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Month: January 2019

Maritime Transport signs Segro lease

Segro has signed a 25 year lease with Maritime Transport, the market leading multi-modal logistics company, that will operate the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway (SLP-EMG) and will base its Rail Headquarters at the site.

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Monmouthshire County Council chooses TotalKare heavy-duty lift installation

The UK’s premier supplier of heavy-duty workshop solutions is helping Monmouthshire County Council’s highways department keep motorists on the move following the installation of a heavy-duty vehicle lift.

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Quinn Building Products chooses Mercedes-Benz

Construction materials leader Quinn Building Products is enjoying peak performance from a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz ‘mountain’ trucks.

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Roadgas explains benefits of biogas

Over recent months, the escalating national debate and publication of alarming scientific research has shown that the air quality of many of our cities is now at dangerous levels. An increasing number of public sector organisations and private companies are decarbonising their operations to tackle this challenge, and as a...

Certas Energy opens state-of-the-art refuelling bunker at Holyhead Port

Certas Energy, the UK’s leading independent distributor of fuels and lubricants, has recently opened a new bunker refuelling site in Holyhead, North Wales. The site is the only dedicated HGV-refuelling facility on the island of Anglesey.

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Paragon supports St Gemma’s Hospice raise £20,000

Dorking-based Paragon Software Systems has supported the St Gemma’s Hospice annual Christmas tree disposal service, helping the charity to raise more than £20,000 to care for terminally ill people in West Yorkshire. The company provided route planning expertise to support the collection and recycling of more than 1,400 Christmas...

Gibsons of Kendal celebrates 40 years with two new Palfinger cranes

The Palfinger UK team has handed over one of two new crane builds to longstanding customer, Gibsons of Kendal.

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Camera Telematics launches Street Angel

Camera Telematics, the leaders in vehicle camera technology enabling fleet operators to achieve the highest standards of risk management strategies, today announced the UK launch of Street Angel, the most advanced onboard video evidence data recorder available. Street Angel delivers fleet operators unrivalled first notification of loss (FNOL) data in...

York conference celebrates recruiter’s success

Duncan Buchanan the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) Policy Director was one of the keynote speakers at Driver Hire’s 2019 recent annual conference. Duncan provided industry insight on the issues that will be affecting Driver Hire customers in the coming year. Amazingly he managed to do most of this without mentioning...

Ramp up no deal preparations with FTA’s Brexit webinar

Following the rejection of the withdrawal agreement this week (15 January 2019), the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is advising logistics managers to advance their preparations for a No Deal Brexit. To help businesses navigate this uncharted territory, FTA will be holding an exclusive webinar, No Deal Brexit Briefings for Logistics...

RHA reaction to Brexit vote

On behalf of UK haulage operators, the Road Haulage Association implores the Government and Parliament to quickly gain a consensus on a Brexit withdrawal agreement that will keep the UK supply chain moving.

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International haulage permit applications close this week

Applications for international road haulage permits close this week (Friday 18 January) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the business organisation representing the logistics industry, is advising commercial vehicle operators wanting to transport goods into EU-27 countries post-Brexit to submit their applications urgently. A No Deal exit from the European...