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Wiltshire defence firm secures £2.4m for global market expansion

A Wiltshire business which supplies equipment to naval forces across the globe has secured £2.4m to expand its operations in international markets. Leafield Logistics, based in Colerne near Chippenham, manages and provides parts for naval ships and defence systems and other surplus material from the UK Ministry of Defence. Established 30 years ago, the business has existing relationships with 16 international navies across NATO and allied nations...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-11 17:49:28

Offshore wind O&M pioneer docks inaugural apprenticeship training in Grimsby

One of the first companies to work in offshore wind in Grimsby has selected the town as the base for its dedicated apprenticeship programme. Seven wind turbine technician apprentices have begun their studies at Grimsby Institute, as RES expands its operations and maintenance business. The company, which describes itself as the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, was a forerunner operating from the port, ahead of the continuous s...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-27 17:41:20

Contract to build £65m Northumberland factory for JDR Cable Systems agreed

A contract to build a new £65m manufacturing facility for JDR Cable Systems in Northumberland has been agreed. Construction company Galliford Try’s Building North East and Yorkshire business has sealed the lucrative deal to build the new facility, which forms part of a plan for JDR to expand its product portfolio. The project will see the creation of a new 500,000sqft factory to help JDR expand and support the growing global offshore renewable en...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-10 13:18:38

East Midlands Trains users told to make alternative arrangements as fresh strike action shuts services

Passengers are being warned that all East Midlands Trains services are being cancelled on Wednesday, October 5, due to strike action and there will be no services east of Nottingham for the next four days. Members of the drivers’ union Aslef, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), RMT and Unite are walking out across the country in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said strike...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-01 02:59:10

PD Ports hits out at 'regrettable' legal battle with Tees Valley mayor

A dispute between one of Teesside’s largest employers and the area’s mayor has ratcheted up with accusations that the politician is risking public money in a legal battle. PD Ports has been in dispute with Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen over access to the South Gare area, with the battle set to come to court next year. The ports firm said it was “regrettable” that access to South Gare remains disputed. A legal case has been brought by South Tees D...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-11 01:24:23

Contract signed for next phase of Dawlish coastal rail line upgrade

Network Rail has awarded BAM Nuttall the contract to design a series of resilience measures along the iconic coastal railway between Dawlish and Holcombe, south Devon. The scheme, which aims to protect the track from falling debris from the cliffs, is the next phase of works which aims to keep this vital transport artery open for the South West. BAM Nuttall has already been involved in the scheme to shore up the coastal rail route that was washed...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-27 01:57:47

Logistics park giant IM Properties starts work on 340k sq ft Hinckley Park speculative build

Logistics park giant IM Properties has started work on a 340,000 sq ft speculative build at Hinckley Park. The building – which it says could accommodate manufacturing or logistics – is being built at the site close to junction 1 of the M69 in west Leicestershire. Hinckley Park is already home to DPD, which has one of Europe’s biggest and most technically advanced parcel depots there, and a 532,000 sq ft unit let to Amazon. Some 1,500 people work...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-12 07:05:19

Would-be drivers get behind the wheel at free Kinchbus Try Drive event

Drivers keen to get behind the wheel of a bus had their wishes come true at a free Kinchbus Try Drive event. Almost 30 car drivers had a crack at manoeuvring a bus around Loughborough University’s coach park putting their ability to start, stop, steer and reverse a bus to the test. There was also lots of information about buses and the role of a bus driver. Kinchbus managers were there to show drivers the ropes and Kinchbus bus drivers helped the...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-15 16:40:21

Autumn 2022 jobs and people news in the East Midlands

Here is the latest appointments, promotions and people news from Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire this autumn: Cooper Parry After launching ambitious plans to grow fivefold in five years, Cooper Parry has announced another appointment to boost its leadership line-up. Phil Erridge has joined the Castle Donington headquartered firm as chief operating officer after 16 years with HSBC where he led its global wholesale model management a...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-29 21:37:15

Nottingham must do more to become first carbon-neutral city in England by 2028, say property experts

More must be done if Nottingham is to achieve its aim of becoming the first carbon-neutral city in England by 2028 – including refurbishing existing buildings rather than putting up new ones. That was the conclusion of a panel of property and construction experts who took part in a Simplify Sustainability’ roundtable organised in the city by construction giant Willmott Dixon. The 14-strong panel discussed a range of issues, concluding that greate...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-05 21:13:18

Leonardo Helicopters' huge new £30m hub reaches milestone

A vast logistics hub being built in Somerset by defence and aerospace giant Leonardo has reached a major milestone, the company has announced. The flooring and structure of the £30m building within the grounds of the company's Yeovil site was recently completed, with the business marking the occasion with workers making cement handprints in the floor. The single-site logistics hub, as it is known, will help support Leonardo Helicopters’ global fl...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-24 16:51:22

£10m port expansion as PD and Barrett agree new steel deal

A £10 million port investment is being made to handle steel distribution in northern Lincolnshire. PD Ports is close to completing a dedicated new 200,000 sq ft site at its Groveport facility on the River Trent. It will support long-term customer Barrett Steel as it grows its market share, and signifies the start of a new contract that will take the partnership to 2040 and beyond. The new facility, launching early next year, will support the expa...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-08 19:44:38

Long-term fertiliser contract to aid continued growth for ABP and Thomas Bell

A new long-term agreement has been signed between ABP and the UK’s largest privately-owned fertiliser importer, Thomas Bell & Sons. A further eight years have been added to the existing contract focusing on operations at Port of Immingham, taking the Brigg-headquartered importer beyond its 150th anniversary. The company’s Diamond brand is delivered directly to the farm gate from the extensive base on Immingham Bulk Park, where dedicated facii...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-13 18:55:35

Direct flights to Esbjerg secured for Humberside as Eastern Airways lands double delight

Eastern Airways has landed a dual boost at Humberside Airport with new services for business and leisure. The resident airline is to launch a regular direct flight to Esbjerg in Denmark to support the offshore wind and maritime industries next month, while its Newquay departures will be doubled for the 2023 summer season. Its Jersey schedule also returns, in what is described as a major investment in the Kirmington base. A three-weekly service to...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-07 22:47:11

Logistics firm GXO set to create 11,000 jobs in UK

Warehousing giant GXO Logistics has revealed plans to create 11,000 jobs in the UK. The American group plans to hire more than 22,000 new staff in several countries, including the UK, USA, France, Spain and Italy by the end of the year. GXO said the move would support its global warehouse operations after record customer growth, as well as helping with the peak holiday season. The group has sites across the UL, including in Bristol, Birmingham, W...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-17 12:43:11

£10m crane investment on its way to Port of Immingham

A £10 million investment in cargo-handling equipment is on its way to Immingham. Engineers from Associated British Ports have just returned from Germany where they have carried out final factory acceptance testing on three new mobile harbour cranes. The hybrid Liebherr 420s will be arriving later this month from Rostock, at a cost £9.7 million, with an additional £500,000 spent on new grabs. The diesel generators poweing them can run on hydrogena...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-18 10:54:39

4G network goes live on world's largest offshore wind farm - 55 miles out in the North Sea

A 4G network has been successfully deployed across the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Connectivity of Orsted’s Hornsea Two will power critical data and information systems on the site, operated and maintained from Grimsby’s Royal Dock, while allowing hundreds of employees to stay in touch with friends and family while at sea. Vilicom was appointed to work on the 472 sq km site, 44 miles off the East Yorkshire coast in July 2020. Together wit...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-17 03:18:24

HS2 rail scheme under review as Government eyes £50billion cuts

Michael Gove has suggested capital investment for HS2 will be reviewed as he warned the Government has to make “painful” decisions. Ahead of their autumn budget, the Prime Minister and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are said to be considering up to £50 billion of spending cuts and tax hikes to fill a gaping black hole in the nation’s finances. Discussing the possible cuts on Times Radio’s Sunday Morning with Kate McCann and Adam Boulton, the Levelling Up...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-13 17:29:56

Jet2 places $3.9bn order with Airbus for minimum of 35 new aircraft

Holiday firm Jet2 has struck a deal with Dutch plane company Airbus for at least 35 new aircrafts. LeedsBradford Airport-based Jet2 told stock market investors it had negotiated significant discounts from the base price and said the new aircraft would refresh its existing fleet and support anticipated growth. The $3.9bn (£3.4bn) deal comes with provision to extend the order for up to 71 planes. Deliveries will stretch over three years until 2031 ...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-18 12:40:09

New Immingham ferry terminal will 'bring confidence to economy' with international trade investment - ABP

ABP’s Humber director has underlined the confidence its proposed new £100 million Immingham ferry terminal can bring at a time of economic uncertainty. Up to four North Sea services a day could be operated from the proposed major infrastructure investment with Stena Line on the South Humber Bank, easing international trade - with freight levels at record levels when the announcement was made. It is now entering the planning process, with the scal...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-01 01:04:25

Growing freight forwarder expands Humber footprint at heavily invested enterprise park

An expanding freight forwarding business has taken on new offices at Humber Enterprise Park. Quality Freight Services Ltd will occupy a 2,000 sq ft suite at the Brough site, once part of the BAE Systems site that has reduced its footprint in recent years. The new 10-year deal follows an investment of more than £500,000 by Westcore Europe, which acquired the park in 2020, relaunching as a significant mixed-use proposition. QFS is relocating from N...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-07 20:16:54

Northern mayors say rail chaos is an 'emergency' and demand the Government steps in to secure services

Metro mayors from across the north of England have demanded that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Transport Secretary Mark Harper "haul operators to the table" to sort out the cancellations and delays affecting the region's rail network. The north has seen weeks of disruption, with hundreds of services cancelled by operators, including TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast and Northern. Mayors from Manchester, Liverpool, West Yorkshire, South Yor...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-14 13:27:45

Belfast proves a strong draw for cruise ships with near-record visits this year

Belfast’s cruise sector has recovered strongly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic with 141 ships calling in the city during this year’s season. That is just shy of the record of 146 set in 2019 and represents 50 different ships from some 33 cruise lines, including 18 making their first visit to the city. They carried more than 250,000 visitors. The result is a far cry from 2020 when a scheduled 129 ships due to call at the port were cancelled b...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-18 09:34:36

Why Jeremy Hunt must commit to electrifying Midland Mainline and decent rail links between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham

The new Government must not drop a promise of electrifying the Midland Mainline and commit to improving east-west rail links across the Midlands. That is the call from campaigners who are urging Jeremy Hunt not to take his eye of a string of big projects that could cut congestion and CO2 emissions and bring vital business into the region. The new Chancellor will reveal his economic plan on November 17. Transport for the East Midlands, which bring...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-01 16:12:37

JCB says hundreds of jobs secured with global logistics deal

JCB says it has guaranteed the future of hundreds of jobs after signing a deal with a new global logistics partner. The UK digger maker said it has awarded a multi-million pound five-year contract to make Danish transport giant Maersk Logistics its new lead logistics provider. The global contract will start early next year and will see Maersk collaborate with Unipart Logistics in keeping JCB’s 10 UK production sites in Staffordshire, Derbyshire a...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-24 03:03:05

Humber freeport looks to anchor investment zone status across all sites

The Humber Freeport could be supercharged with investment zone status tethered to it. Approval of the final business case to roll-out the huge benefits offered by the post-Brexit opportunity designated by a Chancellor now succeeded three times is still awaited. Latest government initiatives have led to the most recent pause, and now it is hoped the momentum can build having lost out on one key South Bank investment, while the £15 billion Net Zero...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-23 18:53:17

Heathrow regains status as Europe's busiest hub airport

Heathrow has revealed it regained its status as Europe's busiest hub airport over the summer. Some 5.8 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in September. A year ago, Heathrow warned it had gone from being Europe's busiest airport in 2019 to number 10 on the list, behind rivals in cities such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt. It blamed its fall in the rankings on the UK's coronavirus travel rules. Restrictions were lifted in March, and H...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-07 01:50:43

Planning chief returns to the Humber with delivery mandate on huge port project he presided over

Able Marine Energy Park’s ambition to play a key role in the Humber renewables industry has been re-energised with the appointment of one of the area’s leading regeneration figures. Marcus Walker, a former senior planning officer within North Lincolnshire Council, has joined Able UK as development director for the region. He played a key role in the application process and eventual consenting for what is one of the largest port infrastructure pro...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-19 18:26:01

Reaction as East Midlands set to get three low tax 'Investment Zones' in bid to drive growth

The East Midlands could get three low tax “Investment Zones” in a bid to drive growth as the new Government desperately tries to outmanoeuvre the looming recession, rising inflation and businesses desperately trying to keep their heads above water. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said the new low-tax zones would see planning rules relaxed and business taxes cut to encourage investment. They were part of a raft of tax cuts announced in the mini-budg...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-20 21:50:25

Real estate giant Panattoni starts work on £280m development near Bristol

US real estate giant Panattoni has begun speculatively developing 1.3 million sq ft of logistics space near Bristol. The £280m development, Panattoni Park Avonmouth, includes two units of 406,000 sq ft and 882,000 sq ft, the biggest of which Panattoni says will be the UK’s largest-ever speculative warehouse building. Both units are being built in one phase and are expected to be completed in September 2023. The units will be built to a targeted B...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-26 04:41:42

Amazon completes major expansion at Coalville warehouse

Amazon has completed a major expansion at one of its Midlands fulfilment centres. The global retail and tech giant has spent a year expanding capacity at its Coalville site in north west Leicestershire, which has increased the capacity of the site by a third without increasing the one million sq ft footprint of the building. A four-storey tower has been built inside the fulfilment centre, increasing floor space and also enabling the 1,000 or so w...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-10 05:57:39

Revealed: The 2022 Leicestershire ProCon Awards winners

The best construction projects in Leicestershire have been named winners at the 2022 ProCon Leicestershire Awards. There was a double win for Space Park Leicester and two wins for Market Harborough-based Corporate Architecture at the ceremony which took place Leicester’s King Power Stadium. Some 650 people attended the 19 th annual awards which had three corporate sponsors: Freeths, Salus Approved Inspectors and Unique Window Systems. ProCon chai...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-05 02:05:17

Amazon says it has invested more than £3bn into East Midlands since 2010 and created 8,000 jobs

Retail giant Amazon says it has invested more than £3 billion into the East Midlands in a little over a decade. According to a new in-house report the global retailer said since 2010 its investment had contributed an estimated £3.1 billion to the region’s GDP and created 8,000 jobs with 200 apprenticeships. It said across the region more than 6,000 SMEs had worked in partnership with the business since 2010, recording more than £190 million in ex...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-20 14:32:32

Gas pipeline from Bristol Port to storage facility given green light

Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) supplier Flogas Britain has been granted planning permission to construct a gas pipeline from Bristol Port into an above-ground storage terminal near the city. The storage facility was formerly owned by National Grid and has been a feature of the local landscape for several decades. It was previously only able to store liquefied natural gas (LNG) but Flogas is planning to convert the plant into an LPG and green gas stor...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-03 07:04:54

Global logistics operator reports strong growth from Hull base

Hull haulier Neill & Brown Logistics has delivered another year of strong growth, building on its return to pre-Covid work levels. The company has posted a 24 per cent increase in turnover, up from £30.2 million to £37.7 million. Margins remained solid for the long-standing specialist transporter, with gross profit up from £4.6 million to £5.8 million in the year to April 30. Peter Brown, director, said: “Demand for the group’s services durin...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-28 02:38:49

Port of Blyth takes decarbonisation to the next level following £12m funding deals

Port of Blyth is stepping up its journey to net zero on the back of a trio of funding deals totalling £12m. The Northumberland offshore energy port is installing a host of clean energy measures with the Lloyds Bank funding, starting with the addition of a new electric crane to its fleet, to increase its capacity capabilities and reduce emissions. The Port has invested in a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 Mobile Harbour Crane, which has a 125-tonne lift...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-30 02:57:11

ABP and Harbour Energy partner to provide CO2 import gateway at Immingham for South Humber CCS plans

Shipping captured carbon into the Humber’s emerging storage facilities - making Immingham the 'epi-centre of the UK's decarbonisation agenda' - has taken a major step forward. An exclusive commercial relationship to develop a CO2 import terminal at Port of Immingham has been entered into by ABP and Harbour Energy, providing large-scale facilities to handle industrial emissions from other locations. Industrial bases elsewhere in the UK - and poten...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-06 04:14:07

Cromwell Tools signs distribution deal with XPO Logistics

Cromwell Tools has signed a big freight distribution deal with XPO Logistics, which will see much of its goods shipped around the country at night. Cromwell, which is headquartered just outside Leicester, has been in business 50 years, supplying products ranging from safety equipment to tools, abrasives and lubricants to some of the UK’s biggest businesses. Seven years ago it became part of US parts supplier WW Grainger Inc. It supports sectors i...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-18 21:09:43

Birmingham Airport chiefs 'thrilled' as Air India launches new flights to Delhi and Amritsar

Birmingham Airport bosses say they are so thrilled at news of more flights to India that they are doing "backward somersaults of joy". Air India has announced it is increasing its weekly flights to Birmingham from one to six. It is adding two additional weekly services from Birmingham to Amritsar and three new services to Delhi, with the additional flights phased in between October and December. It means services will come close to the levels see...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-19 23:00:20

Fuel distributor buy-out unites North Yorkshire family businesses

Northern Energy has swooped for fellow North Yorkshire heating and fuel oil supplier Kettlewell Fuels. The Harrogate-based business, celebrating its 90th anniversary, has taken on the 35-year-old family-owned firm in an undisclosed deal. Operating from Melmerby, near Ripon, Kettlewell served domestic, agricultural and commercial customers across the region. Described as a strategic acquisition, it will support Northern’s growth ambitions as the f...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-18 19:42:46

Ivanhoe passenger line could reopen within four years

Campaigners hope a passenger line through central England could be open again as early as 2026. Backers of the 31 mile Leicester to Burton Ivanhoe line believe there is enough of a case to get Government backing to reopen the track to paying passengers. The line has been freight only since the Dr Beeching cuts of the 1960s. It is one of several around the UK that the Government is looking at bringing back into service. The route has eight potenti...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-30 02:46:13

Northern cold storage and logistics operation enters East Anglia with family firm buy-out

A major cold storage business with operations across the North has extended its footprint with an East Anglian acquisition. The Ice Co Storage and Logistics - the distribution arm of Hull-based J Marr Group - is headquartered in West Yorkshire, with further sites in Preston and Newcastle. It has bought Savage Haulage Ltd in a multi-million pound deal. It is described as one of the largest temperature-controlled storage and logistics businesses in...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-26 23:40:35

Midlands to Cornwall flight route announced by Eastern Airways

Eastern Airways has announced a new flight route connecting the Midlands to Cornwall. From February 10 the regional airline will operate a daily service between East Midlands Airport and UK holiday destination Newquay. The carrier said the hour-long flights, which will begin to coincide with school half-term breaks, would be operated year round, on a “low-emission” 72-seater ATR aircraft. Bosses at Eastern Airways described the creation of the ro...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-17 09:19:54

30 jobs being created with £2m expansion by Derbyshire drinks business Global Brands

A soft drinks, spirits and beer company and distributor is set to create 30 jobs with the first phase of a £2 million expansion at its Derbyshire hub. Global Brands is expanding the facility from 152,000 sq ft of warehouse space to 180,800 sq ft. The site, in Clay Cross, just south of Chesterfield, already employs 80 people. Management said the work follows increased demand for the group’s products and work will be completed in January. It will i...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-17 23:25:01

Airporter coach company snapped up by Dublin bus group

The Dublin-based subsidiary of London-listed bus company First Group has bought north west Northern Ireland coach company Airporter for an undisclosed sum. Aircoach has acquired the company’s Springtown Industrial Estate base in Londonderry and said all drivers and operational staff will transfer to the new company. Airporter was founded in 1996 by Niall and Jennifer McKeever to run bus services between the north west to Belfast International Air...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-21 06:55:52

Mandy Rail hails major maintenance contract across the UK

Rail maintenance outfit Mandy Rail has secured a long-term contract to be a key supplier to Touax rail, which is one of the largest lessors of rail wagons in the UK. The County Durham-based firm, which also runs a Doncaster operation, said the contract would allow for future growth. Mark Hedley, joint managing director of Mandy Rail, said: "It’s absolutely fantastic news that Mandy Rail has won this new business. Contracts such as this bring cont...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-11-04 11:31:27

2022 Leicester Business Festival making an impact as it enters its second week

The Leicester Business Festival has entered its second week with a packed diary of events. The two week celebration of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland business community began last week with a launch breakfast at the Leicester Riders' Morningside Stadium. It continues this week with a series of events covering everything from getting the best from your team, to marketing, building brand awareness and building digital skills. Among the o...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-26 00:52:30

Full breakdown of what will make up £100m new Immingham ferry terminal to serve Stena Line

Further details of the proposed £100 million ferry terminal at Immingham have been given. Stena Line has been secured as a long term tenant by Associated British Ports, with a 50-year partnership agreed at the start of the year. At the heart of the deal is a new three-berth facility, Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal. It is closing in on submission for a development consent order, required due to the strategic nature and scale of the project. Ahea...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-26 09:29:43

Cost of living crisis scuppers workplace parking levy plans

A council has dropped plans to make many companies pay a levy on their city centre parking because of the uncertainties caused by the cost of living crisis. Leicester City Council had been considering charging most employers with more than 10 spaces £550 per space per year under the proposals. It had said changes were needed to cut congestion and meet tough climate and air quality targets, and raise money to provide sustainable transport for new ...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-08 02:07:15

Bristol packaging company to relocate to new site after more than 100 years

A Bristol company that manufactures packaging for some of the world’s largest drink brands is relocating to the north of the city after more than a century at the same site. Graphic Packaging International, which is headquartered in Atlanta in the US and operates globally, is moving from Filwood Road in Fishponds to a vast logistics building in Yate, it has announced. According to the firm, the relocation later this year will allow it to retain i...

in Ports & Logistics 2025-10-19 04:01:34
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