Cornet trials for John Dee
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• North-East transport operator John Dee this week begins a six-month trial managing home deliveries for electrical supplier Comet.
During the trial, Comet's own vehicles and drivers will be used while the retailer weighs up the advantages of an outside specialist running its delivery service.
At the same time John Dee has won the renewal of two major contracts for a period of 12-months each. In one instance the haulier will continue to store and export biscuits for Jacob's Biscuits in Haydock.
In a utilisation of resources, the cream crackers are packed in water tanks which are much in demand abroad.
The second contract renewal is with Tetleys Brewery: worth 2500,000, it involves transporting beer by tanker and dray from the brewer's Yorkshire depot.