customers in all areas of business. “We’re thrilled to add this accolade to our collection and it […]
The Next Industry Briefing Session
The next Industry Briefing Session will be held at Phocas Business Intelligence Software, Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, on Thursday the 15th of March, announces the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF). “Particularly with all the industry developments that have occurred over the past few weeks, we’re expecting a high turnout at next month’s briefing, with lots […]
Fraikin UK Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
Fraikin, the commercial vehicle fleet services specialist, will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in the UK with the launch of a year-long charity aiming to raise at least £40,000 for 13 nominated charities. More than 30 events have already been planned to take place throughout the year, including cake sales and raffles, a 24 hour […]
Newport work begins at new warehouse, 21 Shed
The £4.5 million project that will see an additional warehouse at ABP’s port of Newport has begun. The new warehouse, known as 21 Shed, will accommodate growth in the agriculture related cargo volumes and it will provide an additional 70,000 square feet of covered bulk storage facilities for port customers. “Agribulk cargo volumes have been […]
Asset Alliance Secures Contract with PJH
Asset Alliance Group has managed to secure a £4 million contract with UK bathroom and kitchen specialists PJH. The Group will provide them with 63 new Euro 6 trucks, as part of a major investment to modernise the business. PJH plans to update all of its operation aspects, including its fleet, offices, warehousing, and driver […]
TerraClean offers Grant to Dave Rayner Fund
The Dave Rayner Fund has received more than £200 from Randstad, through its engine decarbonising brand TerraClean. The fund was offered in the memory of West Surrey Racing’s Simon Wood, also known as Tippa, who passed away in December. The team at TerraClean organised the Colin Turkington Simulator Challenge during Autosport International, where visitors had […]
Forklift Truck Manufacturer Crown at LogiMAT
The forklift truck manufacturer Crown will be presenting its products at LogiMAT in Stuttgart between the 13th and the 15th of March 2018. The company is currently investing in more space for the trade fair’s new Hall 10 on stand D41. The Crown exhibition stand will be almost three times larger than last year’s, with […]
IVECO Offers Preferential Financing Conditions
IVECO has joined forces with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to convince transport operators to renew their fleets with more environmentally friendly commercial vehicles. Those that will purchase IVECO vehicles that feature its Natural Power technology, its electric solutions, or advanced Euro 6 RDE 2020 Ready technologies, will be granted preferential financing conditions. The IVECO range […]
BCA Releases Its Pulse Report
BCA has released its Pulse Report that shows that average car values returned to more typical values in January, following the seasonally affected values recorded during December. BCA achieved record levels on the sold volumes, with buyer demand being exceptional throughout the month. The buyer demand rose significantly in January, with the first week’s sales […]
UKWA Gives a Cautious Welcome to the New CDS
HMRC’s new Customs Declaration Service was greeted with a cautious welcome by the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), which took the time to mention the concerns around Brexit’s impact on customs regulations, especially among import and export businesses. “We welcome the introduction of the new CDS to replace the CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import & […]
TOTAL Lubricants at The CV Show
TOTAL Lubricants will showcase its range of products and suite of value-added services to fleet managers and truck and van operators at The CV Show, the UK’s largest and most comprehensive transport and commercial vehicle event. Some of the highlights include the presentation of its premium range of RUBIA engine oils, transmission fluids, coolants, and […]
AE Burgess Purchases New Refuse Vehicle
The waste management provider AE Burgess & Sons Ltd has brought a brand new refuse vehicle to its fleet, which will replace an existing one that had broken down. The company also needed a reliable vehicle that would manage the longer distance collections on the outskirts of Leicestershire. The purchased vehicle is a 26t Mercedes […]
Cleanpal Plastic Pallet from Polymer Logistics
Polymer Logistics has announced a successful trial for it Cleanpal plastic pallet for the fresh produce supply chain. D.E. Brand, the supplier of quality Brassica vegetables, and the leading retailer ASDA participated together in the project, where the new pallets were used for field palletisation and shipment to ASDA’s central distribution centres in Skelmersdale and […]
ADLV and DVLA Work Together on a New Project
The Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) and The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will work together on the implementation of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) for the ADD service. By talking with its members’ fleet customers, ADLV hopes these discussions will help define the industry standard. To support its members, ADLV will share […]
Fitness Challenge at a Logistics Firm
The Eldred Group, a South Yorkshire logistics company and a member of Logistics Hub UK, has launched a fitness challenge in memory of its founder, Laurence Eldred, who recently passed away. The company’s aim is to promote a healthy lifestyle among its workforce, by challenging all of its employees to help travel a collective distance […]
Stop Unwanted Amazon Weekend Deliveries
Amazon has started a new weekend shipping service that does deliveries on Saturdays and Sundays. Although many customers love it, there are a few people that are not big fans. Delivery expert, ParcelCompare said that many consumers are frustrated because their deliveries come to their workplace over the weekend and then they have to reschedule. […]
Kinetic Introduces New Advert
Kinetic, the driver recruitment and training specialist, has invested into a new advert, which is an eye-catching reflective livery, offering powerful promotion during both day and night. Designed and fitted by vehicle graphic experts RGVA, the wrap was created with the help of an innovative reflective vinyl from 3M, a first timer on this scale […]
FIEGE Group Chooses PSI Warehouse Software
The contract logistics company FIEGE has decided to use the current PSIwms release 4.0, following an intensive selection process for a warehousing software capable of providing long-term investment security. The standard system won because of its comprehensive scope of functions, consistent release capabilities, and integration of future orientated technologies. Adding to its continuous development of […]
Poseidon Program Launched at IQPC
The Poseidon pharma ocean freight program was presented at the IQPC Temperature Controlled Logistics Conference in London. Poseidon is a unique model in pharma-logistics and it takes the form of a strategic supply network that consists of all the principal actors involved in transporting pharma products by sea sitting at the same table as equal […]
ParcelHero Announcement at the International Trade Conference
The international delivery specialist ParcelHero was part of the Department for International Trade (DIT) ‘Selling Online’ Conference staged at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Around 500 retailers and manufacturers were present there and discussed the exporting products to overseas markets process. Speaking at the event was ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT, who […]
Walker Logistics Has a Throughput up by 73%
Walker Logistics has increased the number of orders picked and dispatched by an average of 73% compared with the same period in 2016. In the last quarter of 2017, the monthly order throughput was up by 56% in October, 95% in November, and 63% in December. The turnaround times and picking accuracy for orders remained […]
Intelligent Telematics Moves to Reading
The leading provider of connected vehicle camera solutions, Intelligent Telematics, has relocated its European headquarters to Reading. Following an annual revenue growth of 67%, the company has started an expansion strategy that will see its workforce more than double in the coming months. “This office move is part of a significant capital investment that will […]
The National Refuse Championships Returns in 2018
The National Refuse Championships will be back this year at Weston-super-Mare on Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of June 2018. The first ever event took place last year at the same location where more than 100 refuse vehicle drivers and loaders across the country gathered to compete in a series of races. Aylesbury […]
New President of BITA
The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA), the UK’s leading authority on fork lift truck standards and operational safety, has appointed a new President – the Managing Director of Crown Lift Truck Ltd, Simon Barkworth. Previously known as the Vice President of the organisation, for the celebration of BITA’s 75th anniversary, President Tim Waples stepped down […]
Northern Freight Services and B&B Attachments Collaborate
The haulage, distribution, and warehousing company Northern Freight Services asked B&B Attachments to provide them with a solution to improve their productivity in the process of handling materials. They required specialist attachments to lift safely, rotate, and inspect large tyres before transporting them to Caterpillar in Peterlee, Co. Durham. B&B provided a KAUP 4.8T453 Rotating […]
Entopy Launches Tracca
Entopy has just revolutionised the supply chain management with the launch of Tracca, an innovative track and trace solution that provides real time, all-the- time supply chain visibility, without the need for costly infrastructure. Additionally, the technology behind Tracca’s sensors enables them to pool their battery power to give months of operating life, therefore overcoming […]
HiMAX Technology Grows Bigger and Stronger
The Flexi HiMAX, Narrow Aisle Ltd’s high bay articulated warehouse truck technology-based intralogistics solution, has had a great year with the volume of installations doubling in the UK and the global sales increasing significantly. The HiMAX was developed so that it can be used in high bay warehouses that require fast throughput capability and narrow […]