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ArticleLogistics UK recruits Kinaxia, DHL Supply Chain and BIS Henderson directors to board
Logistics UK has strengthened its board with the appointment of three new directors who hold key posts at Kinaxia, DHL Supply Chain and BIS Henderson. Simon Hobbs, Louisa Hosegood and Gavin Murdoch (pictured left to right) join the organisation’s board with a brief to help develop the business, aid the ...
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ArticleDX appoints Paul Ibbetson as chief executive as revenue leaps 15%
Parcel freight and logistics provider DX Group appears to be sailing into calmer waters this week with the appointment of industry veteran Paul Ibbetson as chief executive and a trading update that reveals a 15% revenue rise in the six months to 31 December 2022.Ibbetson brings decades of experience to ...
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ArticleXPO: "We are one of very few organisations that pay females more than males..."
XPO’s latest UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2022 shows pay parity is almost equal between males and females in its transport solutions division, and “slightly higher” for females in its bulk transport division, whilst 42% of the company’s managerial roles are occupied by women.The report reveals that the percentage ...
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ArticleChancerygate continues UK and European growth plans with four new appointments
(From left) Chancerygate's Alex Houghton, Randeep Sandhu, Oliver Johnson (top) and Helena Redding (bottom)Urban logistics property developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced four new appointments to help drive its UK and European growth strategy.Helena Redding and Oliver Johnson join as asset manager and assistant development manager respectively.The company has ...
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ArticleBullet Express recruits commercial director designate
Bullet Express has appointed logistics specialist, Martin Craghill (pictured) as commercial director designate.He will join the Glasgow-based company in the spring and take responsibility for Bullet Express’s entire commercial programme, including worldwide and sales activities.He will also work with the company’s MD, John McKail, on mergers and acquisitions strategy.Bullet Express ...
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ArticleKRL recruits from within to expand leadership team
Freight forwarder KRL has promoted two of its longstanding colleagues to director level positions to support its development plans.David Flaherty (pictured left) becomes operations director UK and IE and Greig Allan (right) is now commercial director UK and IE.KRL MD Peter Phythian said: “We are thrilled to have David and ...
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ArticleArrowXL names new chief operating officer
Two-person delivery specialist ArrowXL has appointed Luke Barton as its new chief operating officer.Barton (pictured) has worked for ArrowXL since 2015 in a number of management roles including operations support, warehousing and HR.Most recently he was general manager for Worcester and then regional operations manager for the South, where he ...
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ArticleXPO appoints David Picking as UK director of technology
XPO has recruited David Picking (pictured) to lead the company's technology organisation in the UK and Ireland.Picking, who took up his new role on 3 January, reports to Dan Myers, MD for the region, as well as Nigel Rouch, head of strategic projects and technology for Europe.Picking brings more than ...
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ArticleMoran boosts senior management team with two key appointments
Leicestershire-based Moran Logistics has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of two senior executives as part of wider plans to expand the business.The company, which specialises in the delivery of chilled, ambient or frozen food products, operates a fleet of around 120 trucks and 140 trailers from its ...
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ArticlePallet-Track names new directors as founder departs
Pallet-Track chief executive Caroline Green with (l-r) Tom Feeney, Lee Chambers and Carl JonesPallet network Pallet-Track has appointed a new chief operating and financial officer (COFO) and chief commercial officer (CCO) as its founder prepares to exit the Wolverhampton business.Tom Feeney has become its COFO and Lee Chambers has been ...
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ArticleChancerygate recruits European director as expansion drive continues
Chancerygate MD Richard Bains (right), with European director, Jason SharmanLogistics property developer Chancerygate has accelerated its expansion plans in Europe with the appointment of Jason Sharman as European director.Last year, Chancerygate entered the European market for the first time with the €4.5m acquisition of a five-acre site near Dublin airport.It ...
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ArticleLincoln College partners with RHA on HGV driver training scheme
Dozens of Lincolnshire residents are being offered the opportunity to be trained up as HGV drivers after a local college secured funding.Lincoln College said it would create a “pipeline of job-ready” candidates to hauliers in the region and help combat a skills shortage.It has teamed up with the RHA and ...
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ArticleSSO Logistics on recruitment drive after seeing rapid growth as Pallet-Track member
Liverpool-based haulier SSO Logistics has created 16 new jobs since joining Pallet-Track in 2021 and is set to hire another 20 staff this year.The company said that its Pallet-Track membership has enabled it to land a number of new deals by standardising its nationwide corporate service and providing customers with ...
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ArticlePalletforce recruits former Pall-Ex director Chris Dennigan to strengthen partnership with members
Palletforce has recruited former Pall-Ex network development director Chris Dennigan to its senior management team.Dennigan (pictured) takes on the newly created role of member relations director, with a brief to strengthen the network’s partnership with its members.He will work closely with the existing Palletforce membership, while also identifying and securing ...
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UKWA leads industry appeal for government to end labour shortages
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has co-ordinated a joint campaign with other industry trade bodies calling on the government to tackle the critical labour shortages in the warehousing and logistics sector.The call comes ahead of the conclusion of a review into the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) being carried out by ...
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ArticleLogistics UK recruits new head of trade and devolution
Logistics UK has appointed Nichola Mallon, former minister for infrastructure in the Northern Ireland Assembly as head of trade and devolved policy.Mallon replaces Seamus Leheny, who left the role earlier this month to become chief executive of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA).In her new post Mallon brings over 14 ...
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ArticleDachser makes two key hires as it drives into the UK market
Dachser UK has announced two new appointments designed to strengthen its position in the UK and Irish markets. Mark Cosgrove (pictured) joins the company from DB Schenker UK and Ireland, where he was head of commercial land transport within the UK and Ireland. Previous to that he spent 25 years ...
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Industry paying "far more" in apprenticeship levy than it gets back, Trailblazer Group tells government review
The logistics and transport industry has received just £250m in apprenticeship funding despite paying £860m into the apprenticeship levy since its launch in April 2017, according to research by the industry's apprenticeship Trailblazer Group.The disparity has prompted the Trailblazer Group - which liaises with government on the creation ...
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ArticleNew SEA Transport boss to use cash injection for further expansion
SEA Transport has secured backing from a private equity firm to grow the business and extend its model to other UK ports.The Felixstowe, family-owned firm chose Enact SME Fund to invest in it and support the roll-out of the haulage platform to additional UK port locations.Incoming chief executive Richard Preston, ...
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ArticleSafe Fleet appoints Steve Powell as MD for UK businesses
Steve Powell (pictured) has joined Safe Fleet as MD of the company’s Commercial Vehicle Europe division.The division consists of Durite, which specialises in vehicle safety, lighting and electrical parts for the commercial vehicle aftermarket and manufacturers, and Labcraft, which manufactures high performance and energy efficient LED lighting for the commercial ...