Cartwright is growing its sales team as the company continues to expand across its diverse business model. With over 19 years of experience in the transport industry, Jon Tew joined the company as a Key Accounts Director in April. He brings a wealth of experience to the role with a… Read more »
Highways England unveils successful air quality and innovation competition entries
The technology would inform drivers of the time remaining before traffic lights will change to green at junctions and suggest an appropriate speed, reducing the need for vehicles to stop on exit slip roads, which in turn could improve air quality by reducing the stop-starting of vehicles. The project was… Read more »
Europa appoints Warehouse Specialist to streamline service
Leading independent logistics operator, Europa Warehouse, has appointed an experienced business strategist to head up its Rushden (Northants) site following its acquisition of some of the trade and assets of Menzies Response earlier this year. Europa Warehouse (offering 3PL warehousing and logistics) is a division of Europa Worldwide Group. Matthew… Read more »
NewCold brings innovative solution to the cold chain
NewCold, the deep-frozen storage and logistics specialists, have recently introduced a fully-automated handling solution which, says the company, sets new standards in maintaining temperature integrity and efficiency in the cold chain. Designed in close partnership with Gray and Adams and produced at the trailer builder’s Doncaster manufacturing facility, the aptly-named… Read more »
Cargo-Partner introduces new container tracking service
The new and advanced container tracking feature offers customers full transparency over their FCL shipments. The state-of-the-art technology provides users with end-to-end data via the supply chain management platform SPOT. International transport and info-logistics provider cargo-partner has introduced a new tracking service for full container transports by seafreight. The new… Read more »
Jacqueline O’Donovan appointed to the Mineral Products Association (MPA) Council
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jacqueline O’Donovan to the Mineral Products Association (MPA) Council. As Managing Director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, the multiple award-wining family waste management and recycling business, Jacqueline brings a wealth of industry experience and strategic vision as a specialist in construction and demolition… Read more »
Fuel certification scheme that protects distributors
Leading fuel experts OTS TankCareTM have created an independent fuel certification scheme for fuel distributors that has been authorised by the FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers). The unique TankCareTM FQC (Fuel Quality & Certification) Scheme is designed to mitigate against one of the biggest risks facing fuel distributors today –… Read more »
62m footbridge heads to Worcester
Consisting of six separate loads, Collett have completed delivery of Battenhall Bridleway to the West Midlands. Collecting from the manufacturing facility in Northallerton, each of the three deck sections, arch section and two arch ends required transport solutions, firstly to Sheffield for finishing before final delivery to site. The 16m,… Read more »
New 7.5-tonne FUSO Canter floats TPA’s boat
Temporary access solutions provider TPA is achieving faster, safer, and more efficient deliveries of its specialised pontoon systems after replacing a combination of spot-hired and subcontracted vehicles with its first FUSO Canter. TPA’s new 7.5-tonner with crane was supplied by Mertrux Truck & Van, which, like other FUSO Canter Dealers… Read more »
IPP cuts carbon emissions by not going the extra mile for customers
One of Europe’s leading poolers of sustainable wooden pallets to the retail supply chain is helping customers reduce their carbon footprint by more than one million unnecessary miles every year. In so doing, Coventry-based IPP is also seeing the same customers cut more than 4.5 million kilogrammes of CO2 emissions… Read more »
