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Month: August 2018

LF&E Refrigerated Transport upgrades paragon routing and scheduling software

LF&E Refrigerated Transport has upgraded its Paragon routing and scheduling software to meet growing demand for specialist temperature-controlled logistics services in the heavily-regulated pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. The company has adopted Paragon Multi Depot to support the planned opening of a further MRHA-approved warehouse facility in Northampton later this year,...

Greyhound Waste goes Econic

Mercedes-Benz has continued to build on its presence in the commercial waste collection market with the sale of yet another Econic 2630L model, this time to Greyhound Waste, one of the largest and best-known commercial waste operators in Ireland.

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New heavy-duty precision Gedore torque wrench

Continuing their strong, long standing relationship with Gedore, Heamar is launching the latest addition to the Gedore torque wrench range – the BIW Industrial Adjustable Torque Wrench.

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Manchester logistics specialist takes customer service up a gear

Transport, storage and distribution firm MSL (Manchester Storage Limited) has unveiled details of its latest plan to future-proof the business and ensure customers continue to receive exceptional standards of service. Keen to replace time-consuming manual processes with an up-to-date application that runs on Microsoft Windows, the Oldham-based company recently signed...

Quarterly trends in logistics skills gap revealed

The logistics sector is seeing a significant increase in demand for import and export specialists, according to one of the country’s leading logistics and supply chain recruitment consultancies. Macildowie, which supports businesses across Nottingham, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Derby and Northampton, has found that trends in the type of vacancy being...

Bridgestone set to debut new products and solutions at IAA 2018

Bridgestone is committed to identifying and solving the challenges faced by fleets every day through premium tyres, technologies and services.

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Europa worldwide group selects Paragon

Europa Worldwide Group, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned freight forwarding and logistics companies, has selected Paragon’s routing and scheduling software to streamline its transport management and support business growth. The software has been implemented at the company’s Dartford facility, the UK’s largest European groupage hub, to automate the route...

Malcolm Logistics chooses Cartwright

Malcolm Logistics, a leading independent provider of third party logistics services, has ordered 41 Class A swap bodies from trailer and commercial vehicle body manufacturers Cartwright.

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Michelin reports low accidental damage claims

Two years after launching its accidental tyre damage guarantee for its bus, coach and truck tyre ranges, Michelin has reported just 1,391 eligible claims for damage from nearly 250,000 tyres sold in Ireland and the UK – a claim rate of just 0.59 per cent, which it says highlights its...

DAF underlines importance of genuine parts

DAF Trucks is underlining the importance of its DAF Genuine Parts programme as the market leader launches its new complete hub kit for the popular CF and XF ranges. The company says its hub kit assembly offers long-term financial benefits thanks to its durability and reliability.

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Stena Line adds extra freight capacity

In response to growing market demand, Stena Line is planning to upweight its freight capacity on the popular Belfast – Liverpool route. This month (August 2018), Stena Line will initially deploy the 3,000 lane metre Stena Forerunner vessel before replacing it with a similar ship early in 2019 at which...

Fontaine Fifth Wheel brings safer coupling to IAA 2018

Fontaine Fifth Wheel are presenting their latest range of fifth wheel couplings at this year’s IAA show. They work at the forefront of haulage technology and their specialist experience, knowledge and expertise enables Fontaine Fifth Wheel to offer a broad range of technically tailored options, to meet exacting operator needs.

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