Ian Truesdale (pictured) has been appointed MD of Unipart Logistics with a brief to help clients “reimagine” their supply chains using smart technology and automation. Truesdale will succeed Frank Burns, who has been named executive vice preside…
Fraikin has employed an operations director, Andy Towns (pictured), to lead its engineering and operations functions as it works towards bringing its maintenance back in-house. Towns joins after four years as aftersales director at Farid Hillend…
Europa Worldwide Group has promoted Europa Road’s northern regional sales manager to the role of branch network and sales director . Adrian Redmile (pictured) replaces Dionne Redpath, who has taken on the post of chief operating officer. His new…
Parcel carrier Yodel is looking to recruit 4,311 staff as it prepares for the peak season. The roles which are across Yodel’s 50 depots, include couriers, parcel sorters and warehouse operatives. Yodel said its recruitment drive is in response t…
Hermes UK is opening a new distribution depot in Valor Park, West Thurrock ahead of the Black Friday and Christmas peak periods. The delivery specialist said over 60 permanent jobs have been created at the 157,000sq ft warehouse which will be ab…
A county-wide recruitment event in Leicestershire, aimed at appealing to the public to become HGV drivers, takes place next week. ‘Blaby District Let’s Talk Logistics’ will showcase the benefits of the supply chain industry at the Fosse Park Sho…
Kerry Logistics increased its pre-tax profit by more than 70% in 2020, despite a “very challenging and turbulent year”. The Manchester-based 3PL and freight forwarder said the pandemic resulted in a significant reduction in activity during H1 an…
Marshall Fleet Solutions has recruited Mark Sutcliffe as its new operations director. Reporting to MD Mark Howell, he joins a seven-person board, working closely alongside the other executive directors. Prior to joining MFS, Sutcliffe was most r…
Haulage operators are accusing the Prime Minister of attempting to scapegoat the industry for the petrol pump crisis after failing to heed their warnings of a supply chain crisis months ago. The industry criticism follows comments made by Boris …
Hoyer UK has taken on additional staff to process the flood of applications it has received from people wanting to work as tanker drivers, following the petrol pump crisis which kicked off last week. The company is seeking around 50 drivers and …
The Pallet Network (TPN) has appointed industry veteran Bob Richards as operations director. Richards takes on the role that TPN MD Mark Kendall vacated last January after he replaced Mark Duggan as MD. TPN’s new operations director will take re…
Walker Logistics has appointed Adrian Skirrow (pictured) as its new head of operations, overseeing all administrative and operational processes at its Berkshire site. With over 20 years’ leadership experience, Skirrow has held senior operational…
Scottish logistics firm Streamline Shipping Group is celebrating its 40th year in business with a move to a multi-million-pound new depot at Aberdeen Harbour and plans to double its driver numbers and fleet.The new 7,800 sq m harbourside facilit…
Delivery specialist Hermes UK is creating 1,400 full-time roles at its new parcel distribution hub in Barnsley which is set to open in September next year. The company is looking for transport managers and warehouse operatives, as well as a gene…