Northamptonshire haulier C Butt has secured an exclusive deal with Engineered Foam Products (EFP) to supply all its national freight services from its Northampton manufacturing facility. This three-year deal is the culmination of a 12-month proj…
Sweeping changes to electricity supply systems are needed to protect supply chains, including the removal of barriers to installing commercial and domestic renewable energy systems, according to the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA). These are s…
Yodel has planted 1,200 trees in partnership with charity the Green Task Force to provide ‘green therapy’ for military veterans. The mass planting event at the charity’s headquarters in Hull earlier this week saw Yodel colleagues coming together…
Members of the House of Lords are to be told that using solar panels on warehouse rooftops could double the UK’s solar capacity, reduce harmful emissions and slash energy costs. The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is teaming up with solar pane…
XPO Logistics is making significant cuts to its UK and Ireland operational emissions by using LED systems at its sites. The company now uses LED systems in 76% of its network sites, and all new sites are equipped with smart controls to realise f…
DHL has announced the start of construction on its new £230m hub in SEGRO Park Coventry. The new facility will double DHL’s handling capacity and is expected to create 650 new jobs for the area. This latest project is part of DHL’s £482m investm…
National IDW carrier Tuffnells has seen 99% of its waste diverted from landfill compared with 95%, year-on-year, in the first month of its new partnership with Go Green. The deal, which began in June, sees Go Green provide waste management servi…
XPO Logistics has been selected by the Tour de France as the official transport partner for the 2022 women’s competition, to be held from July 24 to July 31. The eight-stage race will be the first edition of the ‘Tour de France Femmes’ and is sp…
The Pallet Network has gained the efficient energy management accreditation ISO 50001, laying the groundwork for cutting carbon across its operations. The company HSEQ manager Steve Underwood said it had reviewed all its operations in terms of c…
DPD has confirmed it is now providing an all-electric service to 10 UK towns and cities. The delivery giant is targeting a further 30 locations by the end of 2023 – five more than originally planned and two years earlier than expected. In Octobe…
Menzies Distributon is set to convert the PVC side curtains from its largest vehicles into durable bags. The group had been working with partners including Aura Brand Solutions to test the waste for upcyclability before it is processed and shipp…
Pall-Ex has given its 500 staff personalised, reusable drinks bottles to boost their health and reduce plastic waste. The group said the vacuum flask bottles were particularly useful to its HGV drivers, who often relied on bottled drinks while o…