The Pallet Network signed a five-year lease with ProLogis on a brand new hub this week. TPN chairman Richard Eldred says the prestige warehouse just off J1 M6 near Rugby covers 22,000sq m and is more than twice the size of the present hub near Leicester. Minor modifications are to be made to allow more ground-level access and TPN will start using the new site from January 4, 2005. Capacity will be 10,000 pallets on a night shift, he says.
Read MoreMAT Group’s new owners plan to launch a European palletised freight service – and hope to link up with a UK pallet network. Continental full load and groupage operations built up over 30 years provide an excellent platform for the service, says chairman Brian Rosier. And UK pallet networks might feel more comfortable with privately-owned MAT than some of the corporate giants that offer European coverage.
Read MorePalletForce unveils its new Scotland. Existing members Wm Armstrong and Glenhire Express are joined by North of Scotland specialist JBT which has never been in a network before, and Paisley based Gordon Leslie Distribution, which has joined from Fortec.
Read MoreTNT Express has today announced a EUR 14.3 million investment plan to expand capacity and upgrade facilities at its European road hub in Duiven, the Netherlands. The planned expansion – to be completed by October 2005 – follows a significant increase in volumes since the hub first started operating in 1998. It will create around 100 new jobs over the next five years and clearly confirms the company’s commitment to the local area and to the development of its most important international road hub which handles 126,000 consignments and 5,700 tonnes of freight weekly.
Read MoreFORTEC Pallet Distribution Network, a leading next-day palletised freight delivery organisation, reports an influx of new business from manufacturers, importers, retailers and distributors in the packaging sector.
These are businesses looking to expand their customer base by providing low-cost guaranteed next-day deliveries nationwide, but held back by lack of transport or economic resources.
Says Alan Cramley, Fortec Pallet’s network development director: “A lot of small and medium sized businesses in the packaging sector are becoming aware that they could expand their customer base overnight by utilising the resources of the Fortec Pallet Network through its nearly 60 licensees located around the country.”
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