For the third consecutive year, Somerset-based logistics firm, Just Vans Ltd, has joined forces with members across the Palletways network to lend logistical support and deliver goods to this year’s BBC Children in Need ‘CarFest’ charity events. Just Vans, Telford-based KRL, Newtonabbey-based Montgomery Transport and Andover-based AET Transport, all members… Read more »
Pall-Ex increases efficiency with telematics LPG fleet investment
Pall-Ex has invested over £250,000 into its operational excellence, upgrading its fleet of forklift trucks to include 45 brand-new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles. This move will ensure efficiency as the company prepares for the industry’s upcoming seasonal peak. The new Hyster H2.0FT Advance trucks were supplied by Pall-Ex’s long-term… Read more »
Further UK expansion for Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex continues to grow and has recently added four new members to its UK membership. Baytree Transport, based in Berkshire, will cover locations in the RG postcode area; Denny-based XS Transport will manage parts of the FK and G postcode areas; and the Essex branch of FTS Group will operate… Read more »
Growth of home delivery sector key driver in £26k investment
A transport company in Mansfield has geared up for the growth of the home delivery sector having invested more than £26,000 in a new fleet of electric pump trucks. Mitchells of Mansfield, a member of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, has invested in 26 electric… Read more »
Fortec Member Roberts Transport on expansion trail
A family-run transport company in Sussex has been so successful since joining Fortec Distribution Network that it is expanding into the warehouse next door. Littlehampton-based Roberts Transport, which specialises in temperature-controlled and ambient distribution and warehousing, has gone from strength to strength since joining Fortec last year. It is taking… Read more »
Palletways mows over competition to celebrate sports turf contract anniversary
The saying ‘the grass isn’t always greener’ has never been more true for one nationwide sports turf supplier who has returned to Palletways Edinburgh after a 12-month absence. Newbridge-based supplier of sports turf supplies, Rigby Taylor, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary working with Palletways Edinburgh to deliver 140 pallets of… Read more »
Local logistics provider continues to shine in the South East
Croydon-based logistics provider, Diamond Distribution, continues to shine in the South East, with its growing business success leading to investment in new vehicles and people. Diamond is a Palletways member and part of Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network. Diamond’s Managing Director, Keely Priestman, says: “An opportunity… Read more »
Lancaster transport firm has loads to celebrate
Staff at a Lancaster-based transport firm are in a celebratory mood after marking its 65th year in business. Kidds Transport, a member of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, provides haulage services for many major manufacturers in the Lancaster area. The firm covers some 20,000 miles… Read more »
Fortec service cements partnership between Nova Logistics and EJ
A successful partnership between the Fortec Distribution Network, Nova Logistics and leading manhole cover supplier EJ has been firmly cemented with a multi-liveried truck. Alan Reason, Managing Director of Nova Logistics, said the Fortec service had been instrumental in the success of the relationship with EJ, an award-winning firm previously… Read more »
‘Our biggest year yet’ announces Palletways
More than 5.4 million pallets were moved by Palletways UK over the course of the last 12 months – a 5.8% increase on 2015/16 as Europe’s largest and fastest-growing palletised express freight network enjoyed its biggest year since launch in 1994. Key highlights which tell the story of 2016/17 include:… Read more »
