Bibby Distribution has appointed Marcus Torincsi as its Continuous Improvement Director – a new boardroom role focused on enhancing customer service and maximising efficiency. Torincsi, 48, has more than two decades’ experience working across the distribution, logistics, retail and supply chain sectors and joins the 3PL from Eddie Stobart, where… Read more »
Derry Refrigerated Transport announces £9million investment
ONE of the leading refrigerated transport distributors on the island of Ireland is celebrating almost twenty years in business with a substantial £9-million-pound investment that will see the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in Co. Armagh, as well as the creation of 50 jobs for the local area. … Read more »
Bibby Distribution bags contract renewal with crisp giant Tayto
Bibby Distribution triumphed over seven competitors to secure a five-year renewal of its transport contract with the largest British-owned crisp and snack manufacturer, Tayto. The extension to the decade-long supply chain partnership will see Bibby Distribution continue to deliver crisps and savoury snacks from Tayto’s Corby and Scunthorpe warehouses to… Read more »
Customs Union is not enough to deliver frictionless trade, says FTA
As the House of Commons prepares to vote on a motion on customs & borders today (26 April 2018), the UK’s logistics industry is reminding MPs that forming a customs union with the EU would not remove the need for checks at the borders or deliver frictionless arrangements on its… Read more »
Rockfon contract for Downton
Rockfon, a leading supplier of acoustic stone wool ceiling and wall products, has awarded a new warehousing and distribution contract to transport specialist CM Downton. The contract was awarded following competitive tender with Downton taking over the operation in the second quarter of 2017. Terms of the contract have not… Read more »
HGV road user levy changes are unfair hit on small business, says FTA
The government’s amendments to the road user levy charges announced today (28 March 2018) are another step on the road to improving air quality for all of us, but at the expense of small and medium-sized businesses, which will be unfairly penalised by the changes in money payable, says the… Read more »
Cash-strapped hauliers need incentive to upgrade their trucks, not penalties
The Road Haulage Association is dismayed by Transport Minister Jesse Norman’s latest announcement that in less than twelve months’ time, the majority of haulage operators will have to pay an additional 20% towards the HGV Road User Levy. In February 2019, an estimated 56% of UK-registered Euro V trucks (and earlier) will be hit with the rise while, at… Read more »
Rapid Response Turns / Slides 50t Transformers at Jersey Electricity Project
Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has once again combined haulage, lifting, and hydraulic skidding expertise to unload and install two 50t transformers at Jersey Electricity’s £17m primary substation project at St. Helier West on the Channel Island. RRS, a Portsmouth, UK-based lifting, transport, and storage specialist, expanded its fleet of Hydra-Slide… Read more »
Heathrow Haulage reduces fuel consumption, as it becomes FORS 250th Gold member
Heathrow Haulage Ltd, a Tarmac subcontractor has become the 250th company to achieve FORS Gold accreditation, increasing its MPG by almost five per cent in just six months. FORS (The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Gold is the highest accreditation level FORS offers, setting out best possible practice in safety, as… Read more »
Bibby Distribution’s tankers ensure britain is stocked with chocs for Easter
Bibby Distribution has transported an incredible 9,000 tonnes of liquid chocolate to manufacturers across the UK in the build-up to Easter – enough to make an Easter egg for everyone in Britain. A fleet of 30 tankers from the 3PL’s food and ingredients team has delivered the total tonnage of… Read more »
