MAN Truck & Bus UK has appointed Tracey Perry as sales director of its truck, bus and coach division. Perry, who takes up her new role on 1 July, succeeds Matt Squires, who has taken on the new position of operations director for MAN Truck & Bus in Hong Kong. In her new post, Perry, […]
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. […]
Last year saw the slowest pace of growth in the contract logistics market since 2014 (other than the Covid contraction of 2020), according to TI’s latest Global Contract Logistics Report. The research found that the contract logistics market was hit by the global economic slowdown and a weakening economy, compounded by a lack of warehousing. […]
Logistics UK is calling for urgent action to prevent a decline in the number of HGV maintenance apprenticeships, following the government’s funding review for apprenticeships. Jonas Keat, Logistics UK policy advisor, said the association was ” disappointed” at the small increase in funding for the Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance apprenticeship, and warned this could […]
Dutch multinational Janssen Group is continuing its drive into the UK market with the acquisition of Maltacourt Global Logistics. This is Janssen’s second acquisition in the UK logistics sector this year, following its takeover of Norman Global Logistics in March. Announcing the deal today (27 June), Janssen Group described freight forwarding firm Maltacourt as a […]
EV and business expense payment firm Allstar has inked a deal with European charging company Fastned to allow its customers to use Fastned’s network of high-power chargers across the UK. This latest deal enables commercial business drivers using the Allstar One Electric solution to find, charge and pay at Fastned’s EV charging network. It closely […]
Delamode International Logistics director Mike Thomas has been appointed the new chair of the UK Warehousing Association’s (UKWA) management board whilst Gary Whittle, commercial director of Meachers Global, has been named as UKWA’s vice chair. Thomas (pictured), who has been a part of the UKWA membership for over 35 years, joined UKWA’s management board in […]
The Generation Logistics campaign, which aims to improve recruitment and retention in the logistics workforce, has won another year of government funding. The £300,000 of DfT funding – down 13% from last year’s £345,000 award – will be used to focus largely on raising the profile of logistics in schools and colleges, by supporting educators […]
Premier Paper has taken delivery of five new Renault Trucks T480 Turbo Compound tractor units from Hexagon Leasing. The paper amd material supplier, which operates a fleet of 120 vehicles, teamed up with Hexagon after its previous supplier pulled out of the UK truck market in 2022. This is the first time Premier have chosen […]
GXO has expanded its partnership with Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F Co), managing the fashion retailer’s UK e-commerce fulfillment and returns from its dedicated, newly refurbished 170,000-square-foot facility near London. The expansion follows the success of GXO’s partnership with A&F Co in the United States, where the company operates a high-tech distribution centre featuring advanced automation […]