Four new, pre-let warehousing units are approaching completion at East Anglia’s first carbon neutral logistics park, following a £20m commercial property loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB). Developer Curzon De Vere said the units at Port One Logi…
Essex-based Brice Aggregates has built up its fleet with the addition of two new Mercedes-Benz Arocs eight-wheelers to cope with increasing demand for the construction material supplier. The operator has also taken on two Arocs 3240 concrete mix…
Wincanton staff on a haulage contract for brick maker Ibstock have found themselves without jobs after national haulage firm Bimson won the work and refused to accept TUPE applied. The Unite union has now threatened to launch a legal claim again…
Concrete supplier Eco-Readymix said it had seen a solid reduction in tyre damage and downtime after it equipped its fleet with Michelin X Works tyres. The company is transitioning to Remix X Works XDY 315/80 R22.5 on the drive axle and X Works H…
A six-unit industrial warehouse development close to the M20 in Kent covering 302,844sq ft has been given the go-ahead, with completion due by August 2024. Construction firm Glencar said it had been appointed by Wrenbridge and investor Bridges F…
Mixed fleet waste operator Hargreaves UK Services has signed a pence-per-kilometre (PPK) contract with Prometeon Tyre Group for their Bulk Logistics Division. The deal covers the Durham-based firm’s extensive fleet of walking floor and tipper ar…
Yusen Logistics has changed the vinyl wrapping on 58 of its truck cabs to a striking black livery to reflect its distribution contract with Howdens Joinery Group. Hexagon Leasing, which supplied the Renault D Range 18-tonners and T480 6×2 tracto…
Construction and muckaway haulier CW Russell said Mercedes-Benz now accounts for the lion’s share of its HGV fleet after taking delivery of another three Arocs 8×4 tippers. The latest 3240K models have ClassicSpace L sleeper cabs and have 170mm …
Peel Ports Group is investing £28m in a new warehouse at the Port of Liverpool with construction set to begin this week. The 240,000 square foot warehouse at the Alexandra Dock, will be used for the handling and storage of cargo at the port and …
Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Swiss building products manufacturer Holcim. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks. The first batch of 130 elec…
O’Gara in Manchester has added four new Volvo FMX 420 8×4 rigid tippers to its fleet in order to cope with the rigours of off-road work. The demolition and muckaway haulier said it had also chosen the Swedish marque due to the FMX’s proven relia…
Oxford City Council said it was signing up to new safety standards for construction vehicles to drive down the numbers of deaths and injuries caused by HGVs in the city. The construction logistics and community safety (CLOCS) standard will requi…
Fox Group has acquired muck away and aggregates organisation Tipworx and bulked up its fleet, plant and staffing levels in the process. Paul Fox, MD of the family-run Fox Group, said: “This acquisition makes perfect sense for us. “Tipworx is a w…
The DVSA’s Earned Recognition (ER) scheme, rewarding operators who share their performance data to demonstrate they are meeting regulatory requirements, has been expanded into the concrete and quarry industry. The British Aggregates Association …