Wincanton has won a contract to provide a fully managed customer order delivery service for Homebase. The deal involves the provision of carrier management, invoice validation and Drop Ship Vendor services, which are part of Wincanton’s wider eFulfilment proposition. The service, which goes live in July 2019, is estimated to… Read more »
Speedy Freight creates job opportunities in Derby and Leicester
New ownership for the Leicester and Derby franchises of Speedy Freight, the UK’s leading provider of urgent or sensitive transport, will bring up to 40 jobs and the most responsive service for local business says general manager Gary Sawyer. Sawyer, who took over the Bolton, Wigan and Oldham franchises two… Read more »
£2M last mile delivery eCargo bike grant fund available
From today (01 April 2019) the Energy Saving Trust is encouraging applications for a new £2million fund set up by the Department of Transport to help companies invest in electric cargo bikes to fulfil last mile deliveries. The eCargo Bike Grant Fund is now live and available to limited… Read more »
Panther extends offering with launch of new Premium Service
Panther Warehousing has launched a new premium delivery service to make its pioneering two-man, white-glove, next-day delivery service even more responsive to consumers’ needs. Regarded as a game-changer, the company – which introduced the concept of next-day delivery into the specialist, white-glove sector – is now offering premium pre-10am and… Read more »
DPD backs Mayor and TfL plan for London freight
The UK’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has backed a plan from the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) aimed at transforming how deliveries work in the capital. The Freight and Serving Action Plan was launched at DPD’s revolutionary new, all-electric depot in Westminster, where DPD’s Chief Operating Officer,… Read more »
First 4 Logistics joins the APC Network
First 4 Logistics has launched its business in Newhaven as part of the APC Network, joining over 100 depots across the UK. The new depot, run by business partners Chris Aldridge, Tom Flood and Sarah Flood, has opened a 7,000 square foot warehouse on Avis Way, with over 20 staff… Read more »
FedEx Express Launches Faster Intra-Europe Economy Service
FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, has reached another milestone in its integration with TNT, utilizing the unparalleled TNT European road network to improve transit times for FedEx Intra-Europe Economy shipments. FedEx Intra-European Economy parcel shipments are those… Read more »
Yodel unveils revolutionary automated sortation facility to handle out of gauge parcels
UK independent parcel carrier Yodel, has announced the launch of a bespoke semi-automated sort, designed to revolutionise the handling of large, out of gauge and delicate parcels. The new state of the art system, dubbed Merlin, has been installed at Yodel’s Wednesbury sort centre and is capable of processing… Read more »
DPD opens the UK’s first all-electric parcel depot in central London
The nation’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has today opened the UK’s first all-electric parcel depot in the heart of Westminster and announced plans for a further seven all-electric sites in the capital. The new 5,000 sq ft facility on Vandon Street will be known as DPD Westminster and will… Read more »
DPD teams up with Department for International Trade to back Exporting is GREAT campaign
The nation’s favourite parcel delivery company DPD has teamed up with the Department for International Trade (DIT) to support its Exporting is GREAT initiative. The government-led campaign, which aims to encourage more businesses to export by providing information and insight as well as practical help, was launched in November 2015 and… Read more »
