Wincanton has lost a long-standing distribution contract with Lucozade and Ribena maker Suntory, prompting concern among hundreds of staff uncertain about their future. The logistics giant has operated a transport and warehousing service for Suntory since the 1990s and currently runs out of the drinks maker’s factory in Coleford in the Forest of Dean, as […]
A deal to merge British electric lorry maker Tevva with ElectraMeccanica in the US has fallen through after the vehicle designer alleged “multiple incurable breaches”. The merger, which was only announced in August, would have enabled Tevva to scale its production to serve the UK, European and US markets and seen the Brit firm’s headquarters […]
Green Biofuels, the largest UK supplier of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), has collapsed into administration, just 20 months after BP took a 30% stake in the company. Green Biofuels is understood to have suffered cashflow problems for some time and finally called in the administrators this week, appointing Lucy Winterborne, Kristopher Aspin and Alan Hudson […]
The Hoyer Group has announced its intention to partner with Munich-based private equity firm AUCTUS Capital Partners in a major rebranding and investment plan. Subject to the approval of the competition authorities, Hoyer said the transaction would trigger a strategic growth initiative to strengthen its global performance under the new brand name of Oxalis Logistics. […]
A major ransomware attack on KNP Logistics was a key contributor to the group’s demise, administrators have revealed. According to administrators FRP Advisory, KNP Logistics Group, which includes subsidiaries Knights of Old, Nelson Distribution, Steve Porter Transport and Merlin Supply Chain Solutions, suffered a major ransomware attack in June this year. The cyber attack hit […]
Kinaxia Logistics has acquired the trade and assets of KNP Logistics Group subsidiary Nelson Distribution after the group, which includes Knights of Old and Steve Porter transport, filed for administration late last week, after suffering the fall out from a major cyber attack. Nelson Distribution, which is based in Belper, Derbyshire, merged with Knights of […]
The phase-out dates for diesel HGVs could still change following the government’s announcement that it is to postpone its ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars, according to freight experts. A spokesman for Volvo Trucks said that although the government announcement did not appear to directly affect the medium and heavy truck […]
New and “onerous” regulations on the use of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) are driving up running costs and creating inefficiencies, with some operators being forced to lay up their LSTs, RHA warned this week. The new regulations were introduced in May this year, following the DfT’s decision to allow the trailers, which are to 2.05 metres […]
National milk chain and delivery firms that overloaded dangerous vans and tried to circumvent O-licensing laws have been hit with huge fines. In a DVSA-led operation, three operators and 25 drivers were found guilty of overloading, driving defective vehicles and also driving vehicles that had been banned from being used.One van was found to be […]
Saul Resnick, chief executive of DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland, discusses the company’s latest financial results, its ‘multi-faceted’ approach to reducing emissions and why he’s critical of fleet operators still reluctant to join the industry’s journey to net zero Q: What’s your strategy to cut emissions? And are many operators only paying lip service […]