A 145-year-old timber merchant, Silverstone-based Linnell Bros, has made significant investments across the business, adding a cross-cut line and a double-ended tenoner to its mill, as well as a new 7.5-tonne truck and a 26-tonne HIAB lorry to its delivery fleet. The new machinery has been installed to improve accuracy …
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Tradeaze founder Jack Hopkins talks to Fiona Russell Horne about how he scaled up from delivery by bike to raising £3m and scaling 3,000 drivers. From bike courier to national platform, Jack Hopkins is aiming to reshape how builders’ merchants approach their delivery options. Tradeaze, the on-demand delivery platform for …
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Heating manufacturer Baxi has switched to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as its standard HGV fuel, reducing the companies HGV fuel emissions by ~ 99%. Baxi began the transition from diesel to HVO in 2024, as part of continuing progress towards net zero. HGV emissions reduced from 260 tCO₂e in 2024 …
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REHAU has improved the end-to-end sustainability of its district heating business by switching to powering 85% of its lorries with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in partnership with CEVA Logistics. CEVA has invested to make the availability of HVO more widespread across the UK and Europe, helping companies to improve the …
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A project to improve health and safety measures has seen manufacturer JELD-WEN increase pedestrian and vehicle segregation across its Sheffield site. Protected pedestrian walkways have been introduced across all areas of the site where pedestrians and vehicles may need to interact, and all warehouses on site are now pedestrian-free zones, …
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Builders merchant group Huws Gray Building Supplies & Solutions, has unveiled the first of its newly branded lorries, as part of the phased rollout of the company’s refreshed visual identity. First introduced in August alongside the PGMOL sponsorship, the new branding has already been rolled out across digital platforms and …
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Roofing Supplies Group, the specialist business group, has taken delivery of two Isuzu N35.125 (T) Grafters from local dealer Warrington Vehicle Centre, to support the operations of two new locations in Wallsend and Stockton-on-Tees. The company’s relationship with Isuzu spans over two decades, having worked closely with Warrington Vehicle Centre …
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XPO Logistics, the logistics solutions provider, has extended its partnership with building materials manufacturer Etex. The companies have been working together on transport operations since early 2019, across the three sites operated by Etex Building Performance in the UK—Portbury in Bristol, Ferrybridge in Knottingley, and Grangemouth in Falkirk. In the …
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Independent builders merchant group Lawsons has successfully maintained its Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver Accreditation. One of the earliest adopters of the FORS standard, Lawsons has consistently invested in the safety and quality of its extensive fleet and recruitment, training and development of its current team of over 150 …
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Alan Harvey, group transport director for Harlow Timber Group has been appointed as sector chair of the BMF’s Transport and Distribution Forum. Harvey began his career in 1985 joining the British Army’s Royal Corps of Transport, which became the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993. Over his 25-year career in the …
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