Archive for the ‘UK News’ Category

  • Freeport vision could unlock trade opportunities says FTA

    on Jul 15, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Freeport vision could unlock trade opportunities says FTA

    The government’s proposal to establish ten Freeports in the UK has the potential to unlock significant opportunities for international trade, according to the Freight Transport Association, the business group representing the logistics sector. 

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  • Border announcements are helpful says FTA

    on Jul 13, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Border announcements are helpful says FTA

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has a given a broad welcome to a statement given by  Michael Gove MP, made in the House of Commons this afternoon, about post-Brexit border arrangements

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  • Brit-Pol cuts costs while Mandata TMS supports growth plan

    on Jul 8, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Brit-Pol cuts costs while Mandata TMS supports growth plan

    Brit-Pol the fast-expanding logistics specialist reports major savings in POD and accounts processing, just one month after installing Mandata’s TMS system

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  • FTA welcomes plans to issue further Certificates of Temporary Exemption  

    on Jul 8, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA welcomes plans to issue further Certificates of Temporary Exemption  

    The government’s plans to issue further Certificates of Temporary Exemption (CTE) for vehicle testing, as outlined in the Business and Planning Bill, have been welcomed by FTA, the business group representing the logistics sector.  But, as FTA’s Policy Director Elizabeth de Jong explains, the testing system has not been resilient and these plans offer only a temporary fix, which must be changed to secure economic recovery

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  • Michelin reports low accidental damage claims 

    on Jul 7, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Michelin reports low accidental damage claims 

    Tyre manufacturer Michelin is reporting just 769 eligible claims for damage under its free accidental damage guarantee – from nearly 120,000 entitled truck and bus tyres sold in Ireland and the UK in the 12 months ending 30 June

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  • Fowler Welch renews contract with Bandvulc Tyres 

    on Jul 6, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Fowler Welch renews contract with Bandvulc Tyres 

    Supply chain logistics provider Fowler Welch has extended its long-running tyre fitment and management contract with Continental Tyres subsidiary and retread specialist Bandvulc

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  • FTA urges government to introduce skills levy

    on Jul 6, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA urges government to introduce skills levy

    With more than 12,000 people losing their jobs in the past week across the UK, and many more redundancies expected as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme winds down, the business group representing the logistics sector is urging government to permit the switching of the industry’s Apprenticeship Levy payments to a Skills Levy, enabling businesses to retrain staff in new roles

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  • New Volvo FH fleet for McLaren Racing

    on Jul 2, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on New Volvo FH fleet for McLaren Racing

    McLaren Racing has put its new fleet of 24 Volvo FH Globetrotter XL tractor units into service, transporting all of the team’s equipment for this weekend’s season-opening F1 race in Spielberg, Austria

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  • Willmotts expands itsTiger Trailers fleet

    on Jul 2, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Willmotts expands itsTiger Trailers fleet

    The fleet of one of the largest independent warehousing and distribution companies in the South West has been further strengthened through the addition of another 30 curtainsided vehicles from long-term supplier Tiger Trailers, along with a smaller quantity of the manufacturer’s new temperature-controlled products

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  • Synergix installs Mandata TMS

    on Jun 30, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Synergix installs Mandata TMS

    Newly formed logistics operator Synergix has installed a Mandata TMS system to consolidate each of its key business functions and reports significant savings on personnel – before even the first load is shipped

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