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2 weeks ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Culina Group has made two key additions to its senior leadership team. Thierry Held has been appointed to the role of chief finance officer for the group. He brings a wealth of experience having held senior roles across the finance, mining and logistics sectors, most recently as CFO Europe for Kuehne and Nagel.
Stephen Taylor has also joined the group as chief executive for the company’s Stobart division.
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1 month ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Indurent, a developer, owner and operator of industrial and logistics space, has submitted a planning application for the final phase of development at Indurent Park Longbridge West. The site is 12km south-west of Birmingham city centre and formed part of the MG Rover car manufacturing plant, known for producing iconic cars such as the Mini and Austin 7, which closed in 2005.
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1 month ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Inflation and rising costs are the biggest challenges for SMEs working in the transport and logistics sector, according to a major new survey. Market research firm Bionic asked 500 business owners to identify the most concerning issues they would face over the coming 12 months and found 81% put financial fears top of their list.
Other major challenges included supply chain and logistical disruptions (58%) and problems with hiring and retaining talent.
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1 month ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Belgian vehicle manufacturer Van Hool has announced the acquisition of Tankcare Engineering and the launch of Van Hool Industrial Vehicles UK in Great Britain & Ireland. The move brings together Van Hool and South African parent company GRW’s full range of products and services under one unified entity and will allow it to better serve its customers with an expanded offering and enhanced support.
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1 month ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Magnum Logistics said its new bespoke facility at DP World London Gateway in Essex has allowed it to vastly accelerate its sustainability drive. Commercial director Eddie Ryan said the new BREEAM and Planet Mark certified site is a perfect combination of high-level racking, bulk storage space, fulfilment areas, and dock-level and drive-through access.
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1 month ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
The RHA said plans to build a Universal theme park and resort in Bedfordshire represented a significant opportunity for jobs, economic growth and infrastructure development in the region.
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1 month ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Two of the transport sector’s leading companies have revealed the full impact of recent cyberattacks on their businesses and urged other organisations to do more to protect themselves. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Microlise Transport Conference in Coventry, Daniel Brind, head of IT security at Yusen Logistics Europe said: “I can’t underestimate the impact that a major cyberattack has on the reputation of the organisation and the people who work for it.
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2 months ago | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Milence has opened its first UK HGV public charging hub in Immingham, North Lincolnshire, offering a default tariff of £0.399/kWh (excluding VAT). Speaking at a launch event attended by senior figures from the road transport sector, chief executive Anja van Niersen said the company had worked hard to match the flat fee it offers drivers in other parts of Europe and that the price was “very decent for the UK market because everything here is twice as expensive”.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
Glencar has completed construction of two prime industrial & logistics units of 76,231 and 145,454sq ft for Baytree, a pan-European developer of logistics buildings. Baytree Leeds lies close to Junction 7 of the M621 motorway, located immediately to the north-west which links into the M62 for destinations north and west, and to the M1 motorway heading south.
Completed in 58 weeks, the units boast an enhanced specification and are built to BREEAM ‘Outstanding’, EPC A, and WELL Ready standards.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace
XPO Logistics is launching a project to enhance biodiversity around its sites in the UK and Ireland. The ‘Nature Network’ project is a key part of its ethos to improve sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions across the business and within the microclimates around each depot. The company’s headquarters at Crick in Northamptonshire will be the first site to implement changes through the project, with plans to roll it out across multiple sites in 2025.
