Midland Pallet Trucks, the UK’s leading supplier of pallet trucks and material handling equipment, is proud to announce its continued dedication to the logistics industry with a significant increase in inventory that features a comprehensive selection of new products. This expansion underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to providing businesses with the most diverse and innovative solutions to optimise warehouse operations. “We understand that every business has unique material handling needs,” says Phil Chesworth, Managing Director of Midland Pallet Trucks. “Our goal is to be a one-s ..read more

Version 1, a leader in digital transformation, today announced it has been chosen by National Highways as a strategic long-term partner for managed services and collaboration across its infrastructure and platforms in a £47.5m contract award. Today’s announcement builds on an existing six-year partnership with National Highways, where Version 1 has consistently shown accountability and excellence in delivery of transformative cloud adoption programmes, which in turn has helped National Highways to keep roads more free-flowing and enhance road user safety. National Highways needed a long-term s ..read more

British Gypsum is to become the first building materials manufacturer in the UK to form a strategic partnership with circular economy pallet supplier The Pallet LOOP in a bid to significantly reduce pallet waste. The manufacturer uses approximately 1.6 million white timber pallets every year but its switch to a circular pallet re-use scheme is set to radically reduce the avoidable waste that can result from pallets being disposed of unsustainably. The landmark move supports British Gypsum’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon by 2050, and the initiative is one of many set out in British Gy ..read more

An international haulier which has been in business for more than a hundred years has been awarded the coveted Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Gold award. James Wilby Logistics, which is based in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, has landed the industry’s top accolade after several years holding FORS Silver status. The firm met the exacting requirements set out by FORS in its root-and-branch audit, including its whole fleet being fitted with Euro 6 engines and state-of-the-art camera technology to protect vulnerable road users. Established in 1916, James Wilby Logistics is a highly-respec ..read more

HB Dennis Airside Service has boosted transparency and bagged rave customer reviews with TreadReader’s DriveOver ramp tyre measurement system. Based north of Dublin, close to the city’s airport, the garage specialises in Land Rovers and operates a low-volume, high-quality business model. It installed TreadReader’s DriveOver ramp in May 2021, following a recommendation, and has found it to be not only a precision tool for assessing tyre condition, but also a boon for customer service. “In the past, I’ve known incidents where people don’t believe you when you say their vehicle needs new tyres. T ..read more

International development organisation, Transaid, has appointed Maddy Matheson, 26, as its new Head of Fundraising. Maddy joined Transaid’s fundraising team in 2021, most recently serving as Communications and Corporate Partnerships Manager, where she was responsible for assisting the development and delivery of an ambitious fundraising strategy. Within her new role she will head up Transaid’s fundraising operations, managing and developing a small but hardworking team which secures the majority of Transaid’s un-restricted funding. Together, they will be responsible for running events within t ..read more

TruTac, part of the Microlise Group and provider of market-leading compliance solutions, has today announced that it will demonstrate its innovative TruDocuments Premium and TruFleet solutions – including cost-saving enhancements – at this year’s CV Show. TruDocuments Premium, an online tool for document storage, search and management for all paperwork relating to drivers, vehicles, and compliance, creates a clear audit trail by highlighting when documents have been sent, opened, returned, and signed. TruFleet, intelligent fleet management software, delivers seamless planning and co-ordination ..read more

A new generation of electric vessels could help to power London’s energy network, generating income for vessel operators and reducing emissions in the capital. An ambitious project is underway which could see a radical new relationship between Thames vessel operators and London’s electricity network. The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta, and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into the capital’s energy network, accelerating the transition to Net Zero. Using a principle similar to night st ..read more

Bus operators in Luton have gathered to give customers information on bus services and to answer their questions. The operators gathered in St Georges Square in Luton and were able to hand out ‘goodie bags’ to shoppers containing timetables, details of the Bus Back Better plan and information on forthcoming network improvements and the Hip Hop ticket, as well as stress balls, pads and pens. Local people were also able to hear about Luton Council’s recently unveiled Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). This document sets out how the council will work together with the operators to deliver impro ..read more

Since the launch of TIP’s range of telematics solutions in 2020, the leading trailer and truck rental, leasing and maintenance business has recently reached a significant milestone, with 10,000 units now fitted to trailers on the roads of the UK and Ireland. The units have been fitted, not only to many of TIP’s vast fleet of trailers on hire to transport operators, but also to operator-owned trailers, providing multiple benefits to all parties concerned. TIP attributes the successful uptake of TIP Insight to several factors. Cost efficiencies for operators with TIP Insight fitted to their flee ..read more