Network Rail Group Finance Director To Join Go-Ahead Group
Patrick Butcher, Network Rail group finance director, has been appointed chief finance officer of Go-Ahead Group and will leave Network Rail in the New Year. Patrick joined Network Rail in 2009. Before that, he held finance director roles at English, Welsh & Scottish Railways, Mapeley Limited, London Underground and Kings College Hospital. His early career […]
New Fulfilment Facility Opens As DKF Continues To Grow
DK Fulfilment Ltd (DKF) the e-commerce order fulfilment specialist, has opened a 165,000 sq ft dedicated fulfilment facility in Coventry. The site, which has undergone major refurbishment work, offers three storage chambers and features a combination of wide and narrow aisle pallet racking as well as small parts storage bays and a dedicated pick, pack and […]
Chiltern Railways And Network Rail Open New Rail Line
Chiltern Railways today (26 October) launches its new services into London, connecting Oxford with the capital, following a unique £320m investment by the franchise operator and Network Rail. The new rail link to London – the first from a major British city in more than 100 years – will serve brand new stations at […]
MAN Scores 10 Out Of 10 With Haulier
Aberdeen – based I & L Burnett Ltd buys limited edition 100-year truck from MAN Truck & Bus UK to boost fleet. General haulier Ian Burnett has taken delivery of the special edition 100-year truck and is looking forward to putting it through its paces. “MAN, as far as I am concerned, took an unfair […]
Corethree M-Ticket Sales Smash Through £1m Milestone
£1m m-tickets developed by Corethree were sold in the past week alone 80,000 individual M-tickets were used on bus journeys in the UK 5 million downloads across Corethree’s suite of applications The UK’s public transport users are proving to be the smart commuters, saving money and time judging by the huge number of Corethree developed […]
P&O Ferrymasters Unveils Irish Division Growth Strategy
Pan-European logistics provider P&O Ferrymasters has launched a major overhaul of its market-leading Irish division – featuring a high-tech fleet renewal programme and closer integration with the group’s Contract Logistics division. As part of a massive 48-month fleet upgrade across the company, the Irish division has taken delivery of 150 new trailers over the past […]
Chief Pledges Competition For Women
Network Rail has today launched the third year of its award-winning Could IT Be You? competition. Encouraging more girls to pursue a tech-related career, the competition offers the chance to win up to £9,000 towards the first year of university tuition fees. The Could IT Be You? competition, was set up in 2013 by Network […]
Convergence And The Future Automotive Supply Chain
DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, today launched its latest whitepaper highlighting that the century old way of doing business in the automotive industry is now over. The industry is facing a revolutionary convergence with the tech sector that will transform how it manages its supply chain operations. The whitepaper has revealed that the increasingly […]
Dart Charge Saves Commuters 90 Minutes A Week
Drivers using the Dartford Crossing at peak times are saving around an hour and a half every week thanks to Dart Charge. New figures released by Highways England today (Tuesday 13 October) show that journeys over the crossing are up to 56% faster than before payment barriers were removed, with drivers at peak times saving […]
P&I Club & TT Club Welcome Container Weighing
UK P&I Club, one of the leading shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurers and TT Club, the leading international transport, freight and logistics insurance provider, have welcomed the amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the requirement that containers have a verified gross mass before […]
Guests Celebrate The Launch Of New Bunkering Facility
On 30 September 2015, Deputy Mayor of Hillingdon Cllr John Hensley and Deputy Mayoress of Hillingdon Diane Hensley joined representatives from Advance Fuels (which is a part of Certas Energy) at an event to celebrate the formal opening its redeveloped Harefield Oil Terminal, Uxbridge. Attended by guests including local dignitaries, businessmen, customers and journalists; the […]
Renault Range C Joins Forces With Gerrards Of Swinton
Contract haulage specialist, Gerrards of Swinton, has taken delivery of seven Renault trucks – all 32-tonne Range C430 8-wheel tippers. Supplied by local Renault Trucks dealer, JDS Manchester, the Range Cs are additions to Gerrards of Swinton’s growing fleet of 14 trucks servicing the buoyant construction sector. They will also play an important role in […]
Allport Appoints New Executive Director
Allport Cargo Services (ACS) has announced the appointment of Alan Kenning as Executive Director of its Supply Chain Management (SCM) Division. Alan boasts an impressive career in logistics and supply chain management that spans over 23 years. He started out as a management trainee with Maersk in 1992, working his way up through a variety of customer and supply chain management […]
VW Crisis Presents The Opportunity To Drive Changes
The Volkswagen emissions data crisis presents a real chance to bring about positive changes to the automotive industry, with significant, long-term opportunities for automotive suppliers resulting from a heightened demand from carmakers to achieve strict emissions targets, according to Jon Gibson, Head of Logistics at global supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co. The fallout from […]
O’Donovan Waste Disposal; Latest Clocs Working Group
As one of the very first CLOCS Champions, O’Donovan Waste Disposal attended the most recent Construction Logistics and Cycle Safety (CLOCS) working group meeting, held this month in central London, in order to review the latest on the standard and hear from groups involved in the progression of CLOCS. Held bi-monthly, the ultimate aim of […]
UHCR And CHEP To Improve Delivery Of Life
CHEP, the world’s leading provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, is supporting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to perform an in-depth study of its global supply chain network to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Vicente Escribano, Head of UNHCR’s Supply Management Logistic Service, said: “The efficiency of our supply chain is […]
Transmec Delivers Eye-Catching Decorating Project
Logistics company Transmec UK has completed an eye-catching DIY project for Harris, one of the UK’s leading decorating brands. To celebrate a successful first year of working together, Transmec has created a dedicated trailer for LG Harris & Co, the family business which has been based at Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, since 1937. The resulting livery […]
New Transatlantic Route From IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo has announced a brand new route between its London Heathrow hub and San Jose, one of the California’s largest cities. Flights commence on 4 May 2016, operating daily on a British Airways B787-9 aircraft, one of the most advanced in the world and ideally suited to the requirements of cargo transportation. The aircraft […]
RHA To Highlight Acute Skills Gap At Tory Party Conference
On the 4th-7th October 2015, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) will exhibit at the Conservative Party Conference to educate politicians about the essential role that lorries and road freight play in keeping the economy moving, to highlight the increasingly acute nature of the truck driver shortage and to promote ‘National Lorry Week’. The RHA represents […]
Drivers’ Opinions Boost MAN Truck & Bus
Forward-thinking firm does its research and MAN TGS vehicles come out on top for economy and popularity. Multi award-winning Instarmac, which specialises in manufacturing cementitious and bitumen based products has five new TGS 26.320 8×6 curtainsiders in its fleet. Andy Ryan, logistics manager at the Tamworth-based company, said: “We have previously run MAN vehicles within […]
Jungheinrich Announces Four Senior Appointments
Jungheinrich UK Ltd has further strengthened its Systems & Projects Division with four key appointments. The new starters are: Harry Chana and Simon Bourne who take up roles as Design Managers for the Projects Operation; and Andy MacLeod and Stuart Orchard, who have been appointed as Racking Sales Managers for the Northern and Eastern regions […]
Time To End Free Delivery?
The notion of sustaining free delivery was challenged during the opening session of the Omnichannel Conference, which was delivered by Peter Ward, CEO of UKWA (United Kingdom Warehousing Association) and Mark Millar, author of the recently launched book – ‘Global Supply Chain Ecosystems’. Describing the pressure that free delivery places on logistics operators and retailers […]
Chadwicks Recycling Cuts Insurance And Fuel Costs
16 September 2015 – Chadwicks Recycling, a Bolton-based waste management and recycling firm, has reduced fuel and insurance costs across its fleet, after deploying a telematics solution from Masternaut. Fleet managers at Chadwicks Recycling are using the Masternaut Connect telematics system for vehicle tracking, reducing instances of speeding, and improving vehicle utilisation. Operating across its […]
Woodland Fulfils Its Customers With New 3PL Centre
Global freight forwarder Woodland Group has opened a strategic 155, 000 sq ft fulfilment centre at its Chelmsford, Essex headquarters and main depot to serve both UK and overseas clients. The multi-million pound investment has been made to satisfy client demand for Third Party Logistics (3PL) services, says Luke Fermor, Woodland Group Fulfilment Manager. “We […]
P2P Mailing Continues To Expand Sales Team
21 September 2015: P2P Group, the mailing and distribution solutions provider, has announced two further additions to its sales force. James Crowther and Angela Jones have joined the company as Global Distribution Consultants. James and Angela will be responsible for driving new business for the company while maintaining high levels of customer service. They bring valuable […]
MAN Builds Relationship With Scunthorpe United
Leading commercial vehicle specialist, MAN Truck & Bus UK, along with its Scunthorpe dealer HRVS Group, has today signed a deal to become Scunthorpe United Football Club’s back of shirt sponsor. Simon Elliott, managing director, MAN Truck & Bus UK and Keith Sims, operations director, HRVS Group joined the club’s chairman, Peter Swann and chief […]
Supermarkets Sweep The Board In Renault Trucks Challenge
Two drivers from leading supermarket chains, Iceland and Sainsbury’s, have been crowned joint winners of the Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Challenge in a closely fought competition to discover the country’s most fuel efficient driver. The winners, Simon Ellis from Sainsbury’s and Iceland’s Les Burkey, will go on to represent the UK at the Optifuel Challenge International […]
Carriers Are The Key To Avoiding Black Friday Meltdown
Fulfilment companies may have taken all reasonable steps to ensure that they are well placed to cope with the inevitable spike in their clients’ online sales created by Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but their plans will be worthless if their chosen carrier fails to keep pace with the demands that the year’s most intense […]
Business Boom Leads To 15% Increase In New Recruits
Coventry-based time-critical delivery specialist C4 Logistics is recruiting additional UK and European staff in response to new business wins secured off the back of the successful deployment of new customer-friendly IT solutions. The organisation, which has offices across Europe – including France, Germany and Romania and counts Formula 1 racing teams among its clients, is […]
Volvo’s Refuse Truck Driver Of The Future Is Robot
Imagine a robot that quietly and discreetly enters your neighbourhood, collects your refuse bin and empties it into the refuse truck. It is done without waking the sleeping families and without heavy lifting for the refuse truck’s driver. This is the purpose of ROAR, a joint project with the aim to develop tomorrow’s smart transport […]
Women Seafarers’ Health & Wellbeing Concerns
A new report designed to identify key areas of concern for women seafarers will be the centrepiece of a meeting on the health and wellbeing of a woman working at sea, to be held in London tomorrow. The new Women Seafarers’ Health and Welfare Survey is a joint initiative by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and […]
Recognise Self-Regulation By Vehicle Recovery Operators
Transport Select Committee member also praises Transport for London’s willingness to work with sector A Member of Parliament’s Transport Select Committee has welcomed Government moves to recognise self-regulation by vehicle recovery operators. Labour MP Rob Flello spoke after a senior adviser at the Department for Transport (DfT) said officials wanted to develop the industry’s Recovery […]
£600,000 Study Explore England Transport Scheme
A study worth nearly £600,000 is to explore options for improving the A1 in the East of England. Highways England has appointed Arup to carry out a study into improving the A1 from its junction with the M25 to Peterborough. In particular, it will look at the case for improving the non-motorway section linking the […]
First Rails For Borough Viaduct Arrive At London Bridge
The first ballast and rails arrived this weekend so the government-sponsored Thameslink Programme can begin laying track across Borough Viaduct, in central London. This viaduct, constructed during 2012, will be used by Charing Cross trains from January 4, 2016, while the old viaduct is relaid to carry future Thameslink services. In addition to the delivery of raw […]
Know Exactly Where The Bus Is And When It Will Arrive
Now you can know exactly where your bus is and when it will arrive. FARA, the leading provider of electronic ticketing and travel information for public transport, has developed a system that enables both passengers and operators to benefit from accurate, real-time information on the whereabouts of a bus. Oulu, in Finland, is one of […]
Jaama Creates Business Analyst Post As Expansion
Jaama, the leading fleet management software supplier, has made a further appointment with the creation of a new role within its Key2 development team. Experienced IT professional Phil Meadows has been appointed a business analyst within the team with his focus on understanding customers’ vehicle and driver management challenges and requirements and how they can […]