Dennisons has pledged to raise £50,000 for charity in its 50th year of business. Starting in 1970 as a small family business, today, Dennisons operates across six sites throughout Northern Ireland with circa 250 staff, providing a wide range of specialist services across multiple sectors. A family of businesses working… Read more »
Isuzu is the perfect seven for CRS Building Supplies
As part of a major £1.2m fleet investment programme covering both new delivery trucks and material handling equipment, Somerset company CRS Building Supplies has replaced 50% of its 3.5 tonne truck fleet with the addition of seven new Isuzu Grafter N35.125 tippers. The Isuzu Grafters are replacing an ageing fleet… Read more »
eCMR as solution for international road transport after Brexit
Brexit is coming – and it will, for sure, have an impact on international road transport to and from the UK. Although consequences cannot completely be foreseen yet, the digitalisation of freight documents might play a crucial role in it. Brexit currently is a source of insecurity in almost every… Read more »
VWS takes on Red Forge team
Following the recent announcement that Red Forge has ceased trading, Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd, has stepped in to provide employment for the company’s staff and is also offering assistance to its customers. Trevor Evans, Operations Director, VWS said: “We are delighted to welcome these new staff members and to secure… Read more »
Shipping company fined after worker fell from height and suffered life changing injuries
A shipping company was fined for safety breaches after a worker was paralysed from the waist down when he fell 3.4 metres to the bottom of a ships hold. Beverley Magistrates’ Court heard that on 15 May 2017, the 28-year-old worker, a stevedores employed by Thor Shipping and Transport UK… Read more »
Vital logistics workers should be excluded from restrictive immigration policy
The government’s proposal this weekend (19 January 2020) to bring forward restrictions on EU migrants deemed to be ‘low-skilled’ will worsen the severe labour shortage in the logistics sector, according to FTA. The business group, which represents all of logistics, is calling on the government to realise how reliant the industry is on EU workers and to reconsider its approach; these vital workers must be welcomed… Read more »
Automated cone laying vehicle trials due to start
Highways experts are developing pioneering technology to eliminate one of the biggest risks facing England’s roadworkers. Highways England and its partners are joining forces to create automated vehicles to lay cones on the country’s motorways and major A roads – and prevent workers having to lift an average 10 tonnes… Read more »
TfL funding scheme will ease financial burden on local businesses
FTA strongly welcomes Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to increase its financial support for businesses needing to replace their current vans and HGVs with newer, cleaner models in preparation for the tightening of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards later this year. The business group believes this funding is vital… Read more »
Project Pilgrim Update: £7 million Electric Rubber Tyre Gantry Crane arrival at Immingham
Six electric rubber tyre gantry cranes arrived from China to the Port of Immingham as part of the Project Pilgrim expansion of the container terminal. Project Pilgrim is a £33 million upgrade to Immingham Container Terminal to future proof the terminal, extend its footprint and improve the service to customers…. Read more »
Excellence in Technology & Innovation award win for VehoGroup
The winners of the Wales Transport Awards were announced at the end of 2019 at a gala dinner in the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel, where VehoGroup were awarded the Excellence in Technology and Innovation Award for their asset management and compliance technology, Vehocheck. Chief Technology Officer for VehoGroup, Lukas… Read more »
