News
Tesco takes delivery of 28 Volvo FMs for Northern Ireland operation
Tesco has taken delivery of 28 Volvo FM tractor-units for operation in Northern Ireland.
Month: September 2013
News
TNT Post expands final mile deliveries into Greater Manchester
TNT Post will expand its final mile delivery service into Greater Manchester in November as part of its plans to roll-out a nationwide end-to-end network.
The Hub
CVAs: the kiss of death?
Sad news today with the confirmation that David Price Food Services has ceased trading with immediate effect, with the loss of more than one hundred jobs and no doubt a significant impact on the local region.
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David Price Food Services ceases trading
Tyne and Wear-based David Price Food Services has gone into administration just over a year after entering a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
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Profit up at The Pallet Network as turnover grows
The Pallet Network (TPN) is due to move to new premises adjacent to its current home on Prologis Park Midpoint in Minworth in the coming months.
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Royal Mail listing to begin on 11 October
Royal Mail will begin its listing on the London Stock Exchange on 11 October, with the price per share set between 260p and 330p.
Contract Wins
Stobart wins 15 year Welsh biomass contract
Stobart Group’s Biomass division has won a 15-year contract with Western Bioenergy to supply 150,000 tonnes of biomass a year to its plant in Port Talbot, Wales.
Contract Wins
Allport to provide Continental transport for ASOS
Online fashion retailer ASOS has extended its relationship with Allport Cargo Services.
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Stand and deliver: customer’s e-commerce expectations
We’re becoming an ever more demanding bunch when shopping online, according to a new European-focused analysis of the global 2013 UPS Pulse of the Online Online Shopper report.
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Harlequin Logistics on track for £10m turnover in 2013
Haulage consortium Harlequin Logistics has signed five new contracts so far this year, and expects to close 2013 with turnover in excess of £10m.