Logistics specialist Whistl has recruited James Revell as its first director of contact centres. Revell joins the company from Air France KLM, where he led its international contact centres. He joined the industry 20 years ago, starting his career as a call handler and progressing through the industry to senior leadership roles. Whistl offers multi-channel […]
Construction has started on a major speculative warehouse near Doncaster with completion expected in January 2024, commercial developer Panattoni revealed this week. Winvic Construction has commenced the construction of Panattoni Doncaster 420, following the approval of planning consent from Doncaster Council in February. Panattoni Doncaster 420, which the developer claims is the largest speculative logistics […]
Culina subsidiary Eventor has acquired events logistics haulier Stardes for an undisclosed sum as part of major plans to further expand in the events transport sector. Eventor, formerly known as Stobart Special operations, provides support services to the motorsport, events and nuclear industries. In an announcement revealing the deal this week, Eventor praised Stardes as […]
The Palletways Group is investing in a new multi-million pound, environmentally friendly hub in Italy as it drives for further growth across Europe. The bespoke facility is in Sala Bolognese, in the city of Bologna. It is expected to launch in the next few months and will include 30,000 m² of office and operational space. […]
Europa Road is strengthening its German services after forging a new partnership with freight forwarding operator Noerpel. The partnership with Ulm-based Noerpel will enable Europa to reduce export and import lead times for customers shipping to and from the South of Germany by providing an additional route offering a new daily round trip connection to […]
Schmitz Cargobull has officially opened its new plant at Wythenshawe in Greater Manchester and taken the opportunity to unveil its latest curtainsider semi-trailer. More than 200 customers and local dignitaries gathered at the Schmitz Cargobull factory last week to celebrate the official opening of the plant and to see the unveiling of the pillarless curtainsider, known […]
Zero emission vehicle manufacturer First Hydrogen has unveiled images of its Gen II hydrogen fuel cell-powered van, as it kicks off road trials of its first generation light commercial vehicle (LCV). Both the Generation I and Generation II LCVs will be available with either hydrogen fuel cell electric or battery electric drive trains. The vehicles […]
Hexagon Leasing’s used truck operations and its rental leasing team are operating from a new site in Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent from today (3 April), as part of the company’s growth plans. The new site, which includes a large, modern purpose-built office space, is centrally located between Birmingham and Derby and is accessible directly from the A38. […]
Women employed by the Alternative Parcels Company (APC) are earning 3p more per pound sterling than male colleagues. According to the company’s latest Gender Pay Gap Report, women at the company earn more on average than men based on the mean gender pay gap (-3.2%). In real terms, this means women earn £1.03 for every […]
The government has extended its HGV Skills Boot Camps HGV driver training scheme with plans to train another 2,160 candidates over the next 12 months to create almost 2,000 new drivers in the logistics sector. Driver Academy Group (DAG), a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC and including Manpower and Logistics UK, has been […]