PPL London is celebrating its 30th anniversary and has predicted turnover this year will top £6m. From humble beginnings, which saw MD Adam Hopcroft distributing goods around London in his transit van from his council flat in Stonebridge, PPL th…
Expect Distribution has announced the acquisition of Essex-based transport company Pallet Plus to drive further growth. Operating from four West Yorkshire sites and incorporating over 600,000sq ft of warehousing, Expect said the purchase of the …
Bedfordshire haulier FA Hawkins Transport and sustainable wooden pallets pooler IPP are celebrating the 15th year of their partnership. IPP is one of Europe’s largest poolers of sustainable wooden pallets, which are used by major customers inclu…
Swansea-based Hall Brothers Distribution is gearing up for growth after joining the Pallet-Track network. The family run firm, which also operates out of Goodwick in Pembrokeshire, is forecasting a significant increase in pallet volumes as a res…
Volumes in the pallet sector for the first half of 2023 were 6.3% higher than pre-pandemic levels, with next day and timed deliveries growing by 5%, according to latest figures. Following fluctuations and peaks in demand in 2021 and 2022, the As…
Rising demand for warehousing and a strong financial performance in the previous year has helped WH Bowker International increase both turnover and profit in 2022. The family-owned company, which is headquartered in Hull, specialises in UK and E…
UPN said its presence in Norfolk had strengthened significantly after substantial investment and expansion by two of its members. Thetford’s Team C Express are spending a seven-figure sum this year as it looks to segment its business into three …
Pallet-Track said it was proud to work with all of its shareholder members after announcing that 40% of them have hit their 15-year milestone with the network. Next year, Pallet-Track will celebrate its 20th anniversary and it said a commitment …
Buxton-based SK Distribution has sealed a partnership deal with The Pallet Network (TPN) to provide palletised freight collection and delivery services on behalf of the network. This is the third pallet network SK Distribution has joined to date…
One of the largest employers in Cwmbran, South Wales, Bridgetime Group, has joined The Pallet Network (TPN). Bridgetime Group specialises in next day and 48-hour UK delivery and collections, full and half load groupage, export and import, storag…
JAD Trans Scotland has become the latest member of Palletforce north of the border, strengthening its presence in a challenging area for pallet networks. The 23-year-old Airdrie-based haulier will cover EH postcodes and the move marks its first …
Steve Thorpe has been appointed head of commercial at Palletline, with a brief to help members develop new business opportunities and support their existing customers. Thorpe joined Palletline in 2021 as a regional general manager co…
Foulger Transport has quit Palletways to become the seventh Kinaxia subsidiary to join Palletforce – following in the footsteps of Lambert Brothers, Panic Transport, William Kirk, N C Cammack, Maiden’s of Telford and Bay Freight. Palletforce has…
Motor Transport gets asked to interview many successful transport firms but when an invite came to meet one of the founders of Stanton Logistics in Rotherham, south Yorkshire it was hard to turn down. “We are one of the best kept secrets in the …