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 »
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 »
Freight company opens new premises to support continued growth
Asap Cargo has opened a new 65,000 sq. ft facility in Larne with plans to create 12 new jobs over the next year. The £1.75m investment was supported by Danske Bank. The company was formed in 2007 and services SMEs and large businesses across the UK and Ireland. Asap Cargo… Read more »
Volvo Trucks announce two-year extension to Formula 1 partnership with McLaren Racing
Volvo Trucks is pleased to announce a two-year extension to their partnership with the McLaren Formula 1 team, which will see Volvo Trucks continue as an official supplier providing essential transport solutions and logistics support for both race team and hospitality operations. Volvo have been the official supplier of trucks… Read more »
Dartford tunnel sees its longest ever load
The Dartford tunnel saw its longest ever free-flow load pass through it recently when it was used to transport an enormous 41-metre-long footbridge. The footbridge, destined for Southend in Essex, was the length of nearly five double decker buses. It was moved in a carefully planned operation between Highways England,… Read more »
Vera’s first assignment: Volvo Trucks presents an autonomous transport between a logistics centre and port
Vera, Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle, will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. The assignment is a result of a new collaboration between Volvo Trucks and DFDS, the Danish-based ferry and logistics company. The… Read more »
New data shows outstanding transport industry growth
The transport and storage sector experienced rapid growth of 17% between 2016 and 2018. New government data analysis conducted by Love Energy Savings has revealed that the transport and storage sector has seen a whopping 17% growth between 2016 and 2018. Along with this rapid growth, transport and storage was… Read more »
100 Tonne gantry from Goole to Gatwick
Busy weekend in Goole as Collett and Son’s Mercedes-Benz 8×4 Arocs SLT heads out with a 100 Tonne gantry destined for the M23 Smart Motorway Upgrade Programme. This 54.8m long gantry is the second, and the largest, of the four to head out of Collett and Son’s Goole Heavy Lift… Read more »
Eddie Stobart secures contract with Lallemand
Leading supply chain, transport and logistics company, Eddie Stobart has been awarded a five-year contract by Lallemand Biofuels and Distilled Spirits (LBDS), a Business Unit of Lallemand, a global leader in the development, production and marketing of yeast, bacteria and speciality ingredients. The contract, effective from 2 June 2019, will… Read more »
SMEs in the transport and logistics sector are concerned about corporate competition
62% of SME owners in the transport and logistics sector are concerned that multinationals and other large corporates ‘have too much say’ over the future viability of their business, according to research compiled by accountancy firm, Menzies LLP. In order to address this, 17% of SME owners in the transport… Read more »
