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UK’s largest pallet firm invests ?1m in biomass

Nicklin Transit Packaging, the UK’s largest independent pallet and packaging firm, has invested more than £1m (€1.1m), in a new biomass heating system at its main manufacturing site on the Woods Bank Estate in Wednesbury.The new plant will be fuelled u…

New Era makes first acquisition as part of JMG Group

JMG Group chief executive Nick Houghton
Specialist HGV and motor trade insurance broker New Era has made it first acquisition since becoming part of JMG Group.
The Stoke-on-Trent-based firm, which was acquired by JMG Group in March, has acquired couri…

Network Rail acquires multi-million-pound site

Property consultant Legat Owen led the sale of Crewe Truck Stop off Cowley Way on behalf of an unnamed client.
The four-acre site will be retained by the Truck Stop on a short-term leaseback until Network Rail requires it later this year.
The transport…

New homes built on former eyesore site in Swadlincote

The first residents have stepped foot into a new £3.5 million supported living facility built on former eyesore land[1] in Swadlincote town centre.
The development includes 18 apartments, in Coppice Side bordering The Pipeworks retail park, with a rang…

Growing insurance broker makes its first acquisition …

Specialist HGV and motor trade insurance broker New Era has made its first acquisition within weeks of becoming part of the JMG Group.
The Stoke-on-Trent firm has acquired Preston-based courierinsurance.co.uk in a move that establishes a new specialist…

April 2023 car tax rises as new increased charges released

Drivers are set to see their finances squeezed further over the coming months as new vehicle tax rates kick-in. Tax for almost all vehicles were increased on April 1 (last Saturday) 2023 by the UK Government.
There’s no charge for drivers of electric v…

Proposal to replace fire-damaged bungalow with 5 homes

The proposal seeking outline planning permission is for a residential development project on land at High Stand, How Mill. 
An application for an outline planning proposal is generally used to find out whether or not a proposal is likely to be approved…

NewsdzeZimbabwe: FOUR BANKET YOUTHS KILLED IN CRASH

A tragic accident that occurred last night claimed the lives of four Banket youths a few kilometres from Chinhoyi.
The accident which occurred near Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) fields, saw three youths perishing on the scene while the other…

Macroom N22 bypass bridge spans win major infrastructure award

PRE-cast concrete spans constructed for bridges which are now in use on the N22 bypass of Macroom have won a major award for the Offaly based company which designed and built them.
he 50m spans for the bridges over the Lainey and Sullane rivers near Ma…

Angus youths rule at overwintering

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A quality show of cattle was forward at the Angus Tayside District Association of Young Farmers Clubs’ overwintering competition.
The annual event, held over the weekend at Lawrie and Symington’s Forfar Mart, attracted 22 entries fr…

New TCs appointed by transport secretary

The acting traffic commissioner for the West Midlands Traffic Area, Miles Dorrington, has been appointed as the permanent replacement for predecessor Nick Denton. The senior TC Richard Turfitt said of his appointment: “I am delighted that Miles has bee…