August 2023

Staffline’s Recruitment GB division has been awarded an extended contract by GXO Logistics to provide dedicated temporary labour supply to a further 14 distribution centres across the UK for several major High Street brands. The award sees Staffline extend its share of GXO labour supply business in the UK by an additional 40%. The company […]

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A £4.2m scheme to build a high-volume hydrogen refuelling station at Teesside International Airport has been announced today (2 August) by Element 2. The project is being delivered as part of a strategic alliance between Element 2, which builds hydrogen refuelling stations, Teesside International Airport and Innervated Vehicle Engineering (IVe), which is developing a fuel […]

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Logistics companies that invest in safer warehouses for their employees are winning the war for talent, according to a report produced by Linde Material Handling UK. The more enlightened businesses are also committing to a “no blame” safety culture, which is having a positive impact on staff morale and corporate reputation, the report notes. The […]

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Former Menzies chief executive Forsyth Black has become Palletline’s new chairman with a brief to introduce an “independent and dynamic way of thinking” aimed at bringing a “fresh perspective” to the network. Palletline said this is the first time a chairman has been recruited from outside the network, in a move demonstrating its “commitment to […]

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Rising demand for warehousing and a strong financial performance in the previous year has helped WH Bowker International increase both turnover and profit in 2022. The family-owned company, which is headquartered in Hull, specialises in UK and European transport services and is part of WH Bowker group of companies. The Palletline member operates a fleet […]

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Mitchells of Mansfield is aiming to make Nottinghamshire the greenest freight distributing county in the UK by offering its customers the ability to offset their freight carbon emissions. The family-run haulage business, based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has teamed up with carbon offsetting organisation Ecologi to create Mitchells’ CO2 Carbon Co-Op. Each Mitchell’s customer that signs […]

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