Fraikin has won its first contract hire deal with Antalis to supply 22 vehicles for its 250-strong fleet, which is used to distribute a wide range of paper-related products from its local and regional depots to customers nationwide. The deli

Rockfield Union is expanding its fleet of refrigerated rental and contract hire vehicles. Already the company is using a quantity of Hubbard Transport Refrigeration Solutions 380 Alpha units for its specialist applications. Now the company is order

Pre-retail logistics provider DTS Logistics has invested more than £2.5M in expanding its vehicle fleet to support new dedicated contract operations. These include two with high street retailers Woolworths and Rubicon, owner of the fashion brands P

NetDespatch has launched

BP is taking delivery of 30 new petroleum semi-trailers from Heil Trailer International, which have a number of features making them among the safest on the road. The new tri-axle, six compartment, 41,400 litre semi-trailers will be used in

Landsdon, an independent distributor of floor-covering products, has signed a six-year contract with Lex Transfleet to supply a range of vehicles as the backbone of its delivery fleet. A total of 13 DAF vehicles, including 7.5 tonne and 12 t

Volvo Insurance Services, in conjunction with specialist fleet insurance group SBP, is launching a brand new Volvo Fleet Insurance Initiative. The insurance program is aimed at both the truck, and bus and coach sectors.

“Alive with Opportunity” is the Regional Development Agency’s strap line which appears on all of its marketing material. It is highly appropriate for the distribution sector with a number of drivers of change influencing a geographical switch away from th

More than 40 acres of industrial and distribution property development is planned to start in the North-east between now and mid-2005.

Previously the top warehousing locations have geographically focused on centrally located hubs within the UK, such as the Midlands and the M8 corridor, between Edinburgh and Glasgow. This was to take advantage of accessibility, travel times and access to