Tag: Road Transport

Pall-Ex strengthens service for Eire

Posted by | Sep 4, 2003 | |

Road & Sea Express, market leaders in high quality delivery services to and from Scotland, Ireland and the offshore Islands, has joined the Pall-Ex network to serve Eire.

Alan Cramley, sales and marketing director at Pall-Ex, said: “We are delighted that Road & Sea Express has become part of our network. Their excellent reputation and unrivalled experience in transporting goods to and from Eire will further strengthen the services we can offer. This comes at a time when we are expanding our services further in the UK as well as across Europe.”

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Brambles profits slump 29% over 14m lost pallets

Posted by | Sep 3, 2003 | |

Brambles Industries, the troubled Anglo-Australian support services group, yesterday revealed the cost of losing more than 14 million freight pallets as it reported a 29 per cent slump in full-year profits. Shares in Brambles, which admitted last December that it had mislaid millions of pallets, fell nearly 10 per cent in London as Sir C. K. Chow, the chief executive, said that the problem has so far cost the company about £28 million. He said the company had found about 4.5 million pallets but that it would have to take a one-off charge of £15 million to get them back into the system, and that a further 4 million pallets had been damaged beyond repair, prompting an additional write-off of £13 million.

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United Pallet Network ‘in talks‘ with ANC

Posted by | Aug 28, 2003 | |

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire-based United Pallet Network says it met with ANC to discuss the parcel carrier‘s wish to develop into the pallet sectork either through a strategic alliance or by delveoping its own network. UPN managing director Andrew Spencer told Motor Transport: ‘Representatives from ANC did come and pick our brains but nothing has been continued.‘ ANC says: ‘We are continally reviewing our service offerings and the market situation to ensure ANC provides the very best available service, exceeding our customers‘ expectations.‘

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A new name in pallets

Posted by | Aug 28, 2003 | |

International Logistics Network says it has already signed up 30 members for a planned new pallet distribution network, despite keeping a low profile. The company was established in April and has its registered office in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. It says it has also secured a 6,500sq m hub in the West Midlands.

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Contact Transport becomes latest Pall-Ex member

Posted by | Aug 26, 2003 | |

Birmingham-based Contact Transport Ltd, has become the latest UK haulier to join Pall-Ex, the UK’s leading palletised distribution network. With over 25 years transport and logistics experience, an annual turnover in excess of £4million, 60 vehicles and 75 employees, Contact Transport will be serving part of the Birmingham (B) postcodes. Contact Transport prides itself on providing a ‘one stop shop’ of freight services, from motorcycle couriers to 17 tonne artics, also warehousing and contract hire, both within in the UK and internationally. The company specialises in transport for the computer industry and has blue-chip companies such as Compaq, IBM, Hewlett-Packard as customers. Other major customers include TNT, Danzas and Emery Worldwide.

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