IIR Exhibitions has regretfully announced that Intermodal 2009, the exhibition for the intermodal and container industry, due to take place in Valencia, Spain in November, has been postponed for this year. The worldwide economic crisis and subsequent rapid decline in global trade has had a negative impact on container shipping …
Read More »Euroway strengthens its Commercial and Magnum vehicle rental operations
As part of Euroway’s strategic plan for growing and developing its portfolio of products and services to the transport industry, the Group has announced a stronger focus on its core Commercial activities as well as appointing industry specialist Mark Barton as the new Managing Director of its van and truck …
Read More »SITA UK strengths management team at energy from waste facility on the Isle of Man
SITA UK has recently appointed three members of staff to strengthen the management team at the state of the art energy from waste (EfW) facility on the Isle of Man (IoM). New regional manager for the IoM, Tim Otley is responsible for the overall management of SITA IoM’s contract with …
Read More »Andover Trailers, heavy haulage transport specialist, appointed sole UK and Ireland distributor for Trailer System Engineering
Hampshire-based heavy haulage transport specialist Andover Trailers has been appointed sole UK and Ireland distributor for Trailer System Engineering (TSE), a German company which manufactures specialist trailer components ranging from sliding roofs to body kits for commercial vehicles and trailers. Andover Trailers’ appointment follows a strategic partnership formed between the …
Read More »Cath Kidston renews contract with Abby Couriers
An Essex-based courier company has this week had a contract renewed with one of the country’s leading fabric and clothing designers to deliver products to their 22 stores nationwide. Managing Director at Abby Couriers, Mr Mark Giles, said: "Cath Kidston is famous for her vintage inspired prints on everything from …
Read More »Finnforest UK Ltd appoints Briggs Equipment UK as exclusive materials handling partner in £4 million deal
Finnforest UK Ltd, the leading supplier of ecological Nordic timber and timber based solutions to DIY retailers, builders merchants as well the house building, construction and transport industries, has appointed Briggs Equipment UK as its exclusive materials handling partner. The deal, worth over £4 million, encompasses a fleet of 78 …
Read More »Glenside Commercials organises its own dedicated commercial vehicle roadshow
Croydon-based took a fresh approach to industry exhibitions this week by organising its own dedicated commercial vehicle roadshow. The event was held over two days at New Covent Garden Market in London and saw the dealership team up with Carrier Transicold and Isuzu Truck, as well as bodybuilder Lamberet. The …
Read More »Kubota enlarges its UK agricultural tractors sales network with Cradock Tractors
Kubota has enlarged its UK agricultural tractors sales network with the appointment of Cradock Tractors as its dealer covering North and West Wiltshire and North and East Somerset. Cradock Tractors, of Westbury, Wiltshire, is a well-known, long established family-run business that has been supplying agricultural equipment to the farming community …
Read More »Global logistics provider Kuehne and Nagel opens a new facility in Sochi, Russia
The site will be directly involved in providing logistics and transportation services to official contractors of the Olympic Winter Games 2014. As a forthcoming host of the Winter Games, the city of Sochi has embarked on the construction of venues and local sports facilities along with the modernisation and expansion …
Read More »Euroway strengthens its Commercial and Magnum vehicle rental operations
As part of Euroway’s strategic plan for growing and developing its portfolio of products and services to the transport industry, the Group has announced a stronger focus on its core Commercial activities as well as appointing industry specialist Mark Barton as the new Managing Director of its van and truck …
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