Scottish haulier J&J Murdoch has joined the Pall-Ex network, serving the Dumfries & Galloway and Borders regions. The Fortec pallet network has also added a new member. RGP International Freight, based in the Irlam area of Manchester, will cover the SK postcode.
Read MoreParcel delivery service TNT Express has revealed it is talking to media agencies about its planning and buying business.
Andrew Huestis, the marketing and communications director of TNT Express, said the company was shortlisting agencies for the account and has yet to decide if the work will be on a European or international level. It is not known how much the account will be worth.
The news comes as the Netherlands-based business hired Wieden & Kennedy to its international advertising account following a competitive pitch against rivals including Bartle Bogle Hegarty. There was no incumbent on the account, although TNT has worked with J Walter Thompson in the past.
Read MorePalletways is set to announce significantly improved profit levels as well as rapid growth for 2003/4, new chief executive and shareholder James Wilson revealed last week. He confirmed also that there were several investment companies interested in buying into the firm, apart from Phoenix Equity, which is now the major shareholder, having bought out 3i. The strong financial performance last year will be detailed shortly when results are filed at Companies House and was part of the appeal to its new owners. Phoenix Equity has secured leases on sheds next to the hub at Fradley Park, Lichfield, which will ensure that there is plenty of room for rapid expansion over the next three years. By contrast, Wilson questions the ability of some competitors to expand much further without substantial investment.
Read MoreThe Pallet Network is set to exchange contracts on a new hub within weeks. Chairman Richard Eldred says the East Midlands site will retain the drive-through concept.
We are trying to go for a quick exchange of contracts he says.TPN is moving a record 3,500 pallets a night. That record will be obliterated in the run-up to Christmas, he says.
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