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Waste War
• Leigh Environmental will appeal against a decision to refuse planning permission for a rubbish dump near Bramshall, Staffs which would have provided local tipper operators......
Boss's Buy-back
• A former director of Gateshead-based haulier Brown Wharrier Transport is planning to buy back part of the seven-truck business, which went into voluntary liquidation with......
Slow Start
• Mechanical faults delayed the introduction of a new £1 lm ferry to the Ardrossan to Isle of Arran service in Scotland last week. However the ship is now sailing and offering......
Building Builds
• Work in the construction sector is continuing to pick up with an 11% increase in the industry's order books for the second quarter of this year, according to the latest......
Morrison Faces Planning Battle
by Grant Prior • Sixty additional drivers will be taken on by William Morrison Supermarkets if the company wins a planning battle to build a 56,00m 2 warehouse and distribution......
Rapide Snaps Up Bigger Rival
by Juliet Parish • Rapide (UK) Freight Services is on the verge of buying an unprofitable rival textile haulier three times its size. The acquisition of West Yorksbased Chris......
Parceline Loses Woodhead Deal
• Parceline loses a £100,000-ayear contract to rivals Securicor and Parcelforce this week after a five-month trial with shock absorber manufacturer Woodhead. The Ossett-based......
Parcel Contender
• A parcels network has been launched with the aim of taking on the major players in the nextday market by using a network of 60 small hauliers Right First Time Transport has......