School of Thought, which promotes recruitment in the automotive repair industry, is calling on the logistics industry to commit to offering one week’s work experience in its repair workshops in 2024. The campaign, known as The Year of Automotive Work Experience, was launched earlier this month by The School of Thought at The British Motorshow and will […]
Northampton-based logistics firm Crisis Logistics has changed its name to Xtra Express Logistics following its acquisition of parcel and pallet company Action Express Northampton earlier this year. The newly named Xtra Express Logistics will continue to operate from both sites in Hannington and Brackmills Industrial Estate, offering a portfolio of services including same-day delivery, haulage, […]
Scottish haulier Yuill & Dodds saw both turnover and pre-tax profit fall in 2022, thanks to “difficult market conditions”, the company revealed in its latest annual results. The Hamilton, Lanarkshire-based company operates a fleet of over 100 vehicles and specialises in haulage, material removal and supply, waste disposal, tipping facilities and tipper hire. Last year it employed […]
Third party logistics provider Knowles Transport has changed its name to Knowles Logistics to better reflect the range of services the company offers, including its warehousing division, which now accounts for almost 40% of the business. The Cambridgeshire-based company, which offers end-to-end supply chain logistics solutions across the UK, currently boasts over 2.5 million sq ft […]
Rotom Europe has purchased goplasticpallets.com and its sister company All Pallets, in a move aimed at expanding the Dutch pallet giant’s load carrier services in the UK. The purchase will see the operations of both companies gradually integrated with Rotom. Owners Jim Hardisty, Chris Adam and Denzil Davies will continue to lead both companies and […]
Revised data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the threshold for triggering another driver shortage crisis is lower than its original data shows. The recently published revised statistics show the driver shortage crisis in 2021/22 was triggered by a 15% drop in driver numbers, rather than the 23% drop reported in […]
More than 1,300 workers at two Wilko distribution centres are in danger of losing their jobs after a bid by private equity firm M2 Capital to buy the entire company fell through this week. The two distribution centres, located in Worksop, Nottinghamshire and Magor in Newport, employ around 1,300 staff across both sites. M2 Capital’s […]
DHL Express has upgraded its international same day service for UK customers with urgent delivery needs, or with items that can’t be sent through the its Express network. Launched this month, DHL’s new customer portal offers regular customers a simplified booking process where they can easily access information on scheduled collections and live tracking for […]
The Post Office has joined forces with parcel delivery company DPD to launch a new online parcel service with a dedicated sales website. The new service sees DPD strengthen its relationship with the Post Office following the launch of a click and collect service in 2021 that enables customers to pick up their DPD parcels […]