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The Henderson Group, one of the key players in Northern Ireland’s economy and owners of the SPAR, EUROSPAR, ViVO, ViVOXTRA and ViVO Essentials franchises in NI, has added 15 Renault Trucks Range T460s and 14 Range D18s to its group fleet line-up. With the latest vehicle additions supplied by local …

Wincanton, the largest British third-party logistics (3PL) company, has won a contract with home improvement retailer Wickes to carry out home delivery for its Showroom kitchen and bathroom products across the South West of England, Midlands and part of Wales. Wincanton will implement its own model of home deliveries, proven …

Bibby Distribution is now operating a 100% Euro VI fleet, significantly reducing its environmental impact and ensuring its trucks can operate sustainably anywhere in the country. The completion of the 3PL’s four-year vehicle replacement programme means all of its 500-strong fleet, comprising DAF, MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Renault trucks, are running …

The next Mayor of London should work more closely with the logistics sector to make London cleaner, safer and more efficient, according to FTA, the voice of the UK logistics sector. Ahead of the 2020 London Mayoral Election, the business organisation has launched Logistics for London, a document detailing its …

A Worksop based, warehousing and third party logistics company, is set to capitalise on its exceptional 2019 growth through a robust strategy and driven leadership team. Carlton Forest Group doubled its warehousing capacity in 2019 to over 450,000 sq ft and was named as the fastest growing 3PL logistics company …

Effective January 1st 2020, Dimerco Express Group will announce a joint venture with 25% investment in the newly founded German subsidiary of Swedish public company Elanders Group, ITG Air & Sea GmbH. ITG Air & Sea GmbH is a spin- off of ITG GmbH Internationale Spedition + Logistik (ITG), which …

A former ‘Driver of the Year’ with Moody Logistics has swapped the lorry cab for a managerial position – ensuring the family-run firm’s delivery network operates at maximum efficiency. Mark Fisher, who started with the Cramlington-based firm as a multi-drop driver in 2013 has been promoted to transport logistics planner …

Wincanton has been awarded a new, five-year contract with Watson Fuels to run all of the distributor’s artic fuel activity across the UK. A division of World Fuel Services, Watson Fuels has been supplying fuels and lubricants to agricultural, commercial and industrial sites, as well as private homes, since 1957. …

A driver with haulage company Moody Logistics who clocks up an amazing 90,000 miles a year is being featured in a TV documentary celebrating the North East’s unsung night shift workers. Dave Blench has driven the same 374-mile round trip between Northumberland and Leicestershire every night for the past 20 …

The logistics industry will deliver Christmas on time this year despite facing severe staff shortages, according to FTA, the voice of the UK logistics sector. But with a growing shortfall of 59,000 HGV drivers, the issue will be significantly worse for Christmas 2020 unless the government amends its post-Brexit immigration …