Parcel freight firm DX Group has relaunched yet another former Tuffnells Parcels Express depot, taking its reopening of former Tuffnell sites to 13, out of a total of 15 depots acquired by the group when Tuffnells went bust in June this year. The new 15,190 sq ft facility is located in Stafford, on the Beacon […]
Hermes Parcelnet, which trades as Evri, saw pre-tax profit slashed by over 50% last year as low customer confidence, high inflation, the cost of living crisis, the Ukraine War and a post-pandemic fall in online demand, all took their toll. However the company revealed this week that it is seeing better times this year, with […]
Two-person delivery provider Panther Logistics has unveiled a brand-new service enabling customers to be able to opt for deliveries within their standard business operating hours. The company’s new delivery within business hours service will enable both new and existing customers to receive deliveries between the hours of either 08:00 and 16:00 or 09:00 and 17:00 […]
Delivery firm DX has opened a new depot in Deeside, Clywd, just days after taking on 15 sites previously operated by Tuffnells Parcels Express, after the rival company called in the administrators. The Deeside site is the first depot the group has launched in its new financial year and joins another nine depots which were […]
Parcel delivery company DX Group has invested another £3m to boost its fleet of electric vans for exclusive use in its delivery and logistics partnership with IKEA. The funding, which will see 53 new electric vans added to the fleet, is the group’s second major round of funding in electric vehicles for its IKEA contract. […]
Same day distribution company CitySprint has launched a major recriutment drive for 300 couriers from across the UK. The recruitment drive is focusing primarily on those applicants with small and large vans, as well as zero emission vehicles in larger areas. CitySprint is also looking to employ drivers for their electric vehicles, as company continues […]
As the dust begins to settle, following the collapse of Tuffnells Parcels Express this week, experts are warning of the likelihood of more insolvencies in the sector. Sheffield-based Tuffnells called in joint administrators Rick Harrison and Howard Smith of Interpath Advisory on Monday (12 June) after battling against tough trading conditions, the impact of the […]
Stricter Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rules, due to be launched next year, could be delayed if hauliers are struggling to access the safety kit needed to upgrade their trucks, Transport for London (TfL) has revealed this week. The move follows a consultation on the DVS upgrade which found almost two thirds of freight industry respondents […]
Foulger Transport has quit Palletways to become the seventh Kinaxia subsidiary to join Palletforce – following in the footsteps of Lambert Brothers, Panic Transport, William Kirk, N C Cammack, Maiden’s of Telford and Bay Freight. Palletforce has also announced this week that Sprint Xpress, another East Anglian haulier, has joined its network, having defected from […]
The cost of delivery is now UK consumers’ main priority, compared to speed of delivery, which less than a quarter cite as most important to them, according to new research by Whistl. Whistl’s report, Continue to Thrive, published this week, found that cost of delivery is now top of consumers online shopping agenda (54%) rather […]