Atherstone, UK: Discount retailer Aldi is set to invest over £550m in expanding and improving its store and distribution network during 2024. This includes plans to upgrade distribution centres to support growth. Aldi says it will create over 1,500 new jobs, including roles at regional distribution centres. Aldi currently has more than 1,000 stores across …
Bedford, UK: AF Blakemore & Son, a main Spar wholesaler in the Midlands and Wales, has added two electric Volvo FM tractors to its fleet. The Volvo FM Electric trucks have regenerative braking, and haul fridge trailers powered by biofuel supplied by Certas and produced from renewable sources. This offers a significant reduction in greenhouse …
London, UK: Truck fridges can produce as much as double the Nox emissions, five times the particulates, and up to four hundred times the particle number compared with emissions from the truck exhaust of a Euro 5 engine, according to a new report from Zemo Partnership. Zemo’s study, covers results from the first phase of …
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Darryl Morgan, former director of Morgan Transport, has joined Hultsteins to help introduce the company’s Ecogen system to temperature-controlled operators in Ireland. “I am delighted to be to be playing a part in the market development of this innovative alternative to diesel-powered refrigeration,” Morgan said. “I was impressed with this system from …
Dover, UK: The Port of Dover could become a target for criminals smuggling illegal and diseased meat into the country under new post-Brexit plans the port’s health authority has warned. From April, under the new regulations, trucks will be checked but not at port, at Sevington, Ashford some miles away. The Dover Port Health Authority …
Banbury, UK: The UK parts of the electric van maker Arrival, Arrival UK Ltd and Arrival Automotive, have been placed in administration. Arrival was set up in 2015 intending to use simple manufacturing processes in small factories to build electric vans, buses and taxis cheaply. But despite orders for 10,000 vehicles from UPS and investment …
London, UK: Barrie Javens has taken over as managing director of Petit Forestier UK. He replaces Neale Brothwood who has stepped down for personal reasons. However, Brothwood will remain with the business as a director. Javens said: “I am truly honoured and excited to take on the role of Managing Director for Petit Forestier United …
Castle Donington, UK: Moran Logistics has added 15 new Volvo FM 460 6×2 tractors to its fleet. The new FMs – which meet Transport for London’s 3-star Direct Vision Standard rating – will be used for multi-drop delivery operations in urban areas. Supplied by Hartshorne Group, the trucks join a 250-truck fleet, a fifth of …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has received B Corp certification, awarded to companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Oakland International’s co-founder Dean Attwell said: “This accreditation provides an external verified standard for several areas not considered by traditional certifications, such as corporate responsibility, being a good employer/neighbour, our commitment …
Peterborough, UK: JS Davidson has been awarded an AA+ grade for storage and distribution from BRCGS for the next year. AA is the highest grade to be achieved from a BRCGS audit but companies that participate in an unannounced visit receive a + after their grade. The BRCGS (previously the British Retail Consortium), sets international …
Swindon, UK: GXO warehouse staff working at sites in Swindon on a contract for Iceland have secured an improved pay deal following industrial action around Christmas. Employees will receive a 6% pay increase on basic pay, and associated rises in overtime and unsocial pay backdated to 1 March 2023. They are also receiving a further …
Maidstone, UK: Fleet graphic provider, RGVA has a trailer coating capable of ‘cleaning’ pollutants from the air it passes through. The coating for RGVA Traxx trailer framing system was developed with Clean Air, Resysten, and Hollywood Monster. It is “a major step forward for the transport and logistics industry”, the company says. The ISO certified …
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