Appointments

The £650m investment programme for the Channel Corridor town of Ashford is beginning to deliver results. Ashford – the fastest growing town between London and the Continent – is on course to double in population by 2031, creating 28,000 extra jobs and 31,000 new homes. Ashford’s Future is the agency …

Brian Wright has been appointed as the new Hub Manager at the Rugby-based Fortec Pallet Distribution Network. Aged 48, Brian has a wealth of experience in the pallet industry. He joins Fortec from Pall-Ex, where he was Senior Operations Manager. Brian was also Commercial Director at PVS Meridian. In his …

Microlise, the Nottingham based systems integrators of technology solutions for the mobile workforce, logistics and supply chain industries, has appointed MAN ERF (UK) Limited as UK reseller for the Microlise Fleet & Distribution and Microlise RFID Systems suites of products. As a leading manufacturer of heavy goods vehicles, MAN ERF …

The Freight Transport Association will once again be exhibiting at the April exhibition of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. FTA will be featuring its Vehicle Inspection Service and, in particular, its accredited tank certification service. FTA's tank certification service helps ensure safety for drivers and the public. It significantly reduces …

Through-the-night parts delivery service ByBox Ltd has won a raft of prestigious contracts with blue chip companies. The award-winning Coventry-based firm is the market leader for in-night parts distribution. Not only have a string of businesses in the pharmaceutical sector renewed their contracts – demonstrating the fact that ByBox delivers …

DVLA hikes fees. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency just said it will hike the one-off first vehicle registration fee from £38 to £50. The first Driving Licence fee rises from £38 to £45 but that for replacing a paper licence with a photocard version drops from £19 to £10. …

Thorne Led Largest U.S. Ferry Operation. Arlington, Va. — April 2, 2007 –Mark Cleveland, President and CEO of SeaBridge Inc., today announced four new members of the company's board of advisors. They include Michael G. Thorne, John G. Peterlin III, David E. Ware and Henry (Hank) Hoffman. Gathering this substantial …

Leading industrial battery and charger systems manufacturer Enersys Motive Power has appointed John Lawton to the role of European Director Marketing. John has been with the company for 18 years during changes which saw the company's development from Oldham Crompton Batteries, to Hawker thenInvensys and finally to EnerSys, a worldwide …

Lamerholm is pleased to announce the appointment of Gemma Howarth as Sales Engineer for the ShockWatch range of damage deterrent labels. Before joining Lamerholm, Gemma was responsible for new business, customer service and ran a sales team for an Amtrak franchise. Through hard work and dedication, she consistently exceeded the …

Pall-Ex has appointed Andrew Triolo as Senior Manager for its rapidly expanding in-house distribution business, Pall-Ex Logistics. The company handles collection and delivery of palletised freight and works with other members of the Pall-Ex network to provide a cost-effective nationwide and European service. It also offers a full and part …