June 2023

Shift, which offers on-demand delivery services using independent drivers, has bought Tuffnells out of administration. Announcing the deal, the tech-based firm, which is led by 29 year old founder and entrepreneur Jacob Corlett, said it is looking at re-opening some of Tuffnells’ 33 depots and employing some of its former staff. Shift, which is based […]

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DPD will provide drivers with a portable powerbank they can take home to charge their vans overnight and help avoid reliance on public charging infrastructure. The trial will take place at the parcel firm’s Bicester depot and allows staff to take home an OnCharge ZIR0 prototype charging system, which charges up a vehicle 100% by […]

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Around a quarter of the workforce of collapsed parcel firm Tuffnells is taking legal action against their former employer over the way their redundancies were handled, according to a law firm. Aticus Law said the number of employees had risen rapidly and currently stood at 522 who had instructed solicitors to investigate concerns around how […]

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GXO has defended its decision to dismiss two members of staff at its Croydon depot after a union criticised it for using “draconian” measures. Strikes among beer delivery drivers, draymen and warehouse workers could now be on the cards after Unite said it was balloting 120 members for strike action. It comes only a matter […]

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Wincanton and IKEA hosted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at their new 452,000sq ft distribution centre in Dartford this week, where he described the two company’s expansion as a “huge vote of confidence” for the economy. Located at the former Littlebrook Power Station site near the Dartford Crossing, the multi-million-pound distribution centre has the capacity to […]

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ArrowXL has appointed Paul Robinson as its general manager in Wigan, as well as five additional sites in Newton Aycliffe, Lincoln, Doncaster, Newcastle and Scunthorpe. Robinson (pictured) previously worked for Morrisons as general manager of transport, where he was responsible for distribution and logistics across the North of England. The two-person home delivery specialist said […]

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