The Bike Club, a subscription-based children’s bike service, has chosen two-person delivery company ArrowXL to facilitate the collection of second hand bikes as part of its reCycle campaign. Through the partnership, ArrowXL will handle over 200 bike movements per week. ArrowXL also worked closely with the Bike Club to identify unnecessary costs in…
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The Welsh Affairs Committee is calling for a new Wales Rail Board to be in place by the Autumn that can consider improvements and upgrades to Wales’ ageing rail network. According to the Committee, Wales’ rail infrastructure is a Victorian system system trying to support a 21st century level of service, with passengers experiencing…
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Oxford Properties and Logistics Capital Partners have formed a joint venture to acquire and develop the UK’s largest logistics site. Oxford and LCP will jointly invest c. £1 billion to bring forward the project over a number of years, with Oxford providing the majority of the capital. West Midlands Interchange, the 734-acre site…
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Fashion and lifestyle logistics company Bleckmann has opened a new fulfilment centre in Swindon to expand its UK logistics footprint. With the new multi-user site, Bleckmann will serve current and new clients by adding 80,000 square feet of UK based storage capacity. Mark van Onna, General Manager Real Estate at Bleckmann, said: “We…
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End-to-end supply chain management software provider E2open is working with Tesco to replace its legacy transport management system. Tesco will utilise E2open’s platform for increased visibility, transport execution, invoice processes and supply collaboration. E2open’s network and applications manage all tiers of production, inventory, logistics, global trade and channel activity from a single platform…
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Network Rail is carrying out work to connect a new tunnel north of Peterborough to existing railway. The project at Werrington will allow slower moving freight trains to dive underneath the famous passenger route. It is part of the £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade, which has also seen major work completed to transform the…
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In early 2020, DP World was already grappling with a big challenge–integrating a patchwork of 160 disparate on-premises systems worldwide into a unified global suite in the cloud. The company has 53,000 employees, running 128 logistics businesses, including 90 shipping terminals around the world. The fast-growing company was struggling with slowed operations and increased costs due…
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Cleaner air, healthier communities and tens of thousands of new green jobs are set to become reality thanks to the UK’s revolutionary Transport Decarbonisation Plan, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced today. With just months to go until major climate summit COP26, the plan provides a world-leading ‘greenprint’ to cut emissions from our seas and…
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Louise Cheeseman, Managing Director of Hull Trains, will move to TfL on 2 August as its new Director of Buses. Cheeseman joins TfL at a crucial time to help lead a sustainable recovery from the pandemic and the de-carbonisation of the bus network. Cheeseman said: “I am immensely proud to be joining TfL –…
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An electric double deck demonstrator will be trialled by Reading Buses on the purple 17 route between Wokingham Road and Tilehurst between July 9-18. Robert Williams, Reading Buses Chief Executive Officer, said: “Electric technology is reaching a point where we can see that some urban services could reliably be converted to battery electric vehicles…
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