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UK Mail to move into new Slough depot in August
UK Mail will move into its 45,000 ft² extended Slough depot at the beginning of August, almost doubling the space it has in the area.
Month: July 2013
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Premier Logistics to move home this autumn
Leicester-based Premier Logistics is to move to a new home this autumn, which will allow it to significantly grow its warehousing business as well as offer new services.
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TNT UK makes managers redundant after group profit dips
TNT UK is restructuring its operations and sales divisions in a management shake-up that will see up to 15 redundancies.
Contract Wins
Stobart Group wins £75m 15-year Biomass contract
Stobart Group’s Biomass division has won a new, long-term contract to supply fuel to the Evermore Renewable Energy Plant, which will generate revenues of £75m over the 15-year lifespan of the contract.
Contract Wins
Ministry of Defence contract extension secures jobs at Wincanton
Wincanton has welcomed the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) decision to award a 12-month contract extension to its customer General Dynamics, as the move will secure 25 jobs at the operator.
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Union to decide on Royal Mail strike ballot this week
Royal Mail has called the threat of strike action by members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) “harmful”, ahead of the union’s meeting this week to decide whether a ballot should be held.
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London Gateway will change container haulage says Pentalver boss
The MD of one of the largest container hauliers in the UK has warned that the pattern of business in the sector will “change dramatically” over the next 12 months when the London Gateway opens at the end of the year.
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Wincanton positive about this financial year, despite container volume fall
Wincanton’s commercial vehicle maintenance division, Pullman Fleet Services, has performed well in the first quarter of the current financial year, its parent has said.
Contract Wins
TNT Express wins JML contract
TNT Express has revealed details of its parcel delivery contract with retailer JML, that it picked up three months ago.
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Potter and Clipper Logistics fight back over Olympia Park threat
A planning decision could be made before the end of this year over a contentious new residential development in Yorkshire involving construction of a primary school and numerous homes next to the operating sites of two big logistics firms.