Skills for Logistics say that a national academy which will promote colleges offering logistics qualifications and will raise the bar on industry skills is planned to be open by April 2010. Peter Mandelson, the business secretary, has given the go-ahead to the Skills for Logistics-led proposal. The proposal is to join up regional logistics academies [...]
Tradeteam has won a contract with the Northern Irish drinks manufacturer C & C group. The contract is for five years. Tradeteam was formed in 1995 and it has always aimed to offer brewers, drinks brand owners and retailers tailored services in order to save costs. They have over 2,300 employees and more than 600 [...]
TNT, the global transportation giant, is standing by its use of the now-defunct BDR Logistics, a Somerset haulier. This is even though BDR lasted for only a year after it was granted an O-Licence. BDR, based in Frome, was set up in order to take on the work, which included subcontracting for TNT, of Brian [...]
City Link picked up the entries for this year’s Motor Transport Awards yesterday and delivered them to Coventry, ahead of today and tomorrow’s judging session. There will be more than 50 key members of the LGV / HGV driving and logistics industry judging the awards. The judges will be sorting through the entries at the [...]
UK Mail wants to tap into new markets and complement their existing services and is doing so by launching a retail logistics division to their firm. It has begun trials in operating a stock replacement service for a few retailers, including jewellery and fashion stores. It will be delivering stock and collecting any returns. UK [...]
Waitrose has started testing Carrier Transicold’s new refrigerated units on 25 new Gray & Adams trailers. These new trailers are front-wall-mounted and all-electric, and this will be the Vector 1850 system’s first ‘real-world’ trial. Carrier Transicold is a global air conditioning and refrigeration firm, as a division of Carrier Corporation. It offers a range of [...]
Wren Kitchens has taken a long-term lease from DMC Trailer Rentals in Lincolnshire. The lease is of 16 Montracon curtainsider trailers. These will be added to their existing fleet, comprising of 9 trucks, 33 trailers and 1 van. The business employs about 150 people, including managers, admin and LGV / HGV driving staff and was [...]
Abbey Road Tanks, the Liverpool based bulk haulier, is trying to increase its articulated lorries’ payload. It wants the payload to increase by 7%, by cutting some of the un-laden weight of its tanker semi-trailers and its tractors. The managing director of Abbey Road Tanks, Steve Granite, says that the project means they are dedicating [...]
Yorkshire Water and DigiCore’s partnership has been expanded by the former. Yorkshire water has equipped 130 vans with the telematics manufacturer’s system. Yorkshire Water is a leading utility water company in the UK and it provides 4.7 million people with water and waste water services. They appointed DigiCore to install a top of the range [...]
Redhead International has started a new pallet service to and from Spain. This is after it established a partnership with Paletsystem, the international pallet network from the French firm Astre Group. Redhead International is currently working with Paletsystem’s hubs in Madrid and Barcelona, providing a service from its UK depots twice a week. The partnership [...]