Cartwright Rentals opened a 2.5 acres depot in the Tursdale Business Park in County Durham to further increase its nationwide network of locations.
“The launch of our latest site in Tursdale, County Durham, adds another piece of the jigsaw to our nationwide network of sites and gives us an important strategic location bringing us closer to our customers and prospective customers,” said Cartwright Rentals managing director Phil Rodman.
The German Minister of Internal Affairs Thomas de Maizière (CDU) has extended the checks at Germany’s internal borders for another six months. The special arrangement based on the Schengen Agreement would have expired on 11 November. According to a press release, only the German-Austrian land border as well as flights from Greece to Germany are…
The Competition and Markets Authority has extended the reference period for its investigation into the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda. The reference period was due to expire on 5th March, but has now been extended by eight weeks to 30th April. The CMA plans to come up with its provisional findings this month (February)…
Written by Conor Dowd – Head of Routing Sales UK & Ireland Highly competitive markets and sustained pressure on margins has placed an even greater focus on the ability of transport and logistics businesses to further reduce costs and improve service levels. One area in which a significant improvement is still to be found is…
Investment in members, hubs – both national and regional – and swathes of technology have changed the way that pallet networks do business in the UK, meaning that they entered lockdown in good health. But with the sector consolidating, what does the future hold for the hub and spoke model? Christopher Walton finds out. Last…
The TT-Line ferry company is taking further steps to improve its environmental footprint. At the beginning of 2018, the MS Peter Pan will be extended in the Bremerhaven shipyard German Drydocks (GDD) by about 30 meters, to a total length of 220 meters. As a result, the cargo and vehicle capacity grows by almost 25…
The European Commission has set out proposals to cut CO2 emissions from new heavy duty commercial vehicles by 15 per cent by 2025 and 30 per cent by 2030. The targets are part of the EU’s third mobility package which also includes an integrated policy for the future of road safety; an action plan for…
