Hereford-based haulier Bayliss Bros has been blown away with the fuel figures of its new Volvo FH 540 Globetrotter 6×2 tractor unit, equipped with Volvo’s smooth shifting I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission. The latest model FH – with updated styling, enhanced fuel-saving features and a driver-focused interior – has only recently …

The businesses that bring food and drink to our tables are facing a period of fundamental change, unprecedented in its speed and scope. Bis Henderson Consulting is working with many leading companies to help them establish what this means for their sourcing, stocking and distribution operating models and assets. Historically, …

Toyota Material Handling has announced that its top selling Tonero range of counterbalanced forklift trucks is now offered with newly-developed Stage V compliant diesel and LPG engines. Toyota’s own in-house design team has been working on the development of the ultra-clean and highly fuel-efficient diesel (1ZS) and LPG (4Y-ECS) engines …

Register now to reconnect with the UK’s logistics industry Thousands of professionals from across the logistics and supply chain world are expected to access more than 50 hours of world-class online presentations, educational content and crucial industry insights from thought-leading influencers when IMHX Connect 2021 goes live from 13 – …

UK-based Lifting Products Limited will provide a full line of slewing jib cranes, light crane systems, and crane track from Swiss manufacturer GIS AG. Lifting Products will receive jib crane and other parts from Schötz, Lucerne, but will manufacture the range for the first time in the UK. GIS-owned Lift …

DS Smith, the FTSE100 packaging company, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Platinum’ rating by EcoVadis for its performance as a responsible and sustainable business – up from a ‘gold’ rating last year. The recognition places DS Smith in the top 1% of the 75,000 best-rated companies assessed by EcoVadis globally …

Hanson UK takes its responsibilities in managing Work Related Road Risk very seriously and as part of this commitment to protect vulnerable road users it is putting its HGV workforce of over 500 drivers through a Safe Urban Driver training course before the end of 2021. Hanson UK commissioned TTC …

Brake, the road safety charity has officially opened registrations for Road Safety Week 2021 – encouraging all road users, at-work drivers, fleets and organisations to sign up to take part in this year’s campaign. The UK’s biggest road safety event will take place 15 – 21 November 2021, with thousands …

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has revealed its Top 30 UK Logistics Service Providers for 2021. Topping this year’s list is innovative parcel delivery company, DPD Group (DPD). Elaine Kerr, CEO at DPD said the recognition meant an awful lot, particularly after the 16 months we have …

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has named Tony Teeder a company director. Teeder, who is currently regional manager—midlands, London, and the south, joined RSS in the spring of 2016 from a major equipment rental company that was part of the GAP Group. A decade in the lifting and materials …