United Pallet Network (UPN) reported revenues of £14.1m in the year ending March 2023, a 3.3% increase on the previous year. Profits also grew; pre-tax profit was up 4.1% to £5m, compared to £4.8m in 2022. Operating profit was also £5m, a 4% increase on the previous year. The network said it had made significant […]
A lorry driver has been disqualified from driving for more than two years following a collision in East Staffordshire that led to a significant clean-up operation to clear the road. Keith Talbot, 62, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, was given a 28-month disqualification from driving at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on 5 October after pleading guilty to drink driving. […]
Culina Group companies Fowler Welch and Great Bear Distribution fought against “challenging market conditions” last year to increase both revenue and pre-tax profits. Latest financial results, for the year ending 31 December 2022, showed that chilled food supply chain business Fowler Welch increased turnover by 23% during the period to £201m, from £163m in 2021. […]
HGV drivers have appeared in court in Berkshire this month after breaching weight restriction orders across the county. Thames Valley Police said it undertook regular patrols, along with the Public Protection Partnership (PPP) across Bracknell, West Berkshire and Wokingham areas to check whether lorry drivers were breaking the law. The force said it was an […]
Strike action by Northern Irish vets and meat inspectors next week will disrupt supply chains and cause chaos, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA). No slaughter of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry will take place for five days from Monday (30 October) across the whole of NI as veterinary staff walk out of […]
Logistics UK has unveiled the line-up for its conference addressing how hauliers can achieve net zero, with speakers including government ministers, logistics professors and industry experts. The Delivering Decarbonisation conference takes place on 21 November at America Square Conference Centre in London and is designed to give delegates the knowledge and information required to plan […]
Hessle, East Yorkshire-based Neill & Brown Global Logistics has made the largest change to its board in four decades after it appointed three new directors. Long-term employee Stuart Dean has been made portable movements operations director. He joins the board along with newcomers Paul Allon, who has been appointed the company’s finance director and Dominic […]
The UK risks falling behind on decarbonising HGVs while the EU races ahead, according to a green transport thinktank. Transport & Environment (T&E) said that despite the government announcing £200m of funding for truck decarbonisation projects, it paled into insignificance compared to EU progress. It said the UK had plenty of ambition but was lacking […]
Transaid has won a share of a £500,000 award donation, which it said would be used to help save lives in Ghana by ensuring the country’s transport sector grew in a safe and sustainable way. The donation from the Benefact Group helps charities make a difference and Transaid joined more than 900 others all vying […]
Carnegie Fuels has taken delivery of six Fruehauf tippers after being impressed by the build quality of two trailers it bought from the manufacturer. The fuel distributor and haulier said the new stepframe Smoothsider tippers would be used on the agricultural side of the business, moving malt and barley to whisky producers in Scotland and […]